Mysty PfefferCoaching through food preparation is so much fun for me. I get to come up with a creamy celery & spaghetti squash entree like this one for my classes and workshops. It’s exciting to equip working families with easier and healthier ideas for dinner.
Although I had every intention of using the crunchy bunch of celery stalks for my snacks this week, it didn’t work out that way. All I had to do was wash them, cut off the ends, and place them in some cold water in the fridge. But I got busy working and left them two days too long.
They were soft and limp, not crunchy and juicy—the way I like celery best— when it is ready for slathering some all-natural peanut butter or hummus over. However, I really didn’t want to waste them or put them in the compost pile. So, I decided to make a creamy celery soup with onions, garlic, and almond milk.
I had a spaghetti squash in the fridge too, and some left over rotisserie chicken. The entree in my mind began to take shape and form, you see the picture coming together too, don’t you?
Celery Benefits Are Amazing!
According to a horticultural college in Nanjing, China, celery’s medicinal benefits include anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, lipid lowering, and glucose lowering properties. It is loaded with antioxidants like: caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, apigenin, luteolin, tannin, saponin, and kaempferol. (1)
That’s impressive, however, it’s vitamin A, vitamin C, and abundant flavonoid compounds are why it is used medicinally in cultures around the world. Here is a list of benefits from this amazing plant:
- Reducing risks of cardiovascular disease
- Preventing jaundice and liver disease
- Eliminating Urinary tract obstructions
- Gout
- Rheumatic disorders
- In animal studies it increased sperm count and fertility
- Reduces blood pressure and lipids, therefore strengthening the heart
- The seeds are used for chronic asthma, bronchitis, and skin disorders
(A Review of the Antioxidant Activity of Celery (Apium graveolens L) – PMC (nih.gov)
Devotion
God’s divine nature is clear in the things He made. Our cells’ every need was thought of and provided for before we were born. It gives me a sense of trust and amazement every time I study the antioxidants in food. With a deep feeling of appreciation, we can enjoy items like this from the garden and steer clear of ultra-processed foods that rob our health.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
Jeremiah 17:7-9 ESV – “Blessed is the man who trusts in the – Bible Gateway
We are blessed when we trust in the soul saving Word of God and when we take part in His gardens around the world. I want to be like this tree planted by the water with roots deeply seeded in God to bear fruit. You and I are wise to understand the heart is deceitful above all things and maybe, too, are the American taste buds for harmful food. We can’t really be to blame; it is all we’ve been taught since we were old enough to sit in front of Saturday morning cartoons.
It can change and so can we. Knowlege, my friend, is the beginning of wisdom!
Creamy Celery & Spaghetti Squash Entree
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Spaghetti Squash Cooked
- 1 Cup Chicken Cooked
Celery Soup
- 1 Bunch Celery
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 Small Onion
- 1 Tsp Ghee or 2 tbsp Water
- 1 32 ounces Bone Broth
- 1 tsp Coriander
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Salt and pepper
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 2 Tbsp Flour
Instructions
- Bake the Spaghetti Squash an Hour, then set aside until ready to slice in half and remove seeds. Using a fork gently flake the inside flesh of the squash to look like spaghetti.
- Gather Chicken (I used a cup of leftover rotisserie chicken, you can bake a breast in the InstaPot for 10 minutes or however long it takes in your air fryer)
Celery Soup
- In a large stock pot sauté the cleaned and chopped celery in water or ghee, add the onions and garlic and cook until tender. Add the spices then the 32-ounce box of bone broth (or 4 cups fresh if you have it!) Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. In a large cup mix the flour and almond milk until flour is dissolved, pour it into the broth and cook until just thickened.
- Plate your spaghetti squash, top it with the chicken then the celery soup, and shave some fresh grated parmesan on top then add fresh parsley or basil.
Nutrition
I hope you enjoy this very easy to prepare meal. You’ll be happy to know it counts as an anti-inflammatory and a low carb meal, too! If you’re into that sort of thing. The spaghetti squash can feed a family of four easily or be ready for a family of one for several meals. I’ve used it for chili and with Kale Pesto to make some delicious low carb dishes!
If you are in need of more individualized attention to feed your family good food or in need of health coaching, let me know, we can book and appointment! I look forward to serving you!
