Name: Keto Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb chicken thighs, or 6 thighs (boneless, skinless); 1 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon Better than Bouillon chicken base; 1/2 cup hot water; 2 tablespoons hot sauce; 5 cloves of garlic, crushed; 1/4 cup Swerve brown sugar sweetener; salt and pepper

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These keto brown sugar garlic chicken thighs are full of sweet, spicy flavor and are super easy to make. You just need 5 ingredients and they are done in 30 minutes with only 1.6g net carbs. Serve them over cauliflower rice or mash and you have a tasty low carb dinner your family will love.

You might also like these keto chicken thighs with balsamic onions & mushrooms!

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I always have a package of chicken thighs in the freezer because it’s so easy to whip up a keto skillet dinner like these keto brown sugar garlic chicken thighs.

It’s a simple but very tasty recipe that my family loved. The sweet and spicy glaze is made from just a few ingredients and was delicious with chicken thighs. It only took me a 30 minutes to make and had 1.6g net carbs!

white dish with cauliflower rice and a sugar free glazed chicken thigh on top and an orange pan in background

The five ingredients I used

The simple garlicky brown sugar chicken glaze only used 4 ingredients which were Swerve brown sugar sweetener, Better than Bouillon chicken base, garlic and hot sauce.

I feel that the Swerve brown sugar and Better than Bouillon base are very important to the recipe and add SO MUCH flavor. I highly recommend you use them. However you can also use another brown sugar sweetener and chicken bouillon. See the Recipe Tips & Notes below for more info.

ingredients for brown sugar chicken glaze - hot sauce, Better than Bouillon, Swerve Brown sugar sweetener and garlic cloves

I also used of course chicken thighs (boneless skinless) and olive oil to brown them in.

Let’s make some keto brown sugar
garlic chicken thighs!

I’m telling you this is a very easy recipe … but yummy! Start by heating up a large pan with olive oil and brown the chicken thighs on both sides. Once they are done (5-6 minutes) take them and set them aside.

pan on the stove with browned boneless skinless chicken thighs

Making the sugar free chicken glaze

Use the same pan to make the sauce. If you have some brown sticky bits from browning the chicken, add the Better than Bouillon mixed with hot water to deglaze the pan.

Next whisk in the rest of the ingredients to make the sauce. Let it simmer for a few minutes so the Swerve brown sweetener dissolves and makes a sugar free chicken glaze.

pan with simmering sugar free chicken glaze sauce

Now add back the chicken thighs. Flip them around in the glaze and then cover and cook for a about 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. That’s it!

Recipe Tips & Notes

I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs but you can use any type of chicken you wish. Just makes sure to brown the pieces and that they are cooked through. In other words, times may vary depending on what type of chicken you are using.
The two very important ingredients in this recipes are the Better than Bouillon chicken base and Swerve Brown sugar sweetener. They add SO MUCH FLAVOR you really should use them. That being said you could also use chicken bouillon and regular sweetener but if you have a brown sugar sweetener that would be best. Lakanto golden is another good one.
If you are not low carb you can of course use regular brown sugar.
Serve this over cauliflower rice or veggie noodles. Or just eat it as is with one of the suggested side dishes below.

orange pan with 5 keto chicken thighs with sugar free brown sugar glaze

Tasty Keto Side Dishes to go with this

If you need an easy low carb side dish to serve with meaty dishes like this here are a few to try.

loaded mashed cauliflower with bacon (3.6g net carbs / 25 minutes)
keto cauliflower & cheese (3.9g net carbs / 55 minutes)
feta and herb zucchini (3.5g net carbs / 15 minutes)
zucchini noodles carbonara (6.8g net carbs / 20 minutes)
bacon and green beans (4.5g net carbs / 15 minutes)

This loaded mashed cauliflower casserole is a delicious low carb side dish for the holidays. Only 3.6g net carbs per serving. — Loaded Mashed Cauliflower (low carb)

We really enjoyed this and it will definitely be in on my go-to dinner list. I hope you enjoy it too!

closeup aerial view of the keto chicken thighs in brown sugar garlic sauce

The nutritional information for 1 glazed chicken thigh:
138 cals / 5.8g fat / 1.7g carbs / 0.1g fiber / 9.8g protein = 1.6g net carbs