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!
I made this tonight for my non-paleo roommates and they were in love!! Thank you!!!!
Very good my friend… Delicious!!!!
Glad you liked it Brier!
Officially my new favorite Paleo dinner! I too licked the food processor blades.
Lol I’ve heard that from one other person! Glad you didn’t cut your tongue. i do the same thing with nut butters!
Made this for dinner tonight and it was DELICIOUS, even though my pesto turned out clumpy…womp womp. Thanks for the great recipe!
Lol well next time, since we live together, i’ll help you cook and make sure it isn’t lumpy.
Tie for favorite paleo recipe yet (46 days but who is counting.. uh yeah, that would be me)… absolutely delicious and so easy! I love your ramblings and sense of humor too! 🙂
PS – I’m team Eric (True Blood). Yummy!
Glad you’re liking the recipes Stacy! Keep up the hard work!
This looks so amazing! I’m printing it and trying it out. Can’t wait 🙂
~ Tiffany
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Thanks Tiffany!
FYI you don’t have to hang Lululemon items. That’s one of the best parts. I hang most of my stuff too but the associates said it’s not necessary. The way I figure it is there must be some reason it’s crazy expensive…and this is it. It can save laundry time! Found on of their 3 outlets in the US last week in Orlando, FL…woohoo!!
Thanks for the tip Stephanie!
I just made this tonight and it’s AMAZING!!!! OMG! I can’t wait to eat the leftovers for dinner tomorrow night!!! Pesto rocks my socks!
It’s even better the next day!!
You are right Juli! It is/was! This stuff is the bombdiggity! I’m in love!
Glad you liked it Julie!
Hi Juli! I had to stop by to tell you that OMG THIS PESTO IS AWESOME! uuffff….. i’ve been telling everyone all, but i just had to tell u 🙂 I came across ur site some time ago and I’ve done a few of ur recipes. They are always winners. This one I think I’ll hog it up and will keep the whole batch to myself. And it was so easy to make too! Thanks fro making me love eating Paleo more and more every day. it’s new for me, I’m still getting used to eating fat, but oh u make it much simpler for me. Thanks girl!
Glad you’re liking the recipes Jen! Thanks so much for spreading the word 🙂 and for commenting!
OMG JULI! Made this tonight and it was so, so yummy! I’m whole30 right now and was in a serious need of a break from turkey “burgers” and sweet potato fries…SO GOOD!
Lol no need to only eat turkey burgers on the whole30!! definitely check out my other recipes!!
The brussel sprouts… Check out the brussel sprouts!!! 🙂