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Low-Carb Pesto Caprese Chicken 

Casserole

Think keto and casseroles can’t move together? Think again! This low-carb pleasant casserole has layers of mushy chicken, tacky mozzarella and parmesan, tangy pesto, spinach, and roasted cherry tomatoes! Doesn’t that sound amazing?

This is a tremendous simple recipe that may please even the pickiest of eaters, even those who don’t frequently devour keto. How might you move fallacious with cheese and chicken? And whilst I say simple I imply truly easy.

All you should do is layer the hen cutlets right into a huge casserole dish, ideal with pesto, spinach, and mozzarella then ideal with one other layer within the identical order. After that you’ll upload the cherry tomatoes to the facets and sprinkle with a few parmesan and bake till bubbly. For a entire meal I would serve this with a inexperienced salad and an Italian vinaigrette.

Ingredients (makes 8 servings)

• 3 lbs hen cutlets, breasts (1.36 kg)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 3/4 cup pesto (188 g/ 6.6 oz) - you may make your personal pesto
• 3 oz child spinach (85 g)
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes (300 g/ 10.6 oz)
• 13 oz contemporary mozzarella (370 g)
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (45 g/ 1.6 oz)
• fresh basil, for garnish

Note: Using hen thighs rather of hen breasts will lower the protein and growth the fats content material per serving. If utilizing skinless and boneless hen thighs: 47 g protein, and 31 g fat.

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), or 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted). Season the fowl cutlets with salt and pepper. Layer half of the cutlets into the backside of a big casserole dish. Top with half of the pesto.

• Add half of the spinach, and half of the mozzarella. Repeat with one other layer.

• Top the casserole with the parmesan cheese and upload the cherry tomatoes to the sides.

• Bake for 45-50 minutes or till the hen is cooked by means of and the cheese is golden and bubbly. If you’d such as you may location the casserole underneath the broiler for 3-4 minutes to crisp up the cheese on the end.

• Sprinkle with recent basil and serve. To store, permit it cool down and maintain refrigerate for as much as four days.