Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place spaghetti squash cut-side down in a baking pan. Pour water around squash.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes. Scrape out and discard seeds. Scrape flesh into strands with a fork.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and hot sauce; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in squash strands, artichoke hearts, and red bell pepper. Season with oregano, basil, and thyme.
• Stir chicken and Parmesan cheese into the saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Brown beef until no longer pink.
• Drain.
• Saute onions, oregano and garlic for 5 minutes.
• Add wine through tomatoes (7 ingredients), and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until thick.
• Combine flour, milk, and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg in medium saucepan and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat, and cook for 7 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Remove milk mixture from heat. Stir in feta cheese, half of Parmesan cheese and eggs.
• Sprinkle half the bread crumbs into a 2 large professional-size baking pans coated with cooking spray.
• Place half of the cooked spaghetti into the 2 pans, top with half th e beef mixture and then half of the cheese sauce. Repeat layers.
• Combine other half of Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs and sprinkle over the top of pans.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until golden brown (about 1 hour if recipe is made ahead). Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• I found it cuts well into squares for serving. Wonderful aroma, very tasty. This recipe was used successfully by a church group.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add squash and zucchini; saute 6-8 minutes longer or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the remaining ingredients; heat through.

Steps:

• Cut squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds. Place squash cut side down on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 15-18 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from the skillet., In the same skillet, cook bacon and leek over medium heat until bacon is crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon mixture to paper towels. Add garlic; cook for 1 minute. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add the broth, wine and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in remaining ingredients. Add chicken and bacon mixture; heat through., When squash is cool enough to handle, use a fork to separate strands. Serve with chicken mixture.