Herbed Spaghetti Squash With Mozzarella
Contributed by: Chris WebAdmin. of RecipesNow.com
Ingredients:
- 1 large spaghetti squash (3 lb)
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter; cut in bits
- 5 large cloves garlic; peeled, halve
- 4 oz smoked or plain mozzarella cut into; 1/4 inch dice
- 1 cup basil leaves; packed finely shredded
Directions:
Per Serving: 157 calories, 5 g protein, 9 g carbohyrate, 12 g fat, 36 mg cholesterol, 265 mg sodium
Preheat oven to 375F.
Halve squash lengthwise. Scoop out and discard seeds. Place cut side up in baking pan; add butter and garlic to hollow centers. Sprinkle with 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t pepper.
Cover thightly with foil; bake 1 1/2 hours or until very tender.
Remove squash from oven; discard foil. With fork, transfer garlic to small bowl; mash. With fork, comb squash strands into large bowl. Add mashed garlic, cheese and basil; toss. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. If deisred, sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
To Microwave:
With fork, pierce whole squash severl times. Place in glass baking dish. Cook in High 18 minutes, turing squash every 4 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
Place butter in small glass bowl; melt on High 30 seconds. Add garlic; cook on High 1 minutes; with fork, mash. Halve squash lengthwise; seed.
Serving Size: Makes 6 Servings
