Hello My name is Crystal...and I'm addicting to Spaghetti Squash!!!

Crea77
Crea77 Posts: 25 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Thought it would be fun to share recipes for spaghetti squash! Here's 1 of mine...
http://paleomg.com/buffalo-chicken-pasta/
...and it's just as good as it looks, if you like spicy food ;)

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    that looks yummy!
  • emartins1975
    emartins1975 Posts: 45 Member
    I've made this...very spicy but delicious!
  • elbaldwin0525
    elbaldwin0525 Posts: 159 Member
    this website is amazing !!!
  • Crea77
    Crea77 Posts: 25 Member
    edited February 2015
    It is really spicy! Sometimes I mix in Greens just to tame it a little. Like a spaghetti salad... I also like baking the spaghetti squash and mixing in an organic/natural Alfredo, shrimp or chicken and broccoli/mushrooms/peppers etc.. to make Alfredo!
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
    Roasted Garlic Spaghetti Squash Lasagna Boats
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    Me too! I will try that out! Actually both.
  • cutenikki07
    cutenikki07 Posts: 120 Member
    Yum!!!! I wonder how I can make this vegan!
  • PatinMich
    PatinMich Posts: 22 Member
    I'm going to try this but not sure where to find avocado oil, wonder if I can substitute anything. I've tried spaghetti squash before, but eaten as spaghetti and it just didn't do it for me....but this looks tasty. Thanks for sharing!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I love spicy. I'll try that.
  • miriamtob
    miriamtob Posts: 436 Member
    !!I can't beleive I just discovered spaghetti squash this week. Made pasta pesto with it a few days ago and pad Thai tonight.
  • nwiele
    nwiele Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks for posting this!! Looks delicious!
  • tamaradwyer
    tamaradwyer Posts: 16 Member
    Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai! There are several versions to google, I like chicken or tofu, carrots and red bell peppers.
  • tamaradwyer
    tamaradwyer Posts: 16 Member
    PatinMich wrote: »
    I'm going to try this but not sure where to find avocado oil, wonder if I can substitute anything. I've tried spaghetti squash before, but eaten as spaghetti and it just didn't do it for me....but this looks tasty. Thanks for sharing!

    Costco had 1 quart bottles of avocado oil, I have loved it, lighter than olive oil, tasty. Sunflower oil would be just as good.
  • Crea77
    Crea77 Posts: 25 Member
    You can use any oil really. I think I actually used Sesame oil. Thanks for the other recipes! Going to try those too :)
  • kayeiam
    kayeiam Posts: 215 Member
    PatinMich wrote: »
    I'm going to try this but not sure where to find avocado oil, wonder if I can substitute anything. I've tried spaghetti squash before, but eaten as spaghetti and it just didn't do it for me....but this looks tasty. Thanks for sharing!

    When I first tried spaghetti squash, it was to replace pasta spaghetti, for regular spaghetti (tomato base). I hated it, but I do love spaghetti squash. I like it with butter, parmasian cheese, Mrs dash garlic and herb seasoning, and then if I want to fancy it up with meat I do. I can eat spaghetti squash in all kinds of ways as long as it isn't a tomato/spaghetti sauce kinda base. Just doesn't taste right to me.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,314 Member
    miriamtob wrote: »
    !!I can't beleive I just discovered spaghetti squash this week. Made pasta pesto with it a few days ago and pad Thai tonight.
    Try spaghetti straps next time, very popular in Amsterdam and Phuket. j/k

  • kellster111
    kellster111 Posts: 113 Member
    Spaghetti squash is really difficult to find in the UK, but I love it.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I just googled spaghetti squash lol. I had no idea they were the consistency of little noodles?? I guess that's why they call it spaghetti squash. I may have to try one sometime.
  • LuckyStarrGal
    LuckyStarrGal Posts: 66 Member
    Okay this just made me crave some spaghetti squash, thanks for reminding me of this! Oh also have you tried using zucchini squash as noodles too. Mmmmmm it's very good!
  • Crea77
    Crea77 Posts: 25 Member
    Yes! I have tried the zucchini LuckyStarrGal! I like using the Veggetti for stir fry dishes etc. I put zucchini in some Paleo brownies over Super Bowl weekend. You couldn't even taste it and it made them so moist! I did use my magic bullet to grind it up real smooth though :) Thanks for the reminder. I need to make stir fry this week and bust that device out ;)
  • Burt_Huttz
    Burt_Huttz Posts: 1,612 Member
    I've recently learned on MFP that unless you've ever broken into a neighbor's house to steal spaghetti squash, then you're not really addicted, and any terminology suggesting otherwise may be a horrible insult to sufferers of real house-breaking-into-addictions.
  • Crea77
    Crea77 Posts: 25 Member
    Lol
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    kayeiam wrote: »
    PatinMich wrote: »
    I'm going to try this but not sure where to find avocado oil, wonder if I can substitute anything. I've tried spaghetti squash before, but eaten as spaghetti and it just didn't do it for me....but this looks tasty. Thanks for sharing!

    When I first tried spaghetti squash, it was to replace pasta spaghetti, for regular spaghetti (tomato base). I hated it, but I do love spaghetti squash. I like it with butter, parmasian cheese, Mrs dash garlic and herb seasoning, and then if I want to fancy it up with meat I do. I can eat spaghetti squash in all kinds of ways as long as it isn't a tomato/spaghetti sauce kinda base. Just doesn't taste right to me.

    Yeah, I hate all the "use squash in place of pasta" recommendations, as it seems unfair to the squash to have it pretend to be something it's not (I feel the same way about all the cauliflower mock whatever recipes and fake meat). I absolutely love spaghetti squash and winter squash in general and zucchini/summer squash too (and cauliflower), but I love them for themselves, not because they can make a second rate imitation of some other foods.

    However, that said, I do often find that I enjoy them with similar sauces to what I would use with pasta. I actually prefer roasted winter squash in that context to the spaghetti squash noodles. (And I think it ruins summer squash/zucchini to noodlize it, just as it does cauliflower to mash it up.)

    Maybe I'm weird, but I just can't stand imitation foods. Fake meat grosses me out, while I quite like tofu in a stir fry.
  • 2lhasas
    2lhasas Posts: 18 Member
    Stuffing the small spaghetti squash has become a go to in our house. Cut them in half and put the face down on a cookie sheet at 425 for 20 minutes. Use that time to make your stuffing. We've done ground turkey with taco seasoning, black beans etc, or with tomato, spinach, mushrooms and a little Parmesan. Easy meal for a busy night.
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