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prep time
7 min
cook time
30 min
ready time
37 min
Keto Pesto Spinach and Chicken Stew
You will have thought this stew was once a pasta sauce! A richly flavored pesto is the star of this recipe. The stew is bulked up with a full cup of spinach per serving and juicy, shredded chicken breast. There are many garnishes that would suit this stew; this one was garnished with shredded parmesan, black pepper, and fresh basil leaves!
Jessica L.
Net Carbs
2.1 g
Fiber
0.8 g
Total Carbs
2.8 g
Protein
27.5 g
Fats
18.8 g
292 cals
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Ingredients
Chicken breast, skin removed before cooking
10 oz
Salt
⅛ teaspoon
Black Pepper
⅛ teaspoon
Onion Powder
¼ teaspoon
Paprika
¼ teaspoon
Lemon Pepper Seasoning
¼ teaspoon
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter, Unsalted
1 tablespoon
Pesto Sauce
1 tablespoon
Garlic
1 teaspoon
Spinach
4 ounce
Chicken Broth
3 cup
Heavy Cream
¼ cup
Recipe Steps
steps 6
37 min
Step 1
Butterfly your chicken breasts and lay them flat. Sprinkle the salt, pepper, onion powder, paprika, and lemon pepper over the chicken.Step 2
Heat the olive oil in the base of a stew pot on medium-high heat. Place in the chicken, seasoned side down, and cook on both sides for about 4 minutes each. Use a lid on the pot to help the steam cook the chicken.Step 3
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board to cool, leaving all excess juices in the pot. Turn the heat down to very low and melt in the butter. Once the butter is melted, stir in the pesto sauce and garlic. Stir all your spinach into the pot, getting all the leaves coated in the sauce. Cook on a low heat, continually stirring, until the spinach is almost completely wilted.Step 4
Temporarily turn off the heat. Stir in the chicken broth and heavy cream. Then, use an immersion blender to blend the soup until just small pieces of spinach remain, as pictured.Step 5
Return the soup to a high heat, place a lid on the pot, and bring to a boil. While the soup comes to a boil, finely chop or shred the chicken into small, bite-sized pieces.Step 6
Once the pot is at a boil, stir the chicken back into the stew. Reduce the stew to a simmer and let the pot simmer for about 10 minutes - long enough to let the flavors marry. Serve hot!
Comments
NickFTM 5 months ago
Terrible instructions. At the top it should say you need immersion blender. Chicken does NOT cook on the pot like that not even for 12 mins (I had breast cutlets even). Took 30 mins to wilt spinach, should have just done that in the pan.. No timing given after bad chicken "cooking" (also I have two different pots, neither have "med low" ... just low med high warm. Soup tasted pretty good once I altered timing and cooking for everything, with better instructions would have had more stars!