Spaghetti Squash Carbonara
- 1 Spaghetti Squash
- 4 strips Bacon (or Turkey Bacon, If You Prefer)
- 1 cup White Onion, Minced
- 4 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1/2 cups Peas (optional, But Super Tasty)
- 1/4 cups White Wine (optional, For Deglazing)
- 1/2 cups Shredded Parmesan Cheese, Plus Additional For Sprinkling
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Puncture the flesh of the squash a few times to let the heat escape, then put the whole thing in the oven.
- Let it cook for 1 hour.
- When it is sufficiently cooled (about 15 minutes, you dont want to scald your hands), cut the squash in half lengthwise.
- 2.
- When it is cool enough that you wont hurt yourself, go ahead scoop out the seeds and all the stuff attached to it.
- Once youve scooped all the seeds out, angle a fork and scrape out the spaghetti of the squash.
- Put it in a bowl.
- 3.
- Put bacon strips in a frying pan over medium heat and cook until done.
- When its nice and crispy, remove the bacon from the pan and let it drain on paper towels.
- Dont get rid of the bacon grease.
- Trust me.
- 4.
- In the hot bacon grease, put minced onions and garlic.
- Let it cook for 5-6 minutes over medium heat, until the onions are translucent and your kitchen smells wonderful.
- Once the onion and garlic are sufficiently cooked, add in the peas and white wine, if using.
- Turn down the heat to low and let simmer for 5 more minutes.
- 5.
- At this point, add in the squash.
- Stir together the squash and the sauce goodness and let it meld for about 5-6 minutes.
- 6.
- Stir in the parmesan cheese while the squash is still on the stove top.
- It will get all melty and delicious.
- 7.
- When the cheese has melted, take it off the stove.
- Top it with bacon, extra parmesan cheese (if you desire) and salt and pepper.
- Remember the bacon and the parmesan are pretty salty, so taste it before you salt it.
- Personally, I only needed pepper.
- 8.
- Enjoy!
- (Recipe inspired by Steamy Kitchens Baked Spaghetti Squash.)
bacon, white onion, garlic, tasty, white wine, parmesan cheese, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/spaghetti-squash-carbonara/ (may not work)