Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca Sauce- a rich, robust vegan meal that is low in carbs, keto and gluten-free!  A simple easy dinner that is healthy and delicious! With a Video!

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This flavorful recipe for Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca, is not only gluten-free, it’s vegan too. I love this for its rich, robust flavors, holding its own next to big, bold red wines,  and it’s meals like this I crave when the weather turns cold and blustery out.

Even though the spaghetti squash takes 30-40 minutes to roast in the oven, I still consider this a quick “weeknight” meal, because the Eggplant Puttanesca can be made at the same time – and relatively quickly and easily.

Spaghetti Squash w/ Eggplant Puttanesca Video

Eggplant is sautéed with onion and garlic, then simmered with tomatoes and red wine and cooked down a bit. Capers and olives give it depth and flavor while chili flakes add just the right amount of heat. Keep this totally vegan and dairy-free, or dust it with finely grated Romano cheese, for a tasty and healthy fall dinner.Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca Sauce- a rich, robust vegetarian meal that is low in carbs, keto and gluten free! Easy and simple. | #keto #spaghettisquash #eggplant #puttnesca #vegan #vegandinner

How to make Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca

Step 1

Roast the Spaghetti Squash, open side down on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Cutting the Spaghetti Squash width-wise preserves its long spaghetti-like strands.

Or for a faster method go here: How to Cook Spaghetti Squash.

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Step 2

While the Spaghetti squash is roasting, make the flavorful Eggplant Puttanesca Sauce!

Sauce the onion, eggplant, garlic, red pepper, and spices, and then add the capers and olives. Make sure to taste and adjust the seasonings so this is flavorful and robust. Adding a little bit of caper brine ups the flavor and depth. I like mine on the spicy side so I usually up the chili flakes.

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You want this extra flavorful because the mild-tasting spaghetti squash will mute the flavor a lot!!!

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Step 3:

Turn the spaghetti squash: When the spaghetti squash is knife-tender, tip them on their sides, and roast 5-10 more minutes, to DRY them out, letting steam evaporate.

Let cool a bit, scoop out seeds, then toss with olive oil and salt and pepper.

Step 4:

Top the seasoned Spaghetti Squash with the flavorful Eggplant Puttanesca Sauce!

Try it with this Vegan Cheesy Sprinkle!

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Save the leftovers for lunch the next day, the flavors deepen even more.

A simple delicious vegan dinner recipe that is also keto-friendly and gluten-free!

Ways to Adapt

Feel free to top this with your favorite protein! Or keep it just as it is.

Sometimes I’ll add white beans to the puttanesca, or top this with grilled chicken for my husband.

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Hope you love this vegan Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca Sauce as much as we have!

xoxo

Sylvia

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Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca

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Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Eggplant Puttanesca Sauce- a rich, robust vegan dinner recipe that is low in carbs, keto and gluten free! Easy and simple.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 3 lb Spaghetti Squash- ( or sub pasta noodles)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil- divided
  • 1 medium eggplant – cut into a small dice ( 4 cups)
  • 1 red onion- diced
  • 46 cloves garlic- rough chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper- diced
  • 14 ounce can crushed or diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon dry Italian herbs ( or sub oregano and thyme)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes, more to taste
  • Splash red wine
  • 2 tablespoons capers, more to taste, plus a splash of the brine
  • 3 tablespoons slice olives ( like green or kalamata)
  • Garnish: fresh Italian parsley, grated Romano or Parmesan cheese, or a drizzle olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F
  2. Cut squash in half widthwise, place open side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet in the oven and roast for 30- 40 minutes (depending on size) or until knife tender. Turn on their sides, allowing steam to escape, continue roasting 5-10 minutes, so they dry out a bit.
  3. While the squash is roasting make the Eggplant Puttanesca sauce.
  4. In a large heavy bottom skillet or dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons oil over med-high heat. Add diced onion and eggplant, and saute, stirring often for 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and red bell pepper, turn heat down to medium and continue cooking until eggplant is tender, about 10-12 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Add crushed tomatoes, a generous splash of wine, chili flakes, salt, pepper, Italian herbs, and simmer on low heat 5-10 more minutes. Add capers and olives.
  6. Taste, adjust salt, spice level and add more capers or olives to taste. Sometimes I’ll add a little splash of the caper or olive brine, to bump up the flavor.
  7. When spaghetti squash is tender, scoop the seeds out- then scoop out spaghetti squash strands into a bowl, and fluff and toss well with salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil.
  8.  Divide among bowls and top with the eggplant puttanesca. Sprinkle with fresh Italian parsley and grated cheese (optional)  or drizzle olive oil.
  9. Alternatively, you can serve this right out of the spaghetti squash shell ( making sure to season the squash, mixing with a fork before topping with the putttanesca.

