Herbed spaghetti squash with mozzarella Recipe

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Herbed spaghetti squash with mozzarella

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Categories:	Cheese, Mozzarella, Pastas & Noodles, Squash, Vegetables	Rating:	0
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Ingredients:

1	large	Spaghetti squash (3 lb)
4	tbsp	Unsalted butter, cut in bits
5	large	Cloves garlic, peeled, halve
4	oz	Smoked or plain mozzarella
		-cut into ?inch dice
1	cup	Basil leaves, packed finely
		-shredded
		NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION/SERV
		X 157 calories
		X 5 g protein
		X 9 g carbohyrate
		X 12 g fat
		X 36 mg cholesterol
		X 265 mg sodium

Procedures:

1	Prehead oven to 375°F.
2	Halve squash lengthwise.
3	Scoop out and discard seeds.
4	Place cut side up in baking pan; add butter and garlic to hollow centers.
5	Sprinkle with ?t salt and ?t pepper.
6	Cover thightly with foil; bake 1 ?hours or until very tneder.
7	(to microwave: with fork, pierce whole squash severl times.
8	Place in glass baking dish.
9	Cook in high 18 minutes, turing squash every 4 minutes.
10	Let stand 5 minutes.
11	Place butter in small glass bowl; melt on high 30 seconds.
12	Add garlic; cok on high 1 minutes; with fork, mash.
13	Halve squash lengthwise; seed).
14	Remove squash from oven; discard foil.
15	With fork, transfer garlic to small bowl; mash.
16	With fork, comb squash strands into large bowl.
17	Add mashed garlic, cheese and basil; toss.
18	Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.
19	If deisred, sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan cheese.