Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, cheesy stuffed spaghetti squash. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cheesy stuffed spaghetti squash using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cheesy Stuffed Spaghetti Squash:
- Make ready 1 med. spaghetti squash
- Prepare 2 tbsp. olive oil
- Take 1 tbsp. butter
- Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped, stems removed
- Make ready 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Prepare 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- Take 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
- Prepare 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
- Prepare to taste salt and pepper
Drizzle the inside of the squash with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set the filled squash in the baking dish. So, after looking at our squash and brainstorming a little bit, we ended up making a maple bacon spinach "sauce" that we drizzled over our "spaghetti," then topped everything off with bleu cheese crumbles, walnuts and a balsamic reduction. Pierce spaghetti squash several times with a knife.
Steps to make Cheesy Stuffed Spaghetti Squash:
- Preheat oven to 400 °F. Start by roasting the squash. Slice in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Lightly spread the olive oil around the cut rims of the squash and place, cut side down, on a rimmed baking tray covered with tinfoil. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until tender. Set aside to allow to cool enough to handle.
- Lower oven heat to 350°F.
- In a medium skillet, melt the butter and cook the garlic until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Add the spinach and cook, stirring frequently, until it has wilted.
- Add the cream, ricotta, and parmesan cheese to the skillet. Season to taste.
- Keep at low heat until the cheese is melted and incorporated all together. Remove from heat.
- Use a fork to fluff the strands of spaghetti squash from the shell. Pour half the spinach sauce over each squash half and stir into the squash.
- Top each squash half with 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes, then set oven to broil for an additional 3-5 minutes, until the cheese is golden on top.
Place whole squash in a microwave safe bowl. Serve meatballs and sauce over a bed of cooked spaghetti squash. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, if desired. This easy, cheesy, Baked Spaghetti Squash and Cheese is a healthier take on mac and cheese! It's cheesy, loaded with vegetables and feels like comfort food, without the calories and carbs.
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