Italian Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash- Low Carb

Oh sweet baby lord in heaven… I wish 

the internet had smell-o-vision… this might just be at the top of things I’ve whipped up that I could eat every day and never get tired of it.

Autumn has set in and that means all things squash.  I’m like Bubba Gump.  Squash salad, squash pancakes, squash cheesecake, squash chili, stuffed squash.

And as I was running out the door today to pick up a spaghetti squash for tonight’s dinner, I realized I needed to do something with it- so I tossed a few chicken breasts in the crockpot, added some marinara and tomatoes, seasonings, and finished it off looking like this little masterpiece.  It was everything I imagined and then some.

You see, this past weekend, my husband and I took a little out of town trip to Chicago to celebrate my belated birthday and our early anniversary.  We literally ate and drank our way through the city, splurging on not one but two Hot Doug’s hot dogs at Wrigley, enjoying a fancy dinner at Sepia, cocktails and tacos at Bridge House Tavern, and brunch, drinks, treats, macaroons, all from our hotel, The Wit.  All clean eating went out the window, and we came home bloated, sluggish, I was 3 lbs heavier, and my pants were much more snug.

So I committed today to spending the next two weeks- before my next trip- to eating clean, cutting out the garbage, cutting back on the copious amounts of carbs and wine I’ve been indulging in, and sticking to some better nutrition.  Tonight certainly didn’t feel like I was eating clean.  But let me let you in on a secret- it should never feel like a diet- because if so, you’re doing it wrong.  

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did.