I love spaghetti squash. I mean, what could be better than an all-natural version of one of my FAVORITE foods in the world? Lately I’ve been in spaghetti squash rut. I’ve been searching high and low for something different than my standard Spaghetti Squash with Spicy meat sauce.
Luckily, I stumbled across this post by Green Dog Wine for some white chicken chili she tossed on top of spaghetti squash. Sounded like an awesome combo to me!
Since Monday was a holiday, my usual Sunday-Cooktacular was pushed back a day. Here’s a shot of some of my inventory:
That doesn’t even include the 2 turkey sausages and 1 chicken breast I grilled up along with the 4 servings of White Chicken chili this recipe makes! I’m a cooking machine!
Alright, on to the main event: White Chicken Chilli!
First up, I heated up a skillet that I sprayed down with cooking spray. Once the skillet was hot, I tossed in a cup of a chopped white onion and 2 cloves of minced garlic.
A few minutes later the onions were looking nice and caramelized, so I plopped three chicken breasts seasoned with S&P into the skillet right on top of the onions and garlic.
Once the chicken was cooked through, I added the following to the pan:
I gave everything a good stir, then popped the lid on and reduced the heat to a simmer.
Meanwhile, I halved two baby spaghetti squash and tossed them onto a cookie sheet. Into a 415 degree oven for 25 minutes (since these guys were so tiny, I shortened the cooking time).
While the squash was cooking, I pulled the chicken breasts out of the chili mix and gave them a rough shred using two forks (just like I do when I make my buffalo chicken dip). I tossed the shredded chicken back into the chili just in time for the spaghetti squash to be done.
I used a fork to scrape out all the squash noodles… Squadles, perhaps? 😉
Then, I divided the squash evenly between two containers to take to work for late-night dinners at the office:
When it was time to eat, I topped one of the containers of squash off with one quarter of the white chicken chili mixture:
This is going into my spaghetti squash roatation for sure! The chili was delicious even without the squash, but I like the extra texture and flavor that the squash adds.
White Chicken Chili Ingredient List (serves four)
Myfitnesspal stats on one serving chili: 293 calories, 39 carbs, 5g fat, 33g protein, 10g fiber
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I LOVE spaghettis squash. It has a great texture and works perfectly for tons of recipes. I have heard of people making it into a sweet dish which kind of grosses me out.
Love your inventory shot! Nice work getting ready for the week.
The White Chicken Chili looks great! I definitely want to try making that :)
this looks great, I'm going to have to remember this, I'm looking forward to SLOW COOKER weather! :)
You just reminded me of the awesomeness that is spaghetti squash. Need to get some asap!
OMG I forgot how much I love that McCormicks mix - I"m totally going to whip up a batch this weekend! Good thinkin' :)
That looks beautiful and delicious!! :)
i love white chicken chili and really like the idea of having it over spaghetti squash!
I saw spaghetti squash, but had no idea what it was...now that I know, i can't wait to try it myself!!
Jen
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