Keto chicken casserole

Name: Keto chicken casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup heavy whipping cream or sour cream; 2 tablespoons green pesto; 1/2 lemon, the juice; 2 lbs chicken thighs; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 lb cauliflower; 1 leek; 4 oz. cherry tomatoes; 7 oz. shredded cheese; salt and pepper

Hello, elegance! This keto chicken recipe will make your entire family swoon. The cream sauce is hearty, cheesy, and loaded with yummy pesto.

December 12 2015 by , (Photo) in Recipes, Main course, Meal

Hello, elegance! This keto chicken recipe will make your entire family swoon. The cream sauce is hearty, cheesy, and loaded with yummy pesto.

USMetric

6 servingservings

Ingredients

1 cup 225 ml heavy whipping cream or sour cream
2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons green pesto
½ ½ lemon, the juice
2 lbs 900 g chicken thighs
3 tablespoons 3 tablespoons butter
1 lb 450 g cauliflower
1 1 leekleeks
4 oz. 110 g cherry tomatoes
7 oz. 200 g shredded cheese
salt and pepper

Instructions

Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Mix cream (or sour cream) with pesto and lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.
Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, and fry in butter until they turn a nice golden brown.
Place the chicken in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish, and pour in the cream mixture.
Chop the leek and cherry tomatoes. Chop the cauliflower into small florets. Top chicken with leek, tomatoes and cauliflower.
Sprinkle cheese on top and bake in the middle of the oven for at least 30 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked. If the casserole is at risk of burning before it's done, cover it with a piece of aluminum foil, lower the heat and let cook for a bit longer.

Tip!

Green it up! A rich dish like this only gets better served with a side of fresh leafy greens. Dress them with a generous drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt.

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129 Comments

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Susan
December 10 2017
Definitely a five-star recipe for me! I made it with boneless skinless chicken thighs, didn’t think about making it with the skin on? Don’t know if I should try it that way?
The sauce was a little on the thin side, but so delish! Made it just as the recipe called for, and it’s delicious leftover heated up in the microwave. I’m so glad I found this website!
102
Sarah
December 12 2017
So good! Loaded up on the lemon juice in the cream sauce and it really added some flavour.
103
Lisa
December 16 2017
Been sitting on this recipe for a while now and finally tried it last night.
Substituted cut up chicken breast for thighs as I am not a fan of thighs, did everything else to the letter and man sooo tasty, will most definitely be making again! Thank you so much for this recipe!
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Erin
January 14
OMG MyFitnessPal shows this as having over 1, 100 calories in one serving. That cannot be right?

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mary
January 21
i LOVE this recipe just the way it is. its posted to my favourites list. I found everything cooked perfect.
107
John
January 30
absolutely delicious!
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Laura
February 4
Thanks so much for your advice on this!
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Mary
February 7
I made a sundried tomatoes pesto and added to the cream. Steamed cauliflower, sauteed leeks. Used a rotisserie chicken, shredded. This is not a thick creamy sauce that I think we are expecting, but it still was tasty. Will make again.
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Robin C
February 17
I guess I won't be using anymore Diet Doctor recipes unless they update the nutritional values to show cals, fat, protein and net carbs! Love the recipe, but don't have time for the math.
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Joanna
February 20
Excellent family meal! I didn’t have any pesto so used a tbsp minced garlic instead. Also poured a bit of olive oil over the top and put on broiler for last 4 min just to give the cauliflower a more roasted look. Very tasty and filling.
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Claire
February 21
What an awful recipe. All of the instructions that actually make it work are in the comments like precookinf the leeks and cauliflower, cooking for longer under a lower temperature. It’s a good thing I was using leftover cooked chicken thighs or the meat probably wouldn’t have cooked.
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Kim
February 24
Just made this today. LOVE IT! I skinned my chicken thighs. Covered casserole dish and baked 40 min. Came out Excellent!
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Jeffrey
March 5
Tried to make the cottage cheese pancakes today- Pretty Bad!! Need help- anyone else try them? Just gross- no flavor- would not stay together.
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Yvonne Hughes
March 12
FORGET the calories, my dahrlin... they are NOT RELEVANT.... old brainwashing... low carb high fat is key... calories in calories out need to be thrown OUT the window. Your Fitness Pal, as most of these type of things still think the old way and have LOW FAT on the brain... ignore it...
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Marla J Zywicki
March 24
You have recipes but portion amounts are not given. how to determine the amount of food to eat?

