Instant Pot 'Cheesy' Chicken and Spaghetti Squash

Instant Pot ‘Cheesy’ Chicken and Spaghetti Squash is an easy to make weeknight dinner. This Whole30 Instant Pot dinner is made with under 10 ingredients.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, gluten free, instant pot, paleo, whole30

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 183kcal

Author Ana Ankeny

Ingredients

1 Spaghetti Squash medium
6 Chicken Tenders or 2 chicken breasts
3 cups Broccoli fresh or frozen
2 Tbls Avocado Oil
4 cloves Garlic minced
2 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Course Ground Black Pepper
3 Tbls Nutritional Yeast

Instructions

Wash and dry the spaghetti squash. Using a sharp knife pierce the skin of the squash 20-30 times. For a small squash, I put in about 20 knife slits. Place the trivet in the bottom of the Instant Pot, place the squash on the trivet, then add 2 cups of water. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the valve to ‘seal’. Press the ‘Pressure Cook’ button and manually adjust the time to 32 minutes.
Once the 32 minutes are up, turn the valve to release the pressure (Caution, this will be HOT!). When the pressure button has dropped, remove the lid. Carefully remove the squash from the Instant Pot and place it on a cutting board. Cut the squash in half, lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds and discard them. Using a fork, remove the flesh from the squash and set aside.
Remove the extra water and the trivet from the Instant Pot. Press the ‘Saute’ mode and manually adjust time to 18 minutes. Add the avocado oil and the minced garlic to the bottom of the Instant Pot. Let it heat up, then add the chicken tenders. Let cook for 5-7 minutes, then using tongs turn the chicken over. Let cook for another 5-7 minutes. Using the tongs break the chicken up into small bite size pieces.
Add the broccoli to the chicken and let cook for 2-3 minutes or until it’s bright green. Add the shredded spaghetti squash ‘noodles’, all spices, and nutritional yeast. Stir together. Let cook for 5 minutes. Then serve.

Notes

CAN I USE FROZEN CHICKEN?

Frozen chicken can definitely be used in this recipe. Cut the frozen chicken into bite size pieces on a cutting board, add them to the warm oil in the Instant Pot and cook for 5-7 minutes. Turn them over and cook for another 5-7 minutes or until cooked all the way through.

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