Skinny Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti Squash

Ingredients

• •2 pounds chicken tenderloins
• •½ cup salad dressing
• •1 cup panko crumbs
• •2 teaspoons garlic powder
• •1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• •½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
• •½ teaspoon cracked pepper
• •½ cup mozzarella cheese
• •¼ cup parmesan cheese
• •1 medium spaghetti squash
• •1½ cups pasta sauce

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Preheat oven to 375F.
2. 2Pour dressing into a shallow bowl and place next to raw chicken.
3. 3In another shallow bowl, mix breadcrumbs, garlic, Italian seasonings, salt and pepper.
4. 4Place beside bowl of dressing.
5. 5Place a greased glass casserole dish next to the bowls.
6. 6Dip a tenderloin into the dressing, roll it in the breadcrumbs, and place in dish. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
7. 7Set aside.
8. 8Cut spaghetti squash in half and scrape seeds out.
9. 9Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
10. 10Place face down in a glass baking dish with 1 cup of water.
11. 11Bake the chicken and squash side by side for 20 minutes.
12. 12As chicken and squash bakes, begin heating pasta sauce.
13. 13Remove chicken at 20 minutes and sprinkle on cheeses.
14. 14Bake chicken another 15 minutes or until insides are no longer pink.
15. 15Check squash at 30 minute mark. If the flesh can be easily scrapped with a fork, then it's done. If not, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes. Times will vary depending on size of squash.
16. 16Once the flesh is soft, scrape it out with a fork into bowl.
17. 17Set aside.
18. 18To serve place 2 tenderloins over 1 cup of squash.
19. 19Pour ¼ cup pasta sauce over everything. Enjoy.