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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE![Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE]()
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, photo by Emma Shevtzoff
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Keto chicken casserole
Keto and casseroles go hand in hand, especially when it comes to this irresistible chicken recipe that will make your entire family swoon. The cream sauce is hearty, cheesy, and loaded with yummy pesto. Your oven will feel honored to bake this tasty goodness for you over and over again.
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servingservings
Ingredients
- ยพ cup 180 ml heavy whipping cream
- ยฝ cup (4 oz.) 120 ml (120 g) cream cheese
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp green pesto
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 1ยฝ oz. 45 g butter
- 2 lbs 900 g skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 6 oz. 170 g leek, finely choppedleeks, finely chopped
- 4 oz. 110 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- ยพ lb 325 g cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 2 cups (8 oz.) 475 ml (230 g) cheddar cheese, shredded
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ยฐF (200ยฐC).
- Mix cream and cream cheese with pesto and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the chicken, season with salt and pepper, and fry until they turn a nice golden brown.
- Place the chicken in a greased 9 x 13" (23 x 33 cm) baking dish, and pour in the cream mixture.
- Top chicken with leek, tomatoes, and cauliflower.
- Sprinkle cheese on top and bake in the middle of the oven for at least 30 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked. If the casserole is at risk of burning before it's done, cover it with a piece of aluminium foil, lower the heat and let cook for a little longer.
Tips
Sauce too runny? To thicken the sauce, add some extra shredded cheese. This will give the dish even more flavor and consistency.
Green it up! A rich dish like this only gets better if you serve it with a side of fresh leafy greens. Dress with a generous drizzle of olive oil, some balsamic vinegar, and a sprinkle of sea salt.
Would like some extra heat? Spice things up with some red pepper flakes!
274 comments
I also think this one should be 5 stars !!
Meaning the both say "shop the leek and the cherry tomatoes, and place with the cauliflower on top of the chicken." There is no number 7.
In the previous recepie there has been no comment of " check the carb contensts"....
To get the correct amount of fat in this recipe, can you please suggest what 'fat' and approx. how much to use, to replace the amount of fat that the skin would have provided, please ?
Thank you.
Obviously I'm not sure what country your in so it may be different where you're from, but could be worth a try.
Cheers,
Gen
Sam
Next time, I will cook the chicken in the oven and warm the creamy sauce separately in a pan and then pour over. Leaving out the cheese. The veg either to be roasted with the chicken or fried in the same pan as I fried the chicken.
I cooked for 40 mins to make sure chicken was cooked through. It is difficult to tell with your recipes, as no temperature is given for fan ovens. So I cooked it at 180 in my fan oven for 40mins, as experience tells me 30mins is not quite enough for thighs with the bones in (they were well cooked and 35 might have been ok because of the pre-frying).
If you hover your mouse over the symbol for "Strict/Moderate/Liberal Low Carb" on the pictures for all our recipes then you will get the nutritional facts.
The amount of displayed carbs is net carbs (Total amount of carbs - fiber).
Next month I am scheduled for lab tests. I'll be very interested to hopefully see better numbers.
Thinking soon that Holidays will be here. Food is such a part of holiday tradition.
So...is it going to be at all possible to celebrate coming Holidays without feeling deprived? Can we possibly hope to have any of our old 'comfort foods' without totally ruining how far we've come?
All with your help Diet Doctor!
Many thanks
Tonight I made it more for me!!
Type 2 diabetic, strict low carb, high excersise& activity lifestyle. 42. 59 kg
I struggle with the puddles of cream... So I added psyllium husk (about 2 teaspoons) mid way through baking .... When the cheese and cream looks so oily and gross!
I also added extra fresh leaf spinach, lots of organic garlic.
I found the end result really lovely... More like a cheese sauce that I would have made with wheat flour, much more palatable for me.
I only have a spoon and avoid the chicken anyway .. So I am picky, but know what suits my body!
I would be interested in any feed back.. I think by adding the small amount of husk I will have minimally increased the carbs, but as I make a large amount to freeze for future I would hope this is minamal. Also the husk is good fibre ?
Yum .... And feeling content but not stuffed with a small amount, next time I eat this I will accompany with raw baby spinach leaves and a little pesto x
If you hover your mouse over the symbol for "Strict/Moderate/Liberal Low Carb" on the pictures for all our recipes then you will get the nutritional facts.
The amount of displayed carbs is net carbs (Total amount of carbs - fiber).
A tip for those saying the sauce is too thin, try this: Once it's out of the oven, shred the chicken into bigger pieces and serve it up in a bowl instead of a plate. It soaked through everything a lot better and we were left with very little sauce at the bottom!
Just follow the recipe... changes to : with skin on or off, no cheese on top, not browning in butter, just doesn't follow the principles of this LCHF diet! Change the veg to suit, and kind of cream, if needed. Otherwise all DietDoctor recipes are as they should be, if you want his advice.