Chicken and Spaghetti Squash Alfredo

Name: Chicken and Spaghetti Squash Alfredo
Total time: 65
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 (3 pound) spaghetti squash, halved and seeded; ¼ cup butter; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes; 1 cup heavy cream; ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 8 ounces cooked chicken breast strips, cut into bite-sized pieces; 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe by Deb Ford from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 5 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
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1 (3 pound) spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
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¼ cup butter
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1 clove garlic, minced
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2 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes

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1 cup heavy cream
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¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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8 ounces cooked chicken breast strips, cut into bite-sized pieces
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1 tablespoon butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil on the flesh of the squash. Place squash, cut-sides down, on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender when pierced with a fork, 45 to 60 minutes.
When squash has about 10 minutes left, melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add cream cheese, a few cubes at a time, and whisk as they melt. Add heavy cream; cook and whisk until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Slowly add Parmesan cheese, whisking until fully melted before adding more. Continue cooking until sauce thickens, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
At the same time, combine remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add cooked chicken and toss for 2 to 3 minutes to brown it up a little.
Remove squash from the oven and use a fork to shred the flesh into a bowl. Ladle some sauce into the squash and mix to combine. Add some chicken and the remaining sauce, then mix again. Top with remaining chicken.