Mexican Spaghetti Recipe With Nutrition Data and Calorie Count
Mexican Spaghetti
A delicious twist without regular noodles.
Yields:
8 servings
Meal Type:
Main Dish
Rating:
Ingredients
- 16 oz ground turkey breast
- 1/2 large white onions, chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsps olive oil
- 5 tsps garlic
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 can tomatoes
- 1 can tomato paste
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 can mushrooms
- 4 1/2 oz green chilies
- 1 1/2 tsps sea salt
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 tbsps taco seasoning
- 1 tbsp italian seasoning
- 2 large yellow zucchini
Directions
- Heat a large skillet on high. Add in olive oil. When hot, add chopped onion, a teaspoon of salt, black pepper and cook until tender, then add 3 teaspoons of chopped garlic. When cooked through, add the ground turkey breast, stir and cook until browned well. Add the Italian seasoning and taco seasoning, stir. Add all canned ingredients and remainder of garlic, stirring well. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes on medium-high.
- Start medium sauce pan with approximately 5 cups water to boil with remainder of salt.
- While simmering the sauce, peel yellow zucchini's skin off and then peel the flesh onto a plate until you get to the seeds inside, discard to trash. Peel as much of the flesh onto plate, as you can.
- Uncover and stir sauce well. Add cubed cream cheese, stir and cover for 5 more minutes.
- Add the pealed zucchini into the boiling water for approximately 4-5 minutes until tender and then drain.
- Stir skillet well to incorporate the cream cheese, then add the shredded cheddar to the top to melt, remove from heat and set aside.
- Plate the drained "zucchini noodles", and top with a nice hearty scoop of the cheesy "Mexican Spaghetti sauce" and enjoy!
- Note: this low calorie recipe can easily be tweaked to include some red pepper flakes to ramp it up a bit or simply enjoy it as is. You could also add some red, yellow, or orange peppers to add more vegetables to the sauce, along with jalapeno's as well.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1 serving
Daily Values
Calories
Amount Per Serving
252
% Daily Value*
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Total FatAmount Per Serving 13.65g% Daily Value 18%
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Saturated FatAmount Per Serving 6.841g
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Trans FatAmount Per Serving 0g
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Polyunsaturated FatAmount Per Serving 0.949g
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Monounsaturated FatAmount Per Serving 4.938g
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CholesterolAmount Per Serving 55mg% Daily Value 18%
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SodiumAmount Per Serving 1338mg% Daily Value 58%
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Total CarbohydrateAmount Per Serving 16.9g% Daily Value 6%
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Dietary FiberAmount Per Serving 3.9g% Daily Value 14%
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Total SugarsAmount Per Serving 8.34gIncludes -g Added Sugars
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ProteinAmount Per Serving 17.51g
Nutrients Declaration Requirement
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Vitamin AAmount Per Serving 14mcg% Daily Value 2%
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Vitamin CAmount Per Serving 38mg% Daily Value 42%
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Vitamin DAmount Per Serving -mcg% Daily Value -%
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CalciumAmount Per Serving 14mg% Daily Value 1%
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IronAmount Per Serving 19mg% Daily Value 106%
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PotassiumAmount Per Serving 853mg% Daily Value 18%
Nutrition summary:
- Calories 252 KCal
- Fat 13.65 g
- Carbs 16.9 g
- Protein 17.51 g
There are 252 calories in 1 serving of Mexican Spaghetti.
How long would it take to burn off 252 KCal? |
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Basketball |
25 minutes |
Cycling (10 MPH) |
35 minutes |
Jogging |
20 minutes |
Running |
17 minutes |
Swimming (crawl, moderate pace) |
24 minutes |
Walking |
29 minutes |
Weight Training |
29 minutes |
Values estimated based on person weighing 160 lbs. |