A meal everyone in the family loves! Keto Italian chicken skillet is ready in 30 minutes and topped with flavorful vegetables.
Keto Italian Chicken
You know those days when you just need a super-fast meal that’s also incredibly easy? This is that meal! All you need is some chicken breasts, Italian veggies, and your favorite combination of Italian spices.
All you need is some chicken breasts, Italian veggies, and your favorite combination of Italian spices.
This dinner makes five servings. That’s plenty for your dinner and weekly meal prep, or to feed your entire family. And there are just four grams net carbs in each serving.
You can minimize the carbs even more by using less veggies. Out of all of the vegetables in this recipe, the tomatoes have the most carbs.
Italian Chicken Skillet
What kind of chicken should you use when you cook in a skillet? I used boneless skinless chicken thighs because the dark meat stays the juiciest. It’s difficult to cook chicken breasts in a skillet and keep them from drying out.
But what really makes this dinner stand out is all the herbs and spices! In addition to the Italian seasoning, I used more garlic powder, onion powder, and thyme, oregano, and rosemary.
If you love the flavors of garlic and onion, be generous with the minced garlic and chopped onion too.
What To Eat With Chicken
An Italian chicken dinner is always bursting with incredible flavors, especially if you use fresh herbs. It doesn’t take much to make a complete meal with it, especially since it already has chicken and veggies.
Even so, I suggest starting out with a salad. If you leave out the chicken, the keto TikTok hot girl summer chicken salad tastes perfect with the skillet meal.
For something cold, add some easy keto broccoli salad to the table. Some keto dinner rolls and fluffy cauliflower mash will also taste perfect with all the veggies in the skillet dinner.
In fact, I like to serve it on top of cauliflower mash, like you would for mashed potatoes. Other sides to add to the table include garlic knots, or keto breadsticks.
Chicken Breast Cooking Tips
It’s extremely important to make sure that you make sure you that cook the chicken completely. Use an instant read food thermometer to get the most accurate information. You should cook chicken until it reaches 165F.
Chicken will cook faster when you slice it thinly. So use a sharp knife to cut the chicken into tiny bits. If you think the chicken is still too dry, I suggest marinating it first.
Use a keto-friendly marinade that is low in carbs.
How To Store Cooked Chicken
This is the perfect meal to add to your weekly meal prep! Store your cooked Italian chicken in an airtight food storage container and keep it in the refrigerator for up to three days.
You can also freeze it! Store the cooked chicken in a freezer-safe bag and keep it in the freezer for up to six months. Then, reheat the meal in a skillet again. You might need to add some butter.
Keto Italian Chicken Skillet Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients that you’ll need to make this keto Italian chicken skillet recipe. The exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little below.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
Servings: 5
Net Carbs: 4 net carbs per serving
Ingredients
- Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
- Olive Oil
- Thyme
- Oregano
- Rosemary
- Italian Seasoning
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Minced Garlic
- Zucchini
- Mushrooms
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Red and Green Bell Peppers
- Onion
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the thyme, oregano, rosemary, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and onion
powder to a small bowl, and stir to combine well.
Season the chicken with half of the seasoning mixture and salt and pepper to taste, and add it to the heated skillet.
Sear the chicken until cooked through, and remove from the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium, and add the onion and peppers to the skillet.
Saute for 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, and saute for another minute. Mix in the zucchini, mushrooms and tomatoes, and saute until the vegetables have softened.
Sprinkle with the remaining seasoning mix, and add salt and pepper to taste. Return the chicken to the skillet, and toss to combine before serving.
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Keto Italian Chicken Skillet
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 tsp Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Zucchini sliced and then halved
- 6 ounces Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes sliced in half
- 1/2 Red Bell Pepper chopped
- 1/2 Green Bell Pepper chopped
- 1/2 Onion diced
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the thyme, oregano, rosemary, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and onion powder to a small bowl, and stir to combine well.
- Season the chicken with half of the seasoning mixture and salt and pepper to taste, and add it to the heated skillet.
- Sear the chicken until cooked through, and remove from the skillet.
- Reduce the heat to medium, and add the onion and peppers to the skillet.
- Saute for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, and saute for another minute.
- Mix in the zucchini, mushrooms and tomatoes, and saute until the vegetables have softened.
- Sprinkle with the remaining seasoning mix, and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Return the chicken to the skillet, and toss to combine 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.
Keto Chicken Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto Italian chicken skillet recipe, then I have some more amazing keto chicken recipes you should make next. You’ll want to add them to your regular dinner rotation!
