Keto roast chicken with broccoli and garlic butter

Keto roast chicken with broccoli and garlic butter

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Garlicky parsley butter - yum! Italian-seasoned, moist chicken with a crispy exterior - double yum. It's a quick, tasty, nutritious, cheap keto meal. Works great as fast dinner or a wholesome box lunch. It will become a go-to favorite. We guarantee it.
October 25 2019 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Dinner, Meal

Keto roast chicken with broccoli and garlic butter

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31 Ratings
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Garlicky parsley butter - yum! Italian-seasoned, moist chicken with a crispy exterior - double yum. It's a quick, tasty, nutritious, cheap keto meal. Works great as fast dinner or a wholesome box lunch. It will become a go-to favorite. We guarantee it.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

Chicken legs
  • 2ยฝ lbs 1.1 kg chicken legchicken legs
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • ยฝ tsp ยฝ tsp salt (if not already salt in the Italian seasoning)
Garlic butter
  • 4 oz. 110 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 2 garlic clove, pressedgarlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
  • salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Broccoli
  • 1ยผ lbs (6ยผ cups) 550 g (1.4 liters) broccoli
  • salt
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 ยฐF (200 ยฐC).
  2. Toss chicken legs with olive oil and seasoning.
  3. Put the chicken legs, skin side up, in a baking dish. Bake 40-45 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken reaches 165 ยฐF (74 ยฐC).
  4. While the chicken is in the oven, cut the broccoli into florets and slice the stem (or use frozen). Boil in lightly salted water for 5 minutes in a saucepan. Drain the water and put on the lid to keep warm.
  5. Mix all the ingredients to the garlic butter in a bowl. Set aside.
  6. Serve the chicken with the broccoli and garlic butter.

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22 comments

  1. 1
    Achala
    November 3 2019
    Turned out delicious. I did one variation though. I pan fried a chicken for a bit on high flame and after that transferred it to baking dish. It came out nice and juicy from inside.
  2. 2
    Kristie
    November 18 2019
    Looks good, but could you please put the butter measurement (for the garlic butter) in grams/oz as well as, or instead, of in tablespoons? It's really messy and time consuming to measure that much butter that way - way easier to use a kitchen scale. Thank you.
  3. 3
    Suzanne
    January 30 2020
    Kristie, itโ€™s easy to use google to convert Tbsp to grams or ounces. I do it all the time. There are on-line converters.
    Reply: #4
  4. 4
    Reply to comment #3 by Suzanne
    Lorraine
    January 30 2020
    or they could just add the information right here for people so the recipe is more user friendly.... grams for solids is too much to ask??
    that converters are available is not the point.
  5. 5
    atlanticmick
    February 27 2020
    I need to make sure I understand. After I make the garlic butter, I am to eat all 14 tablespoons with the chicken and broccoli?
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  7. 8
    Vicki
    April 20 2020
    Iโ€™ve signed up for free trial but clicking the menu sends me in a circle to sign up again?
    Reply: #9
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    Reply to comment #8 by Vicki
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    April 20 2020

    Iโ€™ve signed up for free trial but clicking the menu sends me in a circle to sign up again?

    Look up to the top right of your screen to be sure you are logged in. If you do not see your name next in the "user menu" area, you are not logged in which may prohibit you from accessing some of the member-only features of the website.

  9. 10
    Marla C Martin
    May 7 2020
    is the whole butter sauce used for this one dish?
    Reply: #11
  10. 11
    Reply to comment #10 by Marla C Martin
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    May 7 2020

    is the whole butter sauce used for this one dish?

    It can be if that is the amount of fat that adds flavor to your taste and to your satiety. You do not have to use it all, but you may.

  11. 12
    Chris
    June 2 2020
    One of the most boring and unsatisfying meals we've had from this website, and we've tried a few of them. Don't bother with this one, there are many more that are much, much better!

    (Also, why does the 2 week challenge have two meals on the same day with broccoli! That's overkill!)

    Reply: #13
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    Reply to comment #12 by Chris
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    June 2 2020

    One of the most boring and unsatisfying meals we've had from this website, and we've tried a few of them. Don't bother with this one, there are many more that are much, much better!
    (Also, why does the 2 week challenge have two meals on the same day with broccoli! That's overkill!)

    You are welcome to substitute a meal with another from our collection.

  13. 14
    julienurse
    June 6 2020
    Do I weigh broccoli when raw
    Reply: #15
  14. 15
    Reply to comment #14 by julienurse
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    June 6 2020

    Do I weigh broccoli when raw

    Yes, weighing when raw is best.

  15. 16
    Ian
    July 25 2020
    FYI: 14 Tablespoons of butter is the same as 1 cup.
    Reply: #17
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    Reply to comment #16 by Ian
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    July 26 2020

    FYI: 14 Tablespoons of butter is the same as 1 cup.

    That's actually a little short. It takes 16 tablespoons of butter to make 1 cup.

  17. 18
    mcdpj1
    August 6 2020
    Not on my favourite list...very bland; need to improve the garlic butter recipe.
    Reply: #19
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    Reply to comment #18 by mcdpj1
    Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
    August 6 2020

    Not on my favourite list...very bland; need to improve the garlic butter recipe.

    Thank you for your feedback.

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    hickorystick
    August 15 2020
    So many negative comments.๐Ÿ™„
  20. 21
    graciedavies
    August 16 2020
    The chicken legs are missing from the shopping list.
    Reply: #22
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    Reply to comment #21 by graciedavies
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    August 16 2020

    The chicken legs are missing from the shopping list.

    Which shopping list are you referring to? Can you provide a link? Thanks!

  22. 1 comment removed
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    ayesha
    July 17 2021
    I have one confusion. the net carbs that are shown is 1 serving or like what they show like 4 or 3?
    Reply: #25
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    Reply to comment #24 by ayesha
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    July 18 2021

    I have one confusion. the net carbs that are shown is 1 serving or like what they show like 4 or 3?

    Hello! The default recipe makes 4 servings. Each serving is 7 net carbs. The photo shown would be approx. one serving.

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81%
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4.7
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31 Ratings