Skillet chicken breast with salad and aioli

Skillet chicken breast with salad and aioli

Feeling like a lighter keto meal today? You've come to the right place! We're pairing our skillet chicken breast with a leafy salad and one of our favorite condiments — aioli. This one checks all the boxes: high protein, higher satiety, and highly delicious!

Skillet chicken breast with salad and aioli

Feeling like a lighter keto meal today? You've come to the right place! We're pairing our skillet chicken breast with a leafy salad and one of our favorite condiments — aioli. This one checks all the boxes: high protein, higher satiety, and highly delicious!
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2 servingservings

Ingredients

Chicken
  • 2 (1 lb) 2 (450 g) chicken breast 8 oz (230 g) eachchicken breasts 8 oz (230 g) each
  • salt and ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp 2 tsp Italian seasoning or taco seasoning or garam masala seasoning (optional)
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter or olive oil
Salad
  • 2 cups (4 oz.) 475 ml (110 g) leafy greens or chopped lettuce
  • 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) tomato, dicedtomatoes, diced
  • 2 oz. 55 g cucumber, diced
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tbsp ½ tbsp balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
Aioli
  • ¼ cup 60 ml mayonnaise
  • 1 1 garlic clove mincedgarlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
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Instructions

Instructions are for 2 servings. Please modify as needed.

Chicken

  1. To speed up the cooking process, cut the chicken breasts lengthwise into thin cutlets.
  2. Season both sides of the chicken with salt, ground black pepper, and seasoning of choice.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the butter or oil to the skillet when hot. Carefully place the chicken breasts in the skillet and cook for about 4 minutes on each side. The chicken is ready to serve when it's no longer pink.
  4. Salad

  5. Prepare the vegetables and add them to a bowl.
  6. Drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and season to taste. Toss well and serve.
  7. Aioli

  8. Add the mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon juice to a bowl and stir until combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  9. Serve right away, or set aside while preparing the rest of your meal to let the flavors develop further. If you're preparing it much in advance, refrigerate it until ready to serve.

Tips

When the chicken is almost cooked, add some heavy cream and more seasoning to the skillet to make a quick, delicious sauce.

Spice it up! Try oregano, garlic, and rosemary for a Greek twist; Tex-Mex spice for some heat; or tarragon and herbes de Provence for a French flair.

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