cajun chicken with spaghetti squash
I had a Spaghetti Squash to use decided we would make this dish we enjoyed it hope you do too. We also decided to try to make with different amounts of ingredients like more chicken or different spices like taco seasoning or sauce, or Salsa
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prep time
30 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
Enough for 4 people to get 2 meals
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon salt,divided
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper,divided
- 1 pound chicken, chopped in cubes
- 1 tablespoon + 1 tsp cajun seasoning
- 1/2 - onion
- 2 cloves garlic,finely chopped
- 1 - red pepper,chopped
- 1 - green pepper,chopped
- 3 - roma tomatoes,diced
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley
- 1 package shredded cheddar cheese
How To Make cajun chicken with spaghetti squash
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Step 1Cook Spaghetti Squash until tender in microwave,once cool,scrape out strands with a fork
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Step 2While Squash is cooking toss cubes of chicken in 1 Tbsp of Cajun seasoning if no salt in the Cajun seasoning add 1/4 tsp Salt
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Step 3Add 1 Tbsp olive oil to skillet over medium heat (can use oven safe skillet)
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Step 4Once Heated Add chicken saute 7-8 minutes,browning all sides. * Better to brown chicken in 2 Batches so you don't crowd the pan,transfer chicken to a plate.
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Step 5To same pan add onion saute for 2 minutes until softened
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Step 6Add Garlic saute for a minute
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Step 7Add Bell Peppers 1 Tbsps Cajun Seasoning saute for 2-3 minutes until softened
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Step 8Add diced tomatoes and Cream Cheese Stir until Combined take mixture off heat & set aside
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Step 9Once Squash is Cool Enough to Handle (use a fork to scrape Strands out of each half
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Step 10Add the Squash & Chicken to saute pan Toss to Combine
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Step 11If Using an oven safe pan place Skillet in oven. Or Transfer to a Casserole Dish.
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Step 12Bake 350' 20 minutes until Crispy Edges
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Step 13I Added Cheddar Cheese on Top of Dish before Baking And I used a 13 x 9 glass pyrex dish.
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Category:
Chicken
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#squash
Keyword:
#cheese
Keyword:
#Casserole
Keyword:
#Bake
Keyword:
#cheddar
Keyword:
#saute
Keyword:
#Stove-top
Keyword:
#spaghetti squash
Keyword:
#chicken
Keyword:
#Cajun seasoning
Ingredient:
Chicken
Method:
Bake
Culture:
Cajun/Creole
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