Finally, I have another meal for you guys and this is a good one! It is easy to put together and is full of nutrients and big on flavor. The hardest part of this recipe is cutting the spaghetti squash. It’s like its own little arm workout in your kitchen. Then, you can get everything else ready while the spaghetti squash is cooking and you’ll be ready to roll when it’s done. Easy peasy, lime squeazy.

Please tell me you love Thai peanut flavor as much as I do. I’ve been using it with salads, on pizza and now with this Thai peanut spaghetti squash bowl. I love a good Thai peanut sauce and finally wrote it all down into a recipe for you. It may not be totally authentic, but it’s really good and doesn’t involve ingredients you will never use again. Like fish sauce. Have you ever smelled that stuff? Don’t do it. You’re welcome.

I tried spaghetti squash for the first time just a few years ago. To be honest, I’ve never been much of a squash eater…of any kind. It wasn’t something I had as a kid and definitely wasn’t something I was familiar with cooking. It’s a little intimidating, right? A big heavy, hard core squash with no cooking instructions. Nope, I’ll pass. But I’ve embraced the intimidation and now, gimme all the spaghetti squash recipes!

Spaghetti squash has become much more popular due to the increase in fad diets out there as well as people needing more gluten-free and grain-free meal options. It is versatile and contains a good amount of nutrients. It is a low-calorie veggie with fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C as well as folate, niacin and pyridoxine (vit. B6). It is also lower in carbohydrates than pasta at 10 grams per cup compared to 42 grams.

We really enjoy using spaghetti squash as a gluten-free substitute for pasta. It’s so good with meatballs and marinara sauce or a cashew cream sauce. I especially love spaghetti squash with veggies, chicken and Thai peanut sauce! This dish is so flavorful and makes great leftovers. It is also easy to change up for diet or food preferences by switching up the veggies, using almond butter in place of peanut butter or changing out the chicken for a different protein. Options, so many options!

I hope you enjoy this healthy, flavorful Thai peanut spaghetti squash bowl and can use it as a guide to get creative with different vegetables, proteins and toppings. Or, make it like it is and you can’t go wrong.

Lin