Spaghetti Squash is my Spaghetti and Rice!

sugarsprinkles

Last night the wizard of my fridge revealed a bag of fresh green beans and some beef tenderloin. The basket on the counter contained potatoes NO, sweet potatoes No, onions, hmmm and a yellow spaghetti squash.
I sauteed the green beans in 1 tbls. EVOO, fresh garlic an 1 tsp. sesame seeds, a dash of Thai fish sauce and the juice of half a lime. I sliced the tenderloin in strips, and cooked it in 2 tblsp. water, 1tsp. EVOO, 1 Tblsp. Red Thai Curry Paste, 1 tsp. Crushed
Red Pepper Flakes, a packet of Sun Crystals, the juice of a lime and a dash of fish sauce. I simmered this with a lid on for 1o minutes, then removed the lid and cooked until dry. I do this to caramelize the meat and set the spices. The squash I cut in two and cooked each half for 12 minutes in 1inch of water in the micro. I arranged the beans and beef artfully atop the squash, and after eating this, my husband said he thinks he'll go on a diet too, if I am going to cook like this.

michie27

Sounds delicious, might have to give this a try.

TazzyDB

Wow... that sounds terrific. I've never tried spaghetti squash before but I think I am making a trip to the grocery store on the way home!

mrogers52

Spaghetti squash is fabulous! I love it

kaitlynnesmommy

Sounds delicious!

abbie3857

It's also really good to use zucchini (use a mandolin to slice super thin) in place of spaghetti - delicious with homemade tomato gravy! Just slice it and steam for about 10 minutes with a little salt & the gravy

BeckyS32

I actually prefer spaghetti squash over regular pasta. I make regular spaghetti for the rest of the fam and squash for me. I still top the squash with the same sauce and cheese. It is great!!

I will have to try the zucchini.That sounds good too!

shanice_22

Anyone know if spaghetti squash is just in the US or can we get it in the UK? I've tried searching for it on Asda and Tesco's websites and I can't seem to get any search results for it :frown:

sugarsprinkles

It might be found under the name "winter squash". It's bright yellow, and shaped like an American football without the pointy ends!