Low Carb Jalapeno Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
This Low Carb Jalapeno Chicken and Broccoli Casserole is an easy low carb dinner recipe packed with flavor!
Some nights I get home after a long day of child wrangling, open up the refrigerator and just stare at everything I have in there until I am struck with inspiration. That’s exactly how this Low Carb Jalapeno Chicken and Broccoli Casserole was created. I wanted something low carb and easy to make. I had chicken thawed and I had just bought a head of broccoli at the store. The cream cheese just seemed like the right answer. Much like bacon cream cheese really makes everything better…and, in the back of the fridge I spotted a jalapeno that needed to be used asap. The ingredients were a little random but I knew I could make an awesome low carb recipe out of them.
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I diced up the jalapeno, added the cream cheese and some heavy cream, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Then I stirred everything together until I had whipped up a creamy jalapeno cheese spread that was packed full of flavor. To the jalapeno cream cheese I added cubed chicken and folded everything together until the chicken was good and cheesy. I spread the chicken cream cheese mixture into a greased baking dish and nestled broccoli florets into the chicken. Then I topped it all off with some grated Parmesan and mozzarella, covered it with foil and popped it in the oven at 400°F for 30 minutes. In the last 5 minutes I pulled off the foil and let it bake uncovered so the cheese bubbled and browned.
The smell of that easy cheesy low carb Jalapeno Chicken and Broccoli Casserole brought the kids running for dinner and when it came out of the oven they were ready to dive in. We love spice in my family but I seeded the jalapeno before dicing it so it wasn’t too spicy. I absolutely