Keto Best Chicken Skillet Dinner

Feeding a family? This Keto chicken skillet recipe is perfect for 2-4 people. Just make sure you have a large enough skillet to cook in! Delicious whole and juicy chicken thighs with the skin on are seasoned and brushed with brown mustard. As long as it’s Keto-friendly, you can use any type of mustard you like best. The chicken thighs are cooked until the skin is crispy in your skillet, then surrounded with spinach. The spinach is paired with a buttery sauce made of the drippings in the skillet for a super-savory meal. If you aren’t feeding a family, this also is an excellent recipe to use for meal prepping.

How Keto-friendly are chicken thighs?

Different cuts of chicken will have different amounts of fat and overall protein per ounce. Chicken thighs are great for the Keto diet because they include dark meat and the skin. These sources of fat will add to your macros. Make sure, however, that you get a variety of animal fats on your Keto diet.

Do I need a cast-iron skillet?

Cast-iron skillets can be really helpful for cooking. The type of metal and shape of a cast-iron skillet ensure your food is cooked evenly and thoroughly. However, in this recipe, you don’t technically need a cast-iron skillet. A large, non-stick skillet will work as well. If you ever intend to cook your skillet meals in the oven, it will need to be cast iron or another safe material for withstanding heat.

More vegetables you can eat

If you’d like to add more variety to your Keto chicken skillet recipe, you can substitute spinach with other vegetables. Leafy greens are great, but so are other green vegetables. Cook your chicken with broccoli, green beans, zucchini, or asparagus. Other Low Carb vegetables you can cook in your skillet are cauliflower, tomatoes, and mushrooms, to name a few.