Healthy Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole in a white dish on a grey background.

Healthy Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole

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!

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Servings: people

Calories: 217kcal

Ingredients

3 cups spaghetti squash, shredded (one medium spaghetti squash)
2.5 cups shredded chicken (1 lb 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 - (omit if Whole30/paleo)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
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!
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.
In a bowl, mix together olive oil, egg, spices+ Frank's Red Hot. Whisk until combined.
Add cooked spaghetti squash, shredded chicken + spice/sauce mixture to a bowl and stir until combined. Stir in blue cheese crumbles.
Pour mixture in a greased 8x8 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.

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Notes

Time Saving Tips for making this Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Here is a post on how to cook spaghetti squash in the microwave and here is a post about how to cook spaghetti squash in the instant pot. Both methods take about 10 minutes.
The other key to this recipe is the chicken. You have a few options for shredded chicken. You can make my Easy Instant Pot Shredded Chicken, you can cook the chicken in the crockpot (you’d have to do it the day before or in the morning) OR you can say whatevs and just buy a rotisserie chicken and shred it up.. any method will work.
While your chicken/spaghetti squash are cooking – you can prep the other minimal ingredients, so that you can get it in the oven in no time! Easy peasy!

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