Spaghetti Squash in place of spaghetti YUMM!

Tenoreo90
Tenoreo90 Posts: 329 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Seriously, this is a recipe that'll stick in our household! I just cut a spaghetti squash in half, stuck it in the oven for an hour at 375, scooped it out, topped with spaghetti sauce and grilled chicken breast. So easy and SOOO yummy! My 2 year old daughter just kept shoveling away like she does with regular pasta and saying, "SKETTI!" :D So happy about this!

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  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    I made some tonight, except I put mine in the microwave for about 25 minutes. I put some Laughing Cow cheese on it while it was hot enough to melt it. Pretty tasty.
  • Tenoreo90
    Tenoreo90 Posts: 329 Member
    I made some tonight, except I put mine in the microwave for about 25 minutes. I put some Laughing Cow cheese on it while it was hot enough to melt it. Pretty tasty.

    Oooh that sounds delicious! I'll have to try that sometime!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    I don't eat noodles, and I have been meaning to try this. I love lasagna with egg plant or zucchini instead of noodles...yum!!
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i made chicken parmesan with spaghetti squash (and coated the chicken in almond flour instead) so delish! i love it.
  • DinahKyle
    DinahKyle Posts: 186 Member
    *adds to shopping list*
  • mrsjennifermaffei
    mrsjennifermaffei Posts: 469
    How many calories per cup or however much you give yourself?
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    I like SS a lot too! It goes well with just about anything.
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    i made chicken parmesan with spaghetti squash (and coated the chicken in almond flour instead) so delish! i love it.

    Oh that is a good idea!
  • Tenoreo90
    Tenoreo90 Posts: 329 Member
    How many calories per cup or however much you give yourself?

    According to MFP, it's 42 cal/cup. The spaghetti sauce I used was 80 per cup, so 122 cal for spaghetti and sauce=not bad, eh? ;]
  • Beana21
    Beana21 Posts: 91 Member
    I'm going to try this for dinner tonight. I grabbed two of them at the grocery store the other day but I hadn't figured out still what exactly to do with them. lol
  • amyrc12
    amyrc12 Posts: 183 Member
    I tried this for the first time a week ago... the 'noodles' were so watery / soggy.
    Are they always that way or did I mess it up?? I have the ability to mess up cheese toasties - so it was probably me...
  • Lance_K
    Lance_K Posts: 104 Member
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  • kmjenkins
    kmjenkins Posts: 396 Member
    I've stopped using spaghetti pasta and only use spaghetti squash in place of pasta and sometimes make it au gratin like hashbrown casserole. I've never cooked my squash in the oven though I always use the microwave. Excellent substitute and very versatile.
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    I am not an advocate of low carb but these are delicious, easy, and filling. A good light substitute for pasta if you should so desire.
  • kevadafly
    kevadafly Posts: 11 Member
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  • jen_bd6
    jen_bd6 Posts: 501 Member
    I absolutely love, love, love spaghetti squash. I make a spaghetti lasagna with it too! Delicious!!
  • sailorsiren13
    sailorsiren13 Posts: 460
    i made chicken parmesan with spaghetti squash (and coated the chicken in almond flour instead) so delish! i love it.

    This is the same way we eat it!! and we microwave the squash as well. I now have to buy 2 because the family loves it so much!
  • faefaith
    faefaith Posts: 433 Member
    Thanks!!!
  • BNA_Mommy
    BNA_Mommy Posts: 36
    I tried this for the first time a week ago... the 'noodles' were so watery / soggy.
    Are they always that way or did I mess it up?? I have the ability to mess up cheese toasties - so it was probably me...

    I cut it in half length wise, scoop out the seeds, then lay it open side down in a baking dish with just enough water to cover the bottom of the dish. I bake mine on 350 for about 45 mins. When it cools, use a fork to string the inside of it out (I can get almost down to the skin...it's a lot of "spaghetti"). Mine comes out crunchy, but not TOO crunchy. I either add spaghetti sauce and grilled chicken or a little bit of EVOO and some seasoning, then mix it with some grilled peppers, ohions, mushrooms and even shrimp.
  • Nikkiham520
    Nikkiham520 Posts: 117 Member
    This is one of my favorites! I have 2 SS plants in my garden. I just poke holes in it and microwave until the skin is soft. YUMMMM!!! I am going to try the alfredo thing...never tried that.
  • DJ478
    DJ478 Posts: 909 Member
    how do uguys mke it into noodles form u use your any utensils like a fork ?
  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    I like cutting it up and putting it in the oven with seasonings on it...yum
  • COLOMomOf4
    COLOMomOf4 Posts: 10 Member
    love, love, love Spaghetti Squash! I'm making it tongiht. Too hot to run the oven though - so it's in the crockpot (whole squash in crockpot with about a cup of water in the bottom - on low for 8-10 hours) while I'm at work. When I get home, I'll be mixing it w/ some sauted diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, and low fat feta cheese. Can't wait until dinner! :smile:
  • dcsump2
    dcsump2 Posts: 73
    Seriously, this is a recipe that'll stick in our household! I just cut a spaghetti squash in half, stuck it in the oven for an hour at 375, scooped it out, topped with spaghetti sauce and grilled chicken breast. So easy and SOOO yummy! My 2 year old daughter just kept shoveling away like she does with regular pasta and saying, "SKETTI!" :D So happy about this!

    Huge spags fan, but I always shy away of pasta when I'm trying to shed weight. This sounds like a great idea. Thank you!
  • Laner07
    Laner07 Posts: 100 Member
    This is one of my faves! Glad your family enjoys it. My boyfriend won't even try it but I guess there's more for me that way lol.
  • amyrc12
    amyrc12 Posts: 183 Member
    I tried this for the first time a week ago... the 'noodles' were so watery / soggy.
    Are they always that way or did I mess it up?? I have the ability to mess up cheese toasties - so it was probably me...

    I cut it in half length wise, scoop out the seeds, then lay it open side down in a baking dish with just enough water to cover the bottom of the dish. I bake mine on 350 for about 45 mins. When it cools, use a fork to string the inside of it out (I can get almost down to the skin...it's a lot of "spaghetti"). Mine comes out crunchy, but not TOO crunchy. I either add spaghetti sauce and grilled chicken or a little bit of EVOO and some seasoning, then mix it with some grilled peppers, ohions, mushrooms and even shrimp.

    Thanks! I'll try this one - I opted for the microwave last time.
  • jakki_brown
    jakki_brown Posts: 142 Member
    Maybe I will have to try to make my own at home. I know I went out to eat the other day and tried the spaghetti squash marinara at Ruby Tuesday's and I did not think it was a substitute for pasta.
  • Jenna9797
    Jenna9797 Posts: 33 Member
    I don't eat noodles, and I have been meaning to try this. I love lasagna with egg plant or zucchini instead of noodles...yum!!
    I have a meat slicer and I was wondering if you could use it to make thin sheet noodles of the raw egg plant? Have you tried that?
  • crzyone
    crzyone Posts: 872 Member
    In answer to someone above, my spaghetti squash does not come out watery. It comes out very dry actually. I cut it down the middle, scoop out the seeds, lay it face up in the microwave and cook. The large one I cooked yesterday cooked about 25 minutes. It is done when you could scrape over it with a fork and the strands pull out like spaghetti. Check it from time to time. Maybe you are cooking yours too long and it's getting watery....I'm not sure.

    I, also, like to but a little butter and cinnamon and sweetener in it before I bake and bake it like that and eat it. It is good with garlic, salt and pepper. Ranch dressing. Butter. Etc.

    I like the microwave in this hot summer so it doesn't heat up the house.

    it does make a lot of spaghetti and if it's done it will pull out right down to the outside peel and leave it clean.
  • j2tyco
    j2tyco Posts: 42
    Spaghetti squash is MY FAV right now..that and steamed broccoli..

    I made Spa squash last week and just put the whole thing in the microwave (not cut at all) with about half and inch of water in a dish on high for 8 minutes and tested it...then did it for another 8 minutes and at about the 6 minute mark I checked it and the flesh was nice and soft but still firm but easy enough to cut through with a knife--sliced it in half removed the seeds with a spoon and then held the sides with a hot pad and forked out all the "noodles"

    1 cup is SO filling too

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