Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Vegetarian/optional vegan, spaghetti squash pasta dish



This Meal is really easy to make. The only time consuming part is the spaghetti squash.
I recommend making up the squash the day before. If you do this then the whole dish takes 15 minutes or less to put together.

Ingredients
1 spaghetti squash (cooked)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove of garlic
1 onion
2-3 tomatoes
1 small can of olives(3 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons fresh basil
*1/2 cup feta cheese
(*optional)

Step 1

Cooking the squash:
I cook 2 spaghetti squash at once because they take so long.

1.Preheat oven to 375'
2. Fill a baking dish with about 2 inches of water
3.Poke squash with a skewer all over
4. Place squash in baking dish and place in oven for 90 minutes, or more if needed
5. When squash is done, cut in half, lengthwise
6. Scoop out seeds
7. Use a fork to separate pulp from skin.
8. Cover squash and put in fridge, or use immediately
Squash kind of looks like spaghetti, huh?

Step 2
1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and cook only until tomatoes are warm.
2. Add squash to skillet. Toss with the sauteed vegetables, *feta cheese, olives, and basil. Serve warm, (or cold)

My family loved this!
I like it even better as a leftover, chilled!

Enjoy!

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