I can’t tell you how many times I have made this delicious Keto Paprika Chicken recipe. What started off as some simple chicken thighs baked in paprika has evolved into a one tray bake bursting with flavour, and paired with tender roasted cauliflower and spicy chorizo.
Before you scroll to the recipe, below I’ve tried to answer any questions you may have, including storage tips, sourcing ingredients and substitutions
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Keto Paprika Chicken Thigh Bake Summary
- Ingredient tips
- Recipe tips
- Substitutions and sweetener tips
- Storage tips
- How many carbs in Keto Paprika Chicken Thigh Bake?
With a few dollops of greek yoghurt on top, it becomes such a moreish dish that you will fall in love.
Ingredients for Keto Paprika Chicken Thigh Bake
You will need:
- chicken thighs
- head cauliflower
- spicy chorizo
- walnuts
Sauce
- olive oil
- sweet smoked paprika
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- lemon juiced
To Serve
- lemon
- rocket
- greek yoghurt
Substitutions and Ingredient tips
Using walnuts adds an extra textural element to the dish, and serving the tray bake on a bed of fresh rocket gets your greens in and provides some freshness from the rich paprika sauce.
I suggest making the sauce first and then marinating the chicken while you prepare the rest of the dish. If you work quickly, this can be on the table in 40 minutes!
Tips for making Keto Paprika Chicken Thigh Bake
- PREHEAT Preheat the oven to 200C / 392F and grease a medium sized baking dish.
- WHISK Whisk together the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and add the chicken thighs to marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- SLICE Cut the cauliflower into small florets and slice the chorizo in half lengthways, and then in 1/2 cm pieces.
- TOSS Scatter the cauliflower and chorizo in the bottom of the baking dish, then add the chicken and sauce to the dish and toss all to coat everything with the paprika marinade. Sprinkle the walnuts over the top.
- BAKE Bake for 30 – 35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- SERVE Serve on top of a bed of rocket with fresh lemon wedges and dollops of greek yoghurt.
How many carbs in Keto Paprika Chicken Thigh Bake?
As you will see in the nutrition panel below, this Keto Paprika Chicken Thigh Bake has 15 grams of carbs and 5 grams of fiber per serve, so only 10 gram of net carbs.
Given this would be a main meal for the day, this is a reasonable amount of carbs. If you want to keep very low carbs, say under 20 grams per day, I would introduce this on an already low carb day.
SAVE KETO PAPRIKA CHICKEN THIGH BAKE TO PINTEREST FOR LATER
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This simple dish is a show stopper. Perfect for entertaining a group, serve it up on a large serving platter and let everyone go to town! Easily doubled or tripled and perfect for a flavoursome weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs
- 1/2 head cauliflower, chopped into small florets
- 1 spicy chorizo, 1/2 cm slices
- 1/2 cup walnuts
Sauce
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
To Serve
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 200 grams rocket
- 1/2 cup greek yoghurt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C / 392F and grease a medium sized baking dish.
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and add the chicken thighs to marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Cut the cauliflower into small florets and slice the chorizo in half lengthways, and then in 1/2 cm pieces.
- Scatter the cauliflower and chorizo in the bottom of the baking dish, then add the chicken and sauce to the dish and toss all to coat everything with the paprika marinade. Sprinkle the walnuts over the top.
- Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve on top of a bed of rocket with fresh lemon wedges and dollops of greek yoghurt.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 gAmount Per Serving: Calories: 626Total Fat: 51gSaturated Fat: 11gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 915mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 5gSugar: 5gProtein: 30g
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Thursday 31st of January 2019
Mix up a second batch of the sauce , theres never enough to properly get everything with a single batch, other than that it is absolutely amazing.
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Saturday 30th of September 2017
I'm going to have to say - YES PLEASEE!!
Kaylea
Monday 11th of September 2017
I'm a little confused with the calories for each of your recipes this one says its 600 calories. I assume this is not per serving??
Rachel
Tuesday 12th of September 2017
Hi Kaylea, thanks for bringing this to my attention! I have just cross referenced the nutrition panel with myfitnesspal, and MFP says that the paprika chicken is 430 calories per serve. I think the nutrition panel I use is over in some cases, I will investigate this further.