Creamy Garlic and Spinach Spaghetti Squash Casserole
This is a great make ahead meal and leftovers are just as good if not better the next day! Low carb and loaded with spinach – it’s a healthy meal that’s good for the whole family!
Creamy Garlic and Spinach Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Low carb casserole with spaghetti squash, spinach and chicken with a creamy sauce made with garlic, cream cheese and parmesan cheese
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash medium sized
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 16 ounces spinach
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup half n half or heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese powdered is fine
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 2 cups diced, cooked chicken or 1 lb ground chicken, cooked
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Prick sides of spaghetti squash with fork and bake on a cookie sheet whole for 60 to 75 minutes at 375 degrees or until you can press the flesh in with an oven mitt covered hand. Cool for 10 minutes and then cut in half and remove seeds and pull the spaghetti with a fork down to the rind of the squash. Set aside.
- Cook chicken breasts and dice in small pieces or cook ground chicken and drain, whichever you prefer. Set aside
- In a large pot, melt butter, add garlic and then spinach to wilt. I cut the spinach as it's cooking with kitchen shears to make it easier to stir in with the squash
- Add cream cheese, heavy whipping cream (or half n half), parmesan, salt and pepper and red pepper flakes to taste
- Mix in squash and chicken and stir until well combined
- Add a handful of mozzarella cheese (1/4 cup or so) and stir well
- Pour into a 9×13 pan and cover with remaining mozzarella cheese
- Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes to help sauce thicken up before serving
Notes
You can make this ahead and store in fridge until time to bake, Remove casserole dish from refrigerator while oven heats up for best results.
Reheats well.Â
