This keto Tuscan chicken recipe quickly became a family favorite. It’s bursting with flavor and surprisingly easy to make.
The creamy, flavorful sauce is the star of the show, and it pairs perfectly with the tender, seasoned chicken breasts.
The sauce is made with chicken stock, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and various Italian spices and is heavenly on boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
Sun-dried tomatoes and fresh spinach add a pop of color and extra flavor and nutrition to the dish. Serve it over cauliflower rice for a complete meal.
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Keto Tuscan Chicken
This low-carb Tuscan chicken is a recipe you’ll want to add to your keto meal planner.
It’s a delicious recipe that comes together in under 30 minutes, making it perfect for an easy weeknight dinner and fancy enough to serve at your next gathering.
Make a keto chicken recipe that your whole family will embrace and that fits into your keto diet macros.
The pan-seared chicken breasts can even be swapped for boneless chicken thighs, giving your family’s personal preference.
Ingredients Needed To Make Keto Tuscan Chicken
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The following are the ingredients you’ll need to make this keto Tuscan chicken. Note that the full printable recipe card is at the bottom of the page, as is the nutritional information.
- Boneless and skinless chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally.
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- Olive oil or avocado oil
- Unsalted butter
- Fresh garlic cloves, minced
- Chicken broth, low sodium
- Heavy whipping cream
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- Italian seasoning
- Red pepper flakes
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- Tomato paste
- Fresh baby spinach
- Fresh basil leaves (garnish)
How To Make Keto Tuscan Chicken
To make this creamy Tuscan garlic chicken, begin by slicing the chicken breast in half horizontally, and then season it with salt and pepper.
Next, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil and melt the butter over medium heat. I used a cast-iron skillet because it is a great conductor of heat, but any similar pan would work.
Brown the chicken breasts in batches. Do not overcrowd the pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and cooked through.
In the same pan in which you cooked the chicken, sauté the garlic for about a minute. Then add the chicken stock and tomato paste and deglaze the pan, scraping any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
Then you’ll lower the heat to medium-low and add the heavy cream and the parmesan cheese to the skillet. Allow the sauce to simmer for a few minutes, then season with Italian spices, chili flakes, thyme, and oregano.
Add the sun-dried tomatoes and the spinach leaves, then put the chicken back in the sauce. Let the sauce simmer and thicken for a few minutes, then allow the spinach to wilt.
Garnish the chicken with chopped fresh basil leaves and serve over cauliflower rice.
Store any leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate them for up to 3 days or freeze them for up to 3 weeks.
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Keto Tuscan Chicken (Gluten-Free)
Enjoy the savory taste of Italy with this keto Tuscan chicken recipe. Pan-seared chicken smothered in a creamy Parmesan sauce and adorned with sundried tomatoes creates a delectable, low-carb dish that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless and skinless, sliced in half horizontally
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup chicken stock, low sodium
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon of Italian spices
- 1 /4 teaspoon chili flakes
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon thyme
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
- 2 cups of fresh baby spinach
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves (garnish)
Instructions
- Slice the chicken breast in half horizontally and season with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil and melt the butter on medium heat.
- Brown the chicken in batches. Do not overcrowd the pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer the chicken onto a plate and set aside.
- In the same pan, sauté the garlic for a minute. Add the chicken stock and tomato paste and deglaze the pan scraping any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Lower the heat to medium-low, and add the heavy cream and the parmesan cheese to the skillet. Allow the sauce to simmer for a few minutes, then season with Italian spices, chili flakes, thyme, and oregano.
- Add the sun-dried tomatoes, then put the chicken back in the sauce and let the sauce simmer and thicken for a few minutes.
- Next, add the fresh spinach leaves and give it a good stir so that the spinach wilts.
- Garnish with chopped fresh basil leaves and serve over cauliflower rice.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze them for up to 3 weeks.
Notes
This is a chicken breast recipe but you could also swap the boneless chicken breasts for boneless chicken thighs. You will simply just need to flatten the thighs with a meat mallet prior to cooking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 420Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 183mgSodium: 660mgCarbohydrates: 7gNet Carbohydrates: 6.3gFiber: 1.3gSugar: 2.8gProtein: 54g