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Chicken Pizzaiola over Spaghetti Squash

Erica
This Chicken Pizzaiola recipe has chicken slow cooked with marinara and wine over healthy spaghetti squash. Perfect for make-ahead lunches, this is a meal prep chicken recipe for healthy eating during your busy week.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Course Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Italian-inspired
Servings 5 servings
Calories 381 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the chicken pizzaiola

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp dried minced onion
  • pinch fresh cracked pepper
  • 1 cup Marinara sauce homemade or store-bought
  • ¼ cup Cabernet red wine

For the spaghetti squash

  • 3 lb spaghetti squash
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

For the meals

  • ½ cup Great Northern beans rinsed and drained
  • 5 tsp freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Instructions
 

Make the chicken

  • Put the chicken pizzaiola ingredients in a slow cooker, sprinkling the seasonings over the chicken before adding the marinara and wine.
  • Cook on high 4 hours or low 6 hours. Shred meat.

Roast the squash

  • Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds.
  • Brush the flesh with olive oil and place cut side down on rimmed bake sheet. Prick skin all over with a fork.
  • Roast squash at 400°F for 40 minutes.
  • Once cool enough to handle, use a fork to fluff and shred the squash into spaghetti-like strands.

Assemble the meals

  • In each of 5 meal prep containers, layer squash, chicken, beans, parmesan, and basil.
  • Refrigerate until time to eat, then microwave 1-2 minutes to heat up.

Notes

Note that it you feel your chicken is a little dry (this is lean chicken breast after all), add a couple additional tablespoons marinara when you assemble your meals.
If using my homemade marinara sauce, omit the wine here because my recipe includes it already.

Nutrition

Calories: 381kcal (19%) | Carbohydrates: 27g (9%) | Protein: 43g (86%) | Fat: 5g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 113mg (38%) | Sodium: 544mg (24%) | Potassium: 392mg (11%) | Fiber: 6g (25%) | Sugar: 10g (11%)

Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Keyword chicken pizzaiola, meal prep chicken
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