Low Carb Italian Bake Food

LOW CARB ITALIAN BAKE

Steps:

• Remove sausage from casing, brown and drain.
• Layer sausage mixed with 1 cup mozzarella onto bottom of lightly greased quiche pan.
• Thaw and drain spinach.
• In mixing bowl, scramble egg and add ricotta, spinach, garlic, salt & pepper.
• Layer ricotta cheese mixture over sausage mixture.
• Place sliced tomatoes and mushrooms over top and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
• Top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with parmesan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.
• Let set for 10 minutes before cutting to serve.

LINDA'S LOW CARB ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the meats, garlic, onions and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper.
• Drain fat, stir in the rest of the ingredients (except for those listed under topping).
• Put meat mixture into a greased 7"x 11" baking dish.
• Combine topping ingredients and spoon over the surface of the meat mixture, then spread evenly with a spatula.
• Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes or until the topping is nicely browned.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the oil to the pan.
• Sear the Italian sausage on each side until browned, which will be about 2-3 minutes on each side. The sausage will NOT be cooked through at this point.
• Remove the sausage from the pan and set it aside.
• Add more oil to the pan if needed and then add the bell peppers, onion, garlic salt, and pepper to the pan. Saute until mostly soft, which took about 5-6 minutes.
• Add the sausage back to the pan and nestle it around the onion and peppers mix.
• Sprinkle the Italian seasoning over the top.
• Spread the marinara sauce over the Italian sausage casserole and then sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 15+ minutes until the sausage is cooked through and the cheese is melted. To get the crispy cheese appearance, broil the dish for 1-2 more minutes.

KETO SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut spaghetti squash in half and scrape out the inside. (pop it in the microwave first as it makes it easier to cut) Cover inside of the spaghetti squash with olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper. On a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, turn the spaghetti squash cut side down and roast for 20-35 min depending on the size of the squash until the inside is al dente when scrapped.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef with onion, then drain. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer on low for 15 min. If it gets too high, you can add a bit of beef broth.
• Scrap the spaghetti squash with a fork, then place all of it inside several paper towels to squeeze out moisture. I did this twice with two sets of fresh paper towels so it wouldn't be watery.
• Grease a 9 x 9 square baking pan. Add spaghetti squash to the bottom of the casserole dish, top with spaghetti sauce, mozzarella cheese, and parm cheese.
• Baker in a 350 degrees oven until cheese melts for approx 5-10 min then turn oven to broil for 1-2 min and watch carefully as mozzarella cheese starts to bubble and brown a little.
• Top with parsley for pics to give some dimension for color. I added a few pics to document for ideas. If you have a larger spaghetti squash, you may not need to add all of it to the casserole dish.