Thursday, May 6, 2010

Spaghetti Squash

So while I was home and on my liquid diet…. I cheated and ate soft foods part of the time. One evening, we had my Mother-in-Law, Brother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law over for a quick meal of steaks and baked potatoes. Nothing fancy schmansy. But then again when it comes to cooking meals, I can’t be simple. (Just ask anyone that has been to the house to eat) So, I did add fresh salad and fresh bread to the menu. Then decided to add something I could also eat. I had purchased a decent size spaghetti squash early in the week and now was the time I was going to attempt to cook it. Did I tell you I have never made spaghetti squash before? I dumped a little of this and that along with a lot of extra calories into a bowl and ohhhhhhhhh my! It was better than I thought it would be. Even the hubs said he’d eat it again.



Thought I would share the recipe.


Here’s what you’ll need:


1 spaghetti squash


2 cups sour cream


2 cups shredded cheddar cheese


1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese


½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese


1 package garlic butter croutons


1 stick of butter - sliced






Here’s what you’ll do:


Preheat oven to 400.


Next - Peel, slice, take out the seeds and cut the squash into chunks.


Place the chunks on a large cookie sheet covered with foil & cooking spray.


Bake the squash until tender – took about 45 minutes to an hour.


Once tender, dice the squash into smaller 1 inch chunks.


In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients above except for the croutons and 1 cup of cheddar cheese.


Pour the mixture into a casserole dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.


Next crush the croutons and sprinkle on top of the casserole.


Then sprinkle the last cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top.


Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes and ENJOY!





Photobucket

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I've never heard of anyone cooking spaghetti squash that way before. I only knew of the way to make spaghetti from them. We'll have to give that a try. D & G, MPLS