Did you know spaghetti squash is actually a winter squash, even though it looks like it should be a summer vegetable? It stores for months in a cool pantry—I’ve kept one for three months and it was still fine. The secret? A raw spaghetti squash can survive a nuclear winter, but a cooked one is delicate as a snowflake.
How to Cook Spaghetti Squash Perfectly - Studio Food
And here’s the wild part: one medium spaghetti squash contains only about 42 calories per cup of cooked strands. That’s less than a bite of actual spaghetti. So you can eat an entire squash’s worth of “noodles” and still have room for three bowls of marinara sauce. You’re welcome.
When in Doubt, Go by Smell
Your nose is smarter than you give it credit for. A properly cooked spaghetti squash smells sweet, nutty, and a little bit like roasted chestnuts. If your kitchen smells like a damp basement or raw pumpkin, it’s not done yet. Trust your nostrils.
I once ignored my nose because I was in a hurry, and I ended up serving “spaghetti” that tasted like crunchy water. My dog refused to eat it. Dogs do not lie about bad squash.
