Baked Buttered Spaghetti Squash with Garlic

This Buttered Spaghetti Squash is baked to perfection with a lovely hit of garlic and parmesan. It’s a super delicious and really easy side! Spaghetti squash is such a fun, underrated vegetable, give it a go!

Why This Buttered Spaghetti Squash Recipe Is So Good

No fuss, no mush, just tender and delicious spaghetti squash!

Easy to make

A healthy side dish

Spaghetti squash with golden, caramelized edges that add extra flavor

Ingredients

Spaghetti squash

Butter

Garlic

Parsley or other fresh herbs

Salt

Parmesan

How To Make This Buttered Spaghetti Squash – Step By Step

Bake 375F for about an hour. Just until you can pierce it easily without resistance, with a knife.

Let it cool, then slice open and rake out the seeds.

Then use your fork and scrape away….look at those pretty strands! If it seems really hard to scrape out the squash, return to the oven for another 10 minutes. The squash shouldn’t be mushy — taste it — it should still have a nice, slight crunch.

One squash will feed lots of people.

Loads of butter, loads of garlic.

Loads of parsley or basil.

Toss in the squash, season with salt.

And loads of grated parmesan cheese.

An Easy Side Dish

The easiest way to cook spaghetti squash is just to bake it whole. Use a sharp paring knife to pierce the skin a few times all around, bake at 375F for about 60 minutes. That’s it! If you’re short on time, you can microwave the ENTIRE thing for 10-15 minutes and save about 45 minutes.

Why bake spaghetti squash whole?

Uncooked, whole spaghetti squash is very difficult to cut open, without the help of a chainsaw! The squash is heavy, the skin is thick, and it’s very dangerous to cut through a wobbly, round object! Oh yes, it also hurts when you drop the bastard on your foot *!@#!*%Y&!!!

In reality, as intimidating as a squash looks, it’s strangely simple to cook. Just pierce a few times all around with a sharp paring knife and plop it on a baking sheet. No cutting, no peeling, no marinating, no yelling, and no bruised foot.

Equipment For This Buttered Spaghetti Squash







Top Tips For Buttered Spaghetti Squash

Use a preheated oven.

Toss well, sprinkle in the parmesan cheese and taste to see if you need additional salt.

The spaghetti squash should have a slight crunch – but if you like it softer, cover the pan and cook 2 more minutes.

If you’re short on time, you can microwave the ENTIRE thing for 10-15 minutes and save about 45 minutes.

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