Keto fried chicken with broccoli and butter
A quick and tasty one-skillet keto meal. Who doesn't love that? Juicy fried chicken paired with green and crunchy broccoli, topped off with melting butter. Mmmmm... Put this in your rotation for busy weeknights!
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Ingredients
- 5 oz. 150 g butter, divided
- 1½ lbs 650 g boneless chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 1 lb 450 g broccoli
- ½ ½ leekleeks
- 1 tsp 1 tsp garlic powder
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Instructions
- Melt half of the butter in a large frying pan, over medium high heat.
- Generously season the chicken with salt and pepper and then add it to the pan, flipping the chicken until browned on both sides, for approximately 20-25 minutes (depending upon the size of the chicken thighs.) Remove from pan, and keep warm under aluminum foil or on low heat in the oven.
- While the chicken is cooking, rinse and trim the broccoli, including the stem. Chop into bite-sized pieces. Rinse the leek, being careful to remove sandy deposits between layers. Coarsely chop the leek.
- In a separate skillet, melt the remaining butter over medium heat, mixing in the garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add the leek to the pan, stirring until it starts to soften, and then add the broccoli. Cook for a few minutes, until the broccoli becomes slightly tender.
- Serve the chicken and vegetables with an extra dollop of butter melting on top.
Tip!
Switch up the flavors of this workhorse dish with different seasonings (like curry, paprika, or dried herbs) for the chicken. Or try one of our compound butters on top. Alternatively, you can mix things up by switching to a dip; mayo with a dash of Sriracha sauce tastes great and gives the dish a real kick!
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I'm not sure exactly know what you mean. :)
But take our two week challenge if you would like to try Low Carb:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/get-started
Not sure I understand the point of the leeks - the didn't really add much of anything. I love leeks, but would probably leave out next time.
Yes, double the info if you eat two servings.
And those delicious, crispy veggies... I added herb-butter on top.
Mum and me are on this second day of the 2week keto challenge, and we already feel the benefits.
Plust, really...this chicken in butter.....mmmmmh
If you look beside the NAME of the dish at the top of the recipe there is a drop down box. If you click on it you can lower the amount of serving portions which will automatically adjust the recipe. If it is a dinner meal you eat one portion and save one for lunch the next day. You do tht for dinner / lunch every day. They have made this pretty simple. Take the time to explore all the dropdowns and notes.
You can sub breasts for thighs but they are higher protein and lower fat. Recipes here will always call for real unsalted butter unless they specify otherwise. Margarine is not recommended.
Step 1 indicates frying in butter over medium high heat. This indicates it is on the stove top. You could use an air fryer as well.