Keto Butter Lemon Chicken
It's not lemon chicken, it's not butter chicken - it's the best of both worlds and so, so yummy! Another 30 minute in the oven kind of dinner, perfect for busy weeknights.
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Servings 4
Calories 735 kcal
- 12 chicken thighs or drumsticks
- 200 grams spinach leaves
- 200 grams green beans ends trimmed
Sauce
- 100 grams melted butter cooled
- 2 lemons juice and rind
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Preheat the oven to 200C /392F.
In a large casserole dish, spread the spinach leaves over the bottom and then the green beans on top.
Pat dry the chicken and place skin side up evenly over the vegetables.
In a small bowl, combine all sauce ingredients and pour over the chicken.
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes, basting halfway with the juices. Check the chicken with a thermometer and remove at 75 degrees. Mix the sauce in the bottom of the pan and serve over the hot chicken, beans and spinach.
Calories: 735kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 69gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 416mgSodium: 1117mgPotassium: 1338mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 6425IUVitamin C: 49.9mgCalcium: 145mgIron: 5.1mg