Bored With Spaghetti?

Author: Tina | Posted: 21-07-2010 | Category: Trade Ups

Are you getting bored with eating spaghetti for dinner? Regular, old Creamette Spaghetti, for instance, only scores a 57 on the NuVal scale. What about giving spaghetti squash (NuVal score: 93) a try? It’s an easy trade-up. Plus, spaghetti squash is something new and different to try for dinner.

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Spaghetti squash is easy to make, and when topped with marinara sauce and a little Parmesan cheese, it tastes almost like regular pasta, but it’s a lot more nutritious for you.

How to cook spaghetti squash:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F.

2. Cut the squash in half lengthwise.

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3. Using a spoon, scrape out the seeds in each half.

4. Bake the halves face-down on a lightly oiled tray for about 30-35 minutes, or until the skin-side of the squash can be pierced with a fork.

5. Allow the baked squash to cool for about 20-25 minutes, then use a fork to scrape-out (length-wise) the “spaghetti” strands from the skin.

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A small, whole spaghetti squash will yield a TON of cooked squash! Spaghetti squash stores well in a Tupperware container in the fridge and tastes great reheated in the microwave.

Trading Up Downtown Giveaway

Thanks to everyone who entered yesterday’s iced coffee giveaway! Here’s your winner: 59!

59. Tamara @ The Stretch Jean Incident

I love iced coffee, but ice cream has to be my favorite cool treat, preferably a flavor with chocolate and peanut butter!

Congrats, Tamara! Please email me at thaupert@nuval.com with your full name and mailing address to claim your prize.

Category: Trade Ups by Tina

10 Responses to “Bored With Spaghetti?”

  1. 1. Pam, on July 21st, 2010 at 7:36 am Said:

    Congrats Tamara!

    Love Spag Squash and that dish looks so scrumptious….love all the mushrooms!

    Enjoy!

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  2. 2. Sarah @ See Sarah Eat, on July 21st, 2010 at 9:00 am Said:

    I love spaghetti squash! Thanks to that post you did on Carrots ‘n Cake a while back, I learned how to cook it and now I make it all the time. So much better than boring ol’ spaghetti :)

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  3. 3. Heidi, on July 21st, 2010 at 9:28 am Said:

    I love spaghetti squash, but I’ve also used Tofu Shirataki noodles in place of pasta. How do you think these would rate on the Nuval scale?

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  4. 4. Wei-Wei, on July 21st, 2010 at 10:58 am Said:

    I think spaghetti squash is so interesting! I also want to ask Heidi’s question – do you guys have the score of Shirataki noodles, or konjac?

    Wei-Wei

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  5. 5. Melissa, on July 21st, 2010 at 12:02 pm Said:

    I heart spaghetti squash. I have to try giving it to my kids to see if they think it’s spaghetti.

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  6. 6. Michelle @ Turning Over a New Leaf, on July 21st, 2010 at 2:20 pm Said:

    I didn’t like spaghetti squash growing up, but now I do! It adds a nice little bite!

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  7. 7. Wendy (Give Love Create Happiness), on July 21st, 2010 at 2:21 pm Said:

    I have never tried that but it looks good and I think I should give it a whirl!

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  8. 8. Laura, on July 21st, 2010 at 2:38 pm Said:

    I always wondered what to do with spaghetti squash. This sounds yummy! Thanks for the extra tips as well.

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  9. 9. Stina @ Girl Can, on July 21st, 2010 at 3:11 pm Said:

    I LOVE spaghetti squash! I pretty much never make “traditional” spaghetti anymore. (I eat/ use pasta, but never for spaghetti.) I’ve found that chopping off the stem so you have a flat base making cutting the squash in half so much easier!

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  10. 10. Trading Up Downtown » Blog Archive » Spaghetti Squash Marinara with Italian Sausage, on December 3rd, 2010 at 6:11 am Said:

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