Chicken Marinara Spaghetti Squash

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Hi everyone! I'm not usually one to share recipes because i'm hardly innovative in the kitchen, but I just made something delicious and thought I would share. I'm a self-proclaimed pasta addict, it has always been my favorite food. Unfortunately the amount of carbs that most pasta dishes possess is hardly ideal for someone counting calories. A healthier alternative: Spaghetti Squash. Just to clarify, i'm no expert chef.. it just happened to turn out to be really yummy. Also: Easily could be made vegetarian/vegan with the use of tofu instead of chicken.

Ingredients
- one spaghetti squash (Approximately 5 cups cooked)
- 12oz boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 1/2 cups tomato basil marinara sauce
- 2 cups eggplant
- 2 tsp of chili flakes (if you like spicy)
- tsp of minced onion (Feel free to use real onion)

Makes 3 servings

Nutrional Values (per serving) -

300 Calories, 28 carbs, 6g fat, 32g protein, 703mg sodium, 14g sugar



1. Preheat the oven to 350. Slice your spaghetti squash vertically in half. Take out the nasty guts and seeds. Place the two halves on an aluminum foil covered baking sheet and put into the oven for 30-40 minutes, then flip and put in for another 10.

2. Cook your chicken according to personal preference, for me I just put the breast in with the squash for 30 minutes then took it out when the middle was no longer pink.

3. The sauce: In a medium saucepan add the marinara sauce, spices, eggplant (you could add many different veggies, I just only had eggplant on hand. I'd add tomatoes, zucchini, and onions if I had them!) When the sauce comes to a boil after a few minutes, reduce heat and stir every few minutes for about 15. I also added my chicken cut up into the sauce once it was finished.

4. When your squash is done allow it to cool for a few minutes and then use a fork to shred up the insides into a large bowl. It will resemble spaghetti, obviously a slightly different taste.. but also a hugely reduced amount of calories.

5. Lastly, pour your sauce over top of your healthy alternative to spaghetti and enjoy

Francl27

I do that without the eggplant (good idea though) but adding mozzarella. So good.