Easy Vegan Baked Spaghetti Squash Boats
The best microwaved and oven baked spaghetti squash boats recipe. This easy recipe is packed with nutrients and flavor.
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Easy Vegan Baked Spaghetti Squash Boats
Good morning everyone! Today, I am sharing a brand new savory recipe here on the blog with all of you. For today’s recipe, we will be making easy vegan baked spaghetti squash boats loaded up with a wide variety of plant based ingredients. While I do post a lot of sweet recipes on the blog, I actually really love cooking savory dishes as well. I definitely need to start sharing more of them on the blog. This spaghetti squash boats recipe is so tasty that I just had to share it with all of you! I know that spaghetti squash is nothing new, but I didn’t discover it until college. I really like the taste of it, and it serves as a great base for recipes such as this one. Now, let’s go ahead and dive into a few quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will go through the ingredients you will need to make this baked spaghetti squash boats recipe a smashing success.
How To Bake Spaghetti Squash in the Oven/Microwave
The steps that I use to bake a spaghetti squash in the oven/microwave are quite simple. For this recipe, we will soften up the spaghetti squash in the microwave for a few minutes before baking it. That way, it will be easier to cut in half with a knife. After that, we will bake the squash in the oven so that it turns out nice and soft inside. In general, to bake a spaghetti squash, I use the following simple steps:
- Make a few deep cuts in the spaghetti squash with a knife.
- Microwave the spaghetti squash for about four minutes, until it is soft enough to cut in half lengthwise.
- Place both halves of the spaghetti squash face up on a baking sheet.
- Bake the spaghetti squash at 400° F for about 40 minutes, or until the interior is soft and can be scraped out with a fork.
It truly is as easy as that! The steps are quite simple, and they help me bake my spaghetti squash perfectly every single time. If you aren’t wanting to make your spaghetti squash in the oven at all, there are some methods you can use to cook it completely in the microwave. However, in my experience, the squash turns out a lot more water when I cook it in the microwave only. I personally think it is worth the extra time and effort to bake the squash in the oven after softening it in the microwave. Now that we’ve covered that, let’s go through the list of ingredients you will need to make these spaghetti squash boats.
Vegan Baked Spaghetti Squash Boats – Ingredients
- Spaghetti Squash – The first ingredient you will need for this recipe is, of course, the spaghetti squash. Spaghetti squash is a delicious plant based food packed with micronutrients. It makes the perfect base for this recipe, and it is insanely easy to load up with a wide variety of toppings.
- Extra Firm Tofu – This ingredient adds a source of plant based protein to the recipe. You will want to fry it up so that it gets nice and crispy.
- Garbanzo Beans – The garbanzo beans add a ton of flavor to this recipe, as well as a good source of carbs and protein. They are the third essential ingredient you will need for this recipe.
- Fresh Spinach – The fresh spinach will be sautéed in a pan, along with some fresh minced garlic.
- Fresh Garlic – This ingredient will be added in with the spinach for additional flavor. It pairs very nicely with the spaghetti squash boats.
- Seasonings – The seasonings are used to add extra flavor to the spaghetti squash boats. You can add salt, pepper, nutritional yeast seasoning, and anything else that you would like.
- Marinara Sauce – The pasta sauce is another key ingredient that you will need for these spaghetti squash boats. You can choose whichever one you enjoy most. Or, you can make your own homemade marinara sauce from scratch.
- Olive Oil –The olive oil adds richness to this recipe. A little bit packs in a ton of flavor. You will drizzle it on top of the spaghetti squash boats to complete this recipe.
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Easy Vegan Baked Spaghetti Squash Boats
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash
- 1/2 cup garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 package extra firm tofu (1/2 package = about 190 grams)
- 1 large handful fresh spinach
- 1 clove freshly minced garlic
- nutritional yeast seasoning (to taste)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce of choice
- 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F.
- Make five or six deep cuts in the spaghetti squash.
- Microwave the spaghetti squash until it is soft enough to cut through with a knife, about four minutes.
- Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise.
- Place both halves of the spaghetti squash face up on a baking sheet.
- Bake the spaghetti squash until it is soft inside, about 35 – 40 minutes.
- Sauté the spinach and garlic for a few minutes over low-medium heat in a bit of oil.
- Cut the tofu into small cubes.
- Fry the tofu pieces in a bit of oil over low-medium heat for a few minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Remove the spaghetti squash boats from the oven and let them cool for a bit.
- Top the spaghetti squash boats with the pasta sauce, sautéed spinach and garlic, garbanzo beans, tofu, olive oil, and seasonings.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
I hope you guys enjoy this super easy and delicious vegan baked spaghetti squash boats recipe! Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with more content very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂
