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Brown Butter Sage Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Quick and easy comfort food? Those things don't usually pair together in the same sentence, but with this brown butter sage spaghetti squash, you can have the best of both worlds! This dish is flavorful and filling; it makes for the perfect weeknight meal!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 355 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 4 small spaghetti squash or 3 medium
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon each: sea salt and pepper
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup walnuts
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 8 sage leaves chopped
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. While the oven is heating, halve the squash lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Put the squash on a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turn them cut side down then place the squash in the oven - it doesn't have to be fully heated. Roast until the squash are tender and a knife easily pierces the skin, 25-35 minutes.
- After the squash has cooked for 15 minutes, melt the butter in a small pan over medium-high heat. Cook the butter, swirling the pan a few times, until the foam subsides and the butter turns brown, about 2-4 minutes. Stir in the walnuts, garlic, and sage and let them cook for 30 seconds. Set the butter aside.
- When the squash is tender, carefully use a fork to scrape loose the strands of squash.
- Choose the 4 nicest looking squash shells and pile all the spaghetti squash strands in those 4 shells. Sprinkle the tops with parmesan cheese and then pour the butter over top.
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Notes
- Excerpted from How To Cook Everything Fast by Mark Bittman. Copyright 2014 by Double B Publishing, Inc. Reprinted with permission from the publisher.
- We've adapted this recipe to our personal preferences. We've increased the portion size as we love spaghetti squash and like to serve it as a hearty side. We've also reduced the amount of butter slightly and (the best) part added a little garlic and parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
355kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
473mg
(20%)
Potassium
590mg
(17%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
932IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
130mg
(13%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 355
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 355kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 473mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 590mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 932IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 130mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.