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    Delightful Mom Food / Recipes / Cooking Methods / Baked / Spaghetti Squash Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce

    Last Updated March 11, 2022. Published September 25, 2015 Danielle Fahrenkrug | This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

    Spaghetti Squash Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce

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    Spaghetti Squash Pasta with roasted Butternut Squash Sauce is nutty in flavor and creamy in texture! And it is vegetarian, low in calories, healthy and gluten-free!

    For a vegan version, try our vegan butternut squash pasta sauce.

    Spaghetti Squash Pasta Butternut Sauce Pasta

    When I was growing up we never ate pasta noodles made of vegetables. Pasta dishes were handcrafted homemade with strands of noodles hanging everywhere! When my grandparents lived with us in New Jersey, my nanny and mom would stay up late nights making fresh pasta. I would wake up to find my dads office filled with strings of noodles dangling everywhere to dry. As a kid that was so much fun to see! Boy was it delicious but boy was it fully carbohydrate loaded! Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against eating REAL pasta noodles every now and then. It just feels so good supplementing the noodles for vegetables for a lighter detoxing version! It is great how clean one feels after eating a meal such as Spaghetti Squash Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce. All vegetables with a bit of rich creamy Parmesan cheese!

    Spaghetti Squash Butternut Sauce Pasta

    If you prefer a vegan dish just supplement the Parmesan cheese for vegan cheese.

    Spaghetti Squash Butternut Sauce Pasta

    Roasting the vegetables brings out a delicious natural sweetness in this spaghetti squash pasta recipe! You can also throw everything in a a slow cooker to cook with about 6 cups of vegetables broth. Just save the broth for another dish when it is done cooking for 4 hours. Then take out the vegetables and puree it with Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and the sage butter.

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    Spaghetti Squash Butternut Sauce Pasta

    Nanny would be so upset with me if she knew the noodles were not homemade, but proud that we are all eating clean and getting our vegetables! The best thing is kids love this spaghetti squash pasta because the sauce is so creamy, slightly sweet and they can play with the stringy noodles:-)  Enjoy!

    Spaghetti Squash Butternut Sauce Pasta

    Spaghetti Squash Pasta With Butternut Squash Sauce

    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Main
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 6
    Author: Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Ingredients

    • 1 spaghetti squash
    • 1 butternut squash
    • 1 small yellow onion skin removed
    • 2 garlic cloves skin removed
    • 1 cup Parmesan cheese or vegan cheese
    • 5 large sage leaves
    • 1 Tablespoon ghee
    • ¾ teaspoon of Himalayan salt
    • ¼ teaspoon of black pepper

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven at 400 degrees F. Roast the spaghetti squash and butternut squash by slicing both in half lengthwise then scooping out the center seeds with a spoon. Drizzle olive oil over the inside and place face down on a baking sheet. Add a drizzle of water to the pan. Wrap the onion and garlic cloves with foil and add to the pan and bake for 35 minutes or until a knife inserted to the squash feels tender inside. During baking remove the garlic and onion after about 20 minutes. When the squash is done cooking, remove the squash from the oven and let the squash cool slightly about 10 minutes until it can be easily handled.
    • Using a fork scrape the sides down of the spaghetti squash to break up the squash into noodles. Put noodles in a dish, cover and set aside while you make the sauce.
    • In a medium saucepan add 1 tablespoon of ghee and 3 sage leaves and sauté on medium heat for about 3 minutes or until fragrant.
    • Pour the fragrant butter into a blender and add the Parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Remove the butternut squash from the skin by scooping it with a spoon and add it to the blender too.
    • Blend until smooth. Add more salt to taste. Spread sauce over noodles and serve immediately. Garnish with 2 extra sage leaves chopped.

    Notes

    Make sure the onion is small and cooked through. This makes the dish perfect without too much onion flavor.
    Reserve extra sauce for another pasta night.
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    Spaghetti Squash Pasta with Butternut Squash Sauce  Nutrition Facts:

    Nutrition Facts
    Servings 6.0
    Amount Per Serving
    calories 312
    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 20 g 31 %
    Saturated Fat 12 g 60 %
    Monounsaturated Fat 6 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
    Trans Fat 0 g
    Cholesterol 48 mg 16 %
    Sodium 1393 mg 58 %
    Potassium 192 mg 5 %
    Total Carbohydrate 7 g 2 %
    Dietary Fiber 1 g 6 %
    Sugars 1 g
    Protein 26 g 52 %
    Vitamin A 60 %
    Vitamin C 10 %
    Calcium 93 %
    Iron 10 %

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    About Danielle Fahrenkrug

    Danielle Fahrenkrug is the writer and photographer behind Delightful Mom Food. She is a mama of two young boys and loves food, family, friends, and Jesus with a passion for wine, coffee, and cauliflower crusted pizza. Danielle is also the author for Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Baking Cookbook, Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Cookbook, Dairy-Free Cookbook for Kids and is a certified health and nutrition life coach.

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    Comments

    1. Christal says

      August 30, 2020 at 11:29 am

      I made this vegan by omitting the chicken and replaced it with chickpeas. Cut down on time since I simply heated the chickpeas with bbq sauce on the stove before adding everything into the oven. Delicious!

      Reply
    2. Jordan Lake says

      February 25, 2020 at 2:50 am

      5 stars
      By one onion, I’d say one small onion. I put in a large onion and boy am I tasting it. Otherwise, fantastic!

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      • Danielle Fahrenkrug says

        March 1, 2020 at 1:03 am

        Oh thank you and I am glad you enjoy this recipe! I have adjusted the ingredients to say small:-).

        Reply
    3. Jolie says

      February 17, 2019 at 1:43 am

      Delicious! Does the sauce freeze well?

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      • Danielle | Delightful Mom Food says

        February 17, 2019 at 8:32 pm

        Yes, you can freeze the sauce in a sealed freezer bag. Just make sure to squeeze out any extra air first.

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