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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Keto chicken Caprese casserole
Soft mozzarella, ripe tomatoes, and fresh basil—yes please! Add chicken and crème fraîche and you'll have a warm and delicious keto casserole in no-time. Easy, cheesy satisfaction!
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs 900 g rotisserie chicken
- 7 oz. 200 g cherry tomatoes
- 8 oz. (2 cups) 230 g (475 ml) fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp green pesto
- 1 cup 240 ml crème fraîche or mayonnaise
- ½ cup (11⁄3 oz.) 120 ml (40 g) shredded Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Serving
- 7 oz. (3½ cups) 200 g (850 ml) leafy greens
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp olive oil
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces or shred using a fork.
- Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and cut the mozzarella cheese into small pieces. Place all three (chicken, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella) in a baking dish.
- Add pesto, crème fraiche, and half of the parmesan cheese. Stir until evenly distributed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle the remaining parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with leafy greens and olive oil.
Tips
If you prefer cooking your chicken from scratch, here's an easy recipe to follow.
All out of pesto? You can substitute dried basil mixed with olive oil.
That was hopefully just a temporary problem, the facts is still there.
You can use either, as long as it is a soft mozzarella so it will melt well.
You can view the full nutrition information in the Nutrition+ tab under the list of ingredients.
The recipe indicates fresh mozzarella. How did it turn out with the block mozzarella?
If the ingredients are included in the recipe as "serve with" they are included in the nutrition information. If there are ingredients noted in the tips as "serving suggestions" they are not included in the nutrition information.
Yes, that would be fine! (Although, you may want to check to make sure they don't add sugar.)
My first recipe from this site, I’m very excited to try more!! Thank you!
Sweet! Thank you so much for sharing! I am so glad your family enjoyed it.
Let us know what you think of the difference.
dish so far Wow. Can I freeze and reheat it.
Glad that you enjoyed Juliet! Yes, many of our casseroles freeze quite well. You can find it listed here along with other recipes that are good for freezing and enjoying later https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/keto-meal-prepping-and-fr....
is it 900g boneless or bone-in? If boneless then it would be 225g/serving? Please confirm.
You would start with 900g rotisserie chicken, which would include the bones.
The recipe defaults to 4 servings, so the 4 tbsp of olive oil would be for 4 servings. (You can adjust the number of servings if needed!)