Creamy, smoky, and with just enough heat to make it tasty, keto chicken lazone is the best main course for dinner.
What Is Chicken Lazone
If you like hot, Cajun recipes, then you’ll love Chicken lazone! This recipe comes from New Orleans.
It was originally made as chicken fried in butter and seasoned with chili powder and spices. Then, the chicken simmers in a creamy sauce.
There are a lot of different adaptations out there. Some recipes serve the chicken and the sauce over pasta and others add lemon juice.
You can cook the chicken in either real butter or olive oil. I used olive oil and the flavor is milder.
Chicken Lazone
I love recreating recipes from New Orleans! They also have so much flavor and it doesn’t take much to make them keto-friendly either.
After making keto New Orleans BBQ shrimp, I wanted to make another classic recipe. So, I made chicken lazone.
The spices on the chicken all work together to make it smoky, spicy, and herbaceous. If you want to make the chicken spicier, use a bit more Ceyanne pepper or add some red pepper flakes.
Keto Chicken Lazone
There are a lot of different ways to serve Chicken lazone. Since it’s traditionally served over pasta, I suggest serving it on top of Palmini linguine noodles.
They taste just like traditional pasta but they’re made from hearts of palm, so the fiber content is so high that it brings the net carbs down. Plus, you just have to heat them up, it’s really easy!
If you’re in a rush, then just serve the chicken as it is or add it on top of some steamed cauliflower rice. The flavors of the chicken are so bold that you can serve almost anything with it.
What To Eat With Chicken
This chicken lazone skillet meal is a high-protein entree that needs some veggies with it. So, I suggest starting out with a Cheesecake Factory copycat salad.
Definitely make some keto garlic knots. You’ll enjoy dipping them into the spicy sauce.
And if you want to add more veggies to the table, make bacon wrapped asparagus on the side too. Everything is better with bacon!
How To Store Cooked Chicken
Store this cooked chicken in a airtight container and keep it in the refrigerator for about three days. Pour as much of the creamy sauce as you can into the container with the chicken. This will keep it juicy.
Then, reheat the chicken in the microwave. It will taste amazing on top of some cauliflower rice!
Keto Chicken Lazone Recipe
Below are the ingredients (and step by step pictures) that you’ll need to make this keto chicken lazone recipe. Exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little further below.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 5
Net Carbs: 4 net carbs per serving
Ingredients
- Olive Oil
- Chicken Breasts
- Chili Powder
- Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Cayenne Pepper
- Butter
- Onion
- Garlic
- Lemon
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Chopped Green Onions
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
Add the chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne and salt and pepper to taste to a bowl, and stir to combine.
Sprinkle ¾ of the seasoning over the chicken to coat it well.
Sear the chicken evenly on both sides in the skillet until cooked through. Remove and set aside. Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat, and toss in the onions. Saute until the onions have softened.
Mix in the garlic and lemon juice, and saute for 1 minute. Stir in the heavy whipping cream, and remaining seasoning. Simmer until the sauce has thickened.
Return the chicken to the skillet, and toss to coat in the sauce.
Garnish with lemon wedges and green onions before serving.
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Keto Chicken Lazone
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 5 Thin Cut Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 3 tsp Chili Powder
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- Cayenne Pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- Juice from 1/2 a Lemon
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/4 cup Chopped Green Onions
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne and salt and pepper to taste to a bowl, and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle ¾ of the seasoning over the chicken to coat it well.
- Sear the chicken evenly on both sides in the skillet until cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat, and toss in the onions. Saute until the onions have softened.
- Mix in the garlic and lemon juice, and saute for 1 minute.
- Stir in the heavy whipping cream, and remaining seasoning. Simmer until the sauce has thickened.
- Return the chicken to the skillet, and toss to coat in the sauce.
- Garnish with lemon wedges and green onions before serving.
Notes
Net Carbs: 4 Net Carbs Per Serving
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Chicken Skillet Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto chicken lazone recipe, I have a lot more chicken skillet recipes you should make next. They span the spectrum from Italian to Mexican and everywhere in between.
