Spaghetti Squash

HI! I love spaghetti squash! I make mine in the oven. I cut it in 1/2 and bake it at 350 for about an hour until the center is soft and slightly browned. It is a GREAT substitute for pasta, but has a slightly crunchy consistency, which I love. You can also microwave or broil it as well. I have heard that the market will cut in 1/2 for you because it's pretty tough, kind of like carving a pumpkin, but you would have to make it that day. Hope this helps and enjoy!

I actually made this last night. I poke holes in it like a baked potatoe and microwave for about 20 minutes. Cut in half and discard the seeds and stuff and scrape it out of the shell. I actually mixed mine with a little bit of whole grain spaghetti noodles and love it. I have had it without too. That's actually how I will be eating it tonight. lol You can just add some salt and pepper to it and use it as a side dish too. There are many different recipes you can use it with. You can mix it with your roasted veggies as well. Yummy. Hope you like it. It doesn't taste anything like pasta just so you know. It tastes like squash (go figure...lol). And the texture is different too.

Mixing it with roasted veggies sounds awesome, will try that later this week, thanks!

I make mine the same way I bake it and then scrape it out into a large bowl. My favorite topping for it is to melt a couple of the swiss laughing cow cheese wedges in with the spaghetti squash and mix it around, Its almost like an alfredo pasta dish but not bad on the calories and fat and carbs !!!!!!!!!!!! Super yumiie and creamy cuz the cheese wedges melt really well.

Our family has eaten spaghetti squash for years, and love it!! I microwave the squash for about 5 minutes in order to soften it enough to cut in half. Then I spoon out all the seeds and pulp in the middle. I microwave each half cut side down in a dish with about 1/2 inch of water for about 15 minutes each or until soft enough to eat. Use a fork to scrape the squash out of the shells and into spaghetti like strings. My family eats it with spaghetti sauce and parmesan cheese on top. I also like it with only lemon pepper sprinkled on top.

I just finally tried spaghetti squash for the first time last week and I am SOLD! Here's the recipe I tried:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/spaghetti-squash-i/detail.aspx

According to them, it's only 147 calories per serving! I also put in some cut up chicken breast just before adding the onions to the pan (I just cooked the chicken until all sides were white then added the onions and followed the rest of the recipes as stated on the site). SO yummy. Next I believe I just want to make one with a little salt, pepper, & Smart Balance.

Another idea: Just make your favorite pasta dishes and replace the noodles with your squash. Allrecipies has a whole section of pasta recipes. I could totally see a Peppered Shrimp Alfredo with squash instead of noodles or any of the lighter pasta dishes you can find in the Weight Watcher's or any variety of cookbooks. Just because it's already "light" doesn't mean to can't make it even healthier with a swap.

I make mine the same way I bake it and then scrape it out into a large bowl. My favorite topping for it is to melt a couple of the swiss laughing cow cheese wedges in with the spaghetti squash and mix it around, Its almost like an alfredo pasta dish but not bad on the calories and fat and carbs !!!!!!!!!!!! Super yumiie and creamy cuz the cheese wedges melt really well.

Uh... YUM! Totally going to have to try this since laughing cow swiss is one of my staples I keep around.

I was so excited to try it! I love it! And I was pleasantly surprised that my Fiance liked it to because he doesn't like too much. Makes me so happy that he liked it