I love making casseroles – you can throw together keto ingredients you have on hand, then walk away, ending with a delicious dish for dinner! Casseroles make enough for leftovers so they are one of my go-to meals to make when I meal prep for the week.

This casserole highlights chicken, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, and a luscious cream sauce. The cream sauce in this recipe ties together perfectly with the cherry tomatoes, pesto, and lemon. They bring a wonderful fresh flavor to cut through the richness of all the fat and savory ingredients. I used heavy whipping cream as the main ingredient for the cream sauce, but you could use sour cream if you prefer a touch more acidity. You can also pre-cook the cauliflower some and wring it out gently to get rid of some of the extra moisture in the casserole if preferred.

Yields 6 servings of Keto Chicken Casserole

The Preparation

3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
4 ounces cream cheese
3 tablespoons pesto
1/2 medium lemon, juice of
salt and pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons butter
32 ounces boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into pieces
1/2 medium yellow onion
4 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut in half
16 ounces cauliflower
7 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded

The Execution

1. Gather and prep all ingredients. Preheat oven to 400F.

2. In a bowl, combine heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, pesto, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

3. In a frying pan over medium to high heat, melt the butter. Add the cut up chicken pieces to the pan and cook until they are golden brown in color.

4. Put the cooked chicken in the bottom of a baking pan. Pour in the cream mixture on top of the chicken.

5. Top this off with the yellow onion, cherry tomatoes, and cauliflower.

6. Top all of this off with shredded cheddar cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cauliflower is fully cooked and cheese has melted.

7. Serve and enjoy!

This makes a total of 6 servings of Keto Chicken Casserole . Each serving comes out to be 620 calories, 50.5g fats, 6g net carbs, and 37.3g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream	607	64.4	4.9	0	4.9	5.1
4 ounce cream cheese	388	38.6	4.7	0	4.7	7
3 tablespoon pesto	162	15.8	3	0.9	2.1	1.8
1/2 medium lemon	12	0.1	3.9	1.2	2.7	0.5
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 tablespoon butter	305	34.5	0	0	0	0.4
32 ounce boneless, skinless chicken thighs	1297	81	0	0	0	153.9
1/2 medium yellow onion	21	0.1	4.8	0.7	4.1	0.6
4 ounce cherry tomatoes	20	0.2	4.4	1.4	3.1	1
16 ounce cauliflower	104	2.3	18.6	10.4	8.2	8.2
7 ounce cheddar cheese	802	66.1	6.1	0	6.1	45.4
Totals	3718	303.1	50.4	14.5	35.9	223.7
Per Serving (/6)	620	50.5	8.4	2.4	6	37.3