Spaghetti squash has become one of my new favorite vegetables. Primarily because the flavor is so mild you can give it a million different flavors. I’ve been experimenting with it in my kitchen the last month and one of the winning dishes so far are these Spaghetti Squash Bites.
These are a great way to get kids to try a new vegetable. By mixing a little cheese and bacon into the squash and cooking it in muffin tins they become cute little bites you can pick up and eat.
I’ve been cooking a couple spaghetti squash in my instant pot and then saving it to use in recipes. If you need cooking instructions for the spaghetti squash you can find them:
Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash Recipe
Spaghetti Squash Microwave Recipe.
I kept the quantities of cheese and bacon crumbles on the low side so this would qualify as a Trim Healthy Mama Fuel Pull side dish. That means that it is both low fat and low carb. If you would like to eat these with a Satisfying (S) meal or eat a low carb diet feel free to add some more bacon and cheese.
Spaghetti Squash Bites – Low Carb, Grain Free, THM FP
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked spaghetti squash
2 egg whites
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup bacon crumbles
pinch of salt
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350. Combine all the ingredients. Divide between 20-24 holes of a mini muffin tin sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 15-20 minutes until firm and golden.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked spaghetti squash
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup bacon crumbles
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Combine all the ingredients. Divide between 20-24 holes of a mini muffin tin sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 15-20 minutes until firm and golden.
Tammy Laughlin says
Made these tonight and they were delicious!! In fact I’ve now made two of your recipes and I’m impressed!
Tara says
Only 2 egg whites??? That doesn’t seem like quite enough. I’m going to try these today. Such a good idea for using up some spaghetti squash!
Taryn says
It’s enough to hold these together. If you don’t think so feel free to add another one or two.
Bee says
One more thing- could one substitute summer squash?
Taryn says
Yes, shredded summer squash will work. You may need to salt it and press out some of the moisture. It is wetter than spaghetti squash.
Bee says
Should these be eaten straight from the oven?
Taryn says
You can, but they reheat well too.
Nan McG says
You’re just some kind of crazy genius, aren’t you? 🙂
Taryn says
I like to think so 😉
Christin says
What do these taste like? Have you tried without the bacon? Know someone who LOVES veggies and cheese, but doesn’t eat anything pork related. That being said, do you think chorizo would overpower?
Taryn says
Chorizo might be too strong. You can leave out the bacon or use turkey bacon. You can also play around with adding different types of cheese and herbs.
Cathy says
Could this be used in regular cupcake pan?
Taryn says
Yup! You will just need to bake them a bit longer.
donna ostberg says
hi taryn was wondering something you call for oat fiber in certain receipes i cannot find it iam in canada by the way i have tryed looking and cannot find it is there a subsistute thanks
Taryn says
Have you looked online? I know Amazon sells it. I do not use oat fiber much myself since most of my recipes are grain free. Here is a great post explaining the difference between the oat products: http://gwens-nest.com/oat-fiber-vs-oat-bran/
Becky says
These sound great. Do you think they would freeze well?
Taryn says
I’m not sure. Squash doesn’t freeze well but maybe with the addition of the egg it would work.