Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce and Toasted Pine Nuts

• Cuisine
  • American
• Course
  • Main Course
• Suitable for Diet
  • Vegetarian
• Tags
  • Garden Fresh
  • Pasta Meal
  • Squash
  • Veggie

Getting Started

To Start

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees

What You”ll Need

• 1 medium size spaghetti squash
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• ½ of a small onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1- 24 ounce jar of spaghetti sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 1/2 cups shredded parmesan cheese

Method

1

Wash the squash and cut in half (lengthwise) remove seeds; place cut side down in a large baking dish; add ½ cup water bake for 45-50 minutes till the squash is soft; remove from oven and let cool

2

Turn off heat and place pine nuts in the oven to toast.

3

In a deep skillet heat the oil and sauté the minced garlic and onions till fragrant; 2-3 minutes. Add the sauce, basil and parsley; simmer for 15-20 minutes stirring often.

4

When squash is cool enough to handle, shred with a fork length way on the meat of the squash to create spaghetti like noodles. Pile the spaghetti squash on a plate and top with some parmesan cheese, spoon sauce over the squash and top with more parmesan cheese and pine nuts.

5

Garnish with fresh basil or parsley