Baked spaghetti cups are the perfect lunchbox idea for your child's school lunch. Made with spaghetti blended with spices and eggs topped with marinara, cheese, and meatballs.
12ouncesgluten-free spaghetti, cooked per box instructions
1largeegg✅
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1cupshredded mozzarella cheese, divided✅
1cupmarinara sauce✅
12precooked meatballs✅
Instructions
Preheat the oven and prep the pan. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
Blend the noodle mixture. In a medium-sized bowl, blend the cooked spaghetti noodles with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, egg, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Divide among 12 muffin tins, pushing the pasta down to fit.
12 ounces gluten-free spaghetti, cooked per box instructions, 1 large egg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Top the spaghetti cups. Add a spoonful of marinara sauce on top of the spaghetti. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the sauce. Place a meatball on top.
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, 1 cup marinara sauce, 12 precooked meatballs
⭐️ Bake. Bake for 20 minutes.
Serve. Enjoy right away, refrigerate, reheat & serve in a thermos for school lunch, or freeze for later.
Notes
How To Fill A Thermos
Depending on the age of your child, they might be at the age to start packing their own lunch. As parents, we can help show our kids how to safely fill a thermos. Follow these easy step by step directions to guide your kids:
Fill with boiling water. Heat water in a microwave-safe container until boiling. Let your kids watch for bubbles to start forming then use a hot pad to carefully remove from the microwave. Slowly pour the boiling water into the thermos. You can also try using really hot tap water and see if that keeps the food hot enough in your thermos.
Place the lid on. After the water has been added, place the lid on and let the thermos sit for 2-5 minutes. During this time, instruct your kids to heat up the food in the microwave they are planning to pack.
Pour out water. Pour out all the water from the thermos after the food is heated then and add the hot food to the thermos.
Pack. Tightly secure the lid onto the thermos and pack in a lunchbox.
Adapted from: Italian Meatballs in Spaghetti Squash CupsCCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.