SPAGHETTI SQUASH

I use spaghetti squash anytime we made spaghetti- the obvious. I also pair it with other "italian" meals- we're making chicken parmesan which I'll have spaghetti squash with it. It's fantastic too by itself with just some seasonings/pepper on it, or a little grated parmesan cheese.

I eat it like once a day...for real. Besides using it as an alternative for pasta, I sautee it in olive oil & garlic. Serve cold with olives, tomatoes and cucumbers cut up. Its awesome!

I love to saute a mixture of veggies like red pepper, mushrooms, onions, and spinach. When the veggies get soft I put in a can of diced chopped tomatoes and put that over the spaghetti squash. Top with fresh grated parmesan cheese. YUM!

don't forget to roast the seeds. and that makes me wonder. do people roast watermelon seeds and if not, why not?????

No one else mentioned it so I get to. The best dish ever. Spaghetti Squash Lasagna -- http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/spaghetti-squash-lasagna.html

Ironically, I was also looking for recipes a few days ago to cook my Spaghetti Squash. They posted some great ones too! If you go to the search function...type in Spaghetti Squash and you'll probably find my post. I think it happened this past week or so.

I pour spaghetti sauce over it, its really good!

I also do a seafood sauce as well.

My favorite is the simplest tho... I jsut add a little margarine/butter, and some grated Parmesan cheese and a sprinkle of various herbs. Thats it...very easy and simple but its sooooo yummy!

We just had this for the first time two nights ago. Used it with my spaghetti sauce with chicken and mushrooms. I was scared, but it was really good. I'll be trying some of these other recipes, too.

I serve shrimp scampi over spaghetti squash instead of pasta, and in my opinion it tastes better. I also like it as a side dish with a bit of fake butter and some herbs, or just salt and pepper.

If you want it to be an exact duplicate of pasta you'll be pretty disappointed (At least I was at first)

This is 100% true. It's usually best not to try and shoehorn healthy ingredients into less healthy recipes...the results are often disappointing and will leave you craving the real thing.

I find it's good to appreciate each thing on its own rather than try to make it a stand-in for something else. You're acknowledging how much you want that thing, and that can't be good for cravings. Turkey bacon is not bacon, mashed cauliflower is not mashed potatoes, and spaghetti squash is most definitely not spaghetti.

It think it's best to find some recipe that is made for spaghetti squash. If you want to do a mock pasta, use a sauce more suited for the sweet flavor of squash rather than what you always used for spaghetti.

I serve shrimp scampi over spaghetti squash instead of pasta, and in my opinion it tastes better. I also like it as a side dish with a bit of fake butter and some herbs, or just salt and pepper.

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You can also add pesto sauce (homemade or store bought) and it's pretty good too. My fave is just adding some olive oil and salt.

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Poke the whole squash and stick it in the oven for about an hour at 350 or till soft.

Then take out, let it cool, cut in half and shred it to bits. There you go! Make sure you poke the squash before cooking it it tho....it can go boom otherwise and its not pretty.

I eat it like once a day...for real. Besides using it as an alternative for pasta, I sautee it in olive oil & garlic. Serve cold with olives, tomatoes and cucumbers cut up. Its awesome!

I eat it once a day too. At least. I use it everywhere. It's great in curries or anywhere we would eat rice. Really good with chili too.

Oh, and caramelized onions.

And sauteed with greens.

Or with fried eggs and bacon.

Do I need to go on? Lol...