Creamy Kale And Chickpea Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
This creamy kale and chickpea stuffed spaghetti squash recipe is the perfect option for a guilt free meal! Cooked spaghetti squash is stuffed with a creamy mixture of sautéed chickpeas, baby kale, garlic and Roma tomatoes. Mixed with some lite sour cream and parmesan cheese, for that perfect flavor that makes you second guess if it really is healthy!
Ingredients
- 1 Spaghetti Squash, cut in half
- 3 Cups Baby Kale, chopped up
- 2 Roma Tomatoes, or plum tomatoes
- 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
- Olive Oil
- 1 14 oz. Can of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Lite Sour Cream
- Salt & Pepper, to taste
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Cut your squash in half the long way (be very careful)!
- Place squash on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and drizzle the insides with olive oil and season with some salt and pepper.
- Turn squash cut side down on baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes.
- While squash is cooking, make your stuffing.
- In a large sauté pan over medium high heat, add some olive oil.
- Sauté your chickpeas with some salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Cook until they turn a light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer chickpeas to a bowl when they are done and set aside.
- Add some more oil in same pan, and add your kale, tomatoes and garlic. Sauté until kale is wilted down.
- Add chickpeas back to sauté pan.
- Turn heat down to medium low, and add your sour cream and parmesan cheese.
- Stir everything together until well combined. Cook on low heat for a few minutes, until things start to bubble and thicken up.
- Take off heat when done.
- When squash is done, let cool for a few minutes. Shred some of the squash lose with a fork.
- Stuff squash with stuffing until it's all used.
- Reduce oven heat to 350° and bake stuffed squash for about 10 minutes.
- This is totally optional, but after the 10 minutes was up, I turned my broiler on low heat, and cooked for a few minutes for that extra brown and crispy look! Doing this wont affect the taste. I just did this for photos.
- Enjoy!