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This low carb chicken parmesan dinner is so easy and delicious you will want to make it every week. Only a few ingredients and you can make this gluten free chicken dinner that has 4.3g net carbs per serving.

Low Carb Chicken Parmesan Dinner

This low carb chicken dinner is so easy and delicious you will want to make it every week. Only a few ingredients and you can make this gluten free chicken dinner that has 4.3g net carbs per serving.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword chicken, parmesan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 488 kcal
Author Denise

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breast
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (I used red plam oil)
  • ⅔ cup sauce
  • 3 Provolone slices

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

  2. In a shallow bowl, beat the egg and set aside. In another bowl mix the almond flour with Parmesan cheese and set aside.

  3. Take the chicken breasts and cut as you would a bagel to make two thinner pieces. Then add to a baggie and pound thinner with a meat mallet or heavy pan. Place the thin pieces of chicken on a plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  4. Take a piece of chicken and dip it in the beaten egg and then the almond flour mixture. Full coat both sides and continue with all of the chicken.

  5. Heat up some oil in a frying pan and brown on both sides. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and then place the chicken in it. 

  6. Spoon some sauce over top and then place the cheese.

  7. Bake for 15 minutes until the cheese is nice an browned. You can also place it under the broiler for a few minutes after it's done coooking to brown it.

Recipe Notes

NOTES:

  • I used red palm oil to fry my cutlets because I like the color and flavor. However you can just use olive oil if you want. 
  • If you want to spice up the breading you can use Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder or paprika but I didn't think it needed it. 
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  • I like Aldi’s Specialty Selects Marinara sauce as it has 5g net carbs per half cup and it’s easy for me to get. I also like Rao's marinara sauce . However if you have a lower carb pasta sauce that you like, use that.
  • I usually serve this keto main dish as is with a green vegetable and salad. However it would also be delicious with zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash or cauliflower rice.
  • You could also serve this with regular pasta if you are not on a keto diet. 

The nutritional information for 1 serving is:

488 cals / 29g fat / 6.0g carbs / 1.7g fiber / 51.4g protein = 4.3g net carbs