Buffalo chicken with paprika mayo and butter-fried cabbage
Everyday deliciousness, pure and simple. Juicy chicken thighs, buttered cabbage, plus a flavored mayo—either spicy or not-so-spicy. It's an easy keto meal that you'll make again and again.
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Ingredients
Buffalo chicken
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp 1 tsp salt
- 1¾ lbs 800 g chicken thighs
Butter-fried green cabbage
- 1½ lbs 650 g green cabbage
- 2 oz. 50 g butter
- salt and pepper
Paprika mayonnaise
- ¾ cup 175 ml mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp paprika powder
- ½ tsp ½ tsp hot sauce
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Mix olive oil, garlic powder, hot sauce and salt in a large bowl.
- Add chicken thighs and stir to cover; alternatively, brush the mixture all over the thighs.
- Place the chicken in a greased baking dish with the skin side up.
- Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. If you use a thermometer it should read 180°F (82°C) when ready.
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, paprika powder and hot sauce or tabasco. Set aside.
- Shred the cabbage finely with a knife or food processor.
- Melt butter in a skillet and fry shredded cabbage over medium heat until soft and golden brown around the edges. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the chicken and cabbage with a dollop of flavored mayonnaise and perhaps an extra dash of hot sauce.
Tip!
It doesn't (always) have to be cabbage... Feel free to try this meal with any sautéed low-carb vegetable... even endive!
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Net carbs (gram) is given per serving at the bottom in the Nutritional info box.
We always use Net carbs.
Just dont buy light mayo or some fancy kind in the store. Just regular plain mayo will do the job.
me a lot of leftovers. Today I made half the recipe and have just enough for lunch tomorrow.
http://www.bestfoods.co.nz/our-products/real-mayonnaise/
Will this have an effect on my keto diet and prevent me from entering ketosis?