Description
This Healthy Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole is the perfect quick weeknight dinner. Low in carbs, but full on flavor – it’s gluten free and SO delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups shredded spaghetti squash
- 2.5 cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/3 cup Frank’s Red Hot
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cook Squash: Cook spaghetti squash. For microwave: Fill a microwave safe glass dish with 1 inch of water. Slice spaghetti squash in half + place face down in water. Microwave on high for 10 minutes until cooked. Remove from microwave + shred spaghetti squash. For instant pot: Slice spaghetti squash, put in your instant pot with 1 cup of water. Cover + set pot to sealing for 5 minutes. Manually release the pressure + shred your cooked squash with a fork!
- Prepare Chicken: While spaghetti squash is cooking, make shredded chicken. You can make instant pot shredded chicken, crockpot shredded chicken, boil on the stove for 10 minutes, or buy a rotisserie chicken + shred.
- Mix Sauce: In a bowl, mix together olive oil, egg, spices+ Frank’s Red Hot. Whisk until combined.
- Combine: Add cooked spaghetti squash, shredded chicken + spice/sauce mixture to a bowl and stir until combined. Stir in blue cheese crumbles.
- Bake: Pour mixture in a greased 8×8 baking dish. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes or until top starts to brown. You can broil for one minute to get a crispy top.
Notes
Easily made paleo or whole30 by leaving off the cheese. Can be assembled ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 217 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 114 mg
Keywords: buffalo chicken, spaghetti squash, low carb, gluten free, casserole