Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bake

Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bake - both healthy and delicious with bold flavours, black beans and melted golden cheese. 

Spaghetti squash has to be up there at the top of my list for favourite vegetables. It's so versatile and can be used in a variety of really creative ways to create the most delicious healthy dishes. 

Before I moved to Canada, I probably would not have even known what spaghetti squash is. But now with it available at pretty much every grocery store here, it's a regular item in my grocery cart. 

Spaghetti Squash is pretty unique in that once cooked resembles strands of spaghetti, so is a perfect natural gluten free replacement for pasta or noodles and a great vegetable to add to your plate.

Perfect with spaghetti bolognese instead of pasta, add it to your chow mein instead of noodles, or do a half and half mix if you really can't live without the pasta.

Another favourite way to use cooked spaghetti squash is in a delicious cheesy bake like this Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bake. Seriously it's so darn flavoursome, I could eat it every week.

and if Mexican inspired flavours don't tempt you, check out my:

• Spaghetti Squash Bake 
• Barbecue Chicken Spaghetti Squash Bake
• Bacon, Fennel, Mushroom Spaghetti Squash Bake

so many yummy choices, right??

To cook the spaghetti squash, my favourite method is in the oven see my How to Cook Spaghetti Squash, it's a really simple method and gives you perfect long strands of squash instead of short. 

Once you have the cooked spaghetti squash you can then turn it into this yummy Mexican Spaghetti Squash Bake. 

Help!! I can't find spaghetti squash anywhere I hear you say. If you have one of these handy  5 blade spiralizer, you can try substituting the spaghetti squash for some spiralized butternut squash strands. I recommend just saute it in a pan with a bit of spray oil just to soften slightly before mixing it with the other ingredients. 

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