Roasted Spaghetti Squash With Tomato Sauce USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers
Age Group: Ages 3-5
Serving Size: 25-50
This fun squash is an interesting way to serve vegetables in a dish that is appealing to kids.CACFP CREDITING INFORMATION¼ cup vegetablesSOURCE Team Nutrition CACFP Easy Recipe ProjectTeamNutrition.USDA.gov
Ingredients
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Quantity
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Ingredients
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Quantity
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
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Ingredients
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Quantity
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
*See Marketing Guide
Ingredients
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Quantity
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
*See Marketing Guide
Ingredients
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Quantity
25 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 lb 12 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 lb 10½ oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 3⅛ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 cups + 2 Tbsp Tomato sauce
- 2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ¼ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
50 Servings
Weight
- - - Nonstick cooking spray
- 5 lb 8 oz Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 3 lb 5 oz Tomato sauce
- - - Garlic Powder
- - - Italian seasoning, dried
- 6¼ oz Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- - - Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
Measure
- 1 spray Nonstick cooking spray
- - - Spaghetti squash, fresh, whole*
- 1 qt + 2¼ cups Tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried
- 1½ cups + 1 Tbsp Mozzarella cheese, part-skim, shredded
- ½ cup Basil, fresh, chopped (gently wash basil under running water before cutting)
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Instructions
- Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Preheat oven to 400 °F
- Lightly spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Soften spaghetti squash by cooking for 5–7 minutes in the oven. Remove from the oven.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise. Using a spoon, scrape out seeds.
- Place squash on baking sheet with hollowed-side down. Bake for 45–50 minutes or until a fork will easily go into the peel. Heat to an internal temperature of 140 °F or higher for at least 15 seconds.
- While squash is cooking, place tomato sauce, garlic 2 Tbsp 2¼ cups powder, and Italian seasoning in a small saucepan. Stir. Heat on medium heat for about 7–10 minutes.Heat to 140 °F or higher for at least 15 seconds.
- Remove squash from the oven and carefully turnover. Use a fork to scoop the squash out of the peel. Place contents in a large bowl.
- Combine squash and seasoned tomato sauce. Toss.
- Serve ⅓ cup (#12 scoop) squash topped with ½ Tbsp cheese. Garnish with basil. Serve immediately, or keep warm at 140 °F or higher.
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Nutrition INFORMATION
Roasted Spaghetti Squash With Tomato Sauce USDA Recipe for Child Care Centers
Amount Per Serving
0 ⅓ cup Roasted Spaghetti Squash With Tomato Sauce and ½ Tbsp cheese
Calories
27
Total Fat
0
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
0
g
0
%
Cholesterol
1
mg
0
%
Sodium
146
mg
6
%
Total Carbohydrate
5
g
2
%
Dietary Fiber
1
g
4
%
Total Sugars
2
g
2
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Calcium
2
mg
0
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
N/A=data not available
*Marketing Guide
Notes
- Contains milk (mozzarella cheese).
- *2 lb 12 oz is about 1 medium squash.
- *5 lb 8 oz is about 2 medium squash.
Yield / Volume
25 Servings:
Weight: 4 lbYield: 2 qt ⅜ cup
50 Servings:
Weight: 8 lb 1 ozYield: 1 gal ¾ cups