Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein
on Nov 20, 2024, Updated Mar 30, 2025
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What Makes This Recipe Great
If you have never cooked with spaghetti squash and feel that it’s too large of an undertaking I promise you its a delicious way to increase veggies and cut carbs without missing out on taste. This Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein is a great option if you need a side dish or a base for a delicious steak. This is such a lower carbohydrate option for typical Chow Mein. Also the ingredients are limited and clean (both Whole30 & Paleo compliant) so you don’t have all that MSG, additives or added sugars that the typical Chow Mein comes with as well. This recipe has less than 10 ingredients all said and done and comes in at less than 150 calories per serving! Much less calories than made with regular noodles. Spaghetti Squash is packed with nutritious from fiber and vitamin C and beta carotene.
Spaghetti Squash is a great vehicle for delicious sauces and reminds you enough of the original to keep you very satisfied! Another favorite swap of mine is this Cauliflower Fried Rice – it is paleo and whole30 approved! But you really need to try this Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein, you are bound to be pleasantly surprised!
Ingredient List
- Spaghetti Squash
- Coconut Aminos
- Garlic
- Coconut Sugar
- Grated Ginger
- Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Celery
- Cole Slaw Mix
Step By Step
- Cut a spaghetti squash in half length wise and scoop out seeds. Lay skin side up in a 13 x 9 pyrex and pour 1/2 inch of water in the bottom of the pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until flesh is very tender. Once done, scoop out flesh with a fork so it breaks apart into strings, set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together coconut aminos, garlic, coconut sugar, ginger and white pepper; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and celery, and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in cabbage until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Stir in spaghetti squash and sauce mixture until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Pro Tip
- With spaghetti squash its best to eat it the day you make it, sadly this does not hold up well in the fridge.
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Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein
Ingredients
- 1 large spaghetti squash
- ¼ cup coconut aminos, or tamari if not paleo
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper, or black pepper!
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 stalks celery, sliced diagonally
- 2 cups cole slaw mix, shredded cabbage and carrots
Instructions
- Cut a spaghetti squash in half length wise and scoop out seeds. Lay skin side up in a 13 x 9 pyrex and pour 1/2 inch of water in the bottom of the pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until flesh is very tender. Once done, scoop out flesh with a fork so it breaks apart into strings, set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together coconut aminos, garlic, coconut sugar, ginger and white pepper; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and celery, and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in cabbage until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Stir in spaghetti squash and sauce mixture until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
We featured an adaptation of this recipe in a weekly meal plan, Paleo Menu 1, at https://www.themenumaster.com!
I just made this for dinner. Excellent recipe!! I did add some grilled chicken. This is the best spaghetti squash recipe I’ve tried. Thanks! Your pictures are very appealing. Definitely makes you hungry
This was awesome ! You don’t feel like you’re even missing the noodles. I loved how easy it was to throw together too- definitely a keeper! Thanks
i really thought that I knew about every possible way to use spaghetti squash (that wonder of low calorie land!), but this recipe took me way into a whole new way of thinking. I usually use shirataki noodles Asian style and the squash more on the Italian side. But this recipe turns my thinning around in a fantastic way. I’ve saved it and will try it in the next week. I can’t wait!
It’s up now if you’d like to check it out.
Here’s the link:
https://www.4hourbodygirl.com/10-easy-healthy-tasty-batch-cooking-dishes-for-your-low-carb-diet/
Thanks Kelsey!
Hello…i made this tonight for dinner and added a few twists i thought I’d share. So i used peas instead if celery…i cant eat soy, so i used coconut aminos…i also used the broccoli/slaw mix for a few added vegetables and i also added chicken and crushed red pepper for a kick!i It was delicious, My hubby loved it too….thanks for sharing your recipes!
Great recipe! Here are a few adjustments: I added some green onions and subbed the olive ok with sesame oil. Bean sprouts I’m sure would great too!
Oh yum! After reading this I tried it with sesame oil and added bean sprouts! Such great additions, thanks!
Sometimes, I just crave Chinese food! And this looks so good!!! I shared this in a Recipe Roundup on my blog, Plus Size to Downsized!!! I love your site and will be getting more ideas from you! Thanks so much for the great ideas!
I made this tonight and it was a big hit. My husband is resistant to all things vegetable. Especially, if the vegetables are pretending to be something else, like noodles. But, he loved this. I loved it too.
I added cayenne pepper to the vegetable stir fry and the sauce to add some kick. I also use sesame seed oil instead of olive oil and probably doubled the amount of oil as well.
I also used ginger preserves I had in the fridge and omitted the brown sugar.
I just made this for the first time & loved every bite thanks! I did want to mention I found difficulty when it came to forking the squash and found out a trick. Wish I could post the pic here but I put the halves in a bowl and it worked just great. It helped from burning myself and helped keep it stable.
Oh great idea! I always end up with a red hand by the end. Sometimes I hold them with an oven mitt too but that has also led to it slipping out of my hands. I will try that bowl trick next!