# Mexican Style Green Spaghetti Squash

A delicious and easy-to-make Mexican style green spaghetti squash served in a squash boat with chicken cutlets.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Spaghetti squash
- Oil
- Salt
- 2 Poblano peppers
- 1 Jalapeño
- 0.5 block Cream cheese
- 0.5 cup Mexican style crema
- Chicken bouillon
- 1 head Cilantro
- 0.25 cup Jalapeño brine
- Chicken cutlets
- Flaky salt

## Instructions

1. Cut off the stem of the spaghetti squash to allow it to sit flat.
2. Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise.
3. Coat the spaghetti squash halves with a little oil and salt.
4. Place the spaghetti squash halves face down on a baking sheet.
5. Roast the spaghetti squash in the oven for about an hour at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. Roast poblano peppers and a jalapeño in the air fryer until they are soft and slightly charred.
7. Transfer the roasted peppers to a bowl and cover them with plastic wrap to steam them.
8. Once steamed, remove the skin from the poblano peppers and jalapeño.
9. Blend the skinned peppers with half a block of cream cheese, half a cup of Mexican style crema, some chicken bouillon, a head of cilantro, and a quarter cup of jalapeño brine from a can of jalapeños.
10. Prepare and fry chicken cutlets following Rita's recipe.
11. Scrape the cooked spaghetti squash strands from the skin to create "spaghetti."
12. Top the chicken cutlets with some flaky salt.
13. Slice the chicken cutlets into strips.
14. Mix the green sauce with the spaghetti squash strands.
15. Serve the green spaghetti squash in the squash boat and top with the sliced chicken cutlets.

## Equipment

- Knife
- Cutting board
- Baking sheet
- Oven
- Air fryer
- Bowl
- Plastic wrap
- Blender
- Frying pan
- Tongs
- Wire rack

## Tips

- Remove the stem of the spaghetti squash to cut it open more easily using a rocking motion.
- Keep a little bit of the seeds inside each poblano pepper for extra flavor.
- Always top your cutlets with some flaky salt right at the end.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSGFlxzj7Kt/?igsh=MXBxY203NXNoMGhmeg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2ae58d23-a866-4267-94e4-89ef9242156e
- Extracted: 2025-12-13

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