It’s fall. Fall is my favorite season. Fall bring us squash, which is one of my favorite things to cook with. One of the most versatile squashes out there is the spaghetti squash. I do everything with this vegetable. I pickle it, I roast it, make ragouts with it…I even (dare I say) make BREAKFAST WITH IT!!!! Spaghetti Squash is very flavorful and can be a substitute for hash brown potatoes. I used it quite a bit as something different, yet familiar, for the most important meal of the day. One of the more interesting things I did with it was take a spin on the traditional breakfast casserole, and use the squash instead of shredded potato. Some people could never tell the difference and some people knew and loved it. It’s a great way to get kids to try squash to and start that love affair with fall gourds. This recipe feeds about 4-6. You’ll need:
- 1 whole spaghetti squash
- 3 oz, breakfast sausage cooked and rough chopped
- 8 strips of bacon, cooked and chopped
- 2 cups of your favorite shredded cheese (I’m using smoked gouda today)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 c heavy cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Start this up by turning your oven up to 350. Split the squash in half and take the seeds out. Rub it with some oil or melted butter and season with salt and pepper. Through that bad boy in the oven, skin up, for about an hour. You can do this the day before too.
- Let the squash cool, then pull it out of it’s skin with a spoon like this:
- Crack your eggs into a bowl, add the cream, the beat the eggs well. BEFORE YOU ADD THE EGGS TO THE SQUASH!!!!! Taste the squash and season it again. Taste good? OK great. Now add your eggs, meats, and half the cheese to the bowl and mix everything together.
- Butter up a lasagna pan or casserole dish and lay down that mixture evenly. Cover it with parchment (or wax) paper and foil then throw it in the oven for 40 minutes at 350. Take it out, add the rest of the cheese to the top and cook it another 10 minutes.
This doesn’t need any accompaniments, it’s perfect on its own. Aaaahhh, who am I kidding it’s breakfast. It gets slathered in hot sauce and ketchup. I prefer some Hollandaise if you know how to make it. It’s a perfect foil for the sweet squash. Change up the cheese and meats too. Why not do a casserole with ham and cheddar, or pulled chicken and queso fresco? Tell me how you changed this up in the comments.
Happy Eating,
-The Doctor