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Shirley
March 25
"FORGET the calories, my dahrlin... they are NOT RELEVANT.... old brainwashing... low carb high fat is key... calories in calories out need to be thrown OUT the window. Your Fitness Pal, as most of these type of things still think the old way and have LOW FAT on the brain... ignore it." .. (Yvonne Hughes)

Erin, If you are really abiding by the LCHF rules, weight will literally fall off of you. I started on the 1st of January and have lost 35 lbs. I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar. I can't wait until my next lab test. I should have another 35 lbs off before then. I use fitness pal's online version. I hate that I have to manipulate what I've eaten in order for it to allow me to complete my entries. I just use it to keep track of my carb intake.

Forget the calorie count.
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Susan
March 25
I have written in before about how much I love this recipe, just as the recipe is written. I make it
About once a week. Tonight I chopped up a couple chipotle peppers in adobe sauce, and mixed them
In with the cream sauce and oh my!!!! Awesome!
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gibsae02
March 26
This was delish! I have to admit that I was a little doubtful when I tasted the sauce prior to putting it in and baking, but when all the ingredients came together it was wonderful. I took the suggestions from other comments and steamed the cauliflower in the microwave and sautéed the leeks (adding some garlic and a few mushrooms) before putting them over the chicken. I also added the combo of 1/4 c heavy cream, 1c sour cream, 2 tbsp cream cheese and some parmesean cheese the sauce, which helped thicken it a bit. I will absolutely be making this again soon! There seem to be endless ways to customize this recipe in order to keep it exciting. Thanks for sharing!
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Annb
March 26
Can something else be instead of leeks and pesto?
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Tyler
April 6
Just used this one. Subbed mushrooms for the cauliflower and used mozzarella cheese (I also didn't eat lunch). Also, not a big fan of chicken thighs and so I used breasts instead. It was amazing.
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Tyler
April 6
Eat until you are satisfied is what the videos says.
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Jane
April 30
Annb, I used green salsa (Aldi) and white onion. It was delicious.
124
Marta
May 5
Just made this casserole, didn´t change anything, so delicious and easy to make! Thank you!
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Tom
May 14
It would be nice to have a button that would give us the recipe on a printable format.

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Hillary
May 15
This is delicious! My family loves it. I have not baked it with the cheese on top. Instead, I bake it without the cheese and when it is done, I serve it with shaved parmesan on top. Very good!
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James
May 18
I'm trying to understand the nutritional information. Taking this recipe as an example, if I add up the grams as written, I get a total of 100 grams/serving. How, then, does 56 grams of fat equate to 75%? I'm having trouble understanding the numbers. Can anyone explain?

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James
May 18
Nevermind. :-) I think I figured it out.
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Holly
June 7
I made this last night and we really enjoyed it. Usually I try the recipe 'as is' the first time, then tweak it afterwards, but due to all of the conflicting comments I changed it up a bit. I tossed the chicken and veggies with some olive oil, salt, and pepper, and roasted on a sheet pan until nicely done (30 minutes at 400 degrees worked perfectly), then topped with sauce and cheese and returned to the oven for a few minutes to get nice and melty. I used 4 oz cream cheese and 1/2 cup heavy cream in the sauce because I wanted it to be thick and creamy. Delicious and so easily customized for different vegetables and seasonings!
130
Judy
June 9
Yum yum
131
Chris
June 11
Need to know how much is a serving. As only eating 20 carbs per day for now.
132
Richard
June 13
This meal was INCREDIBLE!!! When I walked in the house, I knew that I was in for a real treat, because it was like walking into an Italian restaurant. The pesto made everything smell so great, and the flavor was amazing... I just couldn't get enough! Luckily, there was enough for us to enjoy it as lunch the day after... Just goes to show that you don't need crazy carbs to eat like royalty!
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Suzy
5 days ago
Made this today and after reading these comments I think I may have done something wrong. The sauce was very watery, soup/like. It didn’t resemble a casserole at all. Any suggestions?
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Fats
18 hours ago
It would be nice to have a button that would give us the recipe on a printable format.

Tom, there is a print button directly under each recipe and they print beautifully with nice clear large print and photos. Have printed many.

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