Time to Table:
> 1 hour
Contains:
dairy
Servings:
4
Gluten-Free
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Give pasta night a twist with this delicious recipe! Roasted spaghetti squash makes for light and delicate noodles. Pair them with a creamy sauteed spinach sauce for an inviting meal. Before you know it, you’ll have a dish rich in both veggies and flavor.
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How to Make It
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
- 1 cup Spinach Sauce
- Spinach Sauce (Ingredients below)
Spinach Sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 3 cups raw spinach leaves, chopped and densely packed
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
Preparation
1
Preheat oven to 425 F.
2
Cut squash length-wise and scoop out seeds with a spoon.
3
Drizzle oil on each side of the squash and rub it in with your hands.
4
Sprinkle squash with salt and pepper.
5
Put squash flesh-side up in a glass casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes, or until tender. The exact timing will vary depending on the oven heat and squash size.
6
Remove squash from the oven. When cool to the touch, use a fork to pull squash from the skin's edges towards the center. This shreds the flesh into spaghetti-like strands.
Spinach Sauce
7
To prepare the sauce, sauté garlic in oil until fragrant.
8
Add milk, parmesan cheese and spinach, stirring often until spinach is wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
9
To serve, place the squash on a plate and top with sauce.
Recipe Tips
To make the spaghetti squash easier to cut, pierce the skin with a knife several times and microwave for about 4 minutes. Let cool for 2 minutes, then cut the squash with a sharp and sturdy knife.
To make allergy-friendly, swap out the ingredients to fit your family’s needs. For example, use plain unsweetened soy milk and vegan cheese for a dairy-free option.
Tips for Families Introducing Solids:
Pasta is a great way for babies to learn to self-feed. Offer larger pieces of spaghetti squash your baby can easily grab with their whole hand. Help older babies develop their pincer grasp (using their thumb and pointer finger) by offering spaghetti squash cut into short pieces.
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