Insanely Good Low Carb Chicken
Are you ready to try an incredibly delicious keto chicken recipe? I am going to warn you that this chicken is so good, it's addictive. One bite and you will be hooked. When you find yourself making this chicken again and again, just remember that I warned you in advance!
So what is so great about this keto chicken dinner? There’s actually a lot to love. Where should I even start?! Let me begin with the flavor of the dish. The seasoning blend in our keto crack chicken recipe is very similar to ranch dressing. The parsley, dill, chives, basil and garlic powder are all hallmarks of ranch dressing. So, in turn, this chicken has a ranchy taste that is over the top amazing. I know all you ranch lovers out there will rejoice! Who can resist a ranch flavored meal? I know I like to pour that dressing over everything so why to add it to chicken? Sounds incredible.
In addition to the tasty ranch seasonings, the chicken breast are baked in cream cheese. The cream cheese melts to form a thick, creamy sauce that coats every bite of the chicken. Cream cheese is also a great keto ingredient. It is full of healthy fats with very low carbs. But let’s make that cream cheese, ranch sauce taste even better.
Shredded cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and green onions are all mixed into the sauce after the chicken has cooked. The cheddar cheese melts into the cream cheese, making the ranch flavored sauce taste kind of like mac and cheese sauce. The bacon gives the dish a little crunch, some salty flavor and, well, everyone just loves bacon so we had to add some in!
You’ll also be surprised how much flavor a few chopped green onions can add. Sure, they are mainly used as a pretty garnish but green onions are actually very flavorful. They have a nice, mild onion flavor that really ties the whole meal together.
Now let me tell you about the second thing I love about this keto chicken recipe. It is easy! You can put the whole dish together in just ten minutes, probably even less after you have made it a few times and know your way around the recipe. Keto crack chicken is a complete low carb meal that takes very little effort to make.
This recipe is made in the slow cooker or crockpot. The spices and cream cheese are blended together in a bowl and then spread over chicken breasts in the slow cooker bowl. Cover and cook the chicken over high heat for 3-4 hours. I like to cut into the thickest part of the chicken breast to make sure there is no pink and the chicken is cooked all the way through.
I add chopped broccoli florets after 3 hours of cooking. This gives the broccoli plenty of time to steam but they will not get too over cooked or soggy. I have found that one hour in the slow cooker is the perfect amount of time for broccoli.
I think keto crack chicken is going to be one of your new go-to meals. It is insanely easy, has a creamy, irresistible, ranch flavored sauce and it is a full dinner. How much easier can the keto diet get!? Give our keto chicken a try and let us know what you think! I’m pretty sure you will think it is a total winner.
| Servings: servings |
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 2 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp dried dill
- 1 tbsp dried chives
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup cooked, crumbled bacon
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped green onions
- In a large bowl, stir together all the spices and softened cream cheese. Mix well.
- Place the chicken breast in the bottom of a slow cooker and then spread the cream cheese mix over the chicken.
- Cover and cook the chicken for 4 hours on high heat.
- After 3 hours of cooking, stir in the broccoli florets. Cover and continue to cook for the remaining hour.
- Use two forks to shred the chicken, mixing it into the cream cheese sauce as you shred.
- Add the shredded cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and green onions and stir to melt the cheese.
- Scoop and serve while hot.
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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