Traditional Indigenous Recipes

Spaghetti Squash

spaghetti squash
Spaghetti squash with venison and marinara sauce and with black pepper and garlic.

This is a quick and nutritious meal that kids can help you prepare, especially after cooking when they can fork out the insides.

Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds.

squash squash cut in half langthways

Place onto a cookie sheet, cut side down. If you are not concerned with calories, you can rub the inside of the squash with olive oil. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until the inside of the squash is tender. When done, use a fork to scrape the insides into what looks like short spaghetti strands (below) and put on a plate.

spaghetti squash

Mix the squash with a sauce of your choice or other vegetables. This is very good tossed with spices and herbs (black pepper, garlic, dill, oregano, etc.)

Soups, Stews, Stocks

Butternut Squash Soup
Choctaw Stew
Corn Soup
Crock Pot Elk Stew
Gazpacho
Osage Strip Meat Soup
Turkey Soup
Tortilla Soup
Vegetable, Turkey and Game Stock

Chips, Dips, Condiments

Bean Salsas
Chile and Onion Relish
Guacamole Dip
Mango Salsa
Popcorn
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Super Dip
Sweet Potato Salsa
Tomato Salsa
Tortilla Chips
Wojapi

Salads

Everything Salad
Fruit Salad
Jicama Salad
Poke Salat

Main Dishes

Breakfast Potatoes
Ceviche
Corn-Crusted Pizza
Crock Pot Roast
Crock Pot Spicy Turkey
Crock Pot Turkey Breast
Crock Pot Turkey Dinner
Elk Steaks
Enchiladas
Fajitas
Intense Chili
Meat and Vegetable Kabobs
Open-Faced Pan-Seared Vegetable Sandwich
Osage Pounded Meat
Pan-Cooked Fish
Poblano Chilies Stuffed with Rice and Vegetables
Prickly Pear Cactus Pads
Salmon
Tepary Bean and Prickly Pear Casserole
Turkey Sloppy Joes
Venison Burgers

Vegetables and Side Dishes

Acorn Squash
Baked New Potatoes
Bell Peppers
Chahta (Choctaw) Tamfula
Green Beans
Green Chile
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Grits
Jalapeno Grits
Mashed Potatoes
Osage Yonkopinn
Pinto Beans
Plantains
Pumpkin as a Bowl
Spaghetti Squash
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Succotash
Sweet Potatoes
Vegetable Saute
Wild Onions
Wild Rice and Cranberries
Zucchini Canoes

Breads

Chahta (Choctaw) Banaha
Corn Bread
Corn, Bean and Turkey Bread
Corn Tortillas

Drinks

Fruit Smoothie

Desserts

Fruit Salad
Fruit Cookie
Grilled Pineapple
Osage Persimmon Cakes