Valentine’s Day was pretty great. I got to do a wod that crushed my soul. Then I went to my esthetician to get my face worked on since I knew I was definitely not going to be around any men on Vday. Gotta love paying $150 for 3 hours of pure torture. It makes sense. Well it kinda does since my face looks better than it ever has. Not great, but better. F
Effing acne. YOU ARE SO INCONVENIENT AND STUPID.
Anywho, I then proceeded on to eat stupid amounts of chocolate, no seriously, stupid amounts. My girlfriend Sarah made Laura and I paleo truffles. I slightly hate her for that. There were 5 huge ones and they are all gone now. Laura has 4 left. Hence our body composition difference. F*ckin chocolate. You make me feel so ashamed at times.
Then we got to watch Twilight Breaking Dawn. I love Twilight. Seriously though. I read all the books. It’s seriously so addicting. At any age. Oh don’t worry bros, I can’t hear you right now, talking sh*t about how dumb Twilight is. How Vampire and Werewolves are stupid mythical creatures. But you guys like sports. And sports are dumb. So suck it.
But us women like Twilight because it gives us hope that there is a man out there who will adore us as much as Edward and Jacob adore Bella. Is that too much to ask?? Sh*t no it’s not. A man who literally cannot take his eyes of us. A man who will do anything just to be around us. Now that’s wiiiiiiicked cool.
How many people do you think got engaged on Vday? So cliche.
I’ve figured something out. Doing laundry sucks ass. Like pretty bad. You know why? Because all my clothes are lululemon spandex and CrossFit shirts. And what in the f*ck would I do if any of those things shrunk?! I can barely pull my spandex over my ass without hearing the threads tear in my lulus…so if they shrunk….jesus. So I literally have to hang dry 93% of my clothes. That’s a lot of time spent in my basement with hangers, creepy lighting, and cold cement floors. I hate having cold feet. And lighting that emphasizes my flaws. I wish mood lighting traveled with me everywhere I went.
Pistachio Pesto Chicken Pasta
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium spaghetti squash, halved, seeds and excess threads removed
- 1/2-2/3lbs chicken, sliced or cubed
- 1 cup pistachios, unsalted and shelled
- 1-1 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2-1 cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
- handful of sundried tomatoes, sliced, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Cut your spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise, use a spoon to scoop out the excess seeds and place open side down on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes or until spaghetti squash is soft to the touch.
- While your spaghetti squash cooks, put your pistachios in a food processor and pulse.
- Then add your garlic cloves and basil and turn food processor on.
- While food processor is still on, add your olive oil slowly until your pesto becomes your preference of “thickness” and then add your lemon juice.
- Now heat up a large skillet under medium heat with a couple tablespoons of olive oil in it. Add your chicken to the skillet along with some salt and pepper and cook chicken on both sides until almost cooked through, then add your pesto to the pan.
- Coat chicken in pesto.
- When your spaghetti squash is done cooking and has cooled a bit, use a fork to pull the threads out of the spaghetti squash and place directly into your pesto and chicken pan.
- Combine all together.
- Add to a bowl, top with some leftover chopped pistachios and sundried tomatoes!
- Consume!
Arrrrrgh what is this spaghetti squash I keep reading about?!? I don’t think we have it in Australia and all I want to do is gorge on pasta but can’t. Do you know if it’s called something else??
Btw I freaking love your blog! You are amaze-balls.
Check out Erin’s comment Biddy!
Biddy- does this help ya out? Hopefully you are near a Norton St Grocer in Sydney!
http://paleoaustralia.com/2012/02/paleo-meatball-stew-with-spaghetti-squash/
Amaze-balls indeed. This recipe looks fan-freaking-tastic and I plan on making this for dinner tonight. To give myself a head start on cooking the squash, I stab the absolute crap out of it with a fork, wrap it up in wax paper, and throw it in the microwave for about 5-9 minutes (depending on weight). Once it cools down, it’s nice and soft to cut! : )
I like the directions on the squash label: “…or fried with bacon…” Heck yes!
JB- I’m more of a True Blood fan, but Twilight will always have a special place in my heart. Go Team Jacob!
Thank you SO much. I’m going to go have a look tomorrow!!! Woo hoo!!
Thanks so much for the comment Erin! I bet that’s super helpful for some of the people in Australia! Spaghetti squash and bacon are stupid amazing together! I’m team Edward. Sorry Erin
Well, in all honesty, I’m team Alcide (True Blood)… he made me think twice about werewolves.
Doing laundry generally sucks, but I’d love to drizzle him in Tide and wash my clothes on… err… oh, Joe Manganiello please come to the Mile High City so I can do my laundry on you!
Lol i like your style Erin
OMG True Blood. Alcide is phenomenal… Eric is a close second.
I’m in Perth and I can’t find the squash anywhere, so on other recipes I’ve just given up and shredded zucchini with a julienne grater instead. It’s a good alternative if you can’t find the squash!
Found it!!! Harris Farm, Broadway for any other Aussies out there… 🙂
I have the exacttt same outlook about the laundry situation. Except for me its the fact that my dryer sucks and I choose to hang dry everything instead of paying 2 dollars each time to have everything come out substantially wet. Sounds like a pretty good V day though, especially if it contained a soul crushing wod!
Damn having to clean our clothes
Lucky for me, the husband does the laundry more than I do and he gets the task of hanging all of my Lulu items to dry (and there isn’t a shortage of them I must add… damn Lulu addiction!). On the flip side though, I do cook and feed him these awesome delicious recipes that I find on this fabulous web site… you may have seen it… paleomg.com?!? Thanks for posting yet another mouthwatering recipe to make this weekend!! BTW – felt the same last night about spending V-day by a killer CF WOD! Felt awesome to know that while some were gorging themselves on crap food, I was doing the best thing for my body and soul… I ’embraced the barbell’ too last night! 🙂 (and some always fun bar facing burpees)
I need a husband strictly for doing laundry. Glad you guys have enjoyed some recipes!!
this looks fab. I’m already eating that other paleo ‘pasta’ dish with the chicken sausage once or twice a week, looking forward to rocking this one.
laundry blows.
This one definitely is a winner Jen!
TRUE BLOOD…
WATCH IT.
that is all.
I love True Blood. It gets pretty damn weird sometimes, but everyone is so good looking so it’s addicting to watch. I love good looking people.
you’ve had salt n pepper pistachios, right? if not, find some asap.
i want some right now to eat while making this recipe. looks awesome.
i think 93% is where i stand with having to hang clothes as well. i usually feel bad for my dryer.
I’ve never had those…..o.m.g. that sounds amazing!!
uhm divine. i need to make this asap.
also twilight? ftw.
laundry? ftl.
dear taylor. i’m old. not really, but what does ftw and ftl mean? i’m not with the times
From about.com: FTW today commonly stands for “For the Win”. It is an expression of enthusiasm. “FTW” is a type of cheer, or a strange way of exclaiming “this is the best” or “this item will make a big difference, I recommend using it”.
Per urbandictionary.com: FTL is the opposite of FTW and stands for “for the loss”.
Had to look these up. Love Google for that.
Lol i should have used google first. dumb me
I just had another one of Sarah’s truffles for lunch…love/hate relationship with chocolate!
For real. It’s a real hate relationship at this point. I officially have a muffin top
I freaking love your commentary followed by a recipe for deliciousness!
Thanks so much Chelsea!