Monday, February 20, 2012

Spaghetti Squash Zucchini Casserole

Sometimes, people think that because I am a vegetarian that I am sacrificing taste. Let me assure you that could be no further from the truth. I use tons of spices. I put them in everything. Herbs and Spices are a cook's best friends. Recipes can sometimes be like guides and most of the time, unless I'm baking, I don't follow a recipe. Add spices and herbs to your taste. Preheat oven to 350 Cut 1 spaghetti squash in half and scoop the seeds out careful not to cut into flesh of squash. Set seeds aside so you can roast them with some salt. 1 spaghetti squash baked at 350 for about 15 minutes. While baking, grate 1 whole zucchini and set aside. The spaghetti squash should be only about half way done when you take it out of the oven. With a fork, begin to scrape out the flesh of the squash and it will be stringy like spaghetti and a thin, hard skin will be left. Discard shells (or you can bake this in the squash shells for a nice presentation) and place the spaghetti like strands in a large bowl. Gently, mix 1 whole zucchini grated and a can of diced tomatoes (I use fire roasted with garlic and basil, but use whatever you like) in with the spaghetti squash, seasoning as desired. I use "Tastefully Simple" garlic garlic, seasoning salt and onion onion. I add garlic, thyme, rosemary, oregano, marjoram, crushed red pepper, salt, white and black pepper. Add seasonings a couple of dashes at a time. Once mixed, add a couple of Tbsp of nutritional yeast (I get mine in the bulk aisle at my grocer's). If you prefer to make this vegan, stop here! If not add a little grated Parmesan cheese. Once mixed, spray nonstick spray into casserole dish. Add the mixture into the casserole dish. The size of the casserole dish will depend on how large of a spaghetti squash you've chosen. You can sprinkle with Parmesan or more nutritional yeast before putting casserole dish in the oven on 350 for about 20 minutes. If you set your seeds aside, dry them off with a towel and toss with salt (any other seasonings that you like) and a tiny amount of oil. Put in small baking dish in one layer and put in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes. Careful, they can burn easily. The recipe is about 75 calories per 1 cup serving. Enjoy!

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