Vegetables.......Not Their Favorite

Trying to get my boyz, both big and small, to eat vegetables is a losing battle. Fresh form our garden? Bleck. Cooked in creative ways? Bleck. Hidden in foods? Bleck (if they find out). Part of our adventures in the kitchen will be trying new and interesting vegetables to see if we can find some things they like. 

I let them pick out what vegetable they wanted to try. They chose Spaghetti Squash. Cool name. Doesn't even sound like a vegetable! I googled recipes and found one I thought might be a winner. It is a variation on a pasta alfredo dish. 

Prep time: 10 min total

Cook time: 50 min for the squash, 20 min finished casserole

Level: Easy

Recipe:

Med Spaghetti Squash, split in half, seeds removed

Brush cut halves with olive oil, place cut side down on baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 50 minutes, or until fork easily pierces outside skin

Allow squash to cool slightly, then remove insides by shredding with a fork

To the squash, add:

1 can cream of celery soup

3/4 C water

1/4 C milk

1 C shredded swiss cheese

parsley, chives, salt, pepper and garlic to taste

Pour into casserole dish (I used a 9x13 glass baking dish)

Sprinkle with parmesan cheese

Return to 350 F oven for 20 min.

Seth shows us what a Spaghetti Squash looks like.

 Ahren showing you the insides of the squash. They had a good time scooping out the seeds.

 Hey, this reminds us of pumpkins!

 This is how I cook, measuring by taste and a dash of this, a palm of that. 

 Stand back when you let 5 year olds add the pepper. I didn't and was sneezing for the next 30 minutes!

 Who wants to open the can of soup? Me, me, me!

 This made me nervous, but I had to let him try a little bit. He did really great and didn't burn himself. I did NOT let the two younger boys try. Trips to the emergency room are not included in our adventures!

Notes about the recipe: It didn't have much flavor, the dish was a bit runny, and the squash was still a bit crunchy not at all noodle like. Seth and I liked it somewhat, but the rest of the family did not. I didn't like it enough to want to make it again, at least  not with this recipe. I think it would be really good made with cinnamon and maple flavors, more like a sweet potato casserole.