This is truly one of the top 3 meals I’ve ever made — can’t wait for you guys to try it! It’s creamy, comforting, and packed with protein and flavor!!
The recipe:
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Cut squash into rings (makes it faster to bake), drizzle lightly with olive oil, and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes or until tender.
While the squash bakes, heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add pesto, heavy cream, minced garlic, chicken broth, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes, then stir in the sun-dried tomatoes.
Heat a separate pan over medium heat. Drizzle olive oil and add cubed chicken tenders. Season with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Sauté for 5 minutes on each side or until fully cooked through.
Using a fork, scrape the spaghetti squash strands into the sauce pan. Add in the cooked chicken. Toss everything together until well combined.
Top with extra parmesan cheese and enjoy! xx
Creamy Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash
Ingredients
- 1 whole spaghetti squash
- 1/4 cup pesto store-bought or homemade
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese + extra for topping
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes or more, if desired
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 packet of chicken tenders cubed and cooked through
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cut squash into rings (makes it faster to bake), drizzle lightly with olive oil, and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 40 minutes or until tender.
- While the squash bakes, heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add pesto, heavy cream, minced garlic, chicken broth, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes, then stir in the sun-dried tomatoes.
- Heat a separate pan over medium heat. Drizzle olive oil and add cubed chicken tenders. Season with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Sauté for 5 minutes on each side or until fully cooked through.
- Using a fork, scrape the spaghetti squash strands into the sauce pan. Add in the cooked chicken. Toss everything together until well combined.
- Top with extra parmesan cheese and enjoy! xx
