Spaghetti squash pizza recipe is a low carb dinner you can make in your pressure cooker and air fryer. Just like the noodles you love but healthier. THIS is how to cook spaghetti squash fast and itโ€™s a game changer

Air fryer pizza with spaghetti squash, showing crispy edges and a cheesy, golden topping.
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We have been creating a lot of Ninja Foodi recipes lately but this one surprised my whole family! If youโ€™ve never had spaghetti squash spaghetti it is amazing. Now you can make squash pizza PACKED with flavor and takes about 15 minutes to cook. (post may contain affiliate links present)

Squash Pizza Recipe

The best way to cook this veggie is to use a pressure cooker which will make the whole thing super tender, steamed essentially. If you wanted to use the air crisp button instead, follow our air fryer spaghetti squash instructions instead.

with acorn squash

We have made lots of vegetables in Ninja Foodi lately. From broccoli to something new like air fryer acorn squash everything seems to just come out better than cooking it any other method. You can use both methods like we did here or just one to make things crispy. We use them all.

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Ingredients

  1. Spaghetti squash sliced in half
  2. Jar of spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce with Italian seasoning and diced fresh basil or pizza sauce
  3. Cheese, we like a mix of cheddar and shredded mozzarella cheese, can add parmesan cheese too
  4. Pepperoni or other favorite toppings you love
  5. Salt and pepper to taste, use red pepper flakes for a spicy heat
  6. Cup of water to create steam

We started this whole obsession by making cheesy Ninja Foodi spaghetti and loved it. Since we love spaghetti squash so much we then shared how to cook spaghetti squash fast in your pressure cooker! Put it all together and you have what you see here!

Then we made spaghetti squash pasta but had to melt everything in the oven because we hadnโ€™t used this pressure cooker and air fryer machine yet. GAME CHANGER!! 

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NOW you can do it all at once, a true one pot meal that will knock your socks off. My kids were surprised they were eating vegetables instead of noodles with all the flavor this had. The texture is unbelievably the same.

The first step to this process is making the spaghetti squash noodles. This only takes 8 minutes!! I do have a printable recipe at the bottom of this post but here is a quick rundown of how it is done too.

Cooking squash in a Pressure Cooker

  • Cut the squash in half lengthwise and remove inner seeds so inside cavity is clean. Pour 1.5 c water into pot. Set both halves on trivet.
  • Set to high pressure , then do a quick release.
  • Remove from pot. Carefully place on cutting board to cool, they will be hot!
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How to Make Spaghetti Squash Pizza

Step 1 โ€“ First you cut it in half with a sharp knife and remove the seeds from the middle. Using the pressure cook function the insides become incredibly soft after cutting it in half and removing the inner seeds. Itโ€™s the same process as making pressure cooker pumpkin too.

Step 2 โ€“ After removing your squash youโ€™ll want it to cool a tad so you can handle it. I use a dishtowel because it will be quite warm for a decent amount of time. Just use a fork and gently scrape the โ€œnoodlesโ€ out and into a bowl.

Step 3 โ€“ Then drain the liquid out of that bowl once all the โ€œpastaโ€ is in there. Water left inside will make the sauce more liquidy and you want it as flavorful as possible.

Step 4 โ€“ Using a fork gently scrape the โ€œnoodlesโ€ out of each half and into a bowl. Make sure to leave the outsides of the squash in tact. Add your spaghetti squash and cheese and gently stir.

Close air crisp lid and set to 400 for 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and browned on top.

Pepperoni, sliced olives, mushrooms, bell peppers, all the things for the top if you want to add them or omit the pepperoni for meatless. Either way makes a great air fryer dinner recipe.

Hereโ€™s a tip: The more you press to scrape out the spaghetti squash noodles the more firm they will be. If you want them really soft and tender just use the ones that easily come off with very little pressure from your fork. Those will be VERY tender and have the texture of pasta.

