(Keto) Chicken Carbonara Recipe in 30 Minutes

Keto Chicken Carbonara recipe is a household favorite. This recipe is quick, easy, and a versatile dish that can feed your family, perfect for date night with your significant other, or for a group of friends.

This pasta inspired dish allows you to maintain ketosis and enjoy the flavors you already know and love. Grab this recipe below and let us know how it turns out!

Keto Chicken Carbonara packed with flavor!

Add this perfect go-to recipe to your weekly meal plan. It is quick, easy and of course, delicious. I love how this dish carries the aroma, it just smells fantastic. As a result, I usually have an audience gather about halfway through preparing this dish, and I love having company in the kitchen to help out.

If you are new to Keto or struggling to avoid carbs like pasta, this recipe will help in a lot of ways. As soon as you try this, you won’t even miss the classic carbonara.

How to Make Keto Chicken Carbonara

You’ll find the complete recipe in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. But here is an overview of how to make this at home for your family, significant other, or friends. This is truly a universal Keto recipe that is delicious and smells great.

Recipe Directions

Making this Keto Chicken Carbonara recipe is fun, easy and can be added to any meal plan. I recommend adjusting the portions to your needs, this recipe aims for 5 servings.

1. Cook your Bacon. Start by preheating your oven or frying pan and get your bacon ready. In this recipe, I prefer to bake the bacon. This allows for extra time prepping without having to monitor a frying pan constantly.

1.2 Put your bacon grease to good use and add 1 tbsp to a large skillet over medium-high heat.

2. Prep the Chicken Thighs – cut into bite-sized pieces

3. Saute the chicken in the skillet and sprinkle the ½ tsp garlic powder as well as salt and pepper to taste. Continue to saute the chicken until it is thoroughly cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

4. In the same skillet add ½ cup of chopped onion and saute for a few minutes until they start to become tender. Feel free to use purple/red onions!

5. Time for Minced Garlic. Add in 2 tsp minced garlic and saute for another 30 seconds. You should start to smell the aroma from the garlic in about 10 – 15 seconds. Yummm!

6. Whisk in the heavy whipping cream and the chicken broth, scraping the bits off the bottom of the skillet. All of those bits are loaded with flavor and help layering flavors.

7.Mix in the Parmesan cheese, chopped basil and Italian seasoning. Reminder to stick to organic-based spices whenever possible.

8. Toss in the crumbled bacon, and 2-3 cups of fresh spinach. Cook until the spinach has begun to wilt. I love this part as everything is starting to layer together.

9. Add the chicken back to the skillet, and toss to coat in the sauce. Sprinkle in additional salt and pepper to taste.

10. Simmer for 3-5 minutes longer, plate and serve.

Pro Tip, Helpful Links and Time Savers

A pro tip for elevating creamy recipes like this keto chicken carbonara is lime juice. Just before the final simmer squeeze one half of a medium-sized lime into the skillet. This helps layer the flavor profile of the dish by adding a touch of acidity, which elevates this recipe to a straight ten.

Helpful links include Amazon Pantry for the extensive selection of healthy herbs. Plus I always end up saving money on everyday essentials at the same time so win win.

Pairing options for this delicious Chicken Carbonara

For this dish we paired our Garlic Green Beans Recipe which is fresh and light, and don’t the forget Chocolate Lovers Keto Fat Bomb Recipe for dessert

Keto Chicken Carbonara Recipe

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 5

Calories: 557kcal

Author: 730 Sage Street

4.75 from 4 votes

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Keto Chicken Carbonara recipe is a household favorite. This recipe is quick, easy, and a versatile dish that can feed your family, perfect for date night r with your significant other, or for a group of friends.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Boneless skinless chicken thighs Cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
• pinch pink Himalayan Salt to taste
• pinch black Peppercorns to taste
• 6 slices Bacon Crumbled
• 1 tbsp Bacon Grease
• 1/2 cup Onion Chopped
• 2 tsp Minced Garlic
• 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 cup Chicken Broth
• 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese Grated
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 tbsp Basil Fresh Chopped
• 2-3 cups Spinach Fresh

Instructions

• Cook your Bacon. Start by preheating your oven or frying pan and get your bacon ready. In this recipe, I prefer to bake the bacon. This allows for extra time prepping without having to monitor a frying pan constantly.
• Put your bacon grease to good use and add 1 tbsp to a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Prep the Chicken Thighs - cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Saute the chicken in the skillet and sprinkle the ½ tsp garlic powder as well as salt and pepper to taste. Continue to saute the chicken until it is thoroughly cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
• In the same skillet add ½ cup of chopped onion and saute for a few minutes until they start to become tender. Feel free to use purple/red onions!
• Time for Minced Garlic. Add in 2 tsp minced garlic and saute for another 30 seconds. You should start to smell the aroma from the garlic in about 10 – 15 seconds. Yummm!
• Whisk in the heavy whipping cream and the chicken broth, scraping the bits off the bottom of the skillet. All of those bits are loaded with flavor and help layering flavors.
• Mix in the Parmesan cheese, chopped basil and Italian seasoning. Reminder to stick to organic-based spices whenever possible.
• Toss in the crumbled bacon, and 2-3 cups of fresh spinach. Cook until the spinach has begun to wilt. I love this part as everything is starting to layer together.
• Add the chicken back to the skillet, and toss to coat in the sauce. Sprinkle in additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer for 3-5 minutes longer, plate and serve. A pro tip for elevating creamy recipes like this keto chicken carbonara is lime juice. Just before the final simmer squeeze one half of a medium-sized lime into the skillet. This helps layer the flavor profile of the dish by adding a touch of acidity, which elevates this recipe to a straight ten.

Notes

* Pink Himalayan salt: is highly recommended on the keto diet, and with reason. It contains roughly 84 minerals and trace elements, so a real upgrade from your usual table salt.

**Organic when possible: I am very fond of organics and often recommend them in place of non-organic options. Organic spices are free from pesticides, chemicals, genetic modification and a non irradiated. And I exclusively use local organic free range chicken when preparing meals.

** Lime/Lemon Juice are acidic flavor enhancers just like salt but without the sodium. A fresh squeeze can layer and balance a dish just like professional chefs.

Calories: 557kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 262mg | Sodium: 648mg | Potassium: 660mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1942IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2mg

Information shown is an estimate and is for information only. 730 Sage Street is not responsible for the factual accuracy of any nutrition information, calculations or claims.

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