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    Paleo Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash

    November 20, 2017 by Ashley 1 Comment

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    My PCOS Kitchen - Paleo Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash - A great gluten-free and dairy-free dinner filled with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving cooked in taco spice. #glutenfree #paleo #lowcarb #taco

    My PCOS Kitchen - Paleo Turkey Taco Squash - Sapghetti Squash board filled with taco meat. Avocado and tomato in the background.

    American Thanksgiving is finally coming up this week so I thought of uploading a recipe for leftover turkey breast meat from my Keto Thanksgiving Turkey  recipe!  You will probably have lots of turkey meat left, especially if you live by yourself like me.  I had so much meat left so I froze most of it, but before that I did make a couple of recipes with it!  I really felt like making nachos so I opted for a Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash instead!

    My PCOS Kitchen - Paleo Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash - An overhead shot of a spaghetti squash filled with leftover thanksgiving turkey with taco spice. Silver fork on the side.

    Taco seasoned anything is always guaranteed to taste amazing, but store bought taco seasoning can be full of sugar, additives and starches so I like to make my own.  This way, I can control the carb count and know exactly what goes in it! I absolutely love making dishes with my Paleo Taco Seasoning, you just add it to any veggies or meat with a bit of water and you have an amazing meal!  With dairy or not, this recipe is guaranteed to be full of flavour!  I was thinking of making this a dairy recipe with sour cream and cheese or something, but after tasting it it honestly didn't need any.   Moreover, this was ridiculously filling!! My spaghetti wasn't too big, about 1kg, and I originally thought it would make 4 servings but after eating a third of it, I was completely stuffed.

    My PCOS Kitchen - Paleo Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash - An overhead shot of gluten-free and dairy-free taco meat over a spaghetti squash.

    I really miss eating spaghetti squashes.  They can be pretty hard to find and quite pricey to buy when you do find them.  They only come on sale in fall at specialty stores around Tokyo and cost about 6-10$ per squash!! I currently have three more squash so I'll have to think about more recipes for them!  I also have an Italian meatball recipe on the blog that I served over a spaghetti squash which is pretty amazing!! This tasty spaghetti squash recipe is also pretty great as it's baked with lots of delicious spices.

    For more Mexican recipes, you'll love making my keto fish tacos or my low carb taco soup recipe!

     

    My PCOS Kitchen - Paleo Turkey Taco Squash - Sapghetti Squash board filled with taco meat. Avocado and tomato in the background.
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    Paleo Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash

    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
    Servings 6 servings
    NET Carbs 14.36g
    calories 163kcal
    Protein 11.61g
    Fat 5.44g
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    Ingredients

    • 1 spaghetti squash (1.2kg)
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ½ tsp black pepper
    • 300g/10.58oz leftover cooked turkey breast (about 2 cups)
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 2 tbsp taco seasoning
    • ¼ cup water
    • ½ onion (75g/2.64oz)
    • ½ red pepper (75g/2.64oz)
    • ½ yellow pepper (75g/2.64oz)
    • 3 mushrooms (90g/3.17oz)
    • 3 cloves garlic
    • 1 tomato
    • ½ avocado
    • 30g/1oz cilantro
    • 18 kalamata olives

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
    • Slice the spaghetti in half.  Scoop out the seeds and discard.  Drizzle the olive oil over the spaghetti squash and sprinkle the salt and pepper all over.  Place over an oven tray lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.  Take out of the oven and let it rest for a few minutes before using a fork and scooping the spaghetti off its shell.
    • Slice the onion, peppers and mushrooms.  Mince the garlic.  Shred the turkey breast. Dice the tomato and avocado.  Chop the cilantro.
    • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the garlic and onions.  Cook for a minute and add the peppers. Cook for a couple of minutes until wilted. Add the mushrooms, shredded turkey, taco spice and water.  Cook another minute or two until the water has simmered down.  Turn off the heat.
    • Add the taco meat over both halves of the spaghetti squash, top with the tomatoes, avocado, olives and cilantro!

    Notes

    I used some leftover turkey breasts from my Keto Thanksgiving Turkey recipe.
    I used my Paleo Taco Seasoning for this recipe.
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    Nutrition Facts
    Paleo Turkey Taco Spaghetti Squash
    Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
    Calories 163 Calories from Fat 49
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 5.44g8%
    Saturated Fat 1.13g7%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1.89g
    Cholesterol 22mg7%
    Sodium 807mg35%
    Potassium 650mg19%
    Carbohydrates 20.76g7%
    Fiber 6.4g27%
    Sugar 7.61g8%
    Protein 11.61g23%
    NET CARBS 14.36g29%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutritional information is provided through calculations made on fatsecret.com. They are approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on mypcoskitchen.com. Sugar alcohols are included in the fiber count. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber (which include sugar alcohols).

     

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    1. Hélène Nicole

      January 29, 2018 at 1:15 am

      5 stars
      I love spaguetti squash so was so happy to find this recipe!

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