Curried Chicken Cauliflower Skillet

Looking for an easy keto dinner recipe that can be made in one skillet? This is the perfect low-carb meal for two!

You'll only need a few common ingredients — juicy chicken thighs cooked with cauliflower and homemade curry simmer sauce. This meal is low in carbs and packed with healthy fats and flavour.

Our homemade Curry Simmer Sauce is dairy-free and kid-friendly but you could always add some heat by using cayenne pepper or fresh chillies. Enjoy!

Step-by-step

1. Prepare the homemade Curry Simmer Sauce by following the instructions here. This will take just 15 minutes. Store any leftover curry sauce in the fridge for up to 5 days.

   

2. While the curry sauce is cooking, cut the chicken into about 1 inch (2 cm) pieces. Roughly chop the cauliflower.

   

3. Grease a skillet with ghee (or olive oil) and add the chicken. Cook on medium-high for about 5 minutes, until opaque and lightly browned.

   

4. Add the curry sauce and the cauliflower. Mix to combine and cover with the curry sauce.

   

5. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook on medium for about 10 minutes.

   

6. Take off the heat. Add some chopped parsley or cilantro. Eat warm or let it cool down and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

   

Recipe

Curried Chicken Cauliflower Skillet

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This is an easy keto dinner recipe for two. Juicy chicken cooked with cauliflower and homemade grain-free ...

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10m

Overall

30m

Servings

2

9 g

Net carbs

34.6 g

Protein

37.5 g

Fat

524

kcal

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

• ³/₄ cup homemade Curry Simmer Sauce (180 ml/ 6 fl oz)
• 2 to 3 skinless chicken thighs (300 g/ 10.6 oz)
• sea salt and pepper, to taste
• ¹/₂ medium cauliflower, cut into florets (300 g/ 10.6 oz)
• 2 tbsp ghee or extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley or cilantro to serve

Instructions

1. Prepare the homemade Curry Simmer Sauce by following the instructions here. This will take just 15 minutes. Store any leftover curry sauce in the fridge for up to 5 days.

2. While the curry sauce is cooking, cut the chicken into about 1 inch (2 cm) pieces. Roughly chop the cauliflower.

3. Grease a skillet with ghee (or olive oil) and add the chicken. Cook on medium-high for about 5 minutes, until opaque and lightly browned.

4. Add the curry sauce and the cauliflower. Mix to combine and cover with the curry sauce.

5. Bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook on medium for about 10 minutes.

6. Take off the heat. Add some chopped parsley or cilantro. Eat warm or let it cool down and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Nutrition per serving, about 300 g/ 10.6 oz

Carbs 7%Protein 27%Fat 66% of calories

Net carbs

9 g

Total carbs

14.2 g

Fiber

5.2 g

Sugars

5.1 g

Protein

34.6 g

Fat

37.5 g

Saturated fat

24.2 g

Calories

524 kcal

Sodium

1,301 mg · 56.6% RDA

Magnesium

78 mg · 19.6% RDA

Potassium

1,100 mg · 55% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per about 300 g/ 10.6 oz	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Curry Simmer Sauce, homemade (KetoDiet blog)	4.4 g	2.1 g	15.9 g	168
Chicken thighs (skinless, boneless, raw)	0 g	29.5 g	6.2 g	182
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Cauliflower, fresh	4.5 g	2.9 g	0.4 g	38
Ghee	0 g	0 g	15 g	136
Parsley, fresh (spices)	0.1 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Total	9 g	34.6 g	37.5 g	524

Serving size about 300 g/ 10.6 oz

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free

• Recipe can be made dairy-free or coconut-free.