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Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Pesto

Fragrant Pesto Coated Spaghetti Squash will have you seeing squash in a new light!

Ingredients

3 lb. Spaghetti Squash

For Pesto:

1.5 oz. baby spinach

.5 oz. fresh basil leaves, cleaned and dried

2 Tbsp pine nuts

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 tsp. salt

1 oz. unsalted butter, melted & warm

To Garnish:

2 oz. crumbled feta cheese

1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Carefully cut spaghetti crosswise into 1″ circular pieces. Remove the seeds from the inside of the squash pieces and discard. Place squash rounds cut side down on parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake squash in oven until tender or al dente, about 30 to 40 minutes.

While squash is baking prepare pesto. Put spinach, basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil and salt into a blender. Process until pesto is smooth stopping and scraping down sides as needed; set aside.

When squash is done remove from oven. Using a fork carefully remove the stands of squash separating them from the squash skin and place in a large bowl. Discard the skins.

Immediately pour the warm, melted butter and pesto over the squash and toss to coat well.

Serve with crumbled feta and lime slices.