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Easy Keto Chicken Recipes for Dinner (or Meal Prep)

BETHANY GEORGE
By Bethany George January 12, 2019
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Keto Chicken with Herb Butter

easy chicken keto recipe with herb butter
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On the keto diet, you can basically put butter on everything. This recipe tells you how to make your own garlic and herb flavored butter—what else do you need to know? Just in case you need a little more nudging: This simple recipe uses fewer than 10 ingredients. Also, you can make extra butter to repurpose for other keto recipes, like these keto breakfast ideas.

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Keto Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice

Keto Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice recipe
Credit: Hey Keto Mama

Is your heart telling you "Chinese takeout" but your body telling you "stay in ketosis"? Satisfy both with this keto chicken cauliflower fried rice recipe. The sriracha, soy sauce, and sesame seeds are a savory symphony (bet you can't say that 10 times fast), and the cauliflower rice keeps the dish filling but low carb.

Get the recipe: Keto Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice

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Keto Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

keto Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Credit: Joyful Healthy Eats

This recipe is perfect for on-the-go lunches. It's also very easy to personalize: The buffalo chicken mix can be made by shredding chicken breasts or slicing up a rotisserie chicken. Then, you decide what you want to put on top depending on how many carbs you have left for the day. (Also check out this whole list of on-the-go keto lunches.)

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Easy Keto Chicken Shawarma

Easy Keto Chicken Shawarma
Credit: I Breathe I'm Hungry

Typically, shawarma is cooked all day on a rotating spit—but this recipe makes it possible to cook the traditional Mediterranean recipe at home (sans spit) in under 20 minutes. However, it tastes best when the chicken has sat in the marinade of cumin, cardamom, cayenne pepper, and other spices overnight.

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Spinach and Artichoke Dip Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Keto chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
Credit: With Salt and Wit

This recipe has more net carbs than most keto recipes—11g per serving—so cook this up for a late brunch or scoop out the spaghetti squash and serve it as a shared appetizer. Whatever you do, it'll be worth it. The chicken artichoke dip is super easy to make and uses Greek yogurt to pack in some extra protein.

Get the recipe: Spinach and Artichoke Dip Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

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Low-Carb Baked Mayo-Parmesan Chicken

Low-Carb Baked Mayo-Parmesan Chicken
Credit: Kalyn's Kitchen

Always wondering how to make your chicken juicier? Try mayo. The marinade in this low-carb baked chicken is made of Parmesan, garlic, and black pepper, and browns when cooked. The result: Chicken that's crispy on the outside without being dried out the inside. (Need more guidance? Check out this keto meal plan for beginners.)

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Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken

Keto Jalapeño Popper Chicken recipe
Credit: House of Yumm

Just like the name suggests, this recipe will pop right off the plate into your mouth. It has some of the greatest-of-all-time ingredients: jalapeños, bacon, and cheese. Smother these three (and a few others) on top of chicken and you've got yourself a ketone knockout! (Yup, cheese is one of the biggest perks of the keto diet. Here are some slightly healthier, high-fat keto foods you should know about.)

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Keto Fried Chicken

Keto Fried Chicken recipe
Credit: Savory Tooth

If, when Zac Brown Band sings, "you know I like my chicken fried...." you think, "same, but make it low carb," then this recipe is for you. The breading is a combination of almond flour, Parmesan, paprika, and cayenne, which keeps the net carbs low, while also keeping the skin as crispy as the fried chicken that's good enough to write songs about.

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Keto Chicken Alfredo with Kelp Noodles

Keto Chicken Alfredo with Kelp Noodles
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One of the hard parts about being on the keto diet is giving up carb-heavy comfort foods, such as pasta. This chicken Alfredo recipe will give you a taste of an old favorite while staying within the macros of your new lifestyle, thanks to low-carb kelp noodles. Kelp noodles (made from steamed seaweed) are a mineral-rich alternative to spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles but can be substituted for either.

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Keto Pesto Chicken with Zucchini Noodles Recipe

Keto Pesto Chicken with Zucchini Noodles Recipe
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Once you start making homemade pesto, you'll never go back to store-bought. Blending your own personal combination of Parmesan, olive oil, and basil will bring you so much happiness and pride, you'll start coming up with excuses to include it in your meals. Here, a perfect excuse.

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Low-Carb Keto Chicken Bundles

Low-Carb Keto Chicken Bundles
Credit: My Montana Kitchen

Low-carb chicken bundles = bundles of joy. They're like mini calzones made with a mozzarella-based dough on the outside, and creamy, dill-flavored chicken on the inside. Not crazy about the distinctive flavor of dill? No biggie, just swap for taco seasoning or Mediterranean flavors to make it your own. (Then use the rest of your mozzarella dough to make these keto meatball subs.)

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Keto Lemon Chicken

Keto Lemon Chicken
Credit: Low Carb Yum

This Asian-inspired lemon chicken recipe is flavored with lemon juice, ginger, and onions, resulting in a refreshing, simple dish. Whether you want skin or skinless chicken, use a skillet to make the chicken extra juicy. Pair it with a few broccoli florets and you'll have a low-carb, high-nutrient keto meal.

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Keto Grilled Mustard Chicken With Creamy Walnut Sauce

Keto Grilled Mustard Chicken With Creamy Walnut Sauce
Credit: The Endless Meal

This mustard chicken is extremely easy to grill (or pan fry), and after you whip up the creamy walnut sauce, you'll be feeling very culinary chic. The walnut sauce takes some of the bite out of the mustard without using any dairy.

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Keto Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice

Keto Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice recipe
Credit: Hey Keto Mama

Is your heart telling you "Chinese takeout" but your body telling you "stay in ketosis"? Satisfy both with this keto chicken cauliflower fried rice recipe. The sriracha, soy sauce, and sesame seeds are a savory symphony (bet you can't say that 10 times fast), and the cauliflower rice keeps the dish filling but low carb.

Get the recipe: Keto Chicken Fried Cauliflower Rice

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    1 of 14 Keto Chicken with Herb Butter
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