Yet another Pinterest inspired dinner. This is a definite keeper. My version has a few changes even though I'm sure the original is also delicious. I used one half of a spaghetti squash, sprayed it with olive oil, added salt, pepper and some Italian seasoning and then roasted it cut side down for 50 minutes at 400 degrees. After it cooled, I scraped out the squash and put it in a small casserole pan (7x7). I chopped up 15 or so grape tomatoes (about 1 Cup) and stirred them in. I seasoned it with some dried basil, Onion Onion*, and Garlic Garlic*. I topped it with about 2oz of pepper-jack cheese. Then I baked it for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. It wasn't browned enough so I put it back in for 10 more minutes.
Spaghetti squash is tasty and I enjoy it by itself with some butter and salt. Maybe a little Parmesan. But it isn't pasta and it will never fool you into thinking it is pasta. If I really need a pasta fix, I will cook up some spaghetti and add it to the spaghetti squash for that yummy carb taste. The squash makes a great filler and tastes good with pasta.
*Tastefully Simple seasonings.
