Spaghetti squash is easy to cook and fun to serve. It's a healthy choice that can be served in place of pasta along with a spaghetti and meat sauce. We enjoy it as simple meal or side dish by sauteing a little garlic and red onion in butter, adding a diced Roma tomato, fresh basil and a sprinkle of fresh Parmesan.
- 1 spaghetti squash
- olive oil
- 2 teaspoons Italian spice
- scant 1/2 cup butter
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons red onion, minced
- 2 Roma tomato, chopped into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped fine
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- Wash squash and cut in half length wise.
- Scoop out seeds and discard.
- Brush inside of squash with olive oil and sprinkle each side with 1 tsp Italian spice.
- Grease a baking sheet with a small amount of olive oil and lay squash cut side down onto baking sheet.
- Bake in 400ยบ oven for 40-45 minutes or until soft when poked with a sharp knife.
- In a small pan melt butter (but do not brown). Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is translucent.
- Remove from heat and add chopped tomatos and basil. Add a light sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Place baked spaghetti squash onto a serving tray and using a fork pull at the edges creating the spaghetti strands.
- You can scoop it into a serving bowl or use it's natural bowl.
- Divide butter tomato sauce between each side.
- Sprinkle with cheese and bake for another 8-10 minutes to melt cheese.
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Baked squash before shredding. |
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Pulling with a fork to create the strands of spaghetti. |
I love the taste of this squash. It complements the sauce so well without a heavy meat feel in your mouth. Hope everyone tries it. Spaghetti squash is proof of that old urban myth that spagehetti grows on trees.
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Sharon
Thanks for the recipe... Now I have NO excuse for not buying it. Really sounds and looks yummy.
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Barb
Oh I've always wanted to make spaghetti squash but never have, so thanks for posting this! It looks delicious & easy to make! Rhoda
ReplyDeleteI've always loved Spaghetti Squash baked just with butter and salt and pepper but I love the addition of the Italian flavours. I'll be trying this Kathy!
ReplyDeleteI love spaghetti squash! When our children were still little they didn't want to eat it so I made cream gravy to go with it and they loved it. Maybe took away some of the healthiness of the food but I got them to like it:)
ReplyDeleteI haven't had spaghetti squash in years and even then it was PLAIN spaghetti squash and not too memorable. Your Recipe looks delicious, I love the idea of jazzing it up.
ReplyDeleteI grew a ton of these this summer and we LOVE it too. Your recipe looks delicious!
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