Low Carb Keto Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash

This delicious Buffalo chicken spaghetti squash recipe is a healthy and flavorful way to enjoy your favorite comfort food. It’s easy to make and perfect for a weeknight meal. The tender spaghetti squash is combined with shredded chicken, a zesty Buffalo sauce, and topped with shredded cheese. This delicious recipe is hearty and satisfying, but still light and nutritious and perfect for a weeknight dinner. It’s sure to become a new family favorite!

Buffalo chicken spaghetti squash

Buffalo chicken spaghetti squash is a great way to enjoy your favorite flavors while getting in some extra veggies. This dish is easy to make and can be customized to fit your taste. You’ll love how simple this recipe is – just bake the spaghetti squash, cook the chicken, mix in the buffalo sauce and chicken, and top with cheese. It’s perfect for a quick weeknight meal or as part of a larger dinner.

The best part of it all, it is a keto friendly meal that the whole family will love. Made with simple ingredients that you probably have already in your pantry, along with a spaghetti squash this is a healthy dinner that is full of flavor.

Is Buffalo Chicken-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash healthy?

When it comes to making a healthy low carb dinner, this is exactly the kind of meal you are looking for. The buffalo chicken is combined to make the perfect filling and the spaghetti squash takes the place of pasta in a buffalo chicken casserole. It gives you fiber, fills you up, and has lots of vitamins.

Is Buffalo Chicken Casserole Keto?

Yes, because you are making this as stuffed squash, it is keto friendly. If this was a traditional version of the buffalo chicken casserole, it would be filled with pasta and then it would not be keto friendly.

How to store buffalo chicken spaghetti squash leftovers

When you are storing the leftover buffalo chicken spaghetti squash, you need to wait for it to cool completely. Once it is cooled, move it to an airtight container and place it in the refrigerator. You can also store it in a freezer bag or wrapped well with plastic wrap.

Can Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Be Frozen

Yes, you can freeze this casserole. I would recommend doing so in an individual serving size so that you can just grab one when you are ready to eat it. To reheat, let the frozen casserole thaw in the fridge overnight and then bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until heated through.

Can You Make Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole Ahead of time?

If you want to make the casserole ahead, do not bake it in the final step. You can cook the spaghetti squash and make the chicken mixture. When you are ready to serve the buffalo chicken stuffed squash, bake it in the oven with the cheese and heat until it is heated through.

How to Reheat cheesy buffalo chicken spaghetti squash

You can reheat this squash recipe in the oven or in the microwave.

Can I Use a Different Hot Sauce

Lots of people will use any old hot sauce, but I truly recommend that you use Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. Frank’s is the most popular hot sauce for a reason. It has the best flavor and makes the best buffalo chicken.

Tips for Making this Recipe

If you are struggling with how to make spaghetti squash make sure you check out how to cook spaghetti squash in the microwave, how to cut spaghetti squash, and how to tell your spaghetti squash is ripe.

Change up the spice. For this Buffalo chicken spaghetti squash recipe, you can easily adjust the spiciness of this baked chicken spaghetti squash recipe by removing the seeds and veins of the jalapeno peppers before adding them to your buffalo. If you are wanting to tone down the spice factor a lot then you can skip the jalapeno peppers altogether.

Use frank’s red hot sauce.I am also going to mention that while you might think of using a different hot sauce, I highly suggest using Frank’s Red Hot Sauce. I have found this hot sauce to have the best flavor in this Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash recipe.

Change up the spice. If you want a mild flavor use less hot sauce. If you want to have more spicy then add a bit extra hot sauce.

Vartiations of this recipe

Use blue cheese dressing. I like topping it with ranch but if you prefer blue cheese then your can use blue cheese dressing and even add some blue cheese crumbles on top if you want to.

Make is a casserole. I like using the shell of the spaghetti squash and filling it, but you can also use a casserole dish if you want to and make it a buffalo chicken spaghetti squash casserole. Instead of putting all of the spaghetti squash and buffalo chicken mixture into the shells of squash, put the mixture into a casserole dish and bake just the same as if it was in the shells.

Use sour cream. If you do not have greek yogurt you can use sour cream instead.

Be sure the squash is fully cooked. Depending on the size of your squash the cook time may be a bit longer. If you have a larger squash you may have a longer cook time, so be sure to check the squash before removing it from the oven.

Best Way to Cook Chicken

This recipe calls for 1 cup of cooked chicken. There are a few different ways that you can cook chicken. I prefer to use boneless skinless chicken breast but you can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs if you want to.

• Use an Instant Pot. Place the rack inside the Instant pot and then pour in one cup of water. Place the chicken on top of the rack, add a chicken bouillon cube, and set to start. I usually make 6 chicken breasts at a time. Check to make sure the chicken has reached 165 degrees before using.
• Boil chicken. Just add raw chicken breasts to a pot and cover with 3 cups of chicken broth or water whichever you prefer. Heat on medium high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling turn heat to low and cover pot with a lid and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Bake chicken. Spray a baking sheet with non stick spray place the chicken breast on the baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Then bake for 35-45 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.
• Use Rotisserie Chicken. You can also use leftover chicken in this recipe or use rotisserie chicken. Store bought already cooked, prepackage chicken is another option.

How to Cut uncooked Spaghetti Squash

If you cant get your knife into the shell to cut it heating it in the microwave will make it easier. Using your knife make little dashes all the way around the squash where you are planning to cut it open. Then place it in the microwave for 5 minutes to soften the outside. Once it comes out you just cut along that line of dashes much easier. You are going to want to cut the spaghetti squash length wise so that you end up with two long pieces.

How to Scrape a Spaghetti Squash

After you have cooked the spaghetti squash you will want to scrape the insides and make spaghetti squash noodles. To do this take a fork and scrape the cooked flesh with the fork which will remove the squash from the squash shells and it will come out in strings that look like noodles.

Buffalo chicken spaghetti squash ingredients

• 1 large spaghetti squash
• 1 cup chicken cooked and shredded or diced
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese shredded
• 3 tablespoon Frank’s Red Hot sauce
• 3 tablespoon Greek yogurt
• 1/2 jalapeno peppers diced
• 1/8 cup chopped green onion divided the white from the greens
• salt to taste
• 1/3 cup cheddar cheese shredded
• ranch dressing to taste
• pepper to taste

How to Make Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Cut the whole squash in half vertically so you end up with 2 pieces.

Drizzle the flesh side of the squash with oil and then sprinkle with salt, and pepper. Place the spaghetti squash halves cut side down on an aluminum foil lined sheet pan. Bake for 30 minutes (until fork tender) in the preheated oven.

While the squash is baking cook your chicken by your preferred method if needed. If you are using a rotisserie chicken you can skip cooking chicken.

Remove the squash from the oven and use a fork to break up the flesh into noodles. Place the spaghetti squash noodles into a large mixing bowl.

Add the chicken, cheese, hot sauce, yogurt, jalapeno peppers, whites of the green onions, salt, and pepper into the spaghetti squash noodles and mix well until everything is combined.

Place the squash shells on a foil lined baking sheet, with the empty side up. Spoon squash mixture into the two empty shells of the squash.

Top the squash with the remainder of the cheddar cheese.

Place them under the broiler in the oven until they get golden brown.

Drizzle the top with a drizzle of ranch and the greens from the green onions.

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