Butternut squash is spiralized into “noodles” and tossed with creamy mascarpone cheese, bacon, and fresh spinach. What a fantastic way to eat your veggies!
I officially have a new obsession in my life. The spiralizer. How I went this long without owning one I’ll never know! I think everyone needs one of these handy little gadgets – it will completely change the way you eat your veggies!
The most popular vegetable to spiralize is zucchini – it’s mild in flavor and looks very much like traditional spaghetti once it’s cut. However, zucchini isn’t in season now, so I decided to start with butternut squash. I’m very curious about the zucchini, though, so I probably will pick a few up if I find good ones!
To spiralize the butternut squash, you’ll only need the top part (not the round bottom where the seeds are). To use up the rest of the butternut squash you could any one of these recipes. (My favorite is the soup!)
Once the squash is in noodle form, I like to separate them a bit and cut them down in size as they tend to be really long! Then, toss them with some olive oil and season them up and you’re ready to roast. I like to roast the noodles to really give them lots of flavor and the texture comes out perfect this way.
Aren’t they the most beautiful noodles you’ve ever seen? Yes, I find beauty in food.
While your butternut squash “noodles” are roasting, you can make the sauce. Brown up some bacon, sauté onions and garlic, and then add in spinach, and make things creamy with mascarpone cheese. I decided to go a little decadent here since I’m being so healthy with the noodles!
The great thing about the squash noodles is that they don’t soak up sauce like traditional pasta does, so you can use less sauce overall. Just a little bit of mascarpone thinned out with chicken broth was enough to coat the noodles and make a rich and creamy sauce.
If you love butternut squash, you’re going to love this! I’m already thinking about what I’m going to make next week… you may see quite a few spiralized recipes coming up, so be prepared and pick one up! You could always use regular pasta if you want, but you’ll have to increase the sauce.
I haven’t been this excited about a kitchen tool since… well, I get excited about all kitchen tools. I can say, though, that this is one gadget I will never be without. I can’t wait to try other veggies! Oh, and you can make curly fries with this thing, how cool is that?
By the way, I bought this with my own money and have no connection to the company. I just really love this thing!
- 1 Butternut Squash, top half only*
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 4 Slices Thick Bacon, sliced crosswise into small strips
- 1 Onion, thinly sliced
- 3 Cloves Garlic, finely minced
- ¼ Cup Chicken Broth
- 2 Cups Fresh Spinach, roughly chopped
- ¼ Cup (2 oz.) Mascarpone Cheese
- Freshly Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese, for serving
- Preheat the oven to 400º.
- Using a spiralizer shred the butternut squash into spaghetti noodles. Toss the noodles with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Lay the noodles evenly onto a baking sheet (they will overlap). Roast the butternut squash for 10-15 minutes, or until “al dente”.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon until crisp in a large skillet over medium high heat, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate and set aside. Discard all but about 2 teaspoons of the bacon grease. (I just eyeball this)
- Return the pan back to medium heat and add in the onion. Sauté the onion until lightly brown, about 2 minutes, then add in the garlic. Toss in the roasted butternut squash noodles.
- Turn the heat down to low and add in the chicken broth, spinach, and mascarpone cheese. Stir well to melt the cheese and combine everything.
- Transfer the “pasta” to serving plates and top with crisp bacon and a sprinkle of Romano cheese.
- *You can only spiralize the top of the butternut squash, not the bottom part where the seeds are. You can use up the remainder with any one of my butternut squash recipes!
- This recipe will serve 2 as a main course, or 4 as a side dish. You can toss some chicken into the dish, if you want to make a little more substantial. I found it very filling on it's own!
I need to get my hands on a spiralizer! The bright color of these noodles is stunning and I loooove that they’re so healthy 🙂
Yes, you do! It’s the coolest little gadget! Thank you 🙂
I am obsessed with my spiralizer! So far I’ve done just zucchini, but I can’t wait to try butternut squash! I’m going to follow your tip and roast it. Seems so easy, and healthy! Pretty pictures : )
I’m going to try zucchini next week with some pesto – I already can’t wait! I love this thing! Yes, roasting it really brings out the flavor. Thank you 🙂
Oh my goodness…this looks so amazing!! I have been meaning to try spiraling sweet potatoes and using those as noodles, but maybe I should try this instead :). Yum!
Thank you, Annie! 🙂 I haven’t tried sweet potatoes yet, but they are on my list as well. I’m a huge butternut squash fan, so I highly recommend it!
I haven’t tried butternut squash with my spiralizer yet! You make it looks so good, I’ll have to try it next
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Yes, please try it! If you like butternut squash, you’ll really love it spiralized.
I made this for dinner tonight, and it is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten! Seriously, so good! I’m usually really bad at following recipes, but for this one the only thing I changed was to use avocado oil instead of olive oil because of the high temp. for roasting.
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Great idea using the avocado oil – I always forget that I shouldn’t be using olive oil for high temps. Thanks! 🙂
This recipe looks amazing! Do you know how many calories it might have?
I created the recipe on Myfitnesspal app. Try searching it! It’s about 600 calories and it’s 4/5 servings.
I bought some butternut squash noodles for the first time ever yesterday and didn’t know what to make with them at all, I ended up finding your recipe via google and thought I would try it out. Oh my! Was it good! Thank you so much for such a yummy recipe. I can’t wait to try this again.
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Thank you Emma! I’m so happy you enjoy it 🙂
I have a spiralizer but I can’t find a butternut squash small enough to fit in it! Do you have an extra large spiralizer or do you somehow find tiny butternut squash?
Hi Julie. I just cut the butternut squash to make it work in the spiralizer!
What could I swap the mascarpone for if I can’t find it at my store? Thanks so much.
Cream cheese can be substituted.
This was outstanding! A definite keeper in my house. I am obsessed with my spiralizer too. Thank you so much for sharing your delicious recipe!
Thank you so much, Janet. I’m so happy you enjoyed! 🙂
Yes, this was amazing!!
I made this tonight, and it tasted AMAZING! I bought pre-spiralized butternut squash from my grocery store which made this recipe extra quick & easy. I added some green beans that I had on hand to the roasting pan with the squash, too. It turned out so well, I honestly could have eaten the entire pan by myself. I will be definitely be cooking this again! Thanks 🙂
Great recipe when I roasted the squash I roasted red pepper strips & folded it in with the spinach…tasty & colorful
Hi Auther!
Great suggestions!You’re totally right! Thanks for such an amazing post.
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