BBQ Chicken Spaghetti Squash
Gráb thát lone spághetti squásh sitting on your counter ánd breák out the bárbecue sáuce! These BBQ Chicken Spághetti Squásh máke low-cárb eáting fun ánd delicious!
Prep Time 10 Minutes
Cook Time 50 Minutes
Totál Time 1 Hour
Ingredients
- 1 medium spághetti squásh
- 1/4-1/2 green bell pepper (diced)
- 1/4 red or white onion (sliced or chopped)
- 12 oz chicken breást (2 cups chicken cooked + chopped)
- 1/3 cup fávorite bbq sáuce
- 2 oz gráted cheese plus extrá to táste
TáSTY EXTRáS:
- jálápeño slices
- fresh pársley or cilántro
- extrá BBQ sáuce for drizzling
- ránch dressing for drizzling
- ány extrá veggies your heárt desires
Instructions
- Pre-heát oven to 400 degrees F.
- Slice your spághetti squásh in hálf lengthwise ánd scoop out the seeds. For eásy cutting, feel free to stick eách squásh in the microwáve for 4-5 minutes to soften it up just á tád. The knife slides through wáy eásier this wáy!
- Next gráb á lipped báking sheet or á rimmed báking dish.
- Rub the cut side of the squásh with á teeny bit of olive oil.
- Pláce inside á báking dish or átop rimmed báking sheet ánd roást fáce-down for ábout 40 minutes, or until tender ánd eásily pierced with á fork.
- Cooking time will váry á bit depending on the size of your squásh, ánd lárger squásh will need to roást á bit longer to tenderize. Once reády, the once rock-hárd exterior of the squásh will be visibly softened with á tender interior.
- The squásh cán be roásted ánd stored in the fridge for á few dáys if you'd like to meál prep ánd plán áheád for á speedier dinner.
- While the squásh roásts, stárt on the chicken ánd veggies.
- For the chicken, you cán cook it ány which wáy you prefer. I ádded 12 oz of boneless, skinless chicken to my Instánt Pot with 1 cup of wáter ánd set it to 5 minutes on HIGH with á náturál pressure releáse. If using leftover or rotisserie chicken, you'll wánt to meásure out 2 cups, chopped.
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