How to Make Perfect Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bowls

Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bowls. This stuffed Mexican spaghetti squash is an easy + healthy vegetarian meal that's super filling, yet much lighter than lots of other cheesy Mexican options! The sautéed veggies, lots of melted cheese, and mild-tasting squash come together to create this delicious stuffed spaghetti squash burrito bowls. Spaghetti squash doesn't quite taste like rice, so the flavor was slightly different than a traditional Mexican-style rice bowl, but the squash is very mild and mostly takes on the flavor of whatever you are cooking it with, so it was still delicious.

But if you're not a vegetarian, switch out the black beans in this recipe for some browned ground beef and it can be a delicious low-carb recipe as well! Mexican spaghetti squash casserole with ground turkey, black beans, corn and cheese. Simple to prepare, lower in carbs, and leftovers keep amazingly well! You can have Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bowls using 16 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bowls

1. Prepare 1 of spaghetti squash.
2. It's 2 of cooked chicken breasts diced.
3. You need 1 of fresh corn on the cob.
4. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped roasted red peppers (jarred).
5. You need 4 of chopped green onions.
6. You need 1/2 can of ROTEL (diced tomatoes and green chiles).
7. You need 8 of -10 jalapeño slices chopped (jarred).
8. It's 1/2 can of rinsed and drained black beans.
9. You need 1 of Chipotle pepper chopped (canned).
10. It's 3 tbsp of chopped fresh cilantro.
11. It's 1/4 tsp of smoked papkrika.
12. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground cumin.
13. Prepare 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.
14. Prepare 1/2 tsp of kosher salt.
15. You need 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
16. Prepare 3/4 cup of shredded cheese (I used a mexican blend).

After sharing my (easy) method for cooking spaghetti squash last week, I have to show you another easy way to enjoy it, right? These fully-loaded Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls taste just like Chipotle's tasty burrito bowls and are loaded with healthy whole food ingredients! Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, omnivore, paleo, gluten-free, or dairy-free, there's a burrito bowl with your name on it. This insanely good Spaghetti Squash Enchilada Bowls are my favorite way to eat spaghetti squash.

Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bowls step by step

1. Preheat oven to 375° F..
2. Cut squash in half lengthwise..
3. With a spoon scrape out seeds and dark yellow strings that the seeds are attached to..
4. Place squash face down on a foil lined rimmed baking sheet. (I always use a rimmed sheet so there is no chance of them sliding off sheet when taking in and out of oven) Bake for 40-45 min..
5. While you squash is roasting remove kernels from corn cob. Place them in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients except cheese..
6. When your squash is ready remove from oven. (You can test them to see if they are ready by scraping the insides with a fork, if the "strings" come off easily, they are ready.).
7. Let cool slightly so you can easily handle the squash..
8. Remove inside "strings" leaving a about a 1/4 inch layer on shells..
9. Add squash "strings" to the bowl with other ingredients and mix. (Taste to see if you need more salt).
10. Place your mixture into squash shell. Sprinkle with cheese..
11. Return to oven and cook for about 10-15 min or until the cheese is melted and bubbly..

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