One thing I get hooked on every so often is spaghetti squash. It makes a great side dish and sometimes I eat a big bowl as meal.
Cut the squash in half length-wise, scrape out strings and seeds.
These can be cooked in the microwave. Place cut side down on a plate with a little bit of water, cover with plastic wrap, and cook on high for about 8-10 minutes.
Scrape the flesh out with a fork. It will be HOT, so you can let it cool a bit before scraping, but I take it off the plastic wrap and put it on a dry plate so it doesn’t get soggy.
I top/mix mine with butter, fresh grated parmesan (not the powder stuff), salt and pepper.
Truly delicious.
I just made some more of this tonight and saved the seeds to roast them with a little olive oil and salt.
Lastly:
I’ve looked up some cold spaghetti squash salad recipes for summer, but haven’t tried any of those yet. :)
Just made this and it’s good.
Spam with roasted veggies
Found it on the Spam site called it kabobs and said for it to be grilled. I decided to put it in the oven to roast.
Chopped up red and yellow bell peppers, onion, yellow squash, zucchini squash and mushrooms. Put it all in a gallon baggie with some olive oil and reasoned it with pepper and ranch dip mix to marinade all afternoon.
Spread it out on a cookie sheet and added chopped up Spam. Let it cook until roasty.
I like it best with butter and parmesan, too.
I’ve never found it much of a substitute for real spaghetti, but love it for itself.