Spaghetti Squash?

Okay, how long an at what temp do you bake this?

LOVE spaghetti squash!!!  I've cooked it in the oven and in the microwave... with good results both ways.  I cut it in 1/2 the long ways and place it cut side down in a 9x13 glass baking dish (don't peel it) along with a 1/2  inch or so of water.  Then I cook it for 20- 25 minute @ 350 or 10 or so minutes in the microwave (high power) It's done when the skin and pulp are no longer hard.  You can touch it with your finger... it'll be soft to the touch.  Remove the squash and pan from oven or micro and let stand to cool.  Just let it cool long enough so that you can hold the squash 1/2 in your hand.  Then, using a fork, scrape the pulp out of the skin.  It'll come out stringy, like spaghetti.   The "spaghetti" re-heats very well in the microwave.  Great, lunchtime leftovers!!

It tastes great with spaghetti sauce, or sauteed w/ garlic & oil and some chicken broth & asparagus.  Quite yummyy!!!!

Thank you!

Mmmmm spaghetti squash... I eat like its spaghetti and put tomato sauce and parmesan cheese on it. It tastes surprisingly like spaghetti and is much much healthier.

This is how I do mine

cut in half length wise....put cut sides down on cookie sheet (baking sheet) bake at 350 degress for about 40 minutes.  VOILA~

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Much faster in microwave oven. Just same way (cut side down). It is such a great choice for those who didn't try it yet. You can basically make it into anything, just don't add fat. Only add spices, meat, eggs etc. You can use it in casseroles instead of pasta, you can use it with stir fry.... just be creative and imagine it in anything instead of pasta or rice noodles. Great stuff.

One thing no one's mentioned is that you do scrape out the seeds in the very center (at least, I do) either before or after cooking . . . I prefer before so that I don't accidentally take some of the flesh.

I, too, just microwave it face-down in a glass baking dish with 1/2 inch of water.

What a wonderful, guilt-free, healthy food!   I found the microwave much faster and I don't like heating oven in summer.  Cut in half and place cut side down in glass dish, cover with (safe)  wrap and nuke about 15 min.   I like mine with only a bit of margarine and salt and pepper.   YUM

Am I the only one who found the texture and taste of spaghetti squash too weird to ever want to try again?  It does not go well with anything, and is just plain gross, crunchy/soft/sweet/tasteless all at the same time - yick...

I cooked my first spaghetti squash last night.  I pierced it several times, then stuck it whole in the microwave for about 10 minutes.  No cutting it in half, no water, just the squash on a plate in the oven.  It came out great, and was easy to cut in half when it was done and soft.

   First time I ever tried using one instead of pasta.  I made a tomato sauce with some chopped up leftover turkey (cause I'm cheap that way), and ate it with a bit of grated cheese.  I was surprised how much I liked it.  No, it didn't taste like pasta to me.  But it went well with the sauce, which stayed on it like a topping much better than I would have guess.

    Will definately be doing this again.  Soon and often.  I have a new favorite diet food!

You will like it even more when you find out that 1 cups of cooked spagetti squash is only 84 cal. ;))

CORRECTION: 2 cups = 84 ca.

I liked it quite well, wonderful alternative to pasta...didn't so much remind me of spaghetti but the taste was actually quite good and I thought it paired very well with spaghetti sauce and parm, made for a lovely low cal meal.  

Oh I did find it a bit of a pain to cut in half. And I pulled the seeds out before baking but it was all worth the effort in my opinion. I might try the baking whole method next time.

spaghetti squash is my favorite winter vegetable. the kind i buy actually has cooking instructions right on it, so if someone on this thread hasn't already told you the answer, you may wanna look on your squash for a sticker with cooking info.

You HAVE to try this with your squash next time..

Cook as usual.  Try putting spray butter (I can't believe it's not butter) and sprinkle with brown sugar.  I use the splenda/brown sugar mixture to cut down on calories.  OMG i'm addicted!

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