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.
Thank you for this recipe! I made this last night for my family and my 8 month old daughter LOVED it. I added 2 cups of chicken also.
Awesome!! Can’t be easy and delicious right?!
I tried this last night and it was AH-mazing. My only problem was that the spaghetti noodles were a little too wet and made the dish a little soggy overall, but it still tasted delicious. Next time I will try removing as much moisture from the squash as I can before I add it to the pan. I also added some ground turkey for extra protein and it was delish. My husband doesn’t usually like asian food but he tried one bite of this and all he said was “delicious”. This will be a new staple in my house when I have a craving for lo mein!!!
Hi Jennifer,
So glad you liked it! Spaghetti Squash can tend to get wet depending on how you cook it so it is best to squeeze it between some paper towels before adding to the dish sometimes!
This is amazing!!!! I added bean sprouts and nappa cabbage. Holy crap!
Haha that holy crap just made my night! So glad you liked it!! Thanks for reading 🙂
Wow, this looks amazing. My mouth is doing a happy dance just reading the recipe!
Thanks!! It is a winner for sure! 🙂
Tried it last night. Amazing! I added chicken and shrimp. Eating it cold now for lunch and it\’s even better. Thank you!
The next day is always better!! So glad you liked it and thanks for reading! 🙂
Soy sauce is not gluten free, but you could sub coconut aminos and it will be! This looks great, thank you for sharing.
Yes definitely! I plan on using coconut aminos for this during Whole30 in January!
My little one (almost two) is being tested for wheat allergies so we have to be really careful and I’m trying to find her new things to replace pasta … This was a crazy huge hit with her! She had three servings in one sitting. 🙂 Thank you again for a great recipe!
Oh this is so great to hear!! I’ll be posting a lot of gluten free recipes so stay tuned! Thanks for reading! 🙂
I posted this recipe with my Fixate challenge group while we wait for our cook books I made a few slight changes to mine) but can’t wait for us all to try it, thank you for sharing your creation!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing & enjoy!!
What is the nutritional value? Calories per cup. Thanks
Hi Lisa! I did not calculate and it depends on how many cups of spaghetti squash you use/ which sweeteners and such. You could enter it in this calculator to find out! https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator I also think that if you are eating whole, natural foods like this, calories shouldn’t matter! 🙂 Enjoy!
Note that regular soy sauce is not gluten-free. Wheat free tamari is a good substitute, or the coconut aminos.
Yes! I will add that into the recipe, thanks!! 🙂
Wow, what a yummy recipe. I’ll make this again…
Thanks Ann! So glad you liked it. Happy to have you as a reader! 🙂