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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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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
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we love it...
This recipe makes 6 servings. You can eat to your hunger level, which may be more or less.
But I have a major issue with my carb count is completely off for some reason I get 11g of carbs seems leeks for ex have a completely different carb count depending on if itโs cooked or raw since I put it in raw thatโs what I used but it will come out cooked so should I used the original weight but choose cooked ?
Help this is what was planned for dinner this week since we have a busy schedule I cook a big dish of something but now I have barely any carbs left for the rest of the day every day this week :( also 1 leek or as for 8 portions 1 1/3 leek - would love to have an actual measurement that I can enter :)
Thank you for all the wonderful recipes !
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That may work, but we have not tested this for a slow cooker.
These were written with skinless chicken in mind.
You can divide onto 6 plates/reusable plastic dishes or you can visually divide the dish into 2x3 columns and dish out one rectangle.
The serving size by volume may vary depending on how much your batch reduces...or doesn't, while cooking. The most accurate way to list servings is to give the number of servings a dish makes.
When you change the number of servings, it will call for an extra amount of all of the ingredients to make enough for the extra servings.