Half one squash and take out seeds. Pierce with fork & place cut side up in baking dish with one inch water. Sprinkle flesh with salt pepper garlic salt and drizzle with truffle oil or olive oil. Roast for 1 hour or until soft.
Cool squash & remove flesh with a fork to make the squash "noodles" the fun part! Return squash to baking dish with more salt and pepper to taste as well as another drizzle of truffle oil. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup fresh shaved Parmesan and 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil as well as 1/2 cup milk. Bake for 20-30 min or until cheese is melted and heated through.
You can find truffle oil at any specialty grocery store. A small bottle goes a long way. I like black truffle oil. It's a bit stronger so you need less for the awesome taste it adds. I'm cheap!
This would make a fun & interesting side at Thanksgiving for a change :) (maybe instead of the green bean casserole??!)
Mom's shortcut suggestion:
ReplyDeleteInstead of baking squash in regular oven, use the microwave & it's cooked in less than 10 min!
Wash squash & cook whole; 1st pierce with fork or knife all over before placing in microwave to allow steam to escape. Cook 3-4 min. at a time turning squash each time till it becomes soft. Cut open & remove seeds &then fork out flesh to schred into "spaghetti" threads.