Keto Chicken Scampi Pasta w Wilted Garlic Spinach
How to Make It
Step 1
Prepare 3-ounce chicken breasts by patting them dry with a paper towel and rubbing ¼ teaspoon olive oil into each portion. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, thyme, and crushed red pepper. If you choose, you can marinate the chicken before cooking, but it tastes just as good as cooking right away. Heat a pan over medium heat and place the chicken in, seasoned side down.
Step 2
Let the chicken cook until it’s golden on one side – about 3-4 minutes. Flip the chicken over and reduce the heat to medium-low. Place a lid over the pan to finish cooking the chicken. After another 2-3 minutes, the chicken should be done. Transfer your finished chicken to a serving dish or cutting board to rest, and leave the pan on the stove.
Step 3
Reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Deglaze the pan with cold butter, using a wooden spoon to scrape up any leftover seasonings in the pan. Once the pan is deglazed, pour white wine vinegar into the pan. Let the pan sizzle and reduce briefly, and stir the glaze together one final time.
Step 4
Thin-slice red bell pepper and red onion, and add them to the pan. Turn the stove heat up and place a lid on the pan. Let the peppers and onions cook down in the glaze until the onions are translucent and the peppers are tender, stirring occasionally. Then, pour heavy cream into the pan, stirring until you have a light brown sauce. Drain and rinse your shirataki noodles, then stir them into the pan of sauce. Let the pan simmer openly as any excess moisture in the noodles evaporates and the sauce thickens.
Step 5
Stir the pasta together one final time, and add it to your serving plate. Slice the chicken and arrange it on or next to the pasta. Finally, you just need to make the spinach. Use your hands to gently tear fresh spinach and add it to a mixing bowl. Pour olive oil into a clean pan and add minced garlic to it. Heat the garlic oil over low heat on your stove until the oil becomes hot and the garlic turns golden. Pour the hot garlic oil over the spinach, and toss the spinach as the heat wilts the leaves. Serve warm with your chicken scampi.
Ingredients
- Chicken Breast Boneless Skinless Raw – 3 oz
- Olive Or Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 0.25 tsp
- Salt – 1 dash
- Black pepper – 1 dash
- Onion powder – 0.13 tsp
- Garlic powder – 0.13 tsp
- Oregano, dried – 0.25 tsp
- Thyme, dried – 0.13 tsp
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes – 0.13 tsp
- Butter, unsalted – 1 tbsp
- White Wine Vinegar – 0.25 tsp
- Red pepper – 0.5 oz
- Red onion – 0.5 oz
- Cream Heavy Whipping – 2 tbsp
- Shirataki Noodle – 4 oz
- Spinach – 1 oz
- Olive Or Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 0.25 tsp
- Garlic – 0.5 tsp, chopped