Keto pesto chicken casserole with feta cheese and olives
Mediterranean superstars — feta cheese, olives, and pesto — unite in this creamy, easy-to-make keto chicken dish. Give it a go. Your taste buds will thank you!
-Makes 4 servings
-7g Carbs per serving
-15-30 minutes
Ingredients
1½ lbs chicken thighs or chicken breasts
2 oz. butter, for frying
3 oz. red pesto or green pesto
1½ cups heavy whipping cream
8 tablespoons pitted olives
8 oz. feta cheese, diced
1 garlic clove, neatly chopped
salt and pepper
For serving
5 1 ⁄3 oz. leafy greens
4 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt and ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400°F
Cut the chicken thighs or legs into pieces.
Season with salt and pepper and fry in 2 butter until golden brown.
Mix pesto and heavy cream in a bowl.
Place the fried chicken pieces in a baking dish together with olives, feta cheese and garlic. Add the pesto.
Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes, until the dish turns bubbly and light brown 5 around the edges.