Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti Squash

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, spaghetti squash. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spaghetti Squash is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Spaghetti Squash is something which I have loved my whole life.

In these paleo and gluten-free times, spaghetti squash is kind of having a perfect moment. It stands in heroically as a delicious, satisfying substitution for wheat pasta. It's a sensational substitute because, after cooking spaghetti squash, the fruit softens and easily pulls apart with a fork into thin, spaghetti-like ribbons.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook spaghetti squash using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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

To make spaghetti squash in this way, cook spaghetti squash using any method you wish and while it's baking make your cupcake filling. Roasting the squash whole: Instead of cutting the squash in half, you can also roast it whole. Try these spaghetti squash recipes as a lower-calorie alternative to pasta. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.

Instructions 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.

Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place cut side down on baking sheet and roast until flesh is easily shreddable. Spaghetti squash is one of the best magic tricks in the entire kitchen. Cook and crack open a lumpy squash, get al dente strings of golden veggie pasta (here is a little hack to get really long, spaghetti-esque strings!). Such a little practical joke on our pasta-loving hearts.

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