How To Make Microwave Spaghetti Squash
This four-ingredient microwave spaghetti squash makes the perfect tasteful side dish! It’s all cooked up fast in the microwave for a fuss-free meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1spaghetti squash
- ¼cupwater
- 2tbspbutter,optional
- salt and pepper,to taste
Instructions
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Pierce the spaghetti squash with a fork about 8 times.
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Place in the microwave for 3 to 4 minutes.
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Remove the squash from the microwave, then slice from top to bottom lengthwise.
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Using a spoon, remove the seeds and pulp, then discard.
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Place the water in the bottom of a small casserole dish.
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Add the squash cut side down, then cover tightly with plastic wrap.
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Microwave for 6 to 10 minutes or until the squash is easily pierced through the skin with a fork.
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Remove from the microwave, then carefully remove the plastic wrap.
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Gently run a fork from top to bottom, creating strands of spaghetti squash.
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Season with butter, salt and pepper.
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Serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 83.14kcal
- Fat: 6.35g
- Saturated Fat: 3.77g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.54g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.46g
- Carbohydrates: 7.22g
- Fiber: 1.61g
- Sugar: 2.79g
- Protein: 0.75g
- Cholesterol: 15.26mg
- Sodium: 286.69mg
- Calcium: 27.18mg
- Potassium: 115.74mg
- Iron: 0.35mg
- Vitamin A: 54.72µg
- Vitamin C: 2.12mg
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