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Chicken Fricassee is a delicious French easy to prepare comfort dish. To make this recipe suitable for a ketogenic & primal diet, I used a combination of cream and egg yolks instead of flour to thicken the sauce, and served it with cauli-rice. If you follow a paleo approach, you can skip the cream and use coconut milk instead. If you don't want to use any wine, simply add more chicken stock or bone broth.
Hands-on Overall
Nutritional values (per serving)
Net carbs9.1 grams
Protein32.4 grams
Fat48.6 grams
Calories642 kcal
Calories from carbs 6%, protein 21%, fat 73%
Total carbs12.5 gramsFiber3.4 gramsSugars6.1 gramsSaturated fat26.9 gramsSodium490 mg(21% RDA)Magnesium65 mg(16% RDA)Potassium952 mg(48% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 4 servings)
- 500 g chicken thighs, thinly sliced (1.1 lb)
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste (I like pink Himalayan)
- 4 tbsp ghee or duck fat (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
- 1 small white or yellow onion, diced (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium celery stalk, sliced (40 g/ 1.4 oz)
- 1 cup sliced white mushrooms (70 g/ 2.5 oz)
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (30 ml/ 1 fl oz)
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or bone broth - you can make your own (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine or more stock (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
- 1 bay leaf, crumbled
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or coconut milk (240 ml/ 8 fl oz)
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped herbs such as parsley, tarragon or thyme
- 4 cups uncooked cauliflower rice (480 g/ 16.9 oz) - here's how to "rice" cauliflower
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into medium pieces and season with salt. Heat a large casserole dish or skillet greased with 2 tablespoons of ghee over a medium-high heat. Add the chicken slices and cook until browned from all sides, for 6-8 minutes.
- Once browned, using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl and set aside. Work in batches if needed - do not overfill the pan.
- Add another tablespoon of ghee in the pan where you cooked the chicken. Add diced onion and minced garlic. Cook until lightly browned and fragrant, for 2-3 minutes. Then, add the sliced celery stalks and mushrooms. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for a minute.
- Add the lemon juice, chicken stock, white wine, crumbled bay leaf and paprika. Bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the cream with the egg yolks. Slowly drizzle the egg & cream mixture into the pan while mixing and cook until thickened, for 1-2 minutes. Then, add freshly chopped herbs (reserve some for garnish).
Don't waste the egg whites! Keep them for making any of my keto bread recipes or Sugar-Free Meringues.
- Put the browned chicken back into the casserole, combine and cook for 1-2 minutes. Once cooked, set aside.
- In another large pot, cook the cauliflower rice. Grease the pot with the remaining tablespoon of ghee. Add the "riced" cauliflower (see my step-by-step guide on how to "rice" cauliflower). Season with salt and pepper and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- When done, serve the chicken with the cauliflower rice and garnish with the reserved parsley.
Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving)
| Net carbs | Protein | Fat | Calories |
|---|
| Chicken thighs (skinless, boneless, raw) |
| 0 g | 24.6 g | 5.2 g | 151 kcal |
| Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Ghee |
| 0 g | 0 g | 15 g | 136 kcal |
| Onion, brown (yellow), raw |
| 1.1 g | 0.2 g | 0 g | 6 kcal |
| Garlic, fresh |
| 0.5 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Celery stalk, fresh |
| 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Mushrooms (white), fresh |
| 0.4 g | 0.5 g | 0.1 g | 4 kcal |
| Lemon juice, fresh |
| 0.4 g | 0 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Chicken stock (broth), chicken only, homemade |
| 0 g | 0.6 g | 0.6 g | 8 kcal |
| White wine (dry) |
| 0.6 g | 0 g | 0 g | 25 kcal |
| Bay leaf, dried |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Paprika, spices |
| 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 2 kcal |
| Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat) |
| 1.6 g | 1.1 g | 22.8 g | 220 kcal |
| Egg yolk, fresh |
| 0.6 g | 2.7 g | 4.5 g | 55 kcal |
| Parsley, fresh (spices) |
| 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Cauliflower rice, homemade (cauli-rice, KetoDiet app) |
| 3.6 g | 2.3 g | 0.3 g | 30 kcal |
| Total per serving |
| 9.1 g | 32.4 g | 48.6 g | 642 kcal |
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