a simple real food recipe :: simple and quick garlic buttered spaghetti squash and veggie dinner

Posted on by Renee

Whether you are a mama of 1 or a mama of 10, I doubt I have to tell you that the last 8 weeks of my life have been turned upside down with the addition of baby #3 😉 I am enjoying every minute I can…but let’s be honest – I’m EXHAUSTED! I know how important it is to get nourishing meals into my body however, so this quick go-to dinner has been one of our staples lately – almost weekly!

a simple real food recipe :: simple and quick garlic buttered spaghetti squash and veggie dinner
It is pretty versatile since you can change up the veggies however you want – and even season it differently depending on what your family likes. I have even been making it that much easier on myself by using frozen organic veggies so there is barely any prep work either! I get huge bags of frozen organic peas, corn, green beans, and broccoli at Costco. And large bags of organic carrots there too!

a simple real food recipe :: simple and quick garlic buttered spaghetti squash and veggie dinner

Hands on time is super minimal and a lot of the time I’m doing it with the babe in my carrier! You’ll be surprised at how flavorful this turns out to be – it is definitely a family favorite.

a simple real food recipe :: simple and quick garlic buttered spaghetti squash and veggie dinner
Author: Renee – www.theSIMPLEmoms.com
Ingredients
  • 1 spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
  • ¼ large onion, chopped
  • 4-5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
  • 1 ½ cups frozen organic peas
  • ¾ cup frozen organic corn
  • 1 cup cooked chicken from your weekly crockpotted chicken
  • 1 tsp organic all purpose seasoning
  • Sea salt/pepper to taste
  • Friendly fat to cook and roast in (butter or coconut oil)
Instructions
  1. Roast your spaghetti squash a hour before dinner. Just spread some butter or coconut oil, sprinkle salt and pepper, and mince a clove of garlic all over the flesh and roast flesh up for an hour at 425 degrees.
  2. In a fry pan sauté the onion in a good few tablespoons butter or coconut oil with a pinch of salt for about 7 minutes over medium high heat.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for a minute.
  4. Add the tomatoes, corn, peas, chicken, and seasoning and stir to combine. Cook about 5 minutes.
  5. Serve over the spaghetti squash noodles.

Kitchen Tips:

    • Hands on time is about 20 minutes if that! The squash takes a while to roast but you don’t have to do anything to it but cut it and dress it up! The stir fry part should only take about 15 minutes!
    • Use different veggies according to the season you are in! Frozen organics work great for my Crazy-Ville house right now because it’s fast and requires no chopping!
    • Warm up leftovers for lunch the next day for the babes or for work/school!
    • Peas have a lot of great protein actually, and to help stretch my pastured chicken budget I use it quite often so I don’t have to use as much chicken! When I have made this for lunches, I very often leave out the chicken and just do the peas or maybe add some sprouted beans!
    • I am in LOVE with THIS all purpose seasoning – I use it in a LOT of dishes – it is so flavorful!

a simple real food recipe :: simple and quick garlic buttered spaghetti squash and veggie dinner

YOUR TURN!
Let me know how it turns out for you and what you end up using in yours!

This post was shared at Holistic Squid’s Party Wave Wednesday and Simple Lives Thursday

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  3. have to giggle that you prepared the meal with the baby in a carrier… been there before! With fall, and so many different squashes available.. I am always looking for a way to add it to our family meals. I like this recipe, with all the extra ingredients in one simple dish instead of using as a side dish. thank you for sharing… looking forward to more you might be adding.

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