Veggie Lovers "Chicken" Piccata

You will need:

1) Spaghetti Squash
2) 1 Quorn "Chicken" Cutlet
3) Minced Garlic
4) Lemon Juice
5) Olive Oil
6) Seasoning Salt (Garlic)
7) Capers

Chicken Piccata is one of my favorite plates to order at Italian restaurants. I thought it would be fun to simplify the recipe to make a healthier version. Usually the chicken in the recipe is lightly breaded. I don’t think the breading (or chicken) is all that necessary to make it a delicious meal. So I replaced the chicken with a Quorn filet. You can find Quorn in most healthy grocery stores .Quorn has more protein and less calories than a chicken cutlet. It also has fiber. I also replaced the angel hair pasta with “noodles” from a spaghetti squash.

Directions:

1)SPAGHETTI SQUASH: Cut the spaghetti squash in half. Remove the seeds using a fork. Sprinkle with a seasoning such as garlic salt, and add in a few pieces of minced garlic. Place both halves face down on a foiled cooking sheet. Use a fork and stab holes on the back of both halves. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until tender. When it is tender, you will be able to scoop out the insides, which, when ready, should come out like strands of spaghetti noodles.

2) Heat 1-2 tbs. olive oil with a pinch of minced garlic in a skillet. Sauté Quorn filets until heated all the way through. Add a tsp. of lemon juice. Remove Quorn filet and place on a serving of the pasta. Sprinkle with garlic salt/your preference of seasoning to taste. Pour leftover olive oil/lemon juice sauce over pasta and chicken. Garnish with capers.
*If you wish to have more of a sauce on your pasta, you can always spray it with 0-calorie “I can’t believe its not butter” spray.

Serve along with a salad or your favorite vegetable.

Calories per serving

1 cup spaghetti squash, 1 Quorn filet: 111 cals

1 tbs of capers has 2 calories
1 lemon wedge has 1 calorie
Olive oil is high calorie, and typically 1 tbs contains around 120 cals. You may substitute this if you wish, but remember that it is good for you.

Total: 234 cal per serving.

Price total:

1 spaghetti squash = $3.98
1 bottle lemon juice = $1.49
Quorn filets (4) =$ 3.49
Jar of capers= $2.25
Garlic (Depends. I bought mine minced in a jar a month ago, and it has lasted me a long time.)

Rough total: $11.19

Remember that you will not be using ALL of your spaghetti squash, so safe the rest of the noodles for later, and they can go towards another meal! Same goes for the other 3 Quorn filets. We will be using the capers again tomorrow.