Cheesy Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash are some of our favorite ways to eat spaghetti squash! This crazy colorful recipe is easy, cheesy, and full of flavor!
Spaghetti Squash stuffed with a creamy, cheesy, chicken and broccoli filling and topped with more melted cheese! This Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Spaghetti Squash make a great gluten-free, low-carb comfort food dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 large spaghetti squash, cut in half, seeds removed
- 2 cup left-over cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken, cut into bite-sized chunks (about 5 ounces)
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons marinara sauce, divided
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt|
- ½ cup ricotta cheese
- 6 ounces Cabot Alpine Cheddar, grated (about ¾ cup)
Directions
- PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Place squash cut-side down in a large glass baking dish.
- Add enough water to come up the sides of the squash about ½ inch.
- BAKE spaghetti squash until the flesh is tender and shreds into long strands when scraped with a fork, 45 to 50 minutes.
- Preserving the shells, scoop the cooked squash out into a large bowl.
- MIX the cooked squash with chicken, 1 cup marinara, 3 tablespoons basil, and salt until combined.
- Return to the squash shells, dividing evenly. Dollop ricotta over the squash mixture, dividing evenly.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons marinara on top.
- POUR any water out of the baking dish. Set the filled squash in the baking dish.
- Top with Cabot Alpine Cheddar Cheese and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling and the filling are steaming hot, 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutritional Info
Calories: 540
Total Fat: 24g
Saturated Fat: 11g
Cholesterol: 85mg
Sodium: 1090mg
Carbohydrates: 9g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Protein: 32g
Calcium: 627mg
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