A delicious alternative to pasta! This dish combines roasted spaghetti squash with sauteed asparagus, onions, garlic, and goat cheese, finished with fresh thyme and basil. Garnish with a few basil leaves and some Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 , 2 1/2 pound
- cooking spray
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon olive oil , or as needed
- 0.25 Spanishs onion , diced
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus , cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 0.5 cups vegetable broth
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
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Spray spaghetti squash with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper. Place squash, cut-side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion in hot oil until just starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add asparagus to onion and continue to saute until onion is tender, 5 minutes more. Stir garlic into onion mixture; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove onion mixture to a plate.
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Return skillet to heat. Scrape spaghetti squash flesh from skin using a fork to create 'noodles'; stir noodles into hot skillet and saute until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Pour vegetable broth into skillet with spaghetti squash; bring broth to a simmer and cook until mostly reduced, about 2 minutes. Stir onion mixture and goat cheese into spaghetti squash until cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Add basil and thyme. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts
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