Simple Baked Spaghetti Squash (Toaster Oven) recipe

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Ingredients

1 (2 pound) spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
½ cup butter, cut into 10 equal pieces
¼ cup brown sugar, divided
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided

Nutrition Info

223 calories
carbohydrate: 21.3 g
cholesterol: 40.7 mg
fat: 16.2 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturatedFat: 9.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 137.5 mg
sugar: 9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat toaster oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Place spaghetti squash halves on a compact baking sheet. Place 5 pieces of butter into each half. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon over each half.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until soft, about 1 hour.

  4. Remove squash from oven and scrape insides with a fork into a loose pile of strands.

  5. Return to the oven and bake until flavors combine, about 10 minutes more. Let cool before serving, about 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

My dad made this when we were kids. It was the only way he could get us to eat squash. Add additional butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon to taste.

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