Please feel free to post any keto-friendly recipe ideas you have in this thread. I'll start off with a couple from
Weightsb4dates
3 chilie chicken
(made with kinds of chilies)
what you will need:
2-raw jalapeno chilies roughly 3 inches long
1-2 oz. can of diced green (santa fe) chilies
1- 4 oz. salsa verde (similar to herdez)
1-tsp mexican "pollo asada" seasoning
4.5 lbs chicken breast, cubed
non fat cooking spray
how to prep:
-ready a large pan (i use a 15" sauteing pan) with non stick non fat cooking spray
-add 2 diced jalapenos, 1 can of dices green chilies
-cover pan and simmer on low heat until very fragrant, and jalapenos are rather soft
-when mix is ready add 4.5 lbs cubes chicken breast to pan on top of chilies
-pour salsa verde over top of chicken and cover immediately, it should not yet have a lot of liquid in the pan
-let sit over medium heat for about 5 minutes, use a wooden utensil to stir the chicken around, bottoms should be all white while top is just starting to cook
cover again for ~5 minutes
now when you open it it should have a lot of liquid, this is water from the chicken, and the salsa, it will be boiling stir it up a bit and add the pollo asada seasoning to the chicken, again stirring it around evenly
let the chicken simmer at low heat for roughly 5-7 minutes until the fluid is thicker like a gravy.
let cool and eat.
when i serve it i use a spoon with holes to serve the chicken so it can be weighed without the fluid, then i use a separate ladle or spoon to serve the gravy, this ways you are sure you get the mandatory weight of chicken, and you are not cheating yourself out of any ounces of chicken.
here is what 9oz of chicken looks like, after i added about 3 oz of the gravy onto it
http://i.imgur.com/KsQC92d.jpg
it tastes like Chile Verde, a Mexican dish traditionally made with pork.
i like to serve mine over a bed of french cut green beans, or broccoli florets, when i'm on low carb. i add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the veggies before the chicken for some healthy fats, since its also virtually fat free if you trim the chicken well enough. if i was not watching carbs i would put it over top of some white/brown rice, maybe even some quinoa or black beans.
it also goes great in the fridge as the salsa holds its flavor well, and preserves the flavor of the chicken well under temperature change. i dont like the way microwaved chicken tastes so i eat it cold if its been in the fridge and its still pretty good.