How Do You Cook a Spaghetti Squash?

Super duper easy...

1) Preheat oven to 350'
2) Wash the outside, as you would with any veggie
3) Cut in half the long way
4) Scoop out seeds
5) Place cut sides down in a baking dish
6) Place in oven for 40 minutes
7) When the timer goes off, take it out & let it cool a few minutes before you flip it over
8) Use the prongs of a fork to rake across the squash, the long way. The squash will come out in spaghetti-like strings
9) Place on your dinner plate & cover with your favorite sauce

Hi A.-

I cut it in half...and 'spoon' out the seeds.

Then I drizzle oil...and salt and pepper.

I cook in 350 oven (face up) for 30 to 40 mins...

Then I take a fork and scrape (string) up the 'spaghetti'

Sometimes I cook the squash...scrape it up...pour sauce on...and call the 'spaghetti' boats...

Have fun!

Best Luck!
michele/cat

I like spaghetti squash.

How to prepare Spaghetti Squash?
Cut squash in half lengthwise; remove seeds. Place squash cut sides up in a microwave-safe dish with 1/4 cup water. Cover with plastic wrap and cook on high for 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender. Let stand covered, for 5 minutes. With fork, "comb" out the strands.

Spaghetti Squash Sausage, and Peppers

Ingredients
1 (16 ounce+-) package Italian Sweet Sausage Links, casings removed
2 tablespoons olive oil (EVOO if you have it)
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh fennel
1/2 cup diced green onion
1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
1/2 cup diced green pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
3 cups cooked spaghetti squash

Directions
1. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage until no longer pink; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the fennel, green onion, red and green peppers and garlic until tender. Add the tomatoes, sausage and 3 tablespoons sherry; cook and stir until heated through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, stir in remaining sherry. Serve hot over spaghetti squash.
OR
Spaghetti Squash Alfredo

Ingredients
1 medium spaghetti squash
1 (10.75 ounce) can Cream of Celery Soup (regular or 98% Fat Free) OR cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup milk
1 cup low-fat Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Chopped fresh parsley
Chives

Directions
1. Pierce squash with fork or skewer in several places. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until the squash is fork-tender. Cut in half, scoop out and discard seeds. Scrape the flesh with fork to separate the spaghetti-like strands.
2. Stir the soup, water and milk in a 2-quart saucepan. Heat over medium heat to a boil. Stir in the Swiss cheese.
3. Place the hot spaghetti squash in a 2-quart serving bowl. Pour the soup mixture over the squash. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, parsley, and chives.

Hope you enjoy. (These are not my family's recipes. They come from allrecipies.com)

Good luck to you and yours.

http://homecooking.about.com/od/vegetablerecipes/ss/spags...

I've never done it, but I've heard it is a good pasta "substitute" since it strings out so nicely.

I find it very difficult to cut a Spaghetti Squash in half, as most recipes will direct.

So, I wash first, then microwave a whole squash for about 5 minutes. Check to see if it's pliable. If not, a few more minutes.

Then cut in half, scoop out the seeds and continue with any recipe. Reduce the cooking time if using an oven. If you continue to microwave, which I have done also, the squash turns out perfectly.

After another 5 minutes in the micro, let the squash stand for a 5 minutes, shred the squash with a fork, toss with EVOO, butter, S&P, and Parmesan cheese.

I love spaghetti squash but it's really a once a year kind of veggie. I have bought in the off season and it just didn't taste right....

I slice it in half length wise then scoop out the seeds. I put it cut side down in a 13X9 cake pan. Then I pour some water in the pan, about 1/4". I cover it with foil and bake it on 350 degrees until the squash is so soft that when I smash the foil down I can almost touch the pan through the squash.

Then I take it out, uncover it, scoop out the squash and add butter, salt and pepper to taste.