Green Chile Spaghetti Squash Skillet Recipe

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Green chile spaghetti squash skillet – delicious easy spaghetti squash topped with spicy Colorado green chile and cheese for a quick meal you’ll want to eat over and over!

picture of spaghetti squash with green chile sauce and cheese in a skillet

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Garlic & Green Chile Spaghetti Squash
How To Make Green Chile Spaghetti Squash
How To Bake Spaghetti Squash
Tips & Tricks To Perfect Spicy Spaghetti Squash
- Recipe FAQ’s
What to Serve With Spaghetti Squash
Green Chile Spaghetti Squash Skillet Recipe

Garlic & Green Chile Spaghetti Squash

Strands of slightly sweet, garlicky spaghetti squash tossed in a smoky, spicy green chile sauce topped with crumbled cotija cheese for a delicious low carb meal that is full of flavor.

This spaghetti squash bowl has become one of my favorite new recipes – it is my go-to lunch, and so easy to whip up.

I hope you love this delicious low carb skillet as much as I do!

picture of spaghetti squash with green chile sauce and cheese in a white bowl

How To Make Green Chile Spaghetti Squash

For my favorite green chile sauce recipe, please click here. It was inspired by my recent trip to Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Cañon City Colorado.

If you’d like to buy green chile sauce, grab for brands who usse roasted green chiles and not a lot of fillers.

Watch labels closely – many green chile sauces use flour to thicken, so if you’re keto or celiac, you need to be extra careful or consider making your own to prevent gluten contamination.

How To Bake Spaghetti Squash

This recipe is super simple and easy to prepare in just a few minutes – but you do need to have cooked spaghetti squash.

Thankfully, cooking spaghetti squash is incredibly simple and can be done from whole:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut squash in half.
Using a spoon, scrape out strings and seeds, leaving squash flesh.
Place squash on baking sheet.
Bake until soft, about 45 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool until you can hold squash without burning hands.
Using a fork, scrape squash flesh as it “shreds” itself. Scrape all the way to the peel.
Remove spaghetti squash “strands” and set aside for cooking with green chile sauce.

To use spaghetti squash prepped and cut in a bag from the grocery store:

I personally love using pre-prepped bags of spaghetti squash from the grocery store.
They are uncooked cubes, but you can microwave them right in the bag and then shred into a skillet with browned garlic and shallots.
Follow bag instructions to microwave.
After microwaving, let cool until you can touch without burning fingers.
Shred with two forks and set aside.

picture of spaghetti squash with green chile sauce and cheese on a fork

Tips & Tricks To Perfect Spicy Spaghetti Squash

This easy meal should be eaten within 2 days for bests flavor.

While the recipe is ok to eat for up to four days in the refrigerator, I personally think the texture gets too mushy after a day or two.

Recipe FAQ’s

Can I use leftover spaghetti squash?

If you cooked a bunch of spaghetti squash and want to use it up, this recipe is perfect for using leftover cooked squash!

What brand green chile sauce do you love?

I prefer to make my own green chile from Pueblo chilies – but because Pueblo chilies can be hard to find even in Colorado (outside of Pueblo), I will often grab for a medium green chile sauce from 505 made from Hatch chilies.

What can I put over this bowl for a heartier meal?

This dish was meant to be a great fresh, easy base for a meal – top with grilled or roasted meats, fish, vegetables, tofu, or chicken for a filling dinner.

What to Serve With Spaghetti Squash

This recipe is amazingly rich, spicy, and hearty on it’s own – but it is great with steak, pork, chicken, and fish for a complete meal!

Toss grilled meats or veggies on top to make your own spaghetti squash bowls, or serve alongside your favorite dishes for a hearty squash noodle bowl.

You can also top it with my favorite green chile pork carnitas recipe!