Spaghetti Squash!!

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Kristin24C
Kristin24C Posts: 75 Member
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First time making it tonight for dinner. It was really good! Perfect side dish for my 17 day diet friends! The recipe is in the back of the book but I am going to post it anyway!

Take a spaghetti squash and cut it in half length wise. Scoop out insides and place the squash in a glass cooking pan rhine side up. Make sure the dish has about 1/2 inch of water in it. Bake for 40-45 mins on 375.

To make sure that the squash is done insert a fork in and it should come out easy.

Take squash out. In a frying pan mix 1 cup broccoli chopped, 1 small onion chopped, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and 3 chopped garlic cloves. Cook until veggies are tender.

Take a fork to the inside of the squash and scrape out the insides.. ( insides will turn into a spaghetti).

Add squash insides to the frying pan and mix well.

Then viola!

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  • mmocarr
    mmocarr Posts: 108 Member
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    I've really been wanting to try that!

    Thanks for the post

    Meagan
  • findingfit23
    findingfit23 Posts: 846 Member
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    sounds great! I have one sitting on my counter waiting to be used
  • jenny4teach
    jenny4teach Posts: 56 Member
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    spaghetti squash is amazing! the broccoli & onion recipe sounds devine! i usually just eat it with tomato sauce and turkey meatballs, but that sounds a lot healthier!
  • Connie_TN
    Connie_TN Posts: 88
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    I love spagetti squash. I just cut in half..sprinkle olive oil salt and pepper. scoop out when cooled off enough..yum...love the sweet slightly crunchy texture it has.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
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    First time making it tonight for dinner. It was really good! Perfect side dish for my 17 day diet friends! The recipe is in the back of the book but I am going to post it anyway!

    Take a spaghetti squash and cut it in half length wise. Scoop out insides and place the squash in a glass cooking pan rhine side up. Make sure the dish has about 1/2 inch of water in it. Bake for 40-45 mins on 375.

    To make sure that the squash is done insert a fork in and it should come out easy.

    Take squash out. In a frying pan mix 1 cup broccoli chopped, 1 small onion chopped, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and 3 chopped garlic cloves. Cook until veggies are tender.

    Take a fork to the inside of the squash and scrape out the insides.. ( insides will turn into a spaghetti).

    Add squash insides to the frying pan and mix well.

    Then viola!
    Thank you! I've got one on the counter waiting for me, so I'll try out your idea:wink::flowerforyou:
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
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    I've been eating it for years. It's inexpensive and a great alternative to pasta noodles. If you bake it and want to store and keep it moist, add a bit of olive oil and stir it in. It's yummy with a tomato sauce.
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
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    Sounds good.
  • johnnystar1787
    johnnystar1787 Posts: 1
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    I am so making this for dinner tomorrow night!
  • lucyhoneychurch
    lucyhoneychurch Posts: 576 Member
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    I just roasted a spaghetti squash tonight for the first time.

    I LOVE IT!!!!!!

    So simple, it's an awesome pasta substitute! I can't wait to try it with, well, just about everything!! It is seriously like noodles, but it's a veggie. *WOW!!!!*
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
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    I have never even had it like a pasta. It's great just with some butter and salt and that's the way I always eat it. In fact, I need to go to the store to get one for dinner this week.
  • amccrazgrl
    amccrazgrl Posts: 315 Member
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    I like to season it before I bake it. The longer you let it cook the better. A med-large size one cooks best for an hour.
    Man now i want to cook mine thats in the fridge waiting.
  • tegla
    tegla Posts: 132
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    I am so making this for dinner tomorrow night!

    Me too. Bon appetit!!
  • sueozzy
    sueozzy Posts: 68 Member
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  • calamitydown
    calamitydown Posts: 101
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    I cook it to use as a pasta substitute like a lot of other people on here. I don't add olive oil or salt/pepper before baking as the oil can add up some serious calories and isn't necessary. I hack it in half and roast it flesh side down in the oven. The edges get a bit crispy and brown, caramelizing the sugars in the veggie to give it a more rich taste. Mmmm.

    When scooped/shredded, I use it in place of pasta (as mentioned), eat it with salt or pepper, and on RARE occasions I'll put a bit of brown sugar on it and use it as a winter side dish.
  • MomMel65
    MomMel65 Posts: 47 Member
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    I've been eating spaghetti squash for years, and never thought of baking/roasting it. I was taught to stab it 4-5 times with a big knife, set it in the microwave, do high for 10 minutes. For a small-ish one, 10 minutes will just about finish it, but if you got a biggie, you'll need to flip it and do another 5-6 minutes. It will be hissing while it cooks, because it's steaming itself. When the rind is squishy it's done. Take it out using a kitchen towel or something as it will be cranking hot and drippy. I whack it open with a butcher knife and the seed pile just lifts right out. Let it cool a few minutes, then fork out the "spaghetti" - mmmm delish, and it's done in less than half the time of baking.
  • SouthernArt77
    SouthernArt77 Posts: 265 Member
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    The first time I tried cooking spaghetti squash several years ago, I cooked it flesh side down with a little water in the pan. Neither my husband or I liked it...the texture wasn't quite "right" to us. I finally tried it again a couple of weeks ago, using the cooking method listed on skinnytaste.com, which is to cut in half, season with S&P, and roast cut side UP for an hour. I don't know if it really made that much of a difference or if our tastes have just changed, but we both loved it this time and have had it several times now. Just a thought if you've tried it one way and didn't care for it...try it another way! :)

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