How to Cook Spaghetti Squash
Use spaghetti squash with your favorite sauce and your family will never know they’re not eating pasta.
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You Will Need
- 2 2 lb. spaghetti squash
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Cookie sheet
- Tomato or pesto sauce
Steps
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Step 1
Preheat oven and slice squash
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Slice your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds.
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The larger the squash, the wider and longer the noodles.
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Step 2
Oil, salt, and pepper squash
Rub the inside of the squash with the olive oil and salt and pepper it lightly.
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Step 3
Bake squash
Place the squash on the cookie sheet, cut sides up. Bake it until soft – about an hour.
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Step 4
Scrape inside with fork
Let the squash cool until you can handle it. Then scrape the inside with a fork, lengthwise, to form noodles.
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Step 5
Toss noodles with pasta sauce
Toss the noodles with your favorite pasta or pesto sauce and enjoy a happy supper.
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Spaghetti squash is also known as "keeper squash" because it will keep for months in cool storage.