Notes

A faster method for cooking Spaghetti Squash 

You want the puttanesca to be really flavorful before you add it to the mild-flavored spaghetti squash – so make sure to taste it and season it up well!

Add Vegan Cheesy Sprinkle if you like!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 428
  • Sugar: 26.1 g
  • Sodium: 1246.2 mg
  • Fat: 22.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 58.5 g
  • Fiber: 14.3 g
  • Protein: 6.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

 

 

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Comments

  1. This was easy and delicious! Followed the recipe and topped with a little feta at the end. Thanks for a great recipe!






  2. Made this but added mushrooms, spinach and left olives out. Real good. Also made a separate batch and added heavy cream to reduce acidity and make it a creamy dream. Thank you for the recipe!

  3. Wow!! This was great! My husband doesn’t care for olives, so I added extra cappers. We will be happily eating these leftovers all week. Thank you!

  4. Not fans of this recipe. The flavor was an odd combination that just didn’t cut it for us. I thought we’d love it since puttanesca is a favorite of ours. This was our first run with spaghetti squash. Not sure what all the fuss is about. More trouble than it’s worth to prepare for minimal flavor unlike other squashed we love. Oh well, into the trash with the leftovers.






  5. This was delicious and also economical! I got eggplant in the clearance section…2 for .99! I had some leftover pizza, and this sauce was a perfect match with the edge crusts, which I might have otherwise thrown away. The combo tasted intentional, even though I was just scavenging in my fridge for a quick lunch.






  6. I love this so much … the flavors of the puttanesca stay bright, I sometimes have an issue with eggplant dishes becoming muddled but that is not the case here.
    Also cutting the spaghetti squash through the middle instead of lengthwise? Game changer!
    I used basil instead of parsley because I had it, that’s the only change that I made.






  7. I used your updated method for roasting spaghetti squash with this and subbed sriracha for chili flakes (hey… it’s what I had on hand), and oh man it is so good. We had this with some breaded baked shrimp last night and it was excellent!

    You were right about leftovers, too! I’m having them for lunch right now and had to take a moment to thank you for this recipe. Simply delicious!






  8. Delicious! Served with veggie sausage for added protein. Definitely will double the olives next time. Curious where 22.8 g of fat came from in your nutrition facts? Not much if any fat in this recipe unless you put tons of cheese… thanks!






    1. Thanks Megan- the fat content here is from the olive oil. Feel free to cut it back.

  9. Delicious! I made a 3x recipe for a dinner party and it was a huge hit. I have leftovers- can a container be frozen?






    1. Hi Jamie! Great to hear! I have not tried freezing spaghetti squash, but my guess is it should be OK?

  10. Delicious! Loved the olives and capers. Thanks for the tip on draining the squash, it does have a lot liquid. This recipe is a keeper






  11. Great recipe!
    I added some grated carrot( to up the veggies), about 1/8 cup of chocolate chips( to counter the acid)and some Italian strained tomatoes (for a more saucey consistency). Very yummy and easy. Thank you!






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