Two Words: Spaghetti Squash.
A life changing discovery. I've eaten a lot of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free takes on many of my favourite foods and despite people saying, "this is way better," or "you won't even notice its different" … I always notice its different and its rarely WAY better. Spaghetti Squash though is the exception to all this.
Its WAY better.
A life changing discovery. I've eaten a lot of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free takes on many of my favourite foods and despite people saying, "this is way better," or "you won't even notice its different" … I always notice its different and its rarely WAY better. Spaghetti Squash though is the exception to all this.
Its WAY better.
Quick, simple, easy to make! Its got just as simple as boiling pasta. Simply throw your squash into the oven, skin side up, and bake for 30-40 minutes. No fuss, no mess.
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PREP TIME
5 minutes |
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COOK TIME
40 minutes |
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TOTAL TIME
45 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 medium or large spaghetti squash for every 2 people
- 1 tbsp olive oil per squash
- tomato sauce (1/2 cup to 3/4 cup per squash)
- cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan… which ever you'd prefer)
- salt and pepper to season
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 400F
- Cut spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise, and scoop out seeds
- Brush the inside of each half of the squash with 1/2 tbsp of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Place squash halves on a baking sheet, skin side up and bake for 30 minutes, until tender
- While baking, heat already prepared tomato sauce in sauce pan on stove
- Grate cheese of choice, 1/2 cup per squash half
- When cooked, use fork to scrape the innards of the squash halves into spaghetti-like strands. Scrap right to the skin to get as much squash as possible
- Leave squash in skin and add tomato sauce
- Top with grated cheese
- Place squash back in oven, skin side down this time, set to broil, and cook until cheese is melted and bubbling; 5-10 minutes
Notes
- If you are making your own tomato sauce or adding ingredients to a tomato sauce base, allow for more time to prepare that