The Perfect Oven Roasted Garlic Butter Spaghetti Squash

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This garlic butter spaghetti squash checks all the boxes! Easy to make, flavorful, and sure to be a family favorite you’ll want to make it all the time! Spaghetti squash gets its name, as you might guess, because it resembles spaghetti and is the perfect SCD replacement for it. Mild, sweet, and slightly buttery in flavor it makes the perfect base to showcase whatever you add to it. In this recipe, the rich butter cuts through the herbaceous and pungent garlic and pairs flawlessly with the delicate squash. Finished with clean and earthy parsley this really is a superbly simple yet sophisticated side dish. So, what are you waiting for? Make this side to accompany your favorite SCD Italian dish today!

                                 

The Perfect Oven Roasted Garlic Butter Spaghetti Squash

Serves 4
Prep: 12 min
Cooking: 45 min
Total: 57 min  
Beginner

Ingredients:

1 large spaghetti squash (about 3 lbs.), halved and deseeded 

1 Tbsp. olive oil 

1 tsp. salt

4 cloves of garlic, minced 

3 Tbsp. butter 

parsley, chopped, for garnish

  Method Of Prep:

  1. Gather and prep ingredients.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a sheet tray with foil, and set aside.
  3. Start by halving your spaghetti squash horizontally. Scoop out and discard the seeds.
  4. Place the two halves inside facing up on your sheet tray.
  5. Drizzle olive oil over the halves. Season with salt and roast for 30 minutes.
  6. Just before your 30 minutes is up, melt butter and add in garlic.
  7. Mix together, and brush over the inside of the squash.
  8. Return to the oven for 15 more minutes. After time has elapsed, use a fork to make sure the squash is fully cooked and soft.
  9. Remove from the oven to cool slightly.
  10. Add parsley to garnish and scoop out to serve.
  11. Serve immediately, and enjoy!

                      

Nutrition Facts: 
Calories- 215
Carbs- 24.5 g
Fat- 13.5 g
Protein- 2.4 g