Nature's Pasta
Not sure how to cook spaghetti squash? It's easy. Follow these simple directions for a tasty treat your whole family will love. Cooked spaghetti squash can be served topped with your favorite "real spaghetti" sauce, with butter and Parmesan cheese, or au natural. Spaghetti squash can be used as the main course or as a fun side dish. It makes a healthy alternative to pasta and it's a really sneaky way of getting your kids to eat more veggies! Try some tonight.
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How to Cook Spaghetti Squash
How to Cook Spaghetti Squash-Cut your spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise.
-Remove and discard the seeds.
-Place your squash halves, cut-side down, on a baking dish.
-Use a fork to poke some holes in the squash skin.
-Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 40 minutes until tender.
-After it's done, remove the "spaghetti" (squash pulp) from its shell by using a fork to scrape and separate the spaghetti squash from the outer rind. The squash strands actually look like real spaghetti.
Serve hot with any of your favorite spaghetti sauce recipes.
One medium-sized (3 pounds) spaghetti squash will make about four servings.
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Fried Spaghetti Squash
Fried spaghetti squash is excellent as a side dish but can also be used as an interesting and delicious meatless main course. You don't have to follow these recipes religiously either. You can add or replace some of your own favorite vegetables for a nice change of pace. Just be sure to slice all ingredients thinly so that they will cook at the same speed.
Stir Fried Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Stir Fried Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Cooked spaghetti squash is the base ingredient to this exotic looking, yet easy recipe.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 red bell pepper , seeds removed and cut into thin strips
1 small onion sliced into thin strips
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 zucchini sliced into thin strips
1 cup mushrooms, sliced thin
1 medium sized tomato, chopped (seeds removed)
2 cups cooked spaghetti squash (See above)
salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
Add Olive oil to a large frying pan, over medium high heat sauté red bell pepper slices, onion slices and chopped garlic for about 3 or 4 minutes.
Add zucchini and mushrooms and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomato and cooked spaghetti squash.
Toss vegetables together while sautéing for additional 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Enjoy!
Cooked spaghetti squash is the base ingredient to this exotic looking, yet easy recipe.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
1 red bell pepper , seeds removed and cut into thin strips
1 small onion sliced into thin strips
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 zucchini sliced into thin strips
1 cup mushrooms, sliced thin
1 medium sized tomato, chopped (seeds removed)
2 cups cooked spaghetti squash (See above)
salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
Add Olive oil to a large frying pan, over medium high heat sauté red bell pepper slices, onion slices and chopped garlic for about 3 or 4 minutes.
Add zucchini and mushrooms and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomato and cooked spaghetti squash.
Toss vegetables together while sautéing for additional 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Enjoy!
Pan Fried Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Pan Fried Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Sometimes simple is best!
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons margarine (butter works too but may burn)
1 small onion, diced
2 cups cooked spaghetti squash
Salt and black pepper to taste.
Directions
Melt margarine in a large frying pan.
Add onion and sauté until tender and golden brown.
Add spaghetti squash and continue to sauté until golden brown.
Remove from heat and season with salt and black pepper.
Enjoy!
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Sometimes simple is best!
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons margarine (butter works too but may burn)
1 small onion, diced
2 cups cooked spaghetti squash
Salt and black pepper to taste.
Directions
Melt margarine in a large frying pan.
Add onion and sauté until tender and golden brown.
Add spaghetti squash and continue to sauté until golden brown.
Remove from heat and season with salt and black pepper.
Enjoy!
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JaguarJulie wrote...
Do you know that there is something about this type of squash that I can actually envision tasting it now just by reading your lens! I think I'll have to add it to my menu this season. Great lens.
Posted September 23, 2008
KimGiancaterino wrote...
This is one of my favorite things to make in the summer. I'm going to look for seeds so I can grow my own this year.
Posted April 08, 2008
EelKat wrote...
I love spaghetti squash! we grow it in our garden. the little ones from the garden have a much nicer and sweet flavor than the giant tough skinned ones they sell at the store.
Posted March 13, 2008
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