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Keto Pesto Chicken Bake with Haloumi recipe by Aussie Keto Queen. Succulent chicken thighs, topped with basil pesto and haloumi and grilled to perfect. A quick family favourite that is no fuss! Serves two small chicken thighs per person.

Keto Pesto Chicken Bake

Succulent chicken thighs, topped with basil pesto and haloumi and grilled to perfect. A quick family favourite that is no fuss! Serves two small chicken thighs per person. 
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Servings 4
Calories 470 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 small Chicken thighs, skin off
  • 200 grams Haloumi Cheese
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • .5 teaspoon pepper
  • 125 grams cherry tomatoes (about half a punnet)
  • 4 tablespoons pesto
  • 1 lemon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200C / 392F and line a baking tray with baking paper. 
  • In a small bowl, toss the chicken thighs and cherry tomatoes with the oil, salt and pepper. Spread onto the prepared baking tray. 
  • Top each chicken thigh with 1/2 tablespoon pesto. Cut the haloumi into 8 strips or triangles and put on top of the pesto coated chicken. 
  • Bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven and drain excess liquid. Squeeze the lemon over the haloumi and return to the oven for a further 10 - 12 minutes until the cheese is golden and chicken cooked through.
  • Serve with baby basil leaves or rocket salad. 

Nutrition

Calories: 470kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 37gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 222mgSodium: 1755mgPotassium: 568mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 555IUVitamin C: 21.5mgCalcium: 547mgIron: 2mg
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