Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Asparagus and Goat Cheese

Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Very Healthy
Health score
83%
Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Asparagus and Goat Cheese
75 min.
2
279kcal

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Ingredients

  • bunch asparagus fresh cut into 1-inch pieces
  • tablespoons basil fresh chopped
  • tablespoon thyme leaves fresh minced
  • cloves garlic minced
  • ounces goat cheese 
  • servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
  • teaspoon olive oil or as needed
  • 0.3  onion diced spanish
  • 2.5 pound spaghetti squash halved lengthwise seeded
  • 0.5 cup vegetable broth 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. Spray spaghetti squash with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place squash, cut-side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
  5. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  6. Saute onion in hot oil until just starting to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
  7. Add asparagus to onion and continue to saute until onion is tender, 5 minutes more. Stir garlic into onion mixture; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  8. Remove onion mixture to a plate.
  9. Return skillet to heat. Scrape spaghetti squash flesh from skin using a fork to create 'noodles'; stir noodles into hot skillet and saute until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Pour vegetable broth into skillet with spaghetti squash; bring broth to a simmer and cook until mostly reduced, about 2 minutes. Stir onion mixture and goat cheese into spaghetti squash until cheese is melted, about 1 minute.
  11. Add basil and thyme. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Calories279kcal
Protein17.19%
Fat30.75%
Carbs52.06%

Properties

Glycemic Index
140.5
Glycemic Load
2.37
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
31.406956304675%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.09mg
Luteolin
1.59mg
Isorhamnetin
13.51mg
Kaempferol
3.22mg
Myricetin
0.05mg
Quercetin
34.3mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:279.47kcal
13.97%
Fat:10.64g
16.38%
Saturated Fat:5g
31.22%
Carbohydrates:40.55g
13.52%
Net Carbohydrates:28.94g
10.52%
Sugar:16.71g
18.57%
Cholesterol:13.04mg
4.35%
Sodium:413.78mg
17.99%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:13.39g
26.77%
Vitamin K:107.51µg
102.39%
Vitamin A:2874.94IU
57.5%
Manganese:1.05mg
52.54%
Fiber:11.61g
46.43%
Folate:174.36µg
43.59%
Copper:0.82mg
41.23%
Iron:7.38mg
40.98%
Vitamin B6:0.75mg
37.57%
Vitamin C:28.97mg
35.12%
Vitamin B1:0.51mg
33.69%
Vitamin B3:6.27mg
31.33%
Vitamin B2:0.52mg
30.74%
Potassium:957.31mg
27.35%
Phosphorus:251.45mg
25.14%
Magnesium:93.52mg
23.38%
Vitamin B5:2.31mg
23.13%
Vitamin E:3.43mg
22.85%
Calcium:213.05mg
21.3%
Zinc:2.38mg
15.86%
Selenium:7.68µg
10.97%
Source:Allrecipes