3 Cheese Pizza Chicken Bake

Name: 3 Cheese Pizza Chicken Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb raw chicken breast, sliced or pounded to ~ 1/2" thin; 3 1/2 lb spaghetti squash; 13 oz Rao's Margherita Pizza Sauce; 10 oz arrabbiata pasta sauce; 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced; 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 medium onion, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 12 slices turkey pepperoni; 3/4 cup part skim mozzarela cheese, shredded; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated; 1/3 cup Fontina cheese, shredded; 1 tbsp olive oil, divided; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp Flavor God Garlic Lover's Seasoning; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
443 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

3 Cheese Pizza Chicken Bake

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

Servings

1 lb raw chicken breast, sliced or pounded to ~ 1/2" thin
3 1/2 lb spaghetti squash (yields 675 grams flesh)
13 oz Rao's Margherita Pizza Sauce
10 oz arrabbiata pasta sauce (or your favorite tomato based pasta sauce)
1 medium green bell pepper, sliced (125 grams)
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved (150 grams)
1/2 medium onion, sliced (55 grams)
3 cloves garlic, minced (12 grams)
12 slices turkey pepperoni (21 grams)
3/4 cup part skim mozzarela cheese, shredded (84 grams)
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated (0.5 oz)
1/3 cup Fontina cheese, shredded (0.85 oz)
1 tbsp olive oil, divided

Spices

2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp Flavor God Garlic Lover's Seasoning
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

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Instructions

Optional (but recommended): Brine chicken breasts for 5-12 hours to make them as juicy and flavorful as possible. Get recipe/instructions here.
Pre-heat oven to 400°. Cut spaghetti squash in half and scoop out seeds. Rub cut sides with 1 tsp olive oil and season with 1/2 tsp Flavor God Garlic Lover's seasoning. Bake for 35-40 minutes until flesh flakes away easily with a fork. Once cooled enough to handle, scrape spaghetti squash strands from shell with a fork. Set aside.
In a skillet, heat 1 tsp of olive oil over medium high heat. Add peppers and onions and sauté until tender and slightly browned, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
Mix pizza and pasta sauces until well combined. Add a thin layer of sauce to the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Top with spaghetti squash, halved tomatoes, garlic, and sautéed peppers and onions, then toss to gently combine. Top with another layer of sauce, reserving about half of what remains to go on top of the chicken. Sprinkle about 2/3 of the spices on top of the sauce at this point. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat final 1 tsp of olive oil over high heat (8 out of 10). Once hot, add chicken breasts to the skillet, being careful not to crowd them. Sear for about 1 minute per side or until the chicken begins to brown nicely. Add chicken breasts on top of the spaghetti squash mixture in the baking dish.
Top chicken with remaining sauce, cheese, seasoning, and pepperoni. Bake at 400° for 25-35 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken breasts reaches 165°. If the cheese is not browning and pepperoni doesn't develop crisp edges toward the end of baking, turn your oven to a broil (but be careful not to burn it!).

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Nutrition Information

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Calories 443kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 40g (80%) Fat 21g (32%) Cholesterol 30mg (10%) Sodium 856mg (36%) Potassium 674mg (19%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 12g (24%)