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Spaghetti Squash Gratin
Gluten Free Living – 2014
Spaghetti Squash Gratin is absolutely heavenly. It’s also a wonderful way to prepare spaghetti squash. I prepared a thick, creamy, cheese sauce with gluten free flour. Then I added onions, garlic and red pepper for flavor, and parsley, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper for seasonings. This dish was spectacular.
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The cheese blend I used is exquisite. H-E-B has an Italian cheese blend that is a mixture of six different cheeses: mozzarella, parmesan, romano, asiago, fontina and provolone which provides a marvelous combination of flavors that’s incredible.
A few weeks ago I needed to use up a couple of spaghetti squashes that were going to go bad if I didn’t use them up. I went ahead and baked the squash and placed the squash in a bowl in my refrigerator for a few days trying to figure out a way to use it. That’s when I decided to try to make a cheesy gratin recipe with it. Wow, it was terrific.
I loved the crunchy squash in this thick, cheesy herb sauce. I was telling our company about it last Friday night and the gal wanted to try it so I heated it up and went ahead and served it along with my Pepperoni Pizza Chili and everything else I served that night. She and her husband both loved it.
If you’re looking for a way to use up spaghetti squash, or you’d like a different way to prepare it that’s quick, easy and delicious, then try your hand at this recipe sometime. It’s great for a Meatless Monday dish, as a side dish, and it’s also great heated up for leftovers! Spaghetti Squash Parmesan is healthy and clean although it’s not exactly low in calories since it’s in a cheesy, cream sauce. We loved this savory and tasty way to serve spaghetti squash and hope you will too.
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Spaghetti Squash Gratin is a fantastic meatless main dish recipe.
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Each spoonful is fantastic! Spaghetti Squash Gratin has such a creamy, cheesy sauce seasoned lightly with thyme, parsley and rosemary.
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This is a great way to use up spaghetti squash.
Here’s what I did.
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Bake spaghetti squash in a 350 oven for about an hour. Cut squash in half, remove pulp and seeds, and remove the squash from the shell with a fork. Set aside.
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Meanwhile, prepare sauce: Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, red bell pepper, and garlic. Saute until veggies are tender.
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Add parsley, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
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Work in gluten free flour with a whisk.
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Add half-and-half about 1/4 cup at a time until all the cream has been added. Then add milk or additional half-and-half. Stir until all the milk/cream has been combined.
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Add Italian cheese blend. This H-E-B Italian 6-cheese blend has mozzarella, parmesan, romano, asiago, provolone and fontina and is one of the best cheese blends we’ve ever tasted.
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Add spaghetti squash to the cheese sauce. Stir to combine and heat through.
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To serve: ladle Spaghetti Squash Gratin into bowls.
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Sprinkle with additional cheese, thyme, rosemary, and parsley for garnish, as desired.
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Spaghetti Squash Gratin is a clean eating recipe that’s gluten free.
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Our company loved the savory tastes of this delicious casserole. I highly recommend this dish for holiday menus.
Here’s the recipe.
SPAGHETTI SQUASH GRATIN
(My own concoction)
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Spaghetti Squash Gratin
Equipment
- 1 large roasting pan to roast spaghetti squash
- 1 large Dutch Oven or stock pot
- 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 whisk
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 large spaghetti squash cooked
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 2 tbsp. dried parsley
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup 2% milk or 3 cups half-and-half
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup gluten free flour or you can use regular all-purpose flour
- 8 oz. bag Italian cheese blend Asiago, Provolone, Parmesan, Romano, Fontina and Mozzarella
- 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend for garnish, as desired
- 2 tsp. dried thyme or dried rosemary or dried parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Bake spaghetti squash about an hour at 350.
- Set aside to cool about 15-30 minutes.
- Slice in half, remove pulp and seeds; discard.
- Remove the strands of spaghetti squash with a fork.
- Put in a bowl and set aside.
- Melt butter in Dutch oven.
- Add onion, garlic, and red pepper and sauté over medium heat until veggies are tender – about 5 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary and parsley and stir to combine.
- Add gluten free flour (or regular flour) with a whisk.
- Slowly stir in half-and-half and milk about ¼ cup at a time until all of the liquid is incorporated into the veggie mixture.
- Add 8-ounces Italian cheese blend and stir to combine.
- Heat through a minute or two until the cheese melts.
- Add spaghetti squash and stir to combine.
- Serve garnished with more cheese and seasonings if desired.
Notes
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Nutrition
- 1 large spaghetti squash, cooked, seeds and pulp removed, and removed from shell
- 1 stick butter
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 2 tbsp. dried parsley
- 1 tsp. thyme
- 1 tsp. rosemary
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup 2% milk (or 3 cups half-and-half)
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¾ tsp. pepper
- ½ cup [url href=”http://www.bobsredmill.com/” target=”_blank” title=”bobs red mill”]Bob’s Red Mill[/url] all-purpose gluten free flour
- 8-oz. Italian cheese blend: Asiago, Provolone, Parmesan, Romano, Fontina and Mozzarella
- Extra cheese for garnish, as desired
- Extra thyme, rosemary and parsley for garnish, as desired
- Bake spaghetti squash about an hour at 350.
- Set aside to cool about 15-30 minutes.
- Slice in half, remove pulp and seeds and remove the strands of spaghetti squash with a fork.
- Put in a bowl and set aside.
- Melt butter in Dutch oven.
- Add onion, garlic, and red pepper and sauté over medium heat until veggies are tender – about 5 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary and parsley and stir to combine.
- Add flour with a whisk.
- Slowly stir in half-and-half and milk about ¼ cup at a time until all of the liquid is incorporated into the veggie mixture.
- Add Italian cheese blend and combine.
- Heat through a minute or two until the cheese melts.
- Add spaghetti squash and stir to combine.
- Serve garnished with more cheese and seasonings if desired.
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The cheese sauce for spaghetti squash is amazing.
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Here’s a spoonful for you!
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Spaghetti Squash Gratin is a terrific side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas too.
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Spaghetti Squash Gratin
Equipment
- 1 large roasting pan to roast spaghetti squash
- 1 large Dutch Oven or stock pot
- 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 whisk
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 large spaghetti squash cooked
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 large onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic sliced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 2 tbsp. dried parsley
- 1 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup 2% milk or 3 cups half-and-half
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup gluten free flour or you can use regular all-purpose flour
- 8 oz. bag Italian cheese blend Asiago, Provolone, Parmesan, Romano, Fontina and Mozzarella
- 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend for garnish, as desired
- 2 tsp. dried thyme or dried rosemary or dried parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Bake spaghetti squash about an hour at 350.
- Set aside to cool about 15-30 minutes.
- Slice in half, remove pulp and seeds; discard.
- Remove the strands of spaghetti squash with a fork.
- Put in a bowl and set aside.
- Melt butter in Dutch oven.
- Add onion, garlic, and red pepper and sauté over medium heat until veggies are tender – about 5 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary and parsley and stir to combine.
- Add gluten free flour (or regular flour) with a whisk.
- Slowly stir in half-and-half and milk about ¼ cup at a time until all of the liquid is incorporated into the veggie mixture.
- Add 8-ounces Italian cheese blend and stir to combine.
- Heat through a minute or two until the cheese melts.
- Add spaghetti squash and stir to combine.
- Serve garnished with more cheese and seasonings if desired.
8 Comments
susan
February 4, 2019 at 5:44 pm
Can the spaghetti squash parm be frozen?
Teresa
February 4, 2019 at 9:04 pm
Yes, Susan. You can freeze this recipe.
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