One-bowl meals are becoming more and more popular and are a fun, healthy way to fuel up without feeling weighed down. You can take this tasty trend one step further by making your own edible bowl. Veggies like squash can serve as the perfect holder for your favorite fall dishes. And, as a bonus, using edible bowls makes for fewer dishes! Give these three edible bowls a try for your next lunch or dinner.
Spaghetti squash – Carefully cut the squash in half, scrape out the seeds and place cut-side down on a baking dish or pan. Bake until tender, then fill with hearty vegetable chili or roasted veggies with ground turkey and a sprinkle of melty cheese. Twirl the spaghetti-like strands of squash around your fork as you finish this festive fall bowl.
Acorn squash – Prepare this squash the same way you would the spaghetti squash bowls. Feel free to drizzle a teaspoon of butter or olive oil on each bowl before baking. Then fill with your favorite fall bisque or salad.
Avocado – Okay, so this isn’t exactly a fall veggie, or even a veggie, but it’s the perfect year-round vessel for your favorite chicken salad or spicy coleslaw. Cut the avocado lengthwise, carefully scoop out the pit and start filling!
Do you have any fun veggie or fruit bowl ideas? Share them below!
Love the avocados with seafood salad or chicken salad or even with veggies and a balsamic vinaigrette! I’ve never tried the squash like this but I am going to!
That sounds delicious, Wanda! And I hope you like the squash idea. 🙂
FYI—To take out the avocado seed: cut the avocado in half, twist it, one side is without the seed . . then take a strong metal knife and carefully “slap” it firmly into the seed in the other half (enough to make a bit of an incision) then gently turn the knife, the seed is easily removed. I saw that on another video and it does work.
This looks really cool, I’ll try one. I have a spaghetti squash on my counter.
Sounds good, Wendy!
Wonderful idea! Keto friendly too!
Glad you like it, Mary!
Another idea is to fill a raw pepper or a cooked one with whatever you like. 🙂 .
Love that, Sandy!
I bought a small spaghetti squash, cooked it and a pork tenderloin together. When the squash was done I filled the seed cavity with black bean chili. This is so very appetizing and filling.
Thanks for sharing, Arlene!