Spicy Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry + Detox Days 6-8 Recaps
My main objective with this detox is to really increase my fruit and veggie intake. That is something that can get a little stale. Smoothies are super good because you can pulverize and drink down a healthy amount of greens but, as far as meals are concerned, I can sometimes have a harder time coming up with new and interesting ideas.
Especially without the use of grains. I’ve opted to eliminate grains during my detox just to see what kind of effect it has when I reintroduce them. I’m assuming nothing is going to happen but since I’m doing a cleanse anyway, I figured why not conduct a little experiment while I’m at it?
Enter my friend, spaghetti squash! A grain loving girls best friend. 😉
Check out my –> how-to if you need a method. I saved the other half of the squash for another recipe for a little later in the week.
Simply stir fry a bunch of veggies and add in a bit of chili powder and the detoxers best friend, cayenne pepper. Just a very little bit, mind you! That sh$t is hot. 😉 Don’t forget the garlic!
Stir in the spaghetti squash and then comes the final touch. Fresh cilantro. I adore crisp, clean cilantro and it is a nice compliment to the heat of the spices. If I had an avocado, that would have been brilliant. Even better would be cheese, but … detox.
Speaking of, here’s a recap of my eats for the last few days.
Day 6
lemon H2O with cayenne
2 clementines
detox smoothie
almonds
scrambled eggs/onions/peppers
almonds x 2
apple/cinnamon/almond butter
Day 7
lemon H2O with cayenne
2 clementines
hard boiled egg
1 medium apple
detox smoothie
detox friendly granola x 2
scrambled eggs/onions/peppers
detox friendly granola x 2
apple/cinnamon/almond butter
Day 8
lemon H2O with cayenne
1 medium blood orange
spaghetti squash stir fry
detox friendly granola
detox smoothie
detox friendly granola
apple/cinnamon/almond butter
*Curiously, Day 7 was my first day back at the gym after the holidays. Much bigger appetite!
I have to say how much I have been lov-ing the Detox Friendly Granola. We had a power outage on the weekend just as I was pulling out a batch from the oven. Joe and I happily endured the blackout munching away on it by flashlight.
Romantic. Winky face.
At more than halfway through, I’m feeling pretty darn great. My pants are fitting great, and really, that’s my best gauge. I will weigh myself at the end of the cleanse for curiosity’s sake also. I’ll let you know. 🙂
Meanwhile, enjoy those veggies kids!
Check out Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 , & Days 4-5 .
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Spicy Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 red onion chopped
- 2 small celery stalks chopped
- 1/2 red pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped red cabbage
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 cups cooked spaghetti squash
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- small pinch cayenne if desired
- sea salt & pepper
- 2-3 tbsp fresh cilantro torn
- fresh avocado optional
Instructions
- Warm the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
- Add in the onion, celery, peppers, and cabbage. Season with salt and pepper and stir fry until tender, about 6-7 minutes
- Lower the heat and stir in the spices and spaghetti squash. Cook until warmed through
- Top with fresh cilantro and serve with fresh sliced avocado
This looks really tasty! I will be making this soon! What protein do you think would go well with it? Chicken? Salmon? Thanks for the recipe!
Anything you like! I can imagine all proteins would taste delicious. Thanks Ali! Have a great weekend. 🙂
Oh good call on making spaghetti squash more interesting!!! I usually make mine pretty boring! lol As I write this, I may be feeling sorry about the lunch I packed the Husband today! 😛
I’m sure he’s grateful to have somebody making him a lunch! As long as there’s love in it, right? 🙂
I’m following along behind you by just a couple days!
Would you mind reposting the meal plans for day 6-8?
It’s appearing properly and is a tad confusing!
Thank you!!
Hi Olivia! The breakdown of those three days is in this post. They are listed in three columns. Day 7 is longer than Days 6 and 8 because I ate more that day. Each day ends with an apple with cinnamon and almond butter. Does that make sense?
Love spaghetti squash! Honestly though like 90% of the time when I eat it, I have it with marinara sauce and meatballs or beanballs. I need to start branching out with it more. I’m a fellow cilantro lover, so this recipe looks great to me!
I can’t get enough cilantro! 😉 And my love affair with Spaghetti Squash has been on going for years. Super versatile. If only I could get Joe to eat it …
You had me at stir-fry! 🙂 Yum!
🙂 Thanks! I find the spaghetti squash ‘noodles’ are so good for this type of dish. They really hold up, not mushy, etc.