Italian-Style Spaghetti Squash with Tempeh

Serves 4
Time 45 min
Italian-Style Spaghetti Squash with Tempeh

Mirin is a sweet rice wine often used in Japanese cooking. If you don't have any on hand, substitute 1 tablespoon honey for the mirin instead.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    12 ouncestempeh, cut into small cubes
    2 tablespoonsreduced-sodium tamari
    1/4 cupmirin
    2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
    1 (2.5-pound)spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
    1 tablespooncanola oil
    1 jar (25-ounce)pasta sauce
    2 cupssmall broccoli florets
    1 cuppacked baby spinach

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Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.


In a medium bowl, gently toss together tempeh, tamari, mirin and garlic; set aside to let marinate for 30 minutes. 


Meanwhile, arrange squash halves, cut sides down, in a large baking dish. 


Pour 1/2 cup water into dish and bake until just tender, 30 to 45 minutes. 


Remove from oven, turn over squash and set aside to let cool slightly.


Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. 


Drain tempeh, then add it to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes; transfer to a plate and keep warm. 


Meanwhile, heat pasta sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat until hot throughout then add broccoli and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. 


Stir in spinach and remove pot from the heat.


Using a fork, scrape strands of spaghetti squash onto a serving platter. Spoon hot pasta sauce and broccoli over squash, top with tempeh and serve.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

430

Total Fat

17g

Saturated Fat

1g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

1200mg

Total Carbohydrate

50g

Dietary Fiber

17g

Total Sugars

16g

Protein

22g

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