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Chicken With Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees (F).
  • Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds.
  • Drizzle the halves with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and onion powder and grate on clove of garlic onto each half.
  • Rub the oil, seasonings and garlic around to coat each half fully.
  • Turn halves cut side down onto a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for about 40 minutes or until soft.*
  • Meanwhile, heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Grate the remaining 3 cloves of garlic into the oil, then add the mushrooms; sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • Stir in pasta sauce, tomatoes, chicken, basil and red pepper flakes.
  • Season sauce with salt and pepper.
  • Reduce heat to medium and cook for about 6 minutes, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through.
  • Once squash is cooked, carefully turn it over on the baking sheet and grasp firmly (with a hot-pad protected hand or a good pair of tongs) and firmly run a fork along the squash; it will shred into spaghetti like strands.
  • Either divide the squash among individual plates or arrange all of the squash in a serving dish and top with the chicken and sauce mixture.
  • Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
  • *NOTE: I have family members who skip baking their squash and simply pierce it with a knife in several places and microwave it for about 10 minutes (until soft, this will depend on the size of the squash), then split it and scoop out the seeds, then shred the squash. I personally haven’t tried it, but it always works for them. So, if you are planning the microwave method, you can skip the first 5 steps.

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  • nativeprincess 13 years ago
    Great recipe...love any kind of squash...I usually have spaghetti squash with some marinara instead of using pasta..it's so good :)
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