Thursday, March 28, 2013

Spaghetti Squash

I have discovered spaghetti squash.  I first heard of it a few years ago when my sister was on the Atkin's diet.  She mentioned spaghetti squash in place of pasta.  I thought her a fool.  Sounded gross.

Turns out spaghetti squash has  really mild flavor.  When cooked in a microwave properly, you can shred it into pasta like strips.  Last night I made fettucini alfredo for my family.  Instead of the pasta (for me) I subbed in spaghetti squash.

Honestly, it was really good.  Could I tell the difference?  Absolutely.  Nothing beats real fettucini alfredo.  But was it a close second, you bet.

And the other night I made it with just some onion flakes, salt, pepper and a bit of butter.  Really good - it's kind of sweet.

I bought two more at the store this week.

PS - when you microwave it, cut some slits in the skin before hand.  I forgot to the second time I cooked one and the explosion was so loud I thought a wreck had happened out on the highway.

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