Spagetti Squash

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How do you cook spagetti squash?

-- Gennaro Tevolini (genneth@optonline.net), March 18, 2002

Answers

I poke several holes in in, then place it in a pot of water and cook til tender. Then I cut it in half, remove the seeds, loosen the spagetti with a fork and serve with butter or my favorite sauce. Best wishes!

-- cowgirlone in OK (cowgirlone47@hotmail.com), March 18, 2002.

You can also bake it like you would any other squash - Cut it in half lengthwise, place a tiny bit of water in a deep cookie sheet. Put squash cut side up in cookie sheet - cook at 350-375 until 'spaghetti' loosens with a fork. SMOTHER with spaghetti sauce & parmesan cheese! yummmmm - one of my favorites!

-- heather (h.m.metheny@att.net), March 18, 2002.

It does not taste or feel like noddles. You can help the taste and texture along by salt and peppering it and layering it like noodles with your speg sauce and cheese and then baking it. It soooo improves the texture. Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), March 18, 2002.

Whatever way you choose to cook it, just don't try the microwave!! Nasty, nasty mess when the stupid thing blows up. Yes, I poked many holes in it. Tried it. Blew up. Complained at work to the woman who told me to do it that way. Believed her when she said I hadn't poked enough holes. Dummy me tried it again. Blammm. Blew up. Spaghetti strings hanging all over the inside of the microwave - again. I really like the boil in the pot idea - had never tried it that way. Perhaps I'll try that way....

-- Bernie from Northern Ontario (bernadette_kerr@hotmail.com), March 18, 2002.

Oh Bernie, sorry to hear that! To cook it in the microwave, you need to cut it in half and cover with plastic wrap.

-- GT (nospam@nospam.com), March 18, 2002.


The kids were 12 and 15 at the time of the spaghetti squash catastrophe, and their father was away with the military at the time. There was enough salvageable for a meal after each explosion. They loved it! They were a little disappointed when the next time I made if I baked it in the oven. But they had a wonderful tale to tell their Dad when he came home, and it's still a running joke. They see any kind of squash or pumpkin and it's "Hey, wonder if we can talk Mom into microwaving it?!!" And they're now 23 and 26!

-- Bernie from Northern Ontario (bernadette_kerr@hotmail.com), March 18, 2002.

I cut it in half scrape out the seeds, then pressure cook it on a steaming rack, or mirowave it cut side down and check it for doneness about every 10 min. I just had it for dinner tonight. I like cream cheese on it with Pace Picante Sause.

-- Thumper/inOKC (slrldr@yahoo.com), March 18, 2002.

I always cook mine in the microwave and have never had any trouble. I just sit it on the counter to see which way it sits best take a knife and cut a square 1in by 1in in top, push the plug down into the inside of the squash, hold over the sink and fill with water through the newly made hole, and sit in microwave to cook until soft don't try to handle right away let cool some then open remove seeds and enjoy we love spaghetti squash. I also use this method with other winter squash and have never had a problem, with a hole this big it does act somewhat like a chimney small slits wouldn't work. good luck. Ronda

-- ronda (thejohnsons@localaccess.com), March 18, 2002.

I bake spagetti squash as mentioned previously and smother with butter and salt, leftover tossed with 'whatever' makes a great 'brown bag' salad.

-- Kathy (catfish201@hotmail.com), March 18, 2002.

I do it two different ways, that work for me. Both ways, I cut it in half, put cut side down in a pan of water or stock pot. Make sure the water covers about 1/4" above the cut, the bake at 375 for about 30-45 minutes.

In a stock pot, do the same, and boil or simmer until you can poke a fork or knife through the back of it.

Take them out of the pot or pan and put on paper towels, still upside down, so the water drains out. Let cool, then using a fork, scrape out the strings.

I can't remember the cookbook, but you can use them for more than speghetti. I've seen recipes for mock coconut pie using them.

-- Wendy A (phillips-anteswe@pendleton.usmc.mil), March 19, 2002.



My brother in law will only eat it with butter and brown sugar on it-- swears it's wonderful, but I prefer the grated cheese/spaghetti sauce, or toss it with Italian salad dressing for a different taste. Yumm. Wish I had some growing right now! Jan

-- Jan in Co (Janice12@aol.com), March 19, 2002.

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