If you are looking for a way to dress up some regular chicken thighs, this keto chicken fricassee recipe is just the thing! Delicious chicken in a rich cream sauce, topped with veggies and seasoning!
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Keto Chicken Fricassee
One of my favorite ways to cook really any meat is to “brown” the outside first and then finish cooking in a thick and delicious creamy sauce.
Even my hubby will sear (is that the right word???) the outside of a roast before putting it in the crockpot. He likes to keep the juices in the meat.
This keto chicken fricassee is beautifully seared on both sides before finishing up cooking in a creamy white wine sauce packed full of seasonings and topped with veggies.
A dinner the entire family will love.
How to Make Keto Chicken Fricassee
Place a high sided skillet over medium-high heat on the stove.
Add in the bacon grease or olive oil to the pan.
Season the chicken thighs with a generous amount of salt and pepper to taste on both sides, and lay them skin side down into the heated skillet.
Sear the chicken for 5 minutes on each side, and then remove from the skillet.
To the same skillet, add the chopped vegetables. Saute for about 5 minutes until the vegetables begin to become tender.
Pour the white cooking wine into the skillet with the vegetables, and saute until most of the liquid has been reduced.
Add the heavy whipping cream and broth to the skillet, and stir to combine.
Sprinkle the chopped parsley and rosemary into the skillet as well as more salt and pepper to taste.
Place the chicken back into the skillet, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the sauce has thickened.
What Does Chicken Fricassee Mean?
According to TheSpruceEats, Fricassee is a hybrid method of cooking chicken in which you first cook it using a dry method first, followed by a wet method.
With this Keto Chicken Fricassee recipe, we saute the chicken first (dry method) and then follow it with cooking in a creamy white sauce (wet method).
Many people think “fricassee” is a particular taste rather than a cooking style! Learning something new every day, right?
Can I Substitute Other Vegetables?
You sure can! It works best with traditional stew type vegetables, namely onions, celery and carrots. Some argue that carrots are “not keto”, but I beg to differ. Especially when it is only one carrot in a dinner made for 4!
Carrots can be a healthy addition to any keto lifestyle, especially when limited to small amounts.
How to Store Chicken Fricassee
If there are leftovers, you can store the chicken (along with the sauce) together in an airtight container. Make sure to keep it refrigerated.
To reheat, you can either use a microwave or heat it over the stove.
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Keto Chicken Fricassee
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Bone in skin on chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease if available or olive oil
- 1 large carrot peeled and chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1/2 medium onion. chopped
- 1/2 cup white cooking wine
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup chicken or bone broth
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place a high sided skillet over medium-high heat on the stove.
- Add in the bacon grease or olive oil to the pan.
- Season the chicken thighs with a generous amount of salt and pepper to taste on both sides, and lay them skin side down into the heated skillet.
- Sear the chicken for 5 minutes on each side, and then remove from the skillet.
- To the same skillet, add the chopped vegetables. Saute for about 5 minutes until the vegetables begin to become tender.
- Pour the white cooking wine into the skillet with the vegetables, and saute until most of the liquid has been reduced.
- Add the heavy whipping cream and broth to the skillet, and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle the chopped parsley and rosemary into the skillet as well as more salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the chicken back into the skillet, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the sauce has thickened.
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Trina Krug is a Holistic Nutritionist, Integrative Health Coach and host of the Carbless Conversations Podcast. With a Master’s Degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, her single mission in life is to facilitate self-healing in herself and those around her through awareness, lifestyle shifts and low-carb eating. As a current Doctor of Science student, she continues her studies in functional nutrition.
