Keto Air Fried Chicken Breasts with Lemon Butter Pasta

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  • prep time

    prep time

    15 min

  • cook time

    cook time

    20 min

  • ready time

    ready time

    35 min

Keto Air Fried Chicken Breasts with Lemon Butter Pasta

Chicken breasts are seasoned and coated in a special Keto breading made with almond flour and grated parmesan cheese (plus more seasonings). Then, the chicken is cooked to perfection in an air fryer. This will save you time in the kitchen and you won’t have to fuss with an oven. While the chicken is cooking, you can whip up the simple lemon butter pasta. The pasta is made with Keto shirataki noodles, which won’t add any carbs to your meal. A flavorful and high-fat lemon butter sauce dresses the noodles. Don’t forget to add lots of fresh parsley to your meal and it’s ready to serve! You can share the recipe with another for a family dinner or have enough to meal prep.

Make it a Keto Mother’s day dinner recipe

Just a thought, but this would make the best Keto mother’s day recipe! If you’re looking to celebrate any special female in your life, make this air fryer meal. Not only will moms appreciate the full Keto meal, but your life is simpler too! Cooking the meal in an air fryer instead of an oven saves on time and stress in the kitchen.

How it’s Keto

Chicken breast is “breaded” in a coating of almond flour and parmesan cheese. No wheat flour in sight! Instead of traditional pasta noodles, your pasta is made with shirataki noodles (also sometimes called miracle noodles). The high-fat butter sauce is not only delicious but will give you the macros you need on a Keto diet.

Please note

Please note that in order to make the breading for the chicken breasts, you may need more than what is listed in the ingredients. You can increase the amount of breading ingredients to ensure you have enough to use, but don’t consume the excess. This way, your macros won’t change from what’s in your food log. This note is also directed to you in the recipe steps.

  • Net Carbs

    2.5 g

  • Fiber

    2.3 g

  • Total Carbs

    4.8 g

  • Protein

    27 g

  • Fats

    22.6 g

319 cals

Keto Air Fried Chicken Breasts with Lemon Butter Pasta

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Ingredients

  • Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless Raw

    Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless Raw

    8 oz

  • Olive Oil

    Olive Oil

    0.5 tsp

  • Salt

    Salt

    0.25 tsp

  • Black pepper

    Black pepper

    0.25 tsp

  • Almond flour

    Almond flour

    1 tbsp

  • Parmesan cheese

    Parmesan cheese

    0.13 cup, grated

  • Italian seasoning

    Italian seasoning

    0.75 tsp

  • Garlic powder

    Garlic powder

    0.5 tsp

  • Paprika

    Paprika

    0.5 tsp

  • Shirataki Noodle

    Shirataki Noodle

    8 oz

  • Butter, unsalted

    Butter, unsalted

    2.5 tbsp

  • Garlic

    Garlic

    1 tsp, chopped

  • Onion powder

    Onion powder

    0.13 tsp

  • Lemon juice

    Lemon juice

    1 tbsp

  • White Wine Vinegar

    White Wine Vinegar

    1 tsp

  • Parsley

    Parsley

    0.13 cup, chopped

Recipe Steps

steps 6

35 min

  • Step 1

    Prepare 4-ounce chicken breasts by slicing them thinly. You may need to slice large chicken breasts in half. Rub a little olive oil into each side of the breasts, then season them with salt and pepper.
    Step 1
  • Step 2

    On a plate, prepare the “breading” by combining almond flour, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and paprika. Please note you may need to triple or quadruple these ingredients to ensure you have enough breading to work with, but you won’t be consuming anything extra. Press both sides of each chicken breast into the breading to coat them.
    Step 2
  • Step 3

    Now, turn on an air fryer to preheat to 350 F (180 C) for 5 or 6 minutes. Once the air fryer is preheated, place the breaded chicken breasts inside. Cook the chicken breasts for 10 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads an internal temperature of at least 165 F (80 C).
    Step 3
  • Step 4

    To make the pasta, drain the shirataki noodles from their packaging. Add the noodles to a pan on the stove, and cook the noodles on high heat only long enough for the excess moisture to evaporate. Cook the noodles so they dry out a little, but don’t brown them.
    Step 4
  • Step 5

    To make the butter sauce, melt butter in a small pot over low heat. Add garlic and onion powder, and let the ingredients cook together for about 60 seconds. Then, stir lemon juice and white wine vinegar into the pot.
    Step 5
  • Step 6

    When the butter sauce is simmering, add the shirataki noodles to the pot. Cook the noodles in the sauce over low heat for a few minutes until the noodles absorb some of the butter and take on a very light golden color. Stir freshly chopped parsley into the pasta before serving it with the air fried chicken breasts.
    Step 6

Comments 2

  • IncredibleArugula154356

    IncredibleArugula154356 2 years ago

    Chicken was great. I did what the recipe suggested and added more ingredients to the breading, made a big difference. The noodles were exciting to try but will mess with the ingredients in the future. I think the vinegar was too strong in this dish.

    • AmazingMacadamia330587

      AmazingMacadamia330587 2 years ago

      Chicken was ok. The noodles have a strange consistency more like worms. Not making this again.