Spaghetti Squash Chicken Parmesan
Are you ready to enjoy the classic Italian-American staple, Chicken Parmesan, like you never have before? My Spaghetti Squash Chicken Parmesan will leave you full, satisfied, and happy enough to say “I’ll never eat pasta again”. You will cut your carbohydrate intake by nearly 75% when you enjoy tender chicken breaded with all-natural, homemade whole wheat breadcrumbs baked into a nutrient dense, spaghetti squash bowl!
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Chicken Parmesan
You know that great feeling of satisfaction when your stuffed after a great meal? You will get that feeling after eating this Spaghetti Squash Chicken Parmesan, without the dreaded pasta crash afterwards. When you replace traditional spaghetti with spaghetti squash, you cut your carbohydrate intake by nearly 75% so you will feel full and satisfied without feeling tired and bloated.
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I spend most of my time cooking with my sister Abbey, who is a type-1 diabetic, so creating low-carb recipes, that still taste amazing, is necessary for us. I am absolutely in love with how delicious this recipe came out with just a few healthy exchanges. This recipe not only replaces pasta with squash, but also swaps traditional bread crumbs for all-natural homemade whole wheat bread crumbs.
Spaghetti Squash – A Healthier Choice
Traditional white pasta doesn’t have much nutritional value, and is loaded with simple carbohydrates that tend to skyrocket blood sugars shortly after eating. Swapping spaghetti squash for pasta not only helps to reduce the amount of simple carbohydrates consumed by nearly 75%, but this tasty squash can also supply nearly 10% of your daily value of fiber which plays an important role in keeping you full and preventing blood sugar spikes. Spaghetti squash is also high in vitamins C & A as well as the minerals potassium and calcium.
While there is nothing wrong with enjoying a serving of whole wheat pasta, we simply tend to eat too much. This recipe allows you to eat and enjoy the entire bowl of squash, without consuming too many calories or carbohydrates! 
- 1 small spaghetti squash
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1 cup of low-sodium or homemade sauce
- ¼ cup mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat the oven to 400º
- Cut the spaghetti squash in half-length wise and scoop out the seeds.
- Lay the spaghetti squash face up on a lined baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven for 40 minutes.
- While the spaghetti squash is cooking: Dip the chicken breasts in the beaten egg until well coated. Then cover evenly with homemade bread crumbs.
- Place on a foil lined baking sheet and put in the oven.
- Let the chicken cook for 25 minutes or until it has reached an internal temperature of 165º.
- When the chicken is fully cooked, remove the spaghetti squash and fill each half with spaghetti sauce.
- Top with chicken breast.
- Add the rest of the sauce.
- Sprinkle a little bit of mozzarella cheese on top.
- Place back into the oven for 5 minutes to warm the sauce and melt the cheese.
- Remove and enjoy!
See? You can still enjoy your favorite meals, it just takes some creativity to turn them healthy again. Now tell me, do you love this recipe?!? Let me know in the comment section below!
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I loooove spaghetti squash and chicken parm, but never thought to pair them together!! This looks amazing!
Thank you so much Liz!! Enjoy!
What a wonderful idea! YUM!
Thank you Jane!
Do you think it would fare well without the bread crumbs? Looks awesome but I’m on an elimination diet right now so wondering if I could make this or should just wait until after my elimination diet is over.
Yes, you could make this with baked chicken and it would still be just as delicious 🙂
This looks yummy! I have never had spaghetti squash, but these photos make me want to try it out.
I can’t believe you’ve never had spaghetti squash! You will LOVE it! 🙂
I love fixing spaghetti squash and using it as a healthy replacement for pasta. Of course, cutting some of the clean up by serving it right in the squash is always a plus! If people haven’t tried spaghetti squash yet they will definitely be tempted just by looking at your photos.
Thank you so much for the kind words Linda! I like this dish because there is less clean up too 🙂
Spaghetti squash is my favorite tricky way to eat healthy. Its so good!
Kari
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Thank you Kari! I love spaghetti squash too 🙂
awesome twist on a classic! your presentation is clever too. 🙂
This looks so good, and I love that it’s healthy! My family is hardcore Italian so we eat pasta all the time, but I may just have to try and sneak spaghetti squash into the menu 🙂
Thank you so much Valentina! Spaghetti squash is so good, I bet your Italian family won’t even mind the switch 😉
This is so delicious! I didn’t miss the spaghetti at all, great recipe! Quick easy and delicious.
You are my favorite taste tester 🙂
This looks delicious! I love chicken parmesan- totally going to have to try this 🙂
Yay, I hope you love it Alissa!! 🙂
This looks so delicious! I’ve always wanted to try spaghetti squash but have been strangely intimidated. This looks like a yummy, simple recipe to start with! Thank you!
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This is such an easy recipe to make, Blair! The perfect way to experience the wonders of spaghetti squash for the first time 🙂
I recently tried spaghetti squash and I have to say, it’s really good! I love chicken parm so this is the perfect combo– thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome Amanda! Let me know how you like it when you make it!! 🙂
This recipe came in perfect timing for me. I have a spaghetti squash I am going to cook tonight, but since I’ve never made one before I wasn’t sure how. Of course, I also have some ground turkey thawed out, so I will be subbing that for the chicken in your recipe, but other than that I’ll be using your recipe. Thanks so much!
Yum!! That will be a delicious meal! Let me know how it turns out 🙂
What a brilliant idea! This looks so hearty and satisfying. I’m always looking for new ways to replace pasta with veggies. I can’t wait to try this. Love that you used whole wheat breadcrumbs, too!
Thank you so much Lucy! I swear I love this recipe so much, I may never eat traditional spaghetti again!
This looks AMAZING! I need to try this!
Thank you Jamie!
We love spaghetti sqsuah! One of my favorite recipes is boiling the sqsuah whole ( you’ll appreciate this after you try to half one with a bigaz butcher knife), split and remove the seeds and fork out the sqsuah meat. Heat up some other veggies of your choice. I like to caramelize some onions and stir fry some broccoli, carrots and asparagus if we have it fresh. I then add the other veggies and the sqsuah meat back into the halves, add some marinara sauce and cheese of your choice on top, then into the oven to bake till the chefs is starting to brown. Yum!