Santa fe Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Recipe by: Karina Allrich

• 1 medium spaghetti squash
• olive oil spray
• 1/2 cup red onion, diced
• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup red or green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (14-oz.) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chilies
• 2/3 cup sweet corn
• 2/3 cup thawed chopped spinach
• 1 tsp chili powder, or curry, to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, minced
• 2 Tbs fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs (or tortilla chip crumbs)
• 1/2 cup pine nuts or pecans, if desired

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Halve and roast the squash in a 375 degree oven for 50 minutes until fork tender. Cool. Scrape out the squash halves with a fork (in strands) and place the squash in a bowl.

3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

4. Spray a large skillet with the olive oil spray and sauté the onion, chili and red pepper over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the drained beans, green chilies, corn, chopped spinach, and chili powder; heat through 1 minute. Remove from heat and add the cooked squash, cilantro, lime juice, and sea salt. Spoon the squash mixture into a casserole or baking dish sprayed with olive oil cooking spray.

5. Top with bread crumbs and pine nuts.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for twenty to thirty minutes - until the casserole is heated through and bubbling around the edges.

7. Serve with Spanish rice.

Note:: This dish is easily converted to gluten-free: substitute the bread crumbs with gluten-free bread crumbs or corn tortilla chip crumbs.

Servings: 4

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