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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Keto zucchini roll-ups with chicken and herb butter
Wonderful zucchini roll-ups and butter-fried chicken with hot Spanish flavors. Perfect for lunch or dinner, and keto all the way!
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Ingredients
Zucchini roll-ups
- 1½ lbs 650 g zucchini
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
- 3 oz. 85 g butter
- 6 oz. (2½ cups) 170 g (600 ml) mushrooms, finely chopped
- 6 oz. (¾ cup) 170 g (180 ml) cream cheese
- 1½ cups (6 oz.) 350 ml (170 g) shredded cheese, shredded
- 1 (5 oz.) 1 (140 g) green bell pepper, finely choppedgreen bell peppers, finely chopped
- 2 oz. 55 g air-dried chorizo, finely chopped
- 1 1 eggeggs
- 1 tsp 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ¼ tsp pepper
Chicken
- 4 (2 lbs) 4 (900 g) chicken breast, bone-in with skinchicken breasts, bone-in with skin
- salt and pepper
- 1 oz. 28 g butter, for frying
Herb butter
- 4 oz. 110 g butter, at room temperature
- 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp 1 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Slice the zucchini lengthwise into half-inch slices and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Season with salt and let sit for ten minutes. Dry off the liquid with a paper towel.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes ur until the zucchini is soft. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack. Dry off some more liquid if needed.
- Heat up a large frying pan with butter fry the mushrooms until browned. Let cool.
- Add all other ingredients, except for a third of the shredded cheese, to a bowl. Add mushrooms and mix well.
- Place a generous amount of cheese batter on top of each zucchini slice. Roll up and place the roll-ups seam down in a baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
- Increase the temperature to 400°F (200°C). Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese has got some color
Chicken
- In the meantime, season your chicken and fry in butter over medium heat until golden on the outside and completely cooked through.
Herb butter
- Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl. Serve together with the chicken roll-ups.
Despite the roll up issues, this was delicious. I used thigh chicken instead of breast and didn't bother with the herb butter, instead just seasoning the chicken really well before cooking.
I am so glad you enjoyed this one!! Great tip for making it quick and easy!