Keto Lemon Chicken

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Keto Lemon Chicken is served with broccoli. Keto Lemon Chicken is a very flavorful dish. This chicken recipe is inspired by an Asian recipe. This lemon chicken is free from eggs, dairy, as well as gluten-free. This supper only takes an hour to prepare this dish. This lemon chicken is low in carb content and contains just 4g of carbs, 1g of fiber, and just 3g of net carbs in it. This lemon chicken is filled with the proteins with 15g of proteins in it. You can serve this lemon chicken with broccoli, cauliflower rice, shirataki noodles, and shirataki rice.

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STATS:

  • Course: Main course
  • Cuisine: Chinese
  • Prep time: 10 mins.
  • Cook time: 46 minutes.
  • Total minutes: 56 mins.
  • Servings: 4
  • Calories: 559

EQUIPMENT:

  • Skillet
  • Whisk
  • Saucepan

INGREDIENTS:

LEMON SAUCE:

  • 1/8 tbsp. guar gum/ xanthan gum
  • ½ cup filtered water
  • ½ cup butter flavor coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 2 tbsp. Erythritol
  • ½ – 1 tsp. liquid stevia
  • 1 tsp. tamari
  • ¼ tsp. sea salt

OTHER INGREDIENTS:

  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • 1 piece of garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp. finely chopped garden-fresh ginger
  • Three green onions (chopped)
  • 3 boneless chicken thighs (with skin)
  • 2 cups of broccoli florets
  • 1 tbsp. fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp. cashews (crushed)

INGREDIENT NOTES:

GUAR GUM:

  • Guar gum is added to the lemon sauce to thicken its consistency; we can also include xanthan gum in the soup in place of guar gum it works the same way.

COCONUT OIL:

  • I use coconut oil for the sauce as well as for saute the vegetables. We can add butter to the sauce and saute the vegetables.

CHICKEN:

  • I use thighs of chicken with skin and without bone. You can have the chicken without bone and skin.

VEGETABLES:

  • I use fresh garlic, ginger, green onions, and cilantro for the best taste in the soup.

TAMARI:

  • Tamari is used in place of soy sauce to make this recipe of lemon chicken.

LEMON JUICE:

  • I squeeze lemon by myself to add the juice in the lemon chicken. You can also add bottled lemon juice as well.

Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS

INSTRUCTION:

  1. Take a small bowl adds guar gum and water and leave it for ten to fifteen minutes till it gets thickened.
  2. In the meantime, cook the chicken.
  3. Take a skillet (large) and put it on heat (medium).
  4. Add the oil (coconut) to the skillet and warm up the oil.
  5. When the oil is hot enough to proceed forward; then add ginger, garlic, and onion to the oil (coconut)
  6. Then saute them till you get a nice aroma for around two to three minutes.
  7. Include chicken in the skillet and increase the heat of the stove (medium-high).
  8. Cook it for five to six minutes and until the chicken pieces get golden brown from both sides.
  9. Turn the sides of the chicken during cooking to get cooked properly.
  10. Take a saucepan adds the butter (coconut flavor) and melt it on the heat (low).
  11. Add the tamari, salt, stevia, lemon juice, and Erythritol in the saucepan and mix it.
  12. Add the guar gum mixture to the saucepan increase the heat (high) and boil it.
  13. Decrease the heat (low) and let it cook till it gets thickened around ten to fifteen minutes.
  14. Have a pan and pour the water in and boil the water.
  15. Add the broccoli and boil it for two to three minutes till it gets cooked lightly.
  16. Get the broccoli out of the water.
  17. Transfer the lemon sauce to the chicken and give it a good mix.
  18. Decorate the dish with cilantro cashews and broccoli.

TIPS:

  • You can use any other oil (keto-friendly) in place of oil (coconut).
  • We can use simple butter in place of butter-flavored coconut oil.

SERVING SUGGESTION:

  • This keto lemon chicken is very filling and you may eat it alone mostly.
  • We can serve this lemon chicken with broccoli, cauliflower rice, shirataki noodles, and shirataki rice.
  • You can also have this lemon chicken with fried rice (cauliflower pork), or noodle salad (zucchini).

FAQs:

Is there any alternative to guar gum?

  • You can use xanthan gum to maintain the consistency of the lemon chicken.

What we can utilize in place of tamari?

  • We can utilize coconut aminos in place of tamari to make this lemon chicken.

Will we use any other cut of chicken in place of chicken thighs?

  • Yes, we can also use breasts part of chicken (with or without skin and without bone).

Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Serving size: ¼ of recipe
Calories: 559
Carbohydrates: 4g
Fiber: 1g
Net carbs: 3g
Proteins: 15g
Fats: 55g
Calcium: 35mg
Iron: 1mg