These Pesto Chicken Spaghetti Squash Boats pack so much flavor! It takes 30 minutes and less than five ingredients to make. They are the perfect weeknight meal!
The best thing about these Pesto Chicken Spaghetti Squash Boats?? They’re guilt-free! There is so much flavor from the pesto and tomatoes, protein from the chicken, and creaminess from the burrata cheese. I just love the combination of these ingredients.
Homemade Pesto or Store Bought?
You can, of course, use homemade pesto in this recipe. However, I want to simplify this meal as much as possible, so I just use a good quality store bought pesto. Costco has a great pesto! So does Trader Joe’s. I add burrata cheese to the top of the boats, but mozzarella or Parmesan will work well in this dish, too. I just love the texture and creaminess of the burrata cheese.
Tomato Tomato?
I absolutely love the little bites of cheery tomatoes throughout this dish! So. Much. Flavor! You could of course leave these out, but I think the tomatoes add such a depth of the flavor. They also add a great pop of color. I think they’re a must! You can leave them whole or cut them in half. I’m loving the flavor bomb cherry tomatoes right now. I find that at Target and Costco. They’re so good and seriously a bomb of flavor haha!
I hope you love this dish as much as I do! It’s a staple on weeknights in our house. Lukas loves anything with Pesto, so this is one of those meals I know he’ll eat. He seriously gobbles it up. He had an entire boat to himself and ate the entire thing! Cheers! xoxo
2Grilled or Baked Chicken Breasts, cut n bite sized pieces
3/4 cuppesto
1 cupcherry tomatoes
8ozburrata cheese
Instructions
Pierce the spaghetti squash with a fork and place in the microwave for 10 minutes or until they soften slightly. Let the squash cool before cutting down the middle (lengthwise). Remove the seeds. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the squash on a cookie sheet (flesh side down) and bake at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. You should have 4 squash boats.
As the squash bakes mix the pesto, chicken, and tomatoes together. When the squash is done remove all of the squash from the inside but keep the squash skin intact. Add the squash to the chicken and pesto mixture and mix well again. Add the mixture back into the squash boats. Top with burrata cheese and return to the oven on broil. Watch closely and don’t let it burn. Keep the boats under the broiler until the cheese begins to turn brown and bubble. Let cool slightly before enjoying!
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