Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti Squash

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spaghetti squash. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Spaghetti Squash is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Spaghetti Squash is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have spaghetti squash using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti Squash:
  1. Prepare 1 small-medium spaghetti squash
  2. Prepare 1 small onion, diced
  3. Make ready 1 large pepper, diced - red, yellow or orange
  4. Prepare 3 clove garlic, diced
  5. Get 1 can garbanzo beans - 15 oz. size
  6. Get 1 can diced tomatoes, 14.5 oz. can
  7. Take 1 tbsp parsley
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp chives
  9. Get 1/2 tsp oregano
  10. Make ready 1 salt
  11. Get 1 pepper
  12. Get 2 tbsp Extra light virgin olive oil
  13. Make ready 1/4 cup pecorino, romano cheese, grated. For Vegan dish eliminate the cheese
  14. Get 1 tbsp basil, fresh and finely chopped

My favorite topping for spaghetti squash is chili, but feel free to use any topping that suits your taste. This is a perfect way to get veggies into the kids' meals. Another way to take advantage of the texture of spaghetti squash is to use the cooked squash noodles as the base for a paleo-friendly muffin-tin meal. To make spaghetti squash in this way, cook spaghetti squash using any method you wish and while it's baking make your cupcake filling.

Steps to make Spaghetti Squash:
  1. Prep squash by scrubbing outside with hot water. Then slice in half, scrape out seeds and slice each half in half.
  2. Place quaters in a large pot, add enough water to cover squash so they float.
  3. Put on stove, half cover with lid and set on high. Once boiling turn down slightly and keep lid half on.
  4. To test for doneness use a roasting fork or long knife and stab squash in several places. If there is no resistance, remove each piece to a colander to cool.
  5. In a large saute pan over medium heat add olive oil. Once oil ribbons add onions and cook for about 3 minutes. Turn down heat if onions are splattering oil.
  6. Add peppers and garlic. Sautee for 2 minutes. Then add parsley, oregano, chives, salt and pepper. Saute for about 3 minutes.
  7. While onions and peppers are cooking open a can of garbanzo beans and drain into a large mesh strainer to remove liquid. Then rinse under cold water. Let drain.
  8. Once completely drained add beans to onions and peppers, stirring to incorporate to heat beans thoroughly.
  9. Once heated through add diced tomatoes. Stir very well and turn heat down to medium low.
  10. By now the squash should be cool enough to handle. If not, use a pot holder to hold squash quarters. Scrape out squash into a large bowl and break up well with the back of a spoon, or your hands.
  11. Once squash is separated and sauce is hot add squash in large spoonfuls to pan. Stir carefully to incorporate and heat through.
  12. Add cheese a little at a time stirring after each addition. For a Vegan dish eliminate the cheese.
  13. When dishing out add more cheese on top with a small amount of fresh basil.

Roasting the squash whole: Instead of cutting the squash in half, you can also roast it whole. Spaghetti squash or vegetable spaghetti is a group of cultivars of Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo. They are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colours, including ivory, yellow and orange, with orange having the highest amount of carotene. Its center contains many large seeds and when raw, the flesh is solid and similar to other raw squash. Learn how to bake, roast and microwave spaghetti squash in these healthy recipes.

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