Low Carb Chicken Puttanesca – An Easy Skillet Dinner

Looking for a zesty low carb chicken dinner? Look no further because this low carb chicken puttanesca skillet dinner is full of flavor and a cinch to make for any weeknight meal.  Each serving is only 6.1g net carbs.

Often times I cook things that I am in the mood for and just try to make it low carb. Today I was in the mood for chicken Parmesan but I had a bunch of good olives on hand and thought I’d try my hand at this low carb chicken puttanesca dish. The briny olives and capers, balance out the sweet tomatoes and then you top it off with fresh basil. All the flavors liven up those boring chicken breasts and this dish really takes little time to make.  My family loved it!

Spaghetti Puttanesca

Quite honestly I have never had spaghetti puttanesca before.  It is an Italian pasta dish from Naples and it typically includes tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers and garlic. That all sounds good to me!  I love all those ingredients (except the anchovies) so when I came across it on Pinterest I decided to make my own version. 

Low Carb Chicken Puttanesca Recipe

You begin by browning your chicken breast with a little olive oil in a large skillet. Once browned, take them out and set aside. Then you want to add chicken broth, tomato paste and anchovy paste. Whisk those ingredients until well combined and then go ahead and add the grape tomatoes, olives, garlic and capers. Nestle the chicken breasts into the sauce and cook for about 10 minutes until done. When it’s all cooked just sprinkled some Parmesan cheese and fresh basil on top. Easy peasy right? 

You can eat this over pasta or rice if you are not on a low carb diet. I ate it as is and loved it. There is so much flavor from the garlic and olives and basil!  I hope you like this easy skillet dinner as much as we did. The nutritional information for 1 serving is:

295 cals / 12.2g fat / 7.7g carbs / 1.6g fiber / 36.9g protein = 6.1g net carbs.

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Low Carb Chicken Puttanesca

Looking for a zesty low carb chicken dinner? Look no further because this low carb chicken puttanesca skillet dinner is full of flavor and a cinch to make for any weeknight meal.  Each serving is only 6.1g net carbs.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 295 kcal

Author Denise

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 15 olives, halved
• 1 cup broth
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan
• 5 basil leaves, chopped

Instructions

1. Prepare the chicken by cutting in half like you would a bagel. If you chicken breasts are thin already, this step is not needed. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

2. Add the oil to a large saute pan and heat to medium high. Brown the chicken breasts for about 3-5 minutes per side. 

3. Take out the chicken and add the chicken broth, tomato paste and anchovy paste. Whisk to combine and then add the garlic, tomatoes and olives.

4. Let simmer for 5 minutes, then add in the chicken, cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. 

5. Sprinkle Parmesan and fresh basil leaves over top and serve.