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Of course it is totally up to you how much cheese you want to add but the following ingredient amounts below turned out great for us. You can jump to recipe below and get started but after you love it youโ€™ll thoroughly enjoy these too;

  1. Ninja Foodi taco pasta recipe
  2. We have 8 different Ninja Foodi cabbage recipes here
  3. Air fryer corn turns out great made together as a vegetarian meal
  4. If you want to know how to roast spaghetti squash whole in the oven we have those directions too

If  you have an Instant Pot you can follow the same method except youโ€™ll need to put it under the broiler to melt the cheese at the end. I wouldnโ€™t recommend using a slow cooker to cook spaghetti squash, our oven directions would be better if you donโ€™t have either one.

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spaghetti squash pizza
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Spaghetti Squash Pizza

By Justine
Spaghetti squash pizza pasta is a low carb dinner you can make in your pressure cooker and air fryer. Just like spaghetti noodles but healthier.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Servings:

Equipment

  • 1 pressure cooker
  • 1 air fryer or oven, microwave to melt cheese

Ingredients 

  • 1 spaghetti squash, cut in half, seeds removed
  • 1.5 cup water
  • 1.5 cup cheese, mix of mozzarella and parmesan
  • 12 pepperoni
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Instructions 

  • Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and remove inner seeds so inside cavity is clean.
  • Cooking spaghetti squash in air fryer โ€“ follow air fryer spaghetti squash
  • Cooking spaghetti squash in pressure cooker โ€“ Pour 1.5 c water into your Foodi or pressure cooker and place a trivet at the bottom.
  • Set both halves of your squash inside with cut ends facing up.
  • Put on pressure cooker lid and close steam valve. Set to high pressure for 8 minutes. Then do a quick release.
  • Drain water from inside cavity of squash halves and remove from pot. Carefully place on cutting board to cool, they will be hot!
  • Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes so it's at least cool enough for you to pick it up with a hand towel in your hand and handle it without burning yourself, it will be hot.
  • Pizza spaghetti squash โ€“ Using a fork gently scrape the "noodles" out of each half and into a bowl. Make sure to leave the outsides of the squash in tact so you can use them as "bowls".
  • Drain water from bowl with "noodles" in it. Add your spaghetti squash and 1/2 c of cheese and gently stir so everything is nicely coated.
  • Drain water from inner pot and put trivet back in. Place empty half of squash on trivet with empty side facing up.
  • Use fork to fill squash with spaghetti squash mixture in bowl (fork helps to lessen excess liquid)
  • Sprinkle 1/ 4 cheese on top, followed by pepperoni, followed by 1/4 c more cheese.
  • Close air crisp lid and set to 400 for 8 minutes or until browned on top.
  • Take out and enjoy immediately for best results.

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Nutrition

Serving: 3oz, Calories: 284kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 51mg, Sodium: 419mg, Potassium: 348mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 745IU, Vitamin C: 5.6mg, Calcium: 370mg, Iron: 1.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
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Ninja Foodi Spaghetti Squash Pizza Pasta

About Justine

Justine is the creative mind behind The Typical Mom and The Typical Family on YouTube. She began blogging about easy recipes, budget friendly activities for kids, and fun family travel destinations in September 2012.

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5 Comments

  1. I mixed in ham and mushrooms and some of the cheese instead of using pepperoni. Itโ€™s very good.

  2. This was very good and also easy. It was more flavorful than regular spaghetti squash. The cheese mixed in as well as on top was a bonus. I liked the addition of pepperoni. Very nice! Thank you!

  3. Step 8 is confusing and could be worded better:
    โ€œDrain water from bowl with โ€œnoodlesโ€ in it. Add your spaghetti squash and 1/2 c of cheese and gently stir so everything is nicely coatedโ€.
    The โ€œnoodlesโ€ are the spaghetti squash โ€“ There is nothing to add back in โ€“ you never took the noodles out of the bowl โ€“ just drained water from it. I assume that;s what you meant.