Spaghetti Squash, Greek Style

My wonderful sister-in-law Christy suggested that I try this meal. I was a bit skeptical about the spaghetti squash, since I've never had it before. However, this was very delicious! It tastes just like pasta, but you don't have to feel like you had a heavy-on-the-carbs meal.

It fed us for two days, so approx. 4-5 servings. You can out find more about the recipe here.

What I love about this recipe: feta cheese and tomatoes! The fact that the entire meal is ALL veggies is also a plus. :)


Spaghetti Squash, Greek Style

Ingredients:
*One spaghetti squash, halved length-wise and seeded
*Olive oil
*1 onion, chopped
*1 clove garlic, minced
*1.5-2 cups of tomatoes, chopped
*3/4 - 1 cup of feta (or more if you are feta-crazy like me!!)
*One small can of sliced black olives, drained (approx. 3 tbsp. olives)
*2 tbsp. fresh basil (or dried)


Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) Put spaghetti squash halves in a large baking dish, face down in 1.5 cups of water. Add to preheated oven for approx. 30 minutes. Test the tenderness of the squash by inserting a sharp knife into squash. If it slips through flesh of squash with little resistance, it is done. Remove squash from oven. Set aside so that it can cool off.
3) Heat oil in a large skillet pan. Saute onion until tender. Add garlic, saute for 2 more minutes.
4) Use a fork on the spaghetti squash to make it "noodle up" by combing it with fork. (It's really simple to do!)
5) Add tomatoes, olives, some feta, basil, and spaghetti squash noodles to the skillet pan. Heat until warm and serve. Top with Parmesan cheese if desired!

Comments:
*I have not made this with fresh basil yet, since basil plants aren't in season. It tasted fine with dried basil, but I bet it will taste even better with the fresh! I can't wait to try it out again!
*Spaghetti squash is pretty cheap in the winter, so this is a great, cheap meal for a winter day.
*Since I LOVE tomatoes and feta, I went crazy with how much I put in of these two ingredients. The nice thing about this simple recipe, is that you can add extra or less of whatever you want, and it will still taste fine!
*Great job, Christy! I was very happy with this recipe. You rock! :)