Margherita Spaghetti Squash

If you are craving pasta or any type of noodle, but need to be eating vegetables, the spaghetti squash is your way of getting 2 in 1!  This recipe is a favorite at our house.  It’s a good way to feel like an Italian feast at your house.  Spaghetti squash is easy to bake so not a lot of ingredients are needed.  You can dress it up anyway you’d like.  The recipe used here is typical of what we do at our house:

Ingredients:

1 large Spaghetti Squash

1 TBS Olive Oil

1 Tomato, diced

Italian Seasoning

Shredded Parmesan Cheese

 

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Cut the top off of the spaghetti squash.  squash 1

 

Then split the squash in half length wise.  You’ll need to scoop the seeds out of the squash before baking it.

squash 2

Once you’ve done that, place in a Pyrex dish, or any other oven safe pan.  Drizzle the olive oil inside the spaghetti squash.

squash 3

Before placing the dish in the oven to bake, you need to flip over the squash, so it’ll cook flat side down.

squash 4

Set the timer for 40 minutes.  After your time is up, take the squash out of the oven.  Flip it back over, and with a fork, string apart horizontally the strands of the squash.  It should be effortless.  If it’s still a little tough, stick it back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes depending on toughness.  Once the squash has been stringed apart, leave it inside the shell for the next few steps.  Add in your diced tomato, Italian seasoning, and a sprinkle of shredded Parmesan cheese.  Put the squash back in the oven for another 5 minutes to let the cheese melt and to warm up the tomatoes.  When time is up, take it out and let it rest for a few minutes to cool.

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Take as much as you’d like for your meal.  To complete the meal, I make turkey meatballs so it’s a full on Italian dish that follows Eat by Color.  Enjoy!

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Baked Vegetables-Eat by Color Style!

If you’re looking for a new way to cook vegetables, this method is quick, easy, and DELICIOUS!  Baking vegetables in the oven gives them a different taste it seems without adding any seasoning to them.  My husband and I have been making this frequently and we go through half the pan in one meal!  We pile the veggies high though, so this could serve a family of 4 if you put your portions to 1/2 a cup.

Ingredients:

Vegetables of your liking (Broccoli, cauliflower, and baby carrots are featured in this photo)

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Baked Veggies before

Directions:

Set your oven to 450 degrees.  Slice your selected veggies to bite size pieces, and place them on a cookie sheet (you may need to put a non-stick spray on depending on the coating of your cookie sheet).  Spread out the vegetables so they’re in a single layer.  Drizzle the olive oil over top of the vegetables (it doesn’t need to be coated).  Place in the oven and set the timer for 45 minutes.

I like to flip the veggies over half way through the cooking time so they cook more evenly, but it is not necessary.  If you want some heat, add a small amount of Red Pepper Flakes after baking.

Baked Veggies after

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