This casserole highlights chicken, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, and a luscious cream sauce. The cream sauce in this recipe ties together perfectly with the cherry tomatoes, pesto, and lemon. They bring a wonderful fresh flavor to cut through the richness of all the fat and savory ingredients. I used heavy whipping cream as the main ingredient for the cream sauce, but you could use sour cream if you prefer a touch more acidity. You can also pre-cook the cauliflower some and wring it out gently to get rid of some of the extra moisture in the casserole if preferred.
Yields 6 servings of Keto Chicken Casserole
THE PREPARATION
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounce cream cheese
- 3 tablespoon pesto
- 1/2 medium lemon, juice of
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 32 ounce boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into pieces
- 1/2 medium yellow onion
- 4 ounce cherry tomatoes, sliced in halves
- 16 ounce cauliflower
- 7 ounce cheddar cheese, shredded
THE EXECUTION
1. Gather and prep all ingredients. Preheat oven to 400F.
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2. In a bowl, combine heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, pesto, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
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3. In a frying pan over medium to high heat, melt the butter. Add the cut up chicken pieces to the pan and cook until they are golden brown in color.
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4. Put the cooked chicken in the bottom of a baking pan. Pour in the cream mixture on top of the chicken.
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5. Top this off with the yellow onion, cherry tomatoes, and cauliflower.
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6. Top all of this off with shredded cheddar cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cauliflower is fully cooked and cheese has melted.
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7. Serve and enjoy!
This makes a total of 6 servings of Keto Chicken Casserole. Each serving comes out to beĀ 619 calories, 50.5g fat, 5.9g net carbs, and 37.3g protein.
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