Easy Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the squash halves into a large baking dish with the cut-sides facing down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a knife, about 40 minutes. Cool squash for 10 minutes.
• Shred the inside of the squash with a fork and transfer to a bowl. Add olive oil, salt, and pepper to shredded squash and toss to coat. Serve with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Pierce squash several times with a fork and place on a microwave-safe plate.
• Microwave on High for 5 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until soft, about 5 minutes more. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise and remove and discard seeds. Using a fork, scrape insides of squash to form strands and place in a large bowl; reserve skins.
• Add tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, cilantro, and 2 1/2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese to squash; mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into spaghetti squash shells and microwave on HIGH until heated through, about 2 minutes .
• Top with hot sauce and remaining Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place squash halves, cut sides down, in shallow baking dish. Add water. Bake 35 to 40 min. or until squash is tender; cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, whisk mayo, flour and garlic powder in medium microwaveable bowl until blended. Gradually stir in milk. Microwave on HIGH 2 min. or until sauce is thickened, stirring after each minute. Stir in cheese. Microwave 1 min.; stir until cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended.
• Use folk to pull squash flesh into spaghetti-like strands; spoon into strainer. Drain well. Place in 4 serving bowls.
• Top with cheese sauce and bacon; sprinkle with pepper.

Steps:

• Cut squash in half lengthwise.
• Remove and discard seeds (or keep them to plant for next year).
• Steam squash, cut side up for 10-15 minutes, or until softened.
• Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Remove squash from steamer and place on a baking sheet.
• With a fork, scrape the insides of the squash to form the spaghetti strands. (This will be very easy if your squash is cooked enough).
• Top each squash half with the remaining ingredients ending with the mozzarella (or whatever type you used) cheese on top to melt.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is all melted.
• Remove from oven and give it another quick stir to mix the cheese into the rest of the filling.
• *There is no need to remove the insides for serving. We just eat the squash right out of the shell!

Steps:

• Place squash, cut-sides down, in a shallow baking dish. Fill the dish with about 1/2 inch of water.
• Microwave on high until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the microwave and transfer squash to a cutting board to cool, about 5 minutes.
• Use a fork in an up-and-down motion to scrape out spaghetti-like strands of squash.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini, mushrooms, and tomatoes and cook until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in spaghetti squash and season with garlic powder, thyme, pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and cook until cheese has melted slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Halve squash lengthwise; discard seeds. Place squash on a microwave-safe plate, cut side down; microwave on high until tender, 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly. Separate strands with a fork., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels; reserve drippings., In same pan, heat drippings over medium heat; stir in butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper until blended. Add squash; toss and heat through. Remove from heat; stir in cheese. Top with bacon.

Steps:

• Pierce squash several times with fork or sharp knife to allow steam to escape. Microwave on HIGH 10 min. or just until squash is softened, turning after 5 min. Let stand 5 min.
• Cut squash in half; remove and discard seeds. Use fork to scrape insides of squash to form strands; place in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients; toss lightly with fork. Spoon into 1 squash shell; discard remaining shell.
• Microwave 2 min. or until heated through.

Steps:

• Pierce the spaghetti squash several times with a fork or sharp knife to allow steam to escape.
• Place in microwave and cook on high 5 minutes.
• Turn over and continue cooking for for another 5 minutes or just until soft.
• Remove squash from microwave and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
• Cut squash in half.
• Remove and discard seeds.
• Using a fork, scrape the insides of the squash to form strands; reserving one squash shell.
• Toss squash with remaining ingredients adding salt and pepper to taste.
• Scoop back into the reserved squash shell and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drizzle olive oil over the cut side of the spaghetti squash. Season with salt and black pepper. Place cut-side down on a baking sheet. Place unpeeled garlic on a piece of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil. Wrap aluminum foil around garlic, and place onto baking sheet next to the squash.
• Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender and easily pierced with a fork, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow squash and garlic to rest until cool enough to handle. Leave the oven on.
• Peel garlic and squeeze cloves into a large bowl. Smash with a fork until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, onion powder, basil, oregano, and parsley. Mix into a paste.
• Use a fork to scrape out spaghetti squash strands into the bowl, reserving the shells. Toss spaghetti squash strands with the garlic paste until thoroughly coated. Mix in spinach, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese; toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• Fill each reserved spaghetti squash shell evenly with the filling. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the top. Return the filled shells to the baking sheet.
• Bake until cheeses melt, 7 to 10 minutes. Turn on broiler and broil until cheeses begin to brown and bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve immediately.