How to Bake Spaghetti Squash in Oven
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Learn how to bake spaghetti squash! This amazing vegetable is one of the most unique squashes to cook and eat. When roasted in the oven, the flesh of the spaghetti squash softens up to become long strands, similar to spaghetti or thin noodles.
How to Roast Spaghetti Squash
It’s one of the vegetables that is not only healthy, but it’s the perfect low carb and low fat substitute for pasta or noodles. Preparation for the squash has many options, including boiling, steaming and cooked in the microwave. But when the squash is roasted in the oven has a wonderful nutty flavor that can’t be beat.
Easy Baked Spaghetti Squash in the Oven
So if you have the time, make this recipe for oven roast or baked spaghetti squash and it will quickly become one of your favorite squashes to cook. Spaghetti squash can be cooked as a side dish or even as an entree in many ways. Treat it as a salad and toss in some vinaigrette or dressing. You can even cook up the spaghetti squash (once it’s cooked already) with some sausage, chicken, turkey or other vegetables. Baked spaghetti squash recipes are endless so have fun and enjoy! We can’t get enough of it and because it’s healthier, we don’t feel as guilty when we eat double portions!
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Here’s great and healthy–> SPAGHETTI SQUASH RECIPES.
slice spaghetti squash in half and remove seeds
slice spaghetti squash in half and remove seeds
lightly oil baking pan & bake squash cut-side down down
enjoy tender, healthy and low carb spaghetti squash!
This post was originally published in 2013. It was re-published in 2017 with a new video.
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How To Bake (Roast) Spaghetti Squash In Oven
Ingredients
- 1 Spaghetti Squash (@3lbs or 1365g)
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Olive Oil
- Salt , to taste
- fresh Cracked Black Pepper , to taste
- grated cheese (optional)
- pasta sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 375°F. Oil a sheet pan with olive oil.
- Carefully cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and connecting strands, then place cut side down on the prepared sheet pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until the squash flesh becomes tender and separates easily into strands with a fork. Finish by gently loosening and removing the "spaghetti strands" from the shells.Serve spaghetti squash warm or with cheese and your favorite pasta sauce. Season with salt and pepper to personal taste.
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Nutrition Information per Serving
More easy spaghetti squash recipes:
- Spaghetti squash with sausage
- Baked spaghetti squash with tomatoes and parmesan
- Garlic parmesan spaghetti squash
- Coconut curry spaghetti squash
14 Comments on “How to Bake Spaghetti Squash in Oven”
Excellent instructions I followed everything to the T and mine was cooked to my preference in 55 minutes. It was a large spaghetti squash.
YUM! I made this last night and it’s fantastic! Thank you!
I love Spaghetti Squash and your recipe is wonderful! Thank you! My sons, (16,15) are JV Football players and they eat so healthy and got me to do the same.
This sounds delicious! I have made potato focaccia, but never one with squash. Yum, look at it’s beautiful colour.
I have read that the squash you dont eat put in a colander over a bowl overnight to let the juices drain. Then you can freeze in ziplock bag in portion size till later..
Great Recipe! I save the skin or anything I am going to cook and use them when I get enough to make a good stock for homemade soup. I keep them in a bag in the freezer until I get enough to fill my big pot. After it is cooled I usually get about 4- 2 cup stocks that I freeze until I need them. Can also use the stock for gravy any time.
I just recently discovered this after starting my diet. It’s so delicious that you won’t even miss regular spaghetti!
Yeah, it’s incredible how good the squash is and no need to turn back to regular spaghetti!
I usually bake mine whole like a potato greasing the outside with coconut oil. Mmmmmm!
Once the inside of the squash has been eaten, can you eat the shells as well, or do you discard them?
thanks.
Hi JoAnn,
The shells will be pretty tough and are usually discarded.
Cross your fingers I am trying it now I am not Betty Crocker I,thank you for I hope if I did rt ,it will be grreat?
My Squash always comes out too watery, it makes the spaghetti sauce taste watered down…What am I doing wrong?
I have found if I leave the spaghetti squash cut side up at 400 degrees for 50 minutes, it is perfect and not watery. I do not put water in the pan either. Just oil on both sides of the squash with a little salt and pepper, garlic too if you like.