Spaghetti Squash Hash Browns: Faux-tatos to the Rescue!
This recipe is like clean underwear…
Yes, that statement does need explanation, so here you go:
You know when you’ve gone through all your clean underwear and you really need to do laundry so you have some for tomorrow but you just really don’t want to do laundry? (Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this!) And you know that jubilant surge of joy when you find a pair of panties hiding in the back corner of your underwear drawer so you can put of laundry for one more day?
Well, I just found the below recipe, complete with edited pictures, all ready to go in my Posts Folder. It made me feel as elated as finding that hidden pair of undies and it meant I could procrastinate on writing a new post for one more day.
The Secret to Perfect Spaghetti Squash Hash Browns
Spaghetti squash hash browns seem lovely in theory. The squash fits into SCD, GAPS and Paleo diets and it saves your knuckles from the peril of the grater. Unfortunately, visions of crispy, alternative hash browns are often dashed to the ground when the squash refuses to properly crust.
Don’t blame the spaghetti squash–the culprit is actually excess water. The solution? Simply wring out the excess moisture in a kitchen towel. I use the same trouble-shooting step in my cauliflower wraps to ensure a cohesive and tender end product.
Spaghetti Squash Hash Browns (GAPS, Paleo)
Ingredients
- (Ingredients for 1 serving. Multiply as needed)
- 1 cup spagetti squash threads from a roasted spaghetti squash
- 1 Tbs. butter, ghee, lard (real lard), or coconut oil
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
- Place the spaghetti squash threads in a clean kitchen towel and wring out as much water as possible over the sink. The squash will shrink in volume by about half.
- Heat the oil/fat over medium-high heat in a sturdy skillet. Add the drained squash and compress with a spatula into an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the top with sea salt. Cook until golden brown, then flip. Sauté on the other side until crispy. Sprinkle with more salt and serve.
http://empoweredsustenance.com/perfect-spaghetti-squash-hash-browns-gaps-paleo/
Spaghetti Squash Hash Browns (GAPS, Paleo)
Ingredients
- (Ingredients for 1 serving. Multiply as needed)
- 1 cup spagetti squash threads from a roasted spaghetti squash
- 1 Tbs. butter, ghee, lard (real lard), or coconut oil
- Sea salt, to taste
Instructions
- Place the spaghetti squash threads in a clean kitchen towel and wring out as much water as possible over the sink. The squash will shrink in volume by about half.
- Heat the oil/fat over medium-high heat in a sturdy skillet. Add the drained squash and compress with a spatula into an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the top with sea salt. Cook until golden brown, then flip. Sauté on the other side until crispy. Sprinkle with more salt and serve.
Remember, eat well and heal™!
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That’s it! This may be the one way I might enjoy squash outside of a baked good. (Sensory issues…maybe it’s the skin.) Let me know when you are back in my neck of the woods, and we’ll arrange a day-long canning tutorial at my house. Your healing kitchen needs home canned, shelf stable items!
I will take you up on that canning tutorial as soon as we plan a visit back! Miss you! Hope the school year and holiday season is going well for you and your family!
Yum! Looks delicious! Will have to try. Thanks for posting:)
Hope you enjoy! Hugs to you and the boys!
These look wonderful!
I’ve pinned this to try soon. I’ve only prepared spegetti squash with garlic butter or pasta sauce. This sounds like a new wonderful way to serve it!
Wow! Normally I hate spaghetti squash as a pasta sub but I can see myself really liking it this way! I hope you’ll come by and share it on GAPS Friendly Friday this week!
-Joy
Thanks for the invite! I’ll head on over!
Thanks for sharing on GAPS Friendly Friday, Lauren. Come back next week to see if you are our featured post!
What a great idea!
Do you steam the squash first? Not sure how to get the threads when its raw. Love the idea.
Yes, cook the squash first and then you can get the threads out. I just baked it according to this technique. The threads don’t form until the squash is cooked. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
I found a hashbrown recipes where you combine eggs, hashbrowns and cheese and bake them in mini muffin tins….I wonder if this would work instead of hashbrowns?
Mmmm… that sounds delicious! And yes, I think these would work perfectly in place of the hash browns (which, I’m assuming, are uncooked before baking). Just be sure to wring the moisture out of the spaghetti squash threads like I explain here.
Thanks for the reply! Yep, the hashbrowns are uncooked before baking. I may try them this week and see how they turn out! I’ll let you know!!
Can’t wait to try this! I just found your blog and I love it! Keep em comin
Will do
Thank for the kind words!
I miss hash browns and these look amazing. Once I get my hands on some spaghetti squash I am going to try this recipe. Thanks!
I hope you enjoy!
I’m not putting my name while admitting to being a laundry-procrastination sympathizer. But for me, the issue is nursing bras. I get away with pushing my steamed cauliflower through my juicer so I don’t have to clean an extra towel, but I don’t think that would work for the spaghetti squash. :/
I’m glad somebody can sympathize with my laundry procrastination! That is very interesting about using a juicer to remove moisture from steamed cauliflower–I don’t have a juicer yet, but when I get one, I’ll try that technique for my cauliflower wraps!
GREAT idea! And your lead in is so, so funny!
Thanks!
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did this added dehydrated oinion & garlic…a really good sub for hashbrowns…partial to sweet tater hash though
Haha! I totally understand the underwear scenario. It is time to do laundry when I’m left with my ugly pink undies! This recipe caught my eye, not ever really been a fan of spaghetti squash. You usually only see spaghetti squash with sauce and no mater how hard I wring it out, it still waters down the sauce. This looks great, gonna give it a try. Thanks!
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Mentre entrambi i – A lavagne luminose per uffici e proiettori
per diapositive forniscono la spinta necessaria durante presentazioni,
il tipo di sovraccarico offre migliori vantaggi
nella preparazione di materiali proiettati che possono
venire dai soliti forniture per ufficio e stampati all’interno di uffici . pigiama dati sono utili anche nelle aule scolastiche, ma è più probabile per essere utilizzato in luoghi più grandi come le aziende E ‘tutto molto semplice, se avete il vostro sesto –
dispositivo Senso collegato con un proiettore e cellulare con connettività interna tasca