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Low Carb Spaghetti Squash With Goat Cheese & Walnuts (20 Minutes)

January 9, 2019 by Denise 3 Comments

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 minutes if you don’t. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

You might also like this low carb coconut basil spaghetti squash & shrimp recipe.

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

It’s a new year and that means making low carb recipes that are also quick and easy like this low carb spaghetti squash with goat cheese & walnuts. Start to finish it only takes 20 minutes.  If you already have the bacon and spaghetti squash cooked (like I did) it only takes about 5 minutes! This gluten free pasta recipe is full of flavor from the goat cheese to the bacon.  So Let’s go make it!

Is Spaghetti Squash Low Carb Or Keto?

Spaghetti squash is a great alternative to pasta but it does have carbs. A cup of cooked spaghetti squash has 41.9 calories, 10g carbs and 2.2g of fiber . Therefore it has 7.9g of net carbs per cup.

I like to make it with low carb ingredients so that you can have a smaller portion and still get that pasta experience. So in my opinion spaghetti squash is low carb and keto but you have to watch how much you eat of it. 

 

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

 

Easiest Way To Cook Spaghetti Squash

I like to make spaghetti squash  in the Instant Pot because you can do so in just in 5 minutes. I like to stack 4 halves of clean, seeded spaghetti squash along with a cup of water and pressure cook for 5 minutes. Quickly release the pressure when it’s done and that’s all.

You can also make spaghetti squash in the microwave. Just cook the cleaned and seeded spaghetti squash halves for 12-15 minutes until fork tender. Either way you make it, try to make a bunch at one time because you can use it for so many dishes. I have even frozen spaghetti squash for later use.

 

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

Spaghetti Squash With Goat Cheese Recipe

If you are starting from scratch, i.e. not cooked bacon or spaghetti squash, start by cooking the bacon in a large pan. While that is going, cook the spaghetti squash in the microwave until fork tender. 

Take out the bacon and saute the garlic and spaghetti squash. Then add in the spinach, goat cheese and bacon. Carefully toss and then serve.

 

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

 

Notes About This Recipe

  • first of all watch your portion size if you are watching carbs
  • if you have the spaghetti squash and bacon cooked you can whip this up in about 5 minutes
  • you might not need to use the olive oil if your bacon produces enough grease

 

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

 

Other Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Recipes

I have many low carb spaghetti squash recipes on this blog such as:

  • skillet spaghetti squash pizza 
  •  low carb breakfast casserole
  • garlic shrimp and basil pasta
  • shrimp pasta prima vera

 

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

 

Hope you like this as much as I do. It’s so easy to make and VERY filling in my opinion. The nutritional information for 1 serving is:

230 cals / 18.7g fat / 9.4g carbs / 2.2g fiber / 8g protein = 7.2g net carbs

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!
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Low Carb Spaghetti Squash with Goat Cheese & Walnuts

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 minutes if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword goat cheese, spaghetti squash
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 230 kcal
Author Denise

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces bacon
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 3 cups spaghetti squash, cooked
  • 1 cup baby spinach, chopped
  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • 2 oz goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)****

Instructions

  1. Heat up a large saute pan and cook your bacon. When done, take out the bacon and add in the garlic and spaghetti squash.

  2. Cook for a minute  or two. If you feel the squash needs more oil, add in the olive oil now. If you bacon is leaner you might need it but if you used fattier bacon you may not. 

  3. Next take off the stove and toss in spinach, walnuts  and goat cheese. 

  4. Top with crumbled bacon and serve.

  5. ***if your bacon is fatty and produces alot of grease you can skip the olive oil. 

 

 

This tasty low carb spaghetti squash pasta is so easy you can make it in 5 minutes with already cooked ingredients or 20 if you don't. Tangy goat cheese, crunchy walnuts and crispy bacon add lost of flavor to this gluten free pasta dish!

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Rick

    January 20, 2019 at 12:20 pm

    So. I love all the stay lovely wife makes, but I’m not a fan of spaghetti squash, with or without goat cheese. I’d just as soon feed the squash to the goat; then eat the goat. That would probably be low-carb, too

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  2. Roxana Lopez

    January 09, 2019 at 11:41 pm

    This looks and sounds amazing! I love spaghetti squash dishes, and especially love an easy skillet meal. How much goat cheese did you use?

    Reply
    • Denise

      January 10, 2019 at 6:24 am

      Hi Roxana,
      Sorry about that….it’s 2 ounce of crumbled blue cheese. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve updated the recipe!

      Reply

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