BBQ Chicken Spaghetti Squash
This recipe for bbq chicken spaghetti squash is easy, tasty and healthy! Spaghetti squash is loaded with shredded bbq chicken and veggies. Drizzled with ranch dressing and more bbq sauce!
Bbq chicken spaghetti squash is so flavorful, and has a lot to offer the taste buds!
Two halves of spaghetti squash is cooked until nice and tender, then loaded with shredded chicken, peppers, onion, and of course, cheese! Then drizzled with more bbq sauce and ranch dressing. Yes, please!
Spaghetti squash is one of those foods that can be very bland, or very tasty. It all depends on how you cook it. And what you mix into it.
I’m a huge fan of spaghetti squash. But if you asked me a few years back if I liked it, my answer would be NO. Its because I didn’t cook it the right way, or I didn’t cook it long enough so the “spaghetti” was still hard.
Even if you mix some pasta sauce and cheese in with the squash, its good!
It’s a great alternative to actual spaghetti thats loaded with carbs.
This recipe is a lot like a twice baked potato. Everything is mixed together and stuffed back into the squash skins. They make an excellent bowl!
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Bbq Chicken Spaghetti Squash
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 2 cups shredded chicken I used a rotisserie chicken
- 1/3 cup bbq sauce + more to drizzle
- 1/2 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese
- ranch dressing to drizzle
- green onions for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Slice spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise and scoop out seeds.
- Place each squash cut side up and drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with some salt.
- Turn squash over so they are cut side down. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
- In the meantime, heat some olive oil over medium high heat and add onion and green pepper. Cook until tender. Take off heat when done.
- In a bowl, mix together shredded chicken and bbq sauce. Set aside.
- When your squash is done, let cool so you can safely handle it.
- Using a fork, loosing the spaghetti squash strands and place them in the pan with the peppers and onions. Add the shredded chicken to the pan. Mix everything together and stuff back into squash evenly.
- Sprinkle evenly with shredded cheddar.
- Lower oven to 350°. Bake squash for 10-15 minutes, until cheese is melted. Drizzle tops with bbq sauce and ranch dressing. Garnish with green onions (optional).
- Enjoy!
