Mexican Style Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Prep Time::15 mins

Cook Time::45 mins

Total Time:: 1 hr

Servings::6

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 6 servings

1 spaghetti squash

1/4 cup pepitas

1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil

8 ounces mushrooms, chopped

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon adobo seasoning

1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

6 ounces baby spinach, chopped

1/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese

1 avocado – peeled, pitted, and diced

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Line a baking pan with parchment or aluminum foil. Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, scrape out seeds, and place cut side down on the prepared pan.

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Bake in the preheated oven until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, and when cool enough to handle, shred inside of the squash into strings using a fork.

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Toast pepitas until fragrant in a large, dry skillet over medium heat, about 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.

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Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, garlic, and adobo seasoning, and cook and stir until mushrooms are beginning to wilt, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Stir in bell pepper, and cook until beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes more. Stir in spinach; cook and stir until spinach is wilted, about 2 more minutes.

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Add spaghetti squash, thoroughly combine with other ingredients, and sauté until heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Remove from heat; add cotija and pepitas and mix thoroughly. Taste and adjust adobo seasoning. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with diced avocado on top.

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