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Spaghetti Squash With Garlic And Oil
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Spaghetti Squash With Garlic And Oil

Recipes »  Main Dish  »  Meatless

Easy, delicious, diabetic friendly, and won't bust your budget.

"As suggested by several reviewers, I have reduced the amount of olive oil to 1/4 cup. The flavored oil is used as a dressing and one could certainly reduce the amount used to dress the final dish. Any leftover dressing can be stored for a few days in the refrigerator and used on another dish or as a salad dressing. "

- promfh

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Squash

(3.7, 13) 75% would make again (reviews)

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Ingredients

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 6 Servings
1 Squash
1 largespaghetti squash; (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), halved and seeded
0.5 cupWater
Garlic and Oil
0.25 cupolive oil
6 clovesGarlic; chopped
0.25 teaspoonred-pepper flakes
0.33 cupwater; or white wine
0.75 teaspoonSalt
0.25 teaspoonblack pepper
0.33 cupParmesan cheese; grated

Spaghetti Squash With Garlic And Oil Preparation

1. Squash: Heat oven to 350. Place squash halves, cut side down, in small roasting pan. Add water. Cover pan with foil.

2. Bake in 350 oven 50 to 60 minutes or until squash is fork-tender.

3. Garlic and Oil: In small saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute or until garlic just starts to color; do not let garlic burn. Add water (or wine), salt and pepper. Bring to a boil for about 2 minutes.

4. Using fork, shred squash into strands. Place strands in large bowl. Add garlic mixture; toss. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Makes: 6 servings at around $1.00 each. (depends on price of squash)

Assumes most other ingredients are on hand in pantry.

Prep: 10 minutes. Bake: squash at 350 for 1 hour. Cook: 2 minutes

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Nutritional Value Per Serving:

224 calories, 20 g fat (4 g saturated), 3 g protein,

10 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 418 mg sodium, 4 mg cholester

Adapted from: Family Circle Magazine

Notes

This is surprisingly good as a low-carb alternative for pasta.

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Calories Per Serving: 102
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Spaghetti Squash With Garlic And Oil Reviews

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As suggested by several reviewers, I have reduced the amount of olive oil to 1/4 cup. The flavored oil is used as a dressing and one could certainly reduce the amount used to dress the final dish. Any leftover dressing can be stored for a few days in the refrigerator and used on another dish or as a salad dressing.
5 months, 5 days, 9 hours, 27 minutes ago
Recipe should call for only 1/4 cup of oil or even less. Mushy...
5 months, 5 days, 12 hours, 33 minutes ago
I agree that there was too much oil, but I liked the dish and think it is a good base to add upon. Next time I think some prosciutto would be nice. Also, the squash can be done in the microwave if you don't want to Hey up the house.
9 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 15 minutes ago
I added a vegetable stir fry to top this dish (alone it is just too bland and oily) and it was great. I did cut back on the oil, though (I used 1/4 cup instead of 1/2). Also, my squash took almost an hour and a half to cook.
1 years, 1 months, 3 weeks, 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
I am a terrible cook but this came out just right. It was my first time using spaghetti squash so i didn't know how to cut it. I baked it whole, then sliced it, still came out fine.
1 years, 3 months, 1 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes ago
This was super easy and yummy! I used chicken broth when cooking the squash instead of water. I also used less oil (1/4 c.) as my squash was only two pounds. I used the wine and added in chopped basil. wine option and added some chopped
1 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 14 hours, 23 minutes ago
too much oil i felt.
1 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 17 hours, 25 minutes ago
I made this w/ the water option and added grilled chicken in the end and it was delicious!!!
1 years, 9 months, 6 days, 17 hours, 8 minutes ago
I made this to the letter but the squash turned out mush, it was over cooked at 50 minutes. Next time I will cook it less to keep the spaghetti texture and maybe it will be better.
2 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 22 minutes ago
1/2 cup olive oil was just too much. Garlic was extremely pronounced, too. Probably will make a variation of this again with butter, lighter garlic, sprinkle of red pepper flakes, white wine, and cheese.
3 years, 2 weeks, 3 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes ago
1/4 tspn. pepper is listed twice in the ingrediants. This sounds delicious
5 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes ago
This is surprisingly good as a low-carb alternative for pasta.
6 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
This is surprisingly good as a low-carb alternative for pasta. [I posted this recipe.]
7 years, 6 months, 5 days, 16 hours, 53 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Thanksgiving
  2. Savory Side Dish
  3. Tangy
  4. Fall
  5. American
  6. Main Dish
  7. Side Dish
  8. Vegetables
  9. Simple - Easy
  10. Bake

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