This was one of those panic meals. You know, the ones that you frantically run around the kitchen trying to find anything that you can mix together to call a meal. It turned out surprisingly delicious.
I started with a plan of chicken, spaghetti squash and spinach but I didn't have spinach like I thought I did. Instead, this is what I did. This is more of a meal for one sorta thing, but if you add some more chicken to it you could easily feed two with it.
What you'll need:
Spaghetti squash
1 chicken breast
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 roma tomato, diced
1/4 C grated zucchini - completely optional. I just wanted something green. lol.
1/8 C grated parmesan - Yeah, I used the weird powder stuff in the green canister, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. lol.
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp sage
salt and pepper to taste
First, start with the squash. Slice it down the center with a really sharp knife, and be careful! They're sometimes a pain to cut. Scrape out the seeds and gunk (technical term, I swear), and place cut side down on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. I lined a baking dish with aluminum foil, so I didn't have to wash it. ;)
Bake at 375F for about 40 minutes.
When that's finished, carefully scrape out the "spaghetti" with a fork. Set that aside.
In a pan heat up the oil. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and add to the oil. Add some salt, pepper, thyme and sage.
Next time I do this, I'll start with sauteing some chopped onion and garlic.
Cook until the chicken is cooked through.
Throw in the rest of the ingredients and cook until it's all hot and delicious. ;)
Serve it up!
Calories: 484
Carbs: 26
Fat: 16
Protein: 49
I've never had spaghetti squash before. Is the taste similar to cooked pasta?
ReplyDeleteThe taste is actually quite bland, so you mostly just taste whatever is used as seasoning. I use spaghetti squash as a pasta replacement quite often, Ray (who usually HATES all squash) likes it simply with butter, salt and pepper. :)
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