Easy 3-Ingredient Pesto Spaghetti Squash Recipe (2024)

This 3-Ingredient Pesto Spaghetti Squash recipe is an easy dinner idea that needs only 3 ingredients: spaghetti squash, your favorite pesto sauce, and shredded parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti squash is a favorite in our house – we make it a lot in the fall and winter.It’s also proving to be a favorite here on the blog too! OurBacon-Parmesan Spaghetti Squash recipeand our 3-Ingredient Twice-Baked Spaghetti Squash recipe are two of our most popular blog recipes. It doesn’t come as a surprise to us! Not only are these recipes delicious, but spaghetti squash is inexpensive in the fall and winter making for a frugal meal idea. And these recipes are very easy to make with only a few ingredients.

Today we’re back with another VERY simple way to serve spaghetti squash for dinner: 3-Ingredient Pesto Spaghetti Squash Recipe.

To make this recipe, cut your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out all of the seeds and discard them. Place the spaghetti squash halves on a baking sheet, cut side down, andbake the spaghetti squash.

While the spaghetti squash is fully cooked, but cooled enough to behandled, use a fork and scrape the spaghetti squash strands toloosen and separate them. Place the strands intoa bowl.

Combine the spaghetti squash strands with your favorite pesto sauce.To keep it super simple, we usually use pre-made pesto from the grocery store. The two brands we use most often are Trader Joe’s Pesto (Trader Giotto’s Pesto Alla Genovese) or ClassicoTraditional Basil Pesto Sauce.

If you prefer, you can make your own homemade pesto sauce.

The spaghetti squash & pesto mixture is spooned back into the spaghetti squash “shell” for serving. You don’t have to do this, but it is a fun way of serving it. Before serving, sprinkle the top with shredded parmesan cheese.

If your spaghetti squashes are smaller, each 1/2 of a spaghetti squash will serve one person. Otherwise, a medium-to-large sized spaghetti squash will serve about 3-4 people, depending on how large it is.

This recipe would also be great with the addition of some cooked chicken or shrimp. You could also add some tomatoes to this for extra flavor and color.

If you like spaghetti squash, there are lots of other ways to use it for meals. We have an entire post withEasy Spaghetti Squash Recipes for Dinner.

3-Ingredient Pesto Spaghetti Squash Recipe

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