Garlic Parmesan Spaghetti Squash

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 spaghetti squash

1-2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt (divided)

1/2 teaspoon black pepper (divided)

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (divided)

Chopped parsley (for garnish)

Directions

Prep:

Preheat the oven to 400F and grease a baking dish with olive oil or cooking spray.

Wash the spaghetti squash, dry the skin completely, and cut it in halves. With a fork, pierce the skin of the squash 6 to 7 times to ensure even cooking.

Drizzle olive oil onto the flesh of each squash half and season with salt and pepper.

Bake:

Place each half flesh-side down into the baking dish and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the flesh is tender.

Serve:

Once the spaghetti squash is fork-tender, shred the squash meat into a large serving bowl.

Top with butter, garlic powder, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper. Toss to combine, serve, and top with parsley and remaining Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

• Calories: 176 kcal
• Total Fat: 12 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Trans Fat: 0.2 g
• Cholesterol: 21 mg
• Sodium: 429 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 17 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 7 g
• Protein: 3 g