Ingredients
- 30 pounds spaghetti squash
- 6 small onions
- 8 cloves Michigan garlic
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1 #10 can diced tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
- 2 quarts shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
Directions
Preheat convection oven to 400°F or conventional oven to 425°F. Line a full sheet pan with parchment paper. Coat two 2-inch full hotel pans with cooking spray.
Cut ends off spaghetti squash. Stand on one flat end and then cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Remove seeds by gently scooping them out along with the strings that surround the seeds. (Do not remove the flesh of the squash.)
Place each squash half cut side down on the prepared sheet pan. Bake until very tender when pierced with a fork and skin is beginning to brown slightly, about 45 minutes. Let cool, then use a fork to scrape the squash out into strings. Divide cooked squash between the prepared hotel pans. (Don’t mash it! You want the squash to remain stringy.)
While the squash cooks, trim, peel and finely dice onions. Trim, peel and chop garlic. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add the onions and cook over low heat until tender but not browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to cook for 5 minutes more.
Put tomatoes in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse for about 30 seconds. (Alternatively, mash tomatoes in a large bowl with a potato masher.) Add the tomatoes to the pot with oregano, basil and salt. Bring to a steady simmer and cook until reduced to 2 quarts, 20 to 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F (convection) or 375°F (conventional). Top each pan of squash with 1 quart sauce, spreading evenly over the top. Sprinkle each with 1 quart cheese. Bake until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Serve hot or warm.
Yield: 50 servingsServing size: ½ cup Nutrition facts:Calories 188Sodium 253.02mgTotal Fat 7.02gSaturated Fat 2.46gRecipe courtesy of The New School Cuisine Cookbook, Vermont FEED.