How to Make Perfect Spaghetti Squash with pesto and chicken

Spaghetti Squash with pesto and chicken. Slice your spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. I've done spaghetti squash with pesto before and love it, but the added veggies and chicken make it over the top! Pesto chicken with spaghetti squash is a gluten-free pasta alternative that is packed with nutrition!

Add in the spaghetti squash, pesto, and chicken, and toss until well combined. After the mixture is heated through, toss in the cherry tomatoes and give the pan one last toss to help everything come together. This cheesy, loaded Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash is a healthy low-carb and high protein dinner the whole family will love! You can have Spaghetti Squash with pesto and chicken using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Spaghetti Squash with pesto and chicken

1. It's of Spaghetti Squash.
2. Prepare 1 of medium Spaghetti Squash.
3. It's 2 tbsp of Olive Oil.
4. Prepare 1/2 lb of Cooked cubed chicken.
5. You need 1 of medium Red pepper sliced.
6. Prepare 4 tbsp of Pesto sauce.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of Pesto paste.
8. You need 1 pinch of salt to taste.
9. Prepare 1 pinch of pepper to taste.
10. It's 4 tbsp of Parmesan cheese.

Toss with pesto and remove from heat. Scrape the spaghetti squash with a fork to make long strands. Mix chicken with the spaghetti squash and top with cheese. How to Make Damaris' Parsley Pesto Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash with pesto and chicken instructions

1. Cut squash in half. Clean the seeds from the center. Brush with olive oil, salt and pepper slightly. Place on foil lined cookie sheet. Skin side up. Bake 50-60 min @ 350°F..
2. Cut chicken into stips, season with salt and pepper, cook on stove top till done. (15 min). Cut into cubes when done..
3. Cut red pepper into strips and saute untill done - tender..
4. When squash is done shred with fork and scoop from shell into baking pan. (9 x 9 or 9x13)..
5. Mix the Pesto sauce and pesto paste together. (I used the Market Side Cooking sauce - Basil pesto and Gourment Garden Basil paste in the fresh vegtable section from Wal-Mart) Add to the squash in baking pan. Add the chicken and red pepper to the squash. Mix all together. Top with parmesan cheese. Bake @ 350 for 30 min. Cool 5 min - Enjoy!.

Give pesto pasta a healthy makeover with this easy recipe that combines low-carb spaghetti squash with high-protein chicken breast. Top this powerhouse combo with homemade basil pesto that gets a creamy upgrade from ripe avocados to complete a mouthwatering chicken dinner. Add spaghetti squash, chicken and pesto. Stir until combined and heated thoroughly. When heated, toss in the diced tomatoes.