Roasted Pesto Chicken

Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash
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Ingredients

  • 4 (7-oz) bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
  • ½ cup pesto
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place chicken on a rimmed baking sheet.
  2. Combine pesto and oil in a small bowl; rub mixture all over chicken and under skin. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; arrange, skin side up, on baking sheet.
  3. Bake 40 minutes or until chicken is done.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 spaghetti squash
  • 1 Roma tomato, chopped
  • 8 pitted kalamata olives, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
  • ½ tsp garlic salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cut squash in half, and remove seeds. Place squash, cut sides down, in batches if needed, in a microwavable dish. Cover with plastic wrap; cut a small slit in wrap.
  2. Microwave at HIGH 8 to 12 minutes or until tender; let stand 10 minutes.
  3. Remove spaghetti-like strands using a fork.
  4. Toss 2 cups squash strands with tomato, olives, oil, basil, garlic salt, and pepper.  Reserve remaining squash strands for another use.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 4 4
Calories
388
135
523
Fat (g) 25 12 37
Sat. Fat (g) 5 2 7
Protein (g) 36 1 37
Carb (g) 2 6 8
Fiber (g) 1 1 2
Sodium (mg) 627 247 874

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