Dinner Tonight: Spaghetti Squash With Butter Recipe

Updated August 09, 2018

It's always nice when recipes come plastered on the vegetable I'm buying, especially when it is bought at the farmers' market. The instructions were simple: Cut the squash in half, place in a preheated oven at 375°F, roast for an hour. When done, the squash would have innards like long strands of pasta. Hence the name, I presume.

For some reason, I'd never had this before and was doubtful it would work. But the proof's in the bowl, I guess. The recipe mentioned adding a sauce on top, but I don't think it really needs it. The squash is so flavorful that it requires just a little butter and salt and pepper to elevate it to a full meal.

Recipe Details

Dinner Tonight: Spaghetti Squash With Butter Recipe

Prep 5 mins

Cook 60 mins

Total 65 mins

Serves 2 servings

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Ingredients

1 spaghetti squash
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Split the squash in half lengthwise. When the oven is ready, toss in the squash. Cook for an hour.
Remove the squash. Simply scoop out the insides, trying to discard as many seeds as possible. Place in a bowl. Toss in the butter and season with salt and pepper.

Winter Squash

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
252	Calories
13g	Fat
34g	Carbs
4g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories	252
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g	17%
Saturated Fat 8g	38%
Cholesterol 31mg	10%
Sodium 760mg	33%
Total Carbohydrate 34g	12%
Dietary Fiber 8g	27%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 27mg	136%
Calcium 124mg	10%
Iron 2mg	11%
Potassium 723mg	15%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.