I have seen a lot of keto jalapeño popper chicken roaming around Pinterest. This recipe stemmed from that, but I made some changes because I am not actually a fan of jalapeño poppers to begin with. Too much cream cheese in one bite for my liking. This is more like a casserole where the cream cheese jalapeño mixture is all mixed up with the chicken and ooooooh is it yummy. So creamy and rich with just a hint of spice.
Most of the recipes I see the mixture is placed on the top of a whole chicken breast. I am not amazing at cooking chicken so this is much more foolproof in my opinion.
It is supposed to be around 6 servings, but my husband and I eat half casserole in one sitting right after it is done. You will not be disappointed. And it is very filling.
NET CARBS – approximately 3.5 per serving
Keto Jalapeño Cheddar Chicken
Ingredients
Main dish
- 1 block cream cheese (8 oz)
- 1/4 cup jalapeño any hot pepper works
- 1/4 cup chopped bacon can use real bacon bits too
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2.5-3 lbs chicken frozen bag of chicken
Topping
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
- 1 tbsp bacon
- 1/2 cup mashed pork rinds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425. Place chicken in a baking dish or pan and cook for about 20 minutes or until the juices run clear. Does not have to be perfectly cooked through.
- While chicken is cooking, mix together cream cheese, sour cream, heavy whipping cream, cooked bacon, jalapeño, cheddar and parmesan until well incorporated.
- Take chicken out and cut up into 1" cubes. It is even better if it kind of shreds when cutting.
- Mix chicken together with cheese mixture and spread out into a baking dish. Top with more cheddar and parmesan. Top with pork rinds.
- Bake until top is lightly golden brown, around 25 minutes.
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