Low-Carb Chicken Parmesan Skillet

My partner's favorite dish is Chicken Parmigiana, or a “parma” as they are called in Australia. They’re a pub food staple here, served pilled with sauce and cheese, with a generous side of chips and some token greenery on the plate.

I wanted to make this dish keto-friendly and a little lighter. The result was not only really quick and easy to make (provided you have some marinara sauce on hand — I make a big batch and freeze it so that I have some available most of the time) but got the double thumbs up from my partner — winner winner chicken dinner!

In terms of serving, you could serve this low-carb meal with some keto chips made with turnips, cauliflower stalks, broccoli stalks or these Rutabaga Fries to go down the authentic route, however it's also nice served on a bed of cauliflower rice, with zucchini noodles or alongside some steamed greens or roasted veggies such as this Greek Briam.

Step-by-step

1. Preheat top element of oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), or 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted).

2. Heat olive oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. Cook the chicken breasts 5 minutes on each side, until golden.

   

3. Pour the marinara sauce over and around the chicken. Sprinkle the cheese over the chicken breasts, and then sprinkle with the herbs.

4. Place in the oven and bake 10 to 12 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden and the chicken breasts are cooked through.

   

5. Serve immediately, optionally with fresh herbs on top. Eat with steamed or roasted low-carb veggies.

   To store, let it cool down and keep in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat before serving.

   

Recipe

Low-Carb Chicken Parmesan Skillet

★★★★★4.7 (56 ratings)

This deliciously easy Italian-style cheesy marinara skillet chicken is a super simple one-pot meal made with 6 ...

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Overall

20m

Servings

2

6.5 g

Net carbs

42 g

Protein

35.6 g

Fat

524

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

• 2 medium skinless and boneless chicken breasts (300 g/ 10.6 oz)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or ghee (15 ml)
• 1 cup sugar-free marinara sauce (240 ml/ 8 fl oz) - you can make your own Marinara
• ¹/₄ cup grated mozzarella cheese (28 g/ 1 oz)
• 4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese (20 g/ 0.7 oz)
• ¹/₂ tsp Italian dried herbs or 1 tbsp fresh herbs

Instructions

1. Preheat top element of oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), or 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted).

2. Heat olive oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. Cook the chicken breasts 5 minutes on each side, until golden.

3. Pour the marinara sauce over and around the chicken. Sprinkle the cheese over the chicken breasts, and then sprinkle with the herbs.

4. Place in the oven and bake 10 to 12 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden and the chicken breasts are cooked through.

5. Serve immediately, optionally with fresh herbs on top. Eat with steamed or roasted low-carb veggies.

   To store, let it cool down and keep in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat before serving.

Nutrition per serving

Carbs 5%Protein 33%Fat 62% of calories

Net carbs

6.5 g

Total carbs

8.2 g

Fiber

1.8 g

Sugars

4.3 g

Protein

42 g

Fat

35.6 g

Saturated fat

7.7 g

Calories

524 kcal

Sodium

565 mg · 24.5% RDA

Magnesium

60 mg · 15.1% RDA

Potassium

701 mg · 35% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per serving	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Chicken, breast (without skin, raw)	0 g	33.8 g	3.9 g	180
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	6.8 g	60
Marinara sauce	5.3 g	1.3 g	19.6 g	203
Mozzarella cheese (low moisture, for pizza)	0.8 g	3.4 g	2.8 g	42
Parmesan cheese	0.3 g	3.6 g	2.6 g	39
Italian seasoning (mixed herbs)	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	1
Total	6.5 g	42 g	35.6 g	524

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