Spaghetti Squash Boats
Spaghetti Squash Boats

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, spaghetti squash boats. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Cut squash in half lengthwise; scoop out seeds. Place squash, cut side down, in a baking dish. Baked Italian Spaghetti Squash Boats Recipe.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spaghetti squash boats using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti Squash Boats:
  1. Take 3 small spaghetti squash
  2. Make ready 1/3 cup small curd cottage cheese
  3. Make ready 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  4. Prepare 1 tbsp chopped basil
  5. Prepare 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  6. Get 1 -sauce-
  7. Take 1 tsp olive oil, extra virgin
  8. Prepare 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  9. Take 3 clove garlic, minced
  10. Prepare 14 oz italian chicken sausage
  11. Prepare 14 oz crushed tomatoes
  12. Take 2 tbsp chopped basil

Here's why this Spaghetti Squash boat recipe work? There are so many different methods on how to handle squash. Some of the best practices include: bake first, steamed in a pan in the oven, sliced into rings, cut lengthwise, or boil first. All of those options will work, but I have a preferred method.

Steps to make Spaghetti Squash Boats:
  1. Preheat oven to 400°f
  2. Cut squash in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds. Season with salt and pepper. Bake one hour on a cookie sheet, cut side down, until soft.
  3. In a bowl, combine the cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, and basil.
  4. In a large skillet, sauté the onions and garlic in the olive oil. Add sausage and cook, breaking up into small pieces until browned and cooked through.
  5. Add the crushed tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, and reduce heat to low, and simmer about 20 minutes. Add the basil.
  6. When squash is cooked, let cool about 10 minutes. When it's cool enough to handle, use a fork to remove the flesh, reserving the shells.
  7. Place the spaghetti squash on paper toweling to soak up any excess liquid. Then mix with HALF the sauce. Divide the squash mixture evenly between the shells.
  8. Top the filled shells with remaining sauce, cottage cheese mixture, and mozzarella cheese, dividing each evenly among your "boats".
  9. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until hot and cheese is melted.
  10. Delicious!

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