"Mac" and cheese - as promised

OK - so as promised here it is!

4 Tablespoons margarine or olive oil - I use a combination
4 Tablespoons flour

Melt margarine in a pan and add flour - wis****il smooth - cook about 1 minute

wisk in 2 cups of milk

add 1/2 teaspoon of dry mustard and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder. Salt and Pepper to taste. Allow to simmer and thicken.

Stir in 2 cups (more if you like it extra cheesy!) shredded cheddar

 voila - cheese sauce!

Split 1 spaghetti squash in 1/2 put face down (cut side) in a pot with about 1" of water - allow to boil approximately 20 minutes or until the flesh of the squash starts to flake with a fork. Remove from water, flake out squash and mix with cheese sauce.

Enjoy!

I suppose you could add a few bread crumbs and a drizzle of olive oil to the top and bake so it gets crunchy too!

Liz

Sounds good!  Thanks Liz!!

Have you tried oven roasting the spaghetti squash cut side down on a baking sheet?  I have not tried much spaghetti squash...but certainly will....and a lot of the cooking shows I watch have them oven roasting them....I'm wondering if it would make a difference?  I think they roast them for much longer though....so if time is of the essence.....

Pam

Pam - I have roasted it but I did it cut side up. It was yummy that way too but I think that it took around 45 minutes at 350 degrees. You could use it for this recipe either way - even be a great way to use up leftovers if you had them from another meal.

Liz

Thank Liz,

It sounds yummy, and since I don't tolerate pasta anyway, you've given me some good ideas!

Hugs, Laureen

you can also cook the spaghetti squash in the microwave.  split on a plate with cut side up, place a sheet of wax paper over the top, microwave for 15-20 mins. depending on size.  it also freezes well if you have extra.

I will definately make this

Everyone needs to make this.....and then invite me over to taste test it for them..LOL.

This was soooooooo DELICIOUS on Saturday and I'm not just saying that because I flaked the squash with my own 2 little hands...It really was to die for! I highly recommend it!

mmm sounds yummy.  thanks!

question for ya...ive never cooked spaghetti squash but just bought one.   do you scoop out the seeds after cutting it in 1/2, or do you cook it with the seeds in and scoop them out after its finished cooking????

man i gotta learn to cook again

I think you should scoop out the seeds before cooking it.  If you try to do it the other way around - when you try to scoop out the seeds it would probably remove to much of the flesh as the flesh will now be soft.

Oh - and if you've never cooked with it before from what I remember (it's been a long time since I've cooked w/ squash) they are really hard to cut into sometimes - so be careful!

Pam