Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Spaghetti Squash with Peas and Parmesean

Beth made this tonight and loved it. I love having meals where I get full and eat my veggies. Mark liked it but did the peas and spaghetti squash separately since he doesn't like parmesan cheese.
We had them with whole wheat biscuits.

http://cleananddelicious.com/2011/04/10/spaghetti-squash-with-peas-and-parmesan/

Spaghetti Squash with Peas and Parmesan

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 cup of frozen peas
  • 2 cups of cooked spaghetti squash
  • ¼ cup of Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large non stick pan and add garlic. Saute until the garlic is fragrant (a minute or so) and then add in the peas. Cook the peas for about 3-5 minutes before adding in the squash.

Stir everything together and cook until the squash and peas have heated through. Top with the cheese and season with salt and pepper. Enjoy!

Makes 4 heaping ½ cup servings.

Nutritional Analysis

Calories: 102; Total Fat: 5g; Saturated Fat: 1.4g; Cholesterol: 4mg; Carbohydrate: 10.5g; Dietary Fiber: 2.6g; Sugars: 3.5g; Protein: 4.3g

How to cook spaghetti squash

slice in half lengthwise. (the longer the squash the longer the noodles you will have)

spoon out seeds

rub 1 T. olive oil over the inside

salt and pepper

bake for 45 min at 425

cool then scrape out with a forth

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