Keto chicken BLT salad

Keto chicken BLT salad

Bacon, lettuce and tomato. A classic combination — but why stop there? Make it keto by adding lettuce, some tender pieces of chicken and a dollop of creamy aioli. Now we're talking!
January 18 by , (Photo) in Recipes, Meal

Keto chicken BLT salad

Bacon, lettuce and tomato. A classic combination — but why stop there? Make it keto by adding lettuce, some tender pieces of chicken and a dollop of creamy aioli. Now we're talking!
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb 450 g boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 oz. 30 g butter
  • ½ lb 225 g bacon
  • 4 oz. 110 g cherry tomatoes
  • 10 oz. 275 g Romaine lettuce
  • salt and pepper
Garlic mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup 175 ml mayonnaise
  • ½ tbsp ½ tbsp garlic powder

Instructions

Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Mix mayonnaise and garlic powder in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. Fry the bacon slices in butter until crispy. Remove and keep warm. Save the grease in the pan.
  3. Shred the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Fry in the same skillet as the bacon until golden brown and thoroughly cooked.
  4. Rinse and shred the lettuce; be sure to use a clean cutting board and knife (different from the one used when handling the raw chicken). Place the lettuce on a plate and top with chicken, bacon, tomatoes, and a hearty dollop of garlic mayonnaise.

Tip!

For a shortcut, sub in shredded rotisserie chicken. Then the bacon fat can be used to make a yummy bacon vinaigrette for the salad. (Just add a little vinegar and salt and pepper!)

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31 comments

  1. 1
    Keto girl
    January 18
    Good salad. Made it tonight. :)

    Oh, I use Mcchciken Mayo, it has 0 carbs and no sugar!!

  2. 2
    Sylvia
    January 21
    WhT is a Mcchicken Mayo. I am new at this.
    Reply: #19
  3. 3
    KarenN
    January 24
    @Sylvia I am not sure what Mcchicken mayo is either -- unless Keto girl meant McChicken Sauce. But know that even plain old Helmann's mayo has 0 carbs (which automatically means no sugar).
  4. 4
    Trish
    February 5
    delicious! we used Keg chicken spice on one side of the chicken thighs, s&p on the other. fried the thighs whole, then sliced them when cooked. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the garlic mayo
  5. 5
    Debra
    February 21
    Does Diet Doctor use total or net carbs when calculating their nutrition?
    Reply: #6
  6. 6
    Reply to comment #5 by Debra
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    February 21
    Hi Debra!

    Net.

    Does Diet Doctor use total or net carbs when calculating their nutrition?

  7. 7
    Richelle
    April 17
    So good!
  8. 8
    Katie
    April 25
    How do you measure 2 1/2 ounces of romaine lettuce when using a dry cup?
    Reply: #9
  9. 9
    Reply to comment #8 by Katie
    Caron
    May 1
    It's round about a cup.
    Reply: #21
  10. 10
    Katie
    May 3
    Awesome! Thank you so much for the reply. One other question I always have is when the websites recipes call for let's say "4 ounces broccoli", would that be converted to 1/2 a cup too? Do you know of a good website that charts all of this? Thank you so much in advance and have a wonderful day!
  11. 11
    DJ
    May 3
    I'm new to this, and i'm enjoying the recipes, so tasty! Can I use a garlic clove instead of powdered garlic, same w/ onion or ginger... does that affect the balance of carbs, etc.?
    Thanks,
    DJ
    Reply: #12
  12. 12
    Reply to comment #11 by DJ
    Peter Biörck Team Diet Doctor
    May 3
    Hi !

    You can use a garlic clove.

    I'm new to this, and i'm enjoying the recipes, so tasty! Can I use a garlic clove instead of powdered garlic, same w/ onion or ginger... does that affect the balance of carbs, etc.?
    Thanks,
    DJ

  13. 13
    Alison
    June 13
    Mcchicken sauce is mayo :)
  14. 14
    Kaetie
    June 25
    Hi, does it seem right that 1/2 a chicken breast is my total daily protein allowance?
  15. 15
    Rose
    July 13
    Are you guys loss weight? I'm New in this and I'm trying to lose weight.
    Reply: #20
  16. 16
    Betsey
    July 31
    How does one shred raw chicken as the recipe implies?
    Replies: #23, #28
  17. 17
    Tanya
    August 1
    I just cut the chicken thigh about 1cm wide per strip.
  18. 18
    SM
    August 1
    So far this is the best Keto meal I've made - delicious! Thank you for this recipe! Could you please post the complete nutritional info, I'd like to log the details in a tracker app that I'm using that converts to Macros... (unfortunately it won't accept macro % themselves, it needs to convert the breakdown itself to yield results in the tracker). Thanks again!
  19. 19
    Reply to comment #2 by Sylvia
    Una
    August 7
    Probably an American thing, Sylvia, that we don't get here in Britain - certainly we don't have Mc anything anywhere near me in England! Good quality mayonaise or make your own, which is far, far better anyhow and dead easy to make.

    WhT is a Mcchicken Mayo. I am new at this.

  20. 20
    Reply to comment #15 by Rose
    Una
    August 7
    I lost 1lb this week, Rose. I have 5lbs to lose. Depends on how much you have to lose. I just can't get through this mountain of food in a week, if I were honest so still trying to eat my way through last week's menu and the remains of the shopping list, and leftovers.

    Are you guys loss weight? I'm New in this and I'm trying to lose weight.

    Reply: #31
  21. 21
    Reply to comment #9 by Caron
    Una
    August 7
    What size is the cup? Or better still how many millilitres does your cup hold, then I can make it accurate. I am not an American who is familiar with that way of measuring.

    It's round about a cup.

  22. 22
    Adam
    September 1
    When I calculate my own macros. Why does my protein always come out so much higher than your recipes?
    Reply: #24
  23. 23
    Reply to comment #16 by Betsey
    kymmie
    September 4
    I know. I've seen this a couple times in the instructions. Must be a typo. Unable to shred raw chicken.

    How does one shred raw chicken as the recipe implies?

  24. 24
    Reply to comment #22 by Adam
    Zay
    September 23
    Yeah true. I use thee Carb manager app and i find that have high amount of protein and less fat. Can you help
  25. 25
    Nina
    October 5
    The instructions seem to be missing a step. After frying the bacon in butter, I think you're supposed to fry the chicken thighs in the remaining grease/butter. Then shred the chicken. Is that right?
  26. 26
    Matthew
    October 5
    Agreed I think they messed up. We don't shred anything. Simply cut it into pieces and enjoy.
  27. 27
    Susie
    October 25
    I decided to spice it up a bit by cooking the chicken in franks red hot sauce! Now it’s buffalo chicken BLT salad 😊 delishous!
  28. 28
    Reply to comment #16 by Betsey
    Susie
    November 14
    I cooked it whole, then cut it up afterwards. Juicier that way.
  29. 29
    Marcia
    November 28
    What does hearty dollop mean? Sorry English is my second language and I'm not sure how much that is?
    Reply: #30
  30. 30
    Reply to comment #29 by Marcia
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    November 28

    What does hearty dollop mean? Sorry English is my second language and I'm not sure how much that is?

    You can add as little or as much as you'd like to suit your taste preferences. Think about 1/4 cup.

  31. 31
    Reply to comment #20 by Una
    Dan
    December 4
    Really 5 lbs is all you need to lose? I had 30lbs to lose when I started Keto 5 weeks ago. I only weigh in once a month and I lost 9Lbs in 4 weeks. So one hole smaller on my belt! It doesn't sound like much, but I'm happy so far, and as a man I like bacon.
    I did have sore kidneys for about 3 weeks, getting better now. side effects of Keto? not sure.
    I'm not going to stay with Keto if the kidneys keep being sore.

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