Baked Spaghetti Crush Gratin

Baked Spaghetti Squash Gratin Tender spaghetti crush topped alongside a quick-simmered tomato plant sauce & creamy, cheesy gratin topping.  So total of season you'll desire to larn inwards over again as well as again!
CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER

I'm non practiced alongside New Year's resolutions.  Not practiced at all.  So I don't brand them.  Therefore, I declared (not resolved) to seek to swallow healthier this year.

Well, it's non going as well as thus swell as well as thus far this year.  Case(s) inwards signal ... these German Chocolate Cupcakes, this No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Dessert, as well as these Mocha Swirl Cookies.  Oh, how I dear my sweets.

One positive stride toward my healthier eating destination is this Baked Spaghetti Squash Gratin.  Until now, I had never cooked spaghetti squash.  I dear crush ... all varieties ... as well as thus I'm non certain why I hadn't worked alongside spaghetti crush before.  But, I convey now!  And I'm as well as thus looking forwards to giving to a greater extent than spaghetti crush recipes a whirl.  So many possibilities!

To whip upwards this tasty spaghetti crush dish, kickoff past times baking upwards your spaghetti squash.  Run a fork through the crush flesh to create your "spaghetti" ... the strands really do expect similar spaghetti noodles!

Simmer upwards a quick slightly-spicy tomato plant sauce ...

... as well as pour it over the spaghetti crush "noodles."

Top the sauce alongside a mixture of ricotta cheese, Parmesan, as well as oregano to shape the 'gratin' business office of the dish.  (I intend I could swallow the 'gratin part' all past times itself forthwith from a spoon!  It's as well as thus yummy.)

Then bake it upwards all upwards until the spaghetti crush is bubbly as well as the gratin topping is lightly golden-browned.

Then dig on in!

 I'm happy to state this dish won the married adult man seal-of-approval ... he loved it.  My exclusively {very minor} trial was at that spot was a fleck of watery-ness from the crush inwards the bottom of the dish subsequently baking.  I intend when making this inwards the future, I may house my 'noodles' inwards a colander for a few minutes to drain earlier placing them inwards the baking dish.

After this tasty Spaghetti Squash Gratin, spaghetti crush volition definitely endure appearing over again as well as over again inwards my cooking line-up.  Any dishes as well as tips from experienced spaghetti crush cookers are welcome!  Please move out me a comment ... would dear to listen your favorites.

Baked Spaghetti Squash Gratin
Source:  Adapted from Cooking Light magazine
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

• 1 (4 lb.) spaghetti squash

Sauce:

• 1 T. olive crude oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground dark pepper
• 1/8 tsp. crushed ruby pepper
• 2 (28 oz.) cans whole tomatoes, drained as well as coarsely chopped
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. dried thyme

Gratin Topping:

• 1 (15 oz.) container part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Directions

1. For the Squash: Pierce crush several times alongside a fork as well as house on a baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for most 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Cool.
2. Cut crush inwards one-half lengthwise as well as scrape out seeds. Use a fork to scrape the within flesh of the crush into spaghetti-like strands. You should halt upwards alongside most half dozen cups of strands.
3. For the Sauce: Heat olive crude oil inwards a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic as well as gear upwards for most two minutes, stirring frequently. Add salt, dark pepper, crushed ruby pepper, tomatoes, oregano, as well as thyme. Bring to a boil; trim down rut as well as simmer for twenty minutes, or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
4. For the Gratin Topping: Place ricotta, Parmesan, dried oregano, dried thyme, as well as tabular array salt inwards a mixing bowl; stir to combine.
5. For Assembly as well as Baking: Place spaghetti crush 'noodles' inwards a baking dish sprayed alongside cooking spray. Pour sauce evenly over squash. Place cheese mixture on top of sauce as well as spread it alongside the dorsum of a spoon to evenly encompass the sauce.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for forty to 45 minutes, or until heated through, bubbly, as well as lightly browned. 

Enjoy!

Please savour these other tasty veggie dishes from ...

Baked Acorn Squash alongside Maple Glaze

Butternut Squash Gratin

Corn Pudding

Cauliflower {Just Like} Loaded Baked Potato Casserole

New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS FOR LATER

Affiliate links are included inwards this post. I have a little amount of compensation for anything purchased from these links, at no additional damage to you. Thank you lot for supporting when you lot store at Amazon.com.