I just learned to cook spaghetti squash in ten tiny minutes, from start to finish. Unbelievable!
Is it just me, or is it incredibly fun that God created a squash that once cooked, shreds out like noodles? He did all the work. We simply have to cook it. (There is a deep spiritual parallel here we should adopt and live by: God does God’s work. We simply get to be His glorious tools to be a part of His work as we listen and obey Him. I love this.)
So God’s spaghetti squash. It’s always been easy to prepare in the oven, but I just learned how to make it in my Instant Pot. It cooks at high pressure for 5 minutes and just like that, the spaghetti squash is ready to shred and eat!
First, use a sharp knife to cut the spaghetti squash into four rings like this:
Use a spoon to dig out the seeds.
Place the spaghetti squash rings onto the metal trivet inside your Instant Pot. Put 1 cup of water under the trivet.
Put the lid on the Instant Pot and seal. Set it to manual, for 5 minutes at hi pressure.
The cooking process will be barely over this 5 minutes because the Instant Pot won’t come to full pressure or need to release. So in just these few minutes, the squash is cooked and ready!
Use a fork to pull the squash apart into “noodles.”
So delicious as-is!
Or, my personal favorite: we mix leftover spaghetti sauce with leftover Alfredo Sauce and pour it over the spaghetti squash. What a nourishing meal!!
Warning: Spaghetti Squash doesn’t taste like regular pasta. I consider spaghetti squash to be a pasta replacement, but only as a vehicle to hold my sauce. I LOVE spaghetti squash covered in sauce, and in fact, I love it more than wheat pasta. But it doesn’t taste the same. It tastes like a mild vegetable covered with delicious sauce. Bring it on!
The Easiest (and Fastest) Way to Cook Spaghetti Squash
- 1 Spaghetti Squash
- 1 cup water
- Slice the squash into four rings.
- Remove the seeds with a metal spoon and discard.
- Pour one cup water into the Instant Pot.
- Place the prepared squash rings onto the metal trivet in the Instant Pot.
- Place the lid on and seal.
- Cook for 5 minutes at high pressure.
- Remove the cooked squash and pull the insides away from the rind with a fork.
- Serve as is or smothered in sauce.
Don’t have an Instant Pot? Here’s what I think about mine. (Spoiler alert: I love it.)
How to Cook Spaghetti Squash in the Oven
- Slice the squash into four rings.
- Remove the seeds with a metal spoon and discard.
- Place the prepared squash rings into a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-45 minutes.
- Remove the cooked squash and pull the insides away from the rind with a fork.
- Serve as is or smothered in sauce.
Are you a spaghetti squash fan?
My problem is cutting the squash, whether in rings (as shown) or down the middle (pole to pole). Either my knives aren’t sharp enough or I’m just too weak. Instead, when the oven is already going to be on, I throw a washed squash in, over to the side (leaving room for whatever I’m actually baking). It takes roughly an hour at 350 for the squash to easily poke with a fork. Pull out of oven, let cool enough to handle, use a table knife to slice down the middle (pole to pole), a spoon to scoop out the seeds, then the yummy flesh. Presto!
BTW, baked squash can be frozen for use later as well!