Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti



Are you looking for a way to eat fewer carbs?  How about get in more veggies to your daily eating?  If so - or if not - please try this spaghetti squash spaghetti.  


Rather than pasta, this dish uses spaghetti squash as the "noodle".  This makes it great for your GF friends!  It's incredibly easy to make -- just like spaghetti, only this time, you have additional yummy veggies in the mix.  


Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti - Finding Joy in My Kitchen

1 medium spaghetti squash
1 recipe, quick spaghetti sauce
1/2 lb. ground turkey, or beef {optional}
Parmesan cheese {optional}

Slice your spaghetti squash is half. Remove the seeds. Place half of it face down in a 9x9 glass baking dish. Add a little water, and cook it in the microwave for 10-15 minutes, or until squash is tender. Alternatively, you can bake the squash in the oven, for about 1 hour.


Meanwhile, brown the ground turkey or beef in a pan.  Then, add the tomatoes, etc., from the quick spaghetti sauce.  If you are not using meat, just begin by assembling the spaghetti sauce.  Simmer until warm.


Feel free to add additional spaghetti veggies, if you wish.  We love mushrooms, so you can almost always find those on our plate.  Bell peppers are another fun add-in.  Or, if you have picky eaters, try pureeing some carrots and adding those to the sauce.  They'll never know; and, as an added bonus, the acid from the tomato gets reduced a bit!  That works for me.  


Using a fork, scrape the squash until it looks like spaghetti.


Top with the spaghetti sauce and Parmesan cheese, if desired.


Serve warm.

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18 comments:

  1. I love spaghetti squash spaghetti... I can't get Chris to eat it though...darn picky eaters!!!

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  2. I love spaghetti squash spaghetti. My mom made it when I was a kid. Yum! I also love spaghetti squash by itself with butter, salt and pepper. Double yum!

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  3. Yum -spaghetti squash is such a wonderful alternative!

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  4. This sounds yummy! I am on the low carb diet plan. I actually have a Spaghetti Squash in my frig...so guess what's for dinner at my house this evening...you guessed it!! This recipe. Thank you for the idea.

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  5. Yum! We love using spaghetti squash for noodles at our house. Its delicious with a little bit of homemade pesto and diced chicken.

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  6. I love squash but my husband loathes it. Maybe he'll eat it if I smother it in your spaghetti sauce, it looks great!

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  7. This sounds delicious....can't wait to find a spaghetti squash!

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  8. im not a squash fan, but i made this one night as my mom gave me one with a blue cheese sauce and it was DYNAMITE! so good!

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  9. I really like spaghetti squash too! Thanks for reminding me :)

    I'm going to be posting your lasagna recipe in the next few days, so I'll be sure to link back to you. :)

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  10. I've wanted to try this and kind of forgot about it. This was a great reminder. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. thanks for the reminder to make this again!

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  12. Since I have gone mostly grain free spaghetti squash is my new go to for a noodle like substitute. Love it.

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  13. Your photos make this look yummy. I've seen this recipe a million times....spaghetti squash with spaghetti sauce and it never looked very good. Now I can't wait to try it!

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  14. I love spaghetti squash and have always wanted to try it this way. Now you got me inspired!! Thanks. It looks delicious!!

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  15. I LOVE spaghetti squash but I can't usually FIND them! I guess I need to look at more stores. Thanks!

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  16. I have never heard of this, but it looks yummy.

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  17. I've tried to make spaghetti squash once and it was slightly crunchy in texture (in that veggie sort of way) that I was not expecting and my husband was very adamantly against. Is it supposed to be this way? No one else I know has ever tried it and I wasn't sure if maybe I undercooked it or if it should be a bit soft like noodles.

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  18. @Colean

    It is a bit crunchy, but I think you can cook it longer and it will get softer!

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