How To Cook Spaghetti Squash
How To Cook Spaghetti Squash to replace any pasta, any time, when following a low carb diet or low calorie diet! A carb lovers alternative dream come true!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 spaghetti squash (about 2 pounds or 1 kilo each)
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pinch salt (to taste)
- 1 pinch ground pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a baking sheet or tray with a brush of olive oil, or nonstick spray is fine to use.
- 2
Wash the outside of the squash. Cut the squash in half lengthwise from stem to tail (if the stem is too hard to cut around, trim the ends). Use a spoon to scoop out and discard seeds from the middle of each half.
- 3
Brush with a light coating of olive oil spray and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 4
Arrange spaghetti squash on baking sheet, cut-side down. Roast in preheated oven until tender (about 35-50 minutes, depending on the size of your squash).Test by piercing through the skin with a fork. If it pierces easily, it's ready.
- 5
Remove from oven and allow to cool before handling. Scrape with a fork, back and forth across the squash to separate the strands from the squash…they will look just like spaghetti strands!
- 6
Follow step 2 in above method.
- 7
Arrange the squash cut-side down in a microwave safe baking dish (large enough to fit 2 halves)
- 8
Fill the dish with about 1-inch of water, which will create steam in the microwave.
- 9
Microwave on HIGH for 15 minutes, then check to see if the squash is soft enough.
- 10
If not cooked enough, microwave for 5 more minutes until tender in the middle.
- 11
Carefully remove squash from microwave and allow to cool for a few minutes before handling.
- 12
Scrape with a fork to create the spaghetti strands.