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Pasta, a main dish originally from Italian cuisine, is nothing more than dough, flour, water and eggs. However, the best pastas have carefully measured amounts of each. Pasta comes in many different shapes and sizes.

Spaghetti Squash Alfredo
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
4
cups cooked spaghetti squash (see Note)

1/2
teaspoon salt

1/2
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

4
tablespoons unsalted butter

1
teaspoon crushed or minced garlic

1
cup heavy cream

1/2
cup grated Parmesan

12
ounces (about 2 cups) frozen, cooked, deveined shrimp, thawed

1
tablespoon olive oil

4
basil sprigs for garnish (optional)



Preparation:
1.
Season squash with salt and pepper. Heat butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds; add squash. Stir and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until squash is heated through and coated with butter.

2.
Add cream and cook, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes or until cream begins to thicken.

3.
Meanwhile, in a separate nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add shrimp and stir-fry until heated through. Remove from heat. Set aside.

4.
Add Parmesan to spaghetti squash mixture and stir to mix. Cook about 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

5.
To serve, divide spaghetti squash and sauce among 4 pasta bowls. Divide shrimp and place on top of squash. Garnish with basil, if desired.


Note: Two medium spaghetti squash, or 3 to 3-1/2 pounds, will yield about 4 cups cooked squash. To cook squash easily and quickly, pierce each squash to the center with a knife in two places. Place squash on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 20 minutes. (If the microwave does not have an automatic turntable, turn squash 3 times during cooking.) Let squash sit for 10 minutes. Cut off stem end and discard. Slice in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and center membranes and discard. Using a fork, shred squash pulp into a colander to drain. Measure 4 cups; refrigerate any remainder for use in soups or salads.

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 cup squash with sauce plus 1/2 cup shrimp
Sodium 655 mg
Protein 24 g
Fiber 2 g
Carbohydrate 13 g
Cholesterol 252 mg
Saturated Fat 24 g
Total Fat 43 g
Calories from Fat 72 %
Calories 524
Dietary Exchange:
Meat 3
Starch 1
Fat 6.5


This recipe appears in: Pasta



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