Add some heat to the dinner table! Keto jalapeno popper casserole bursts with spicy flavor and creamy chicken, topped with crispy bacon.
Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole
If you love jalapeno poppers, then you will really enjoy this creamy and slightly-spicy chicken casserole. It’s really easy to adjust how spicy it is, too.
If your kids aren’t a huge fan of spiciness, make it taste milder by only adding jalapenos on top, not mixing in the extra peppers into the casserole itself.
To make it spicier, use pepper jack cheese (or jalapeno cheese) and splash some hot sauce on top.
Jalapeno Popper Casserole
You can make this casserole with either chicken breasts or chicken thighs. Just make sure you cube the meat into bite-sized pieces. In fact, chicken thighs will be even juicier in the creamy sauce.
Since this casserole uses both cream cheese and heavy whipping cream, it will solidify the longer it is in the refrigerator. Store leftovers in an airtight food storage container in the refrigerator for up to three days.
To reheat it, just place it in the oven, air fryer, or microwave until the cheese sauce melts again.
Creamy Chicken Casserole
When you’re on the keto diet, it’s important to eat plenty of healthy fats. Use full-fat cream cheese and heavy whipping cream in the casserole. Even though half and half will work too, it doesn’t have as much fat in it, so it isn’t as good for you as heavy whipping cream.
You should also use sugar-free bacon. Even turkey bacon will work in this recipe. Just don’t use anything that has added sugar in it.
Keto Chicken Casserole
The easiest way to mix the creamy sauce is to mix everything together with a food processor. If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a blender.
It’s also possible to mix this by hand, but it will take a lot longer. Allow the cream cheese to soften at room temperature so that it’s easier to mix.
Low-Carb Chicken Dinner
This is the perfect main course to serve for your next family meal. Make some keto loaded cauliflower rice balls with it. They are crispy and so much fun to eat. Everyone will love low-carb butternut squash noodles with it too.
Bake some keto bacon and cheese biscuits; they are a lot of fun to dip into the thick and creamy sauce. You can also just make some steamed veggies for the side dish too!
Creamy Low-Carb Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients that you’ll need to make this filling and delicious jalapeno popper chicken casserole. The exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card just a little bit further below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
Servings: 4
Net Carbs: 6 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
Boneless skinless chicken breast
Cream cheese
Heavy whipping cream
Chicken broth
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Green onion
Bacon
Colby jack cheese shredded
Salt and pepper
Jalapenos
Jalapeno
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Saute the chicken in a large skillet over medium high heat until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Place the heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, chicken broth, garlic powder and onion powder in a food processor, and blend until smooth.
Pour the sauce mixture into the skillet with the chicken, and stir to combine.
Stir in the diced jalapenos, all but 1 Tbsp of the bacon, and 1 cup of the cheese. Simmer until the cheese has melted.
Spread the mixture into a well greased casserole dish.’
Sprinkle it with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove, and garnish with the remaining bacon and jalapeno slices before serving.
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Creamy Low-Carb Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole
Equipment
- Large Skillet
- Food Processor
- Casserole Dish
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into cubes
- 6 ounces Cream Cheese
- 1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/3 cup Chicken Broth
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 cup Green Onion chopped
- 1/2 cup Bacon Pieces divided
- 2 cups Colby Jack Cheese shredded
- 2 Jalapenos finely diced and deseeded
- 1 Jalapeno cut into rings, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Saute the chicken in a large skillet over medium high heat until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, chicken broth, garlic powder and onion powder in a food processor, and blend until smooth.
- Pour the sauce mixture into the skillet with the chicken, and stir to combine.
- Stir in the diced jalapenos, all but 1 Tbsp of the bacon, and 1 cup of the cheese. Simmer until the cheese has melted.
- Spread the mixture into a well greased casserole dish.
- Sprinkle it with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove, and garnish with the remaining bacon and jalapeno slices before serving.
Notes
Keto Casseroles
If you enjoyed this easy jalapeno popper chicken casserole recipe, here are some more tasty keto casserole recipes you should make next! They are all super-quick and nutritious.
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