Greek Spaghetti Squash with Chicken, Spinach, Kalamata Olives, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Greek spaghetti squash with chicken, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and kalamata olives. Fire up your ovens and roast ye a spaghetti squash!

Happy MLK day! Are you working? Are you off? Are you relaxing or scratching things off your To Do list?

Remember when the holidays happened and we roasted all the sweet potatoes, resulting in tater juices crusted all up in the bottom of our ovens? We should probably clean them, right?

Wrong. 

Going into the weekend, I had every intention of doing adult-ly projects around the apartment (like clean out the oven), but every time I’d take a gander at my Messes to Clean, I’d simply flee.the.scene.

Don’t look at me like that, I know your Christmas tree is still up.

When it comes to household tasks that involve reading instructions, staying in one place for more than an hour, and are hidden by – oh, I don’t know – keeping the oven door shut, I’m completely helpless.

PLUS, I recently wrote an article that touches on the subject of indoor air quality, and guys, you don’t want VOCs all up in your grill. Oven cleaner? VOC central. Let’s use the pursuit of keeping our homes VOC-free as an excuse to just.not.clean.  Let’s just continue baking things and pretend the sweet potato juices never happened, cool?

What are we going to do with me?

I can’t guarantee a cozy, spick-and-span apartment, but I can 200% guarantee spaghetti squash baked in a sweet potato juice-crusted oven. Come on ovaaaaaaa!

I could just eat this all the live long day.

Greek-ifying food is an automatic win in my book. Chicken + spinach + kalamata olives + sun-dried tomatoes is always a recipe for success. I will say, roasting the spaghetti squash is a bit time-consuming, so this isn’t necessarily a meal you want to make when you’re throwing a fungry tantrum. HOWEVES, The chicken-y spinach mixture takes very little time to cook, so you can slam dunk that portion of the recipe while the squash is roasting.

If you’ve never roasted a spaghetti squash, follow my tutorial on How to Roast Spaghetti Squash. For those of you who are vegetarian or vegan, feel free to remove the chicken from this recipe. It will still be plenty filling.

Greek-ify!

More Spaghetti Squash Recipes:

• Chicken Pesto Spaghetti Squash
• Spaghetti Squash Bolognese
• Salmon Bowls with Pesto Spaghetti Squash
• Roasted Garlic Kale Spaghetti Squash with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Vegetable Spaghetti Squash Marinara
• Spaghetti Squash Pad Thai
• Garlicky Spaghetti Squash with Chicken Mushrooms and Kale

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Greek Spaghetti Squash with Chicken

Greek Spaghetti Squash with Chicken, Spinach, Kalamata Olives, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is a healthy keto, paleo dinner recipe

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time45 minutes mins

Total Time55 minutes mins

Course: Lifestyle

Cuisine: American

Servings: 3 to 4 servings

Author: Julia

Ingredients

• 1 large spaghetti squash roasted
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes drained
• 5 ounces baby spinach
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• sea salt

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Chop the tip and tail off of the spaghetti squash. Carefully cut the squash in half length-wise and scoop out the seeds and innards. Drizzle olive oil over the flesh and use your hands to ensure all of the flesh is lightly coated. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the flesh and place both halves on a baking sheet cut-side down. Roast for 45 to 50 minutes or until squash is tender.
• Allow the squash to cool enough to handle, then run a fork down the length of each squash half to release "spaghetti" strands. Place spaghetti in a serving bowl.
• While the squash is roasting, prepare the remainder of the recipe. Add the olive oil to a large skillet, and heat to medium. Add the garlic, chicken and lemon juice and cook just until chicken is browned (but not cooked through), about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the lemon juice, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and red pepper flakes. Place a lid over the skillet to allow the spinach to steam and soften. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Uncover the skillet, stir to combine all of the ingredients and continue cooking just until the chicken is cooked through.
• Transfer the contents of the skillet to the bowl with the spaghetti squash and toss everything together. Taste the "spaghetti" for flavor, and add salt and lemon juice as desired.
• Serve with pine nuts, and/or grated parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams