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Recipe - Spaghetti Squash Bake - by Emma Fogt

Spaghetti Squash Bake

Take this savory light winter vegetable which bakes like squash and looks like spaghetti. Adding cubed tomatoes, fresh basil ribbons and grated parmesan cheese brings out the flavor of this gorgeous gourd.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 1/2 C servings
Course: Dinner, Main Dish, Vegetable Side
Cuisine: Gluten-Free, Mediterranean Diet, Vegetarian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 med spaghetti squash cut in half and de-seeded
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 2 C tomatoes diced and de-seeded
  • 4 Tbsp fresh basil sliced into ribbons
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 C Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/8 tsp back pepper freshly ground
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
Bake Squash
  1. Place foil on a flat baking sheet.
    Cut the squash in half length-wise.
    Place each half - side down on baking sheet.
    Bake squash at 350F for 45 minutes.
    Cool squash before scraping out flesh.
    Baked squash cooling
Scrape Flesh of Squash out of shell
  1. With a fork- gently pull strands of squash away from the flesh.
    Strands of spaghetti squash
Combine vegetables and ingredients and bake.
  1. Combine the spaghetti squash with the tomatoes, garlic , basil and parmesan .
    Place in a baking pan and bake for 350 F for 20 minutes .
    Serve hot as a side or as a main!
    Spaghetti Squash Ingredients

Notes

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