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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Keto cauliflower chicken Alfredo
Let’s get right to the meat of the matter. In this case, it's chicken covered in a creamy Alfredo sauce paired with savory cauliflower. No pasta noodles needed to get your Alfredo fix. You may want to double the batch, because it’s fabulous the next day, too. Dig in!
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Ingredients
- 5 oz. 140 g bacon, diced
- 2 lbs 900 g chicken breastchicken breasts
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp butter
- 3 3 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 7 oz. (6½ cups) 200 g (1.6 liters) baby spinach
- 1 cup 240 ml heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup (2¾ oz.) 240 ml (80 g) shredded Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- 1¼ lbs 550 g cauliflower
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Instructions
- Fry the bacon until crispy and cooked through. Drain, and set aside in a bowl or on a plate.
- Cut the chicken into strips. Add butter in the same frying pan with the remaining bacon fat and sauté the chicken and garlic. Set aside when the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
- Sauté the spinach until it shrinks, but no more. Set aside.
- Add cream to the pan and let boil for a few minutes. Add parmesan cheese, bacon, chicken, and spinach. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Lower the heat and let simmer while parboiling the cauliflower.
- Divide the cauliflower into small florets, no bigger than walnuts. You can use either fresh or frozen.
- Parboil the cauliflower in lightly salted water for a few minutes. Let drain thoroughly. Add the chicken and sauce. Stir and serve.
Tip!
Orange or purple cauliflower would be gorgeous in this recipe! For a change, try spiralized zucchini instead of cauliflower. No need to parboil, just add the uncooked zucchini zoodles to the pan with the chicken and Alfredo sauce, stirring until the zoodles are warmed through but not too soft. Serve. For a nice garnish, save some of the bacon to crumble on top of each serving with some chopped parsley.
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If you need to avoid pork, you can use turkey or beef bacon.
Should I start with day 3?
There are differences in the 2 recipes. The recipe team is taking a look at it. Thank you!
You can omit it or use turkey or beef bacon.
Yes, measuring by weight is the most accurate way to ensure getting the precise amount of the ingredients, which is important for tracking the macros.
You can read about recommended refrigerator duration here - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-ea...
Can I only have eggs and chicken
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You can use turkey or beef bacon instead or omit it.
10oz is for 2 servings. When on the default 4 serving size, the recipe shows 20oz chicken.
Ovaltine would be much too high carb. You can have tea if you don't like coffee.
That may result in a very watery dish. Rather than all of it, try subbing half of the heavy cream with broth instead to start.
I have a question in regards the net carbs/ portion for each recipe. Does a portion considered 100gr of prepared meal ? or just need to half final product if cooking for two for example even if that means more than 100gr?
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This recipe, as written, makes 4 servings. It doesn't specify serving by weight.
You can try coconut cream but it may lend a coconut flavor that might not compliment the rest of the dish.
Yes; set aside each ingredient as instructed and then add the next ingredient to the pan.
Needed to add a fair amount of black pepper (to our taste), just sticking to the basic recipe for now as part of our first time 2 week challenge.
Bring it on!
If you are cooking for one person, set it to 2 servings to make sure and get enough for leftovers for lunch the next day.
You would need to divide it by servings.