Happy Meatless Monday! Wow this summer is just flying by isn’t it?! I can’t believe that we are well into July already. When it is this hot out, I like to eat something pretty light for dinner. I am trying to take advantage of the seasonal veggies as well. Today I am bringing you a twist on a recipe I did last fall. I created a crustless quiche made with spaghetti squash filled with zucchini, tomato & feta. It takes a little more time to prepare than my usual recipes but trust me, it’s worth it! I call it “Squiche”.
Please join Tina and I today to link up all of the great Meatless recipes. We hope you will share yours and check out some new ones as well.
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A healthy, twist on a classic with spaghetti squash, zucchini, tomato and feta. Vegetarian, gluten free, low carb, paleo options
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 med zucchini-thinly sliced length wise
- 1 med tomato thinly sliced
- 3 eggs, 3 egg whites
- 1/4 cup of feta cheese (optional) chopped
- 2 tbl parm cheese
- pepper & garlic powder to taste
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 400 degrees
- Cut squash length wise & remove seeds
- Place in a glass casserole dish (cut side down_
- fill with 1-2 inches of water and cover with plastic wrap
- microwave until squash is cooked about 12-14 min
- Scrape out squash & allow to drain out water on paper towel
- spray pie dish with cooking spray and press squash into dish
- sprinkle with parm cheese and pepper and bake for 45 min until crust hardens
- Remove from oven
- place zucchini strips into bottom
- whisk eggs & egg whites and pour on top
- place tomato slices and feta on top
- bake for 45 min or until set
- Cut into 3-4 servings
What I really love about this dish is that I can make it for dinner and eat it for breakfast or lunch the next day. It’s full of protein and very filling. My Squiche is vegetarian, low carb, Gluten free & can easily be made Paleo friendly by leaving out the cheese. You can really mix up the veggies based on what is in season. This has become one of my favorite dishes! Hope you enjoy it!
I love spaghetti squash – I had a baked ziti style spaghetti squash just last week, so good! This is a super creative way to use it, I have to get my hands on another squash! Thanks for the link up.
Thanks! yes I love it too so versatile.
That looks really good! I’ve never really used spaghetti squash…what a cool way to use it!
Michelle recently posted…Weekend Race Recap + Taking It One Hill at a Time
Oh really? You must try it immediately 🙂
I LOVE the names you come up with for these recipes, they always make me smile, and they would make my belly happy if I made them! Yummy! And very summery! I am not as cool as you….spaghetti squash is usually cooked in the boring way :p
Tina Muir recently posted…Meatless Monday- Chickpea and Vegetable Coconut Curry
ha thanks! LOL. It’s so versatile you can really use it so many ways. Happy Monday 🙂
This looks really interesting. I enjoy quiche and squash, not creative enough to think of this, though. Will be referencing later after I do my grocery shopping again (we just did zucchini and squash on the grill)
Kelli recently posted…Would you eat a pint of ice cream in a 5K?
I love them on the grill as well however I like to make dishes like this that I can eat again the next day for breakfast or lunch.
I have been craving spaghetti squash in the worst way- this looks like a fabulous recipe for it! 🙂
Annmarie recently posted…Meatless Monday: Gluten, Dairy + Soy Free Fit Foodie Finds
Thanks so much I am loving it too!
I freaking love spaghetti squash. It is a magical ingredient! And you know I love the word “squiche”
Susie @ SuzLyfe recently posted…IDEA World Blogfest 2015: Blogging Friends in Real Life Part 4
It is so versatile and easy to cook with. “squiche” on!
I need to cook with spaghetti squash more! Looks so yummy!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt recently posted…Things I’m Loving Lately 14
It’s so easy to use!
Looks awesome. I love the idea of meatless Mondays. I try to incorporate more and more meatless varieties into our diet.
Ilka@ilkasblog.com recently posted…Weekly Marathon Training Log 7/13 – 7/19
Meatless Monday is great! Hope you join us with a recipe of your own sometime!
Oh yum… I love quiche (minus the cheese) and have a ton of squash right now to use up… I want to try this!
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I hope you like it!
Very nice. I love quiche, and I haven’t made it yet this summer. What’s wrong with me???
Squash and I are not on the best of terms, however. I can handle raw zucchini and yellow squash, but beyond that, it’s a textural thing. There are so many great recipes for spaghetti squash, so I might just have to suck it up and try again.
Jenn recently posted…week in review: 7.12 – 7.18
I think you should try it again it’s very similar to zucchini. Perhaps if you made it this way the texture would be different? Let me know if you try it
Wow this looks amazing! I’ve got my weekly menu done except for Thursday. Now I know what I’m making! Thanks for sharing this 🙂
Rachel recently posted…Recipe Monday: Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad
oh flattered! Hope you enjoy and jealous that you are that organized 🙂
I must admit, I giggled a little reading “squiche”! This looks so yummy!
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Thanks! It works really well as a crust.
I love this. I really might go grab these ingredients after work today. I would probably leave out the cheese or use my Diaya products… I love the fun way to incorporate veggies into a summer time dish. I usually find myself missing my daily dose of veggies in the summer because I’m obsessed with all things fruit. Thanks so much for sharing! Have a fabulous day!
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Thanks let me know if it works well with the Diaya I’ve never tried it. Have a good week!
Love this! I can’t wait for our garden to start popping out spaghetti squash. We usually get a lot of them so I have been fighting the urge to buy them when I’m craving it as I know we usually are eating them almost daily when our garden is in full bloom. We just started getting Zucchini and we are getting a lot but not booming to the point where we are trying to give them away like crazy like we have done in past years.
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I so wish I could have my own garden alas I am not a green thumb. What kind of vegetarian am I?? LOL
Yum! Does it reheat well in the microwave? I know you mentioned eating leftovers the next day and I was just wondering if you ate them cold or warm. This sounds like such a fun meal.
Chaitali recently posted…Wine and Dine Half Marathon training – week 2
Yes I just ate them for breakfast. I cut it into indiv portions and just microwaved it for a min and perfect!
Sounds yummy. I have never done anything creative with spaghetti squash. Love versatile meals that can be eaten at anytime of the day.
lacey@fairytalesandfitness.com recently posted…Soleus Running Watch: What Do You Think?
So do I! Hope you give it a try. Have a great day!
Beautiful! We love spaghetti squash at our house so I need to jump on this one. This is what I normal quiche looks like when I bake one. Great pics, now I am hunger for lunch! wish you delivered!
Mary Beth Jackson recently posted…Bloglovin, CoSchedule and Italy
Ooh now there’s an idea 🙂 Thanks hope you like it!
I make something very similar! Love your pictures. MMMMM…. looks good!
Elle recently posted…A to Z Survey
Thanks! Spaghetti squash is really versatile isn’t it?
I LOVE spaghetti squash and this sounds absolutely delicious, as always 🙂
Nicole @ Fitful Focus recently posted…Quick & Healthy Meatless Eats
thanks friend!
Oh yum! I can’t wait to start whipping up more spaghetti squash dishes once the weather cools down.
Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious recently posted…Skinny Strawberry Frappuccino
they are so versatile aren’t they?!
As always your recipes look amazing!
Margo recently posted…Brooklyn Fit Chick News” Strong Fitness Magazine, Fit Bottomed Girls Playlist & Book Vs Movie
Thanks so much hope you give it a try sometime.
SQUICHE!!!!! I love that!! and this looks absolutely delicious!
Mar @ Mar on the Run recently posted…Beach to Beacon 10K Training Week 5
Thanks so much! I hope you give it try sometime.
This looks delicious! I am pinning this so when I get into my new apartment I can make it!
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Thanks hope you like it!
I need to cook spaghetti squash more! Looks like a great recipe!
Michelle @ Running with Attitude recently posted…My Mom the Runner
It’s so versatile I really have come to love it.
We love to cook with SS in place of regular pasta. This looks very tasty and I like that it kinda looks like a pizza 😉
It does sort of look like pizza doesn’t it?
Squiche is such a cute name!!! I love spaghetti squash – I re-imagined my mom’s spaghetti pie from my childhood, making it healthier with spaghetti squash!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted…Birthday Surprises + Cheesecake Dessert Giveaway
That sounds good too!
So creative! I love spaghetti squash (and so does my husband, which both surprises me and makes me so happy) but I always prepare it in a traditional pseudo-pasta way. Time to mix things up!
Laura @ This Runner’s Recipes recently posted…Marathon Monday: Recovery Runs + Portland Marathon Training Week 7
What a creative way to jam pack a dish with lots of protein. Looks yummy!
Kathryn @ Dancing to Running recently posted…Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon Training Log – Week 11
Thanks hope you give it a try!
Could not have seen this at a better time – making a grocery shopping list! Lol. 😀
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Awesome! I hope you really enjoy it 🙂
This sounds really delish…but I don’t know how my husband would feel about the spaghetti squash. He loves quiche tho, and last summer I made one with zucchini and summer squash and it was a hit!
Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…And so it begins…
Don’t tell him and see if he notices 🙂
great idea! i would do this minus the feta. yummy!
Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC recently posted…ATL, Shawty!
It would be great that way too!
I just bookmarked this. It sounds amazon. I just need to wait until fall, when spaghetti squash is once again in season here….
Karen – Fit in France recently posted…Productive July weekend
ah we have it all year round here so I figured everyone did.
This looks amazing!! Making it when I get home from vacation!
Lisa @ RunWiki recently posted…Arnold Palmer Cookie Recipe and the Perfect Start to a Coronado Island Vacation
Thanks so much let me know if you like it
This looks delicious and the timing is perfect as my husband and I do our meal planning tonight!
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Well great timing! I hope you both enjoy it
Looks good!
Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy recently posted…It’s getting kind of parched around here: 7/13-19
Thanks! Hope you give it a try sometime
um, yes, the title alone is calling my name! haha. LOVE IT! all ingredients. Slice me some!
Thanks! It’s become one of my favorite dishes.
That looks so good! My husband doesn’t really get into spaghetti squash but he just might with this.
Angela @ happy fit mama recently posted…Remembering I Can
Maybe you can not tell him what it is until he tastes it 🙂
I’m a big fan of spaghetti squash. I’ve done it several ways including making fritters, those were so yummy!
Sue @ This Mama Runs for Cupcakes recently posted…MCM Training Recap–Week 2
Those do sound good too! Spaghetti squash is so versatile isn’t it?
Squish! Love this name!! Spaghetti squash is my absolute favorite, this is such a fun way to enjoy quiche!!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors recently posted…Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
It’s become one of my favorite recipes!
Wow this looks awesome. I have a spaghetti squash and a giant zucchini currently in my fridge, so it looks like I’ll be making this soon! I love finding new spaghetti squash recipes! Thanks for the recipe!
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Thanks! It’s so versatile and easy to cook with I love it too.
As always, your meatless Monday posts are my favorite! I’m laughing at the word “Squiche”, but I think it looks delicious!
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Thanks so much! It has become one of my favorites
If it wasn’t for all the cheese, I’d definitely give this squiche a try! Maybe one day if I ever grow out of my lactose intolerance?…
GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth recently posted…10 Expo Hall Stage Sessions at canfitpro world fitness expo + a giveaway
You can make it without the cheese and I believe it would still be very tasty!
I am not a huge fan of spaghetti squash, but I love quiche! I make it all the time and freeze some foe quick meals. I’ll have to try this recipe.
MCM Mama recently posted…TOTR: Alternative treatments
It’s definitely a healthier way to make it. Hope you will give it a try.
This looks amazing! I have never thought to use spaghetti squash as a crust before!
Heather@hungryforbalance recently posted…Tahini-Free Hummus
It works really well! It’s s versatile
That “Squiche” looks yummy! I’ve been wanting to find a new recipe for spaghetti squash, and this looks like a winner 🙂
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Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy
“Squiche” love it, such a creative name! You really do need to come up with your own blogger cookbook!
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That would be fun! maybe someday 🙂
This is right up my alley! I’m going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks! It has become one of my faves!
I am all over the feta cheese and parm in this. So good!
Bummed I missed Meatless Monday this week, but I had a good excuse 🙂
Natalie recently posted…Blogfest 2015: My Top Ten Takeaways Link Up
Thanks it has become one of my favorite recipes. We will see you next Monday 🙂
Brilliant way to use spaghetti squash. Feta? Yes please!
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thanks! It has become one of my faves
I have never tried making quiche but I really need to try making this. When I get home from vacation I am going to try to lead a more vegetarian lifestyle so…time to find recipes!
Patty @ Reach Your Peak recently posted…Chicago Marathon Training Week 6
It’s really easy!