How about changing up breakfast this weekend a little?
This time of year most people are looking to lower their grain intake. And if you are bread crazy, that is probably a great idea to promote weight loss. It is important, however, not to take it too far the other extreme and lower your carbohydrate intake too much. Our body needs friendly carbohydrates to function. Everything from hormone balancing, to energy production relies on carbohydrates.
Using nutrient dense starchy root veggies like potatoes and carrots, and squashes like butternuts and spaghetti, are great ways to replace grainy/bread carbs in our meals. I don’t know about you, but in the morning I need a pretty carb heavy meal. Breakfast is usually our family’s biggest meal of the day. We don’t eat much after dinner most days, so after all night of “fasting” my body needs a recharge. We love having soaked oatmeal or fried potatoes with our breakfast, but to change it up a bit, I do spaghetti squash “hashbrowns” if I have leftover squash from dinner the night before!
Give it a shot and let me know how the family likes it!
a simple real food recipe :: spaghetti squash hashbrowns :: allergen friendly
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Ingredients
- Leftover cooked spaghetti squash
- 2-4 TB friendly fat to cook in (butter, coconut oil, lard, bacon grease)
- Garlic and onion powder to taste
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put your leftover spaghetti squash in a tea towel and squeeze out as much water as you can. There is a LOT!
- Get your skillet hot, melt your friendly fat, and toss your drained squash in the pan.
- Season to taste and stir around.
- Let the squash lay flat for a few minutes to brown and flip here and there until it is browned to your liking.
- Serve with fried pastured eggs or bacon!
Kitchen Tips:
1. Draining the squash does shrink down the size a bit – a half squash feeds my family for one breakfast. You could also drain your squash after dinner, over night in the tea towel if you want.
2. Season your squash how you like! Go for spicy chipotle if you are doing a salsa egg or tomato sides!
3. Need some spaghetti squash ideas for your dinner so you have some leftovers?? Here is garlic roasted spaghetti squash, and a spaghetti squash veggie dinner.
4. I use my electric skillet
YOUR TURN!
Are you watching your grains this month? Let me know if you give this one a try!
This post was shared at Real Food Forager’s Fat Tuesday!
love that this is an allergen friendly food and love to incorporate seasonal fruits and veggies into our meals! great recipe!
We’re having spaghetti squash with pasta sauce and meatballs tonight! This will be great with the extra squash!
A perfect! Let me know how you all like it!
Will try…always looking for ways to get vegetables into the kids!
Yes for sure! Let me know how the kids like it!
I have always wanted to cook w squash! this looks sooo good! love hash browns!
Great Joanna! Let me know what you think when you try it!
LOVE Spagetti Squash — a family fave!
Us too Susan – it is on the menu most weeks here!