[Violets1971]

I made this casserole lastnight , but I used shredded zucchini. It was delicious! My daughter even wanted it for breakfast this morning! It really does taste like hash brown casserole! Thanks Mark!!
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[sampaul]

Just wanted to say that this recipe is still one of my favorites and we enjoy it about twice a week! It goes great with a juicy steak! Thanks, Mark and Stacy!
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[mhayden999]

Thanks, but I have to give Stacy all of the credit...it is definitely one of my favorites too!!!!
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[Dingie_Dinah]

nooshing on some of this stuff right now. it is SOOOOO good!!!!!
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I have a dish of this in the oven right now, and I just can't wait to try it. Going to have it along with chicken thighs tonight. It just sounds soooooooo yummy.

Just a tip for people like me who have never tried spaghetti squash before. Along with the seeds, that netlike stuff in the middle can come out too (okay, so I didn't know ). I wasn't sure if that was the "spaghetti" since the rest looked solid. I did say to myself that if that was the spaghetti, there sure wasn't going to be much of it.

I'm in total shock at how much spaghetti there actually is, and I used a rather small squash (just about 2 pounds I think). Does anyone know what constitutes a medium and/or large squash? Other than size I mean. Most of them looked huge to me, and I picked the smallest one I could find.

Another tip that might be helpful. I used a cleaver to cut it. It still took a lot of strength and work, but I can't even envision trying to cut one of these with a regular knife. I stuck the point of the cleaver in the center of one side, and then worked it down, then inserted it again and went the other way. Did the same on the other side, and then inserted the cleaver one more time and started to sort of hammer on it. Once it got going, it went right through.

Mark and Stacey, thank you so much for sharing what looks to be something that could become a regular side dish for me. I'm even planning on having some for breakfast tomorrow.

Has anyone ever roasted the seeds? I'm thinking they'd probaby be kind of tasty. Sort of like roasted pumpkin seeds. How hot an oven would you use, and how long would you roast them?

[mhayden999]

Hope you enjoyed it Anne. I've never tried roasting the seeds, so I don't know if they'd be any good or not.

As far as cutting the squash...if you'll ask the produce manager at the store, they will cut it and wrap it in celophane at no charge...makes it much easier.

Take Care,

Mark
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[Dingie_Dinah]

Anne, another idea is to poke a couple holes in it, and roast it in the oven till it's soft. Much easier to cut when it's cooked and cooled. Just harder to get the seeds out.

And yes, I've known a lot of ppl who roast the seeds. After all the SS I had this summer, I didn't roast a one. Now I'm mad at myself. I tried one day, but didn't have the patience to try to get all the goo off of the seeds.

Another funny story about the famous SS. My bestest buddy at work took some to her mom, who roasted them whole in the oven, for like 3 hours, let them cool, took the seeds out and threw them on an old tree stump in her back yard. those COOKED seeds actually sprouted and started growing up the fence! I don't think she got anything off of them cause it was late in the season, but I couldn't believe cooked seeds actually grew!

And you are so right about how much comes out of even a small one! I think at last count, I had about 37 that I cooked this summer! all tucked away in my freezer. I found that one medium sized (out of all that I had) would fill up a 3 cup glad container.

the Hayden Hash Browns are my absolute favorite SS recipe. You want to know how to make it a complete meal? Take a summer sausage, or a keilbasa sausage, cut it in half, slit it, and bake it on top with the casserole. You talk about YUMMY!!!! I talked to Mark one day last week and Stacy was making that for supper. (great minds think alike!)

HUGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz
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[Dingie_Dinah]

http://stellastyle.com/community2/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10961

Anne, check out this posting on Skittie Squish.....
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[ScrappyKat]

We cant buy Spaghetti Squash over here in OZ. I remember my mum growing it once when I was a child, and served it up on the side of the plate. It wasn't very nice. Haven't had it since.

[playtime8978]

I want to try this but its hard to get hold of spag squash here. we get it very rarely, I tried it once and really didnt like it all that much I roasted it in the oven then gently heated some olive oil and garlic in the pan then tossed the strands in that, it was not unpleasant just had no flavour so this recipe sounds perfect as it has other things with it, I just didnt know what to do with it
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