Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca Bake Recipes

SPAGHETTI SQUASH PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, and scoop out seeds, leaving the flesh intact. 3. Drizzle cut side with 2 tablespoons evoo, and season with salt and pepper. Place cut-side down on prepared baking sheet. Roast in a 375°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted with no resistance. 4. Meanwhile, toss tomatoes with 2 tablespoons evoo, salt, and pepper. In the last 15 minutes of cooking, place tomatoes in the oven along with the squash for 15 minutes, or until blistered. 5. Remove squash and tomatoes from oven and cool. With a fork, gently scrape the fragile squash strands into a mixing bowl. 6. Heat 2 teaspoons of evoo in a large saute pan. Add anchovies and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until anchovies melt into hot oil. Add garlic, olives, capers, and spaghetti squash. Gently toss together. 7. Fold in roasted tomatoes, parsley, and 1 tablespoon of evoo. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top (if using). Serve immediately. Want recipes like this delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up now for Jamie Geller's Weekly Newsletter.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH PUTTANESCA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the spaghetti squash halves on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until it can be pierced with a fork. Set aside until it's cool enough to handle.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, add the olive oil to a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up. When it's nearly cooked through, add the bell pepper and cook until the peppers have softened.
• Add the pasta sauce, capers, olives, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• When the squash is cool enough to handle, shred the flesh with a fork, creating spaghetti-like strands, and add them into a 13″x9″ casserole dish. Discard the squash skins. Pour the sauce over the spaghetti squash and mix it together until it's totally combined.
• Sprinkle with the cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bubbling and the cheese has browned slightly.

SHEET-PAN SPAGHETTI SQUASH PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375°F. Halve squash lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Season inside of squash with salt and pepper. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray; lay halves cut side down on sheet and bake 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine anchovy (if using), garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, capers, red pepper flakes, and 2 Tbsp. oil in a large bowl. Remove baking sheet from oven and transfer tomato mixture to sheet alongside squash. Return to oven and cook until squash is tender and shell is easily pierced, about 15 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, toast pine nuts in a dry small skillet over medium-low heat, tossing often, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Immediately transfer to a plate; set aside.
• Remove sheet from oven. Scrape squash crosswise to pull strands from shells into a medium bowl; discard shells. Using the back of a fork or spoon, gently push down on tomatoes on sheet to break them up and release their juices. Scrape tomato mixture and any accumulated juices into bowl with squash. Add remaining 1 Tbsp. oil, then toss with half of basil, parsley, and reserved pine nuts. Divide among bowls and dollop with ricotta. Garnish with remaining basil, parsley, and pine nuts.

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and scoop out all the seeds in the middle. Place the squash, cut side down, in a glass container filled with 1-inch of water. (Make sure the dish can fit into your microwave!) Cover the dish with plastic wrap and cook squash in the microwave for 8-12 minutes until squash is tender and you can pierce the squash with a fork. Remove from oven and let cool until easy to handle.
• Meanwhile, make the puttanesca sauce by heating the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chili flakes and cook for about 1 minute taking care not to burn the garlic. Add the capers, quartered olives and brine from capers. Cook 2 minutes more. Stir in the marinara sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes and then remove sauce from heat.
• Lightly butter a 9×9 or similar size baking dish; set aside.
• Spare the meat of the spaghetti squash out of the shells and place into a large bowl. Add ricotta cheese, a pinch of salt and pepper and 2 cups of the puttanesca sauce and stir just until combined. Add spaghetti squash to prepared baking dish and spread it out evenly. Top with more sauce if desired and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Place casserole in preheated oven and bake 30-35 minutes until heated through and cheese on top is melted and bubbly.
• Remove from oven and serve right away!

SPAGHETTI SQUASH PUTTANESCA WITH TOFU

Steps:

• In 10 inch saute pan, combine stewed tomatoes, chicken broth, onion, parsley, pepper flakes, basil, garlic, thyme, ground pepper, and nutmeg. Bring to boil and reduce heat, simmering about 10 minutes. If your tomatoes are not chopped, break them apart with the back of a spoon.
• Add olives, capers, and mushrooms and continue to simmer until mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. If needed, add more chicken broth. Add Parmesan and stir into sauce.
• Add cubed tofu and gently fold into sauce. Cover and let simmer until tofu is heated and has absorbed some flavor, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked shredded spaghetti squash and top with Feta. Re-cover and let sit on low heat until heated through and cheese has softened.

SPAGHETTI SQUASH PUTTANESCA

Steps:

• Place squash in 9-inch glass pie plate and pierce 6 times with a sharp knife. Microwave on High 5-6 minutes per pound, about 27 minutes, or until squash is tender when pierced with a knife. Cool 10 minutes for easier handling.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix tomatoes, sliced basil leaves, tuna, olives, capers, oil, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper until combined.
• Cut squash lengthwise in half; remove and discard seeds. With a fork, scrape flesh to separate into strands and place in large bowl; discard shell. Drain squash if necessary. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; toss to combine.
• Divide squash among 4 dinner bowls. To serve, top with tomato mixture; garnish with basil leaves and Parmesan.

BAKED SPAGHETTI SQUASH LASAGNA STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with a thin layer of cooking spray. Place squash halves cut side down on the baking sheet.
• Bake squash 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife can be easily inserted. Remove from oven, and cool.
• Meanwhile, spray a non-stick saucepan with cooking spray. Over medium heat, saute the onion and garlic until golden brown. Stir in tomatoes, basil, bouillon cube, and black pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until you have a medium thick sauce.
• Remove squash strands with a fork, reserving the shells. Layer each half with a spoonful of the sauce, a layer of spaghetti squash strands, olives, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers until shells are full, or until all of the ingredients are used. Top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until Parmesan cheese melts.