Balsamic Glazed Scallops over Spaghetti Squash

Over dinner recently, my good friend Lisa was telling me about the amazing spaghetti squash pasta she made for her (very lucky) husband. She inspired me to try an ingredient I had not only barely ever eaten, let alone made at home! For some reason, scallops just seemed like the perfect protein to pair with the squash and I was excited to be cooking two new items for the first time. Lisa, you'd be proud, the dish came out de-li-cious!

Ingredients (makes 1 serving)

1 spaghetti squash

3 scallops

6 tbsp balsamic vinegar

2 garlic cloves, diced

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp butter

Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees. With a fork, prick your spaghetti squash all over and then place in the oven for about an hour and a half until the skin is really soft. Some recipes will tell you to slice the squash open before you place it in the oven, but I found that IMPOSSIBLE to do, so just throw it whole.

Remove the squash and let it sit for ten minutes before cutting in half.

Scoop out the seeds and middle then spoon out the stringy spaghetti portion and set aside.

Rinse the scallops then toss with garlic and balsamic vinegar.

Heat up the olive oil and butter in a frying pan then sear the scallops for 3 minutes on each side.

When the scallops are cooked, set aside and toss in the rest of the balsamic vinegar and garlic, letting it simmer until the alcohol has dissolved and the sauce thickens.

Prepare something green to serve alongside the scallops and squash, because every meal should have something green in it! For this dish, I prepared some sauteed mixed kale with garlic.

Place the scallops over the spaghetti squash and drizzle with lots of the balsamic glaze. This dish will impress anyone, especially you, with how little effort and time went in to making it!