{"id":6315,"date":"2016-12-12T15:08:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T23:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/?p=6315"},"modified":"2016-12-12T15:08:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T23:08:21","slug":"cook-spaghetti-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2016\/12\/12\/cook-spaghetti-squash\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cook Spaghetti Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I happen to be in love with spaghetti squash. Beside the fact that it&#8217;s super cool because it looks just like spaghetti when it&#8217;s cooked, it tastes great and is very good for you. It&#8217;s very low in calories, sugar, and carbohydrates. It&#8217;s an amazing substitution for actual spaghetti and tons of other things. I&#8217;ve used it in pad thai, cold chicken &#8220;noodle&#8221; salad, and stroganoff. If you&#8217;ve never tried it, or been considering some other options for pasta, you gotta try this!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Start with a large knife and your squash on a cutting board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2828-e1481582183365.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-810 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2828-e1481582183365-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2828\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, I like to start with the knife tip in the middle of the squash. That makes it easy to just sort of stab into the squash and turn it to cut it in half.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2829-e1481582254561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-811 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2829-e1481582254561-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2829\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2830-e1481582290519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-812 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2830-e1481582290519-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2830\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that you have your two halves, use a spoon to scrape out the seeds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2831-e1481582337364.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-813 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2831-e1481582337364-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2831\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil and perch your squash halves on there. Drizzle with a little olive oil and garlic salt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2832-e1481582421835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-814 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2832-e1481582421835-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2832\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, turn them over for cooking. You can cook them open side up, but I find they cook more evenly with the open side down. Also, the edge touching the foil will get a nice golden brown crust, which is my favorite part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2833-e1481582507479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-815 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/anniebrowne\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/IMG_2833-e1481582507479-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"img_2833\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a>Put your squash into a 350 degree oven and forget about it for 45 minutes. Check them, and see if you need a little more time. You&#8217;ll know it&#8217;s done when you can squeeze it and it&#8217;s soft to the touch. There will also be some browning on the skin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/IMG_2834.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6316 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/IMG_2834-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"img_2834\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/IMG_2834-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/IMG_2834.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once it&#8217;s cool, scrape the squash out and use it in all the ways! 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