Italian Chicken with Spaghetti Squash Delight

My garden had an abundance of spaghetti squash this year. Here is my Italiam chicken with spaghetti squash.

Baked Italian Chicken with baked spaghetti squash.Photo byDebbie Miller

Ingredients:

1 large spaghetti squash

4 or 5 boneless chicken breasts

1 bottle of fat free italian dressing

Preheat oven to 375*

I sliced the spaghetti squash lengthwise in half and remove the seeds. Spray each half with olive oil cooking spray and season with salt and pepper and garlic powder and onion powder. Place upside down on a baking sheet and cook for about 40 minutes until tender. While that's cooking I prepared my skinless chicken breasts (it's what I had, but you can also use boneless chicken thighes). Place in a in a 9x13 baking dish, sprayed with cooking spray and seson with 3/4 bottle of fat free italian dressing and cover with aluminum foil.

Remove squash from oven and let cool slightly. Place your chicken into the oven and bake for approximately 40 to 45 minutes ( until chicken is cooked through).

While the chicken is cooking, take a fork and scrape the squash out of the shell. (It will look like spaghetti). Place into a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Place a slight layer of shredded cheese over the squash mixture.

When the chicken is cooked through, place each breast onto the squash mixture and drizzle the liquid that's in the dish over the chicken. Add some shredded parmasean cheese to the top and place back into the oven for about 15 minutes until browned and the cheese is melted.

Pairs nicely with a salad and garlic bread.