Spaghetti Squash

emilye1227

Hi! I've been lurking on here for awhile and I even started using myfitnesspal.com after seeing so many of you recommend it. I completely love it and I've been doing really well with it so far!

For at least a month, spaghetti squash kept popping up on different forums. Everytime I saw it at the store, I just couldn't get myself to buy it. Well, I did today. And I made it for dinner....I LOVED IT! I'm so glad I finally tried it! I absolutely love pasta so it's great to find something so similar that I don't have to feel guilty about.

Tonight, I baked it in the oven and then just ate it with spaghetti sauce. So good! Does anyone else have suggestions on either cooking it or things to put on or in it? Thanks, Ladies!

anna.oskar

i've tried almost all of these recipes and really liked them:

http://www.marthastewart.com/275670/spaghetti-squash-recipes/@center/276955/seasonal-produce-recipe-guide

J&K10910

Does it REALLY taste similar to pasta?  What about the texture?  I hate squash, but I can't eat gluten, so I would love a great pasta alternative like this, but I'm so scared I'll hate it.

Lobsters25

The taste and texture are a bit off from pasta, but for some reason it really does make you feel like you're eating pasta.  I put tomato sauce and a bit of parm on top and it feels like a giant plate of pasta every time.

emilye1227

I completely agree with Lobsters. It had a slight crunch to it but I actually liked the crunch. I didn't think it tasted like squash at all. Last night I just did sauce and some cheese and I was able to eat a huge bowl of it for several hundred calories less than if I had used pasta! I would definitely recommend trying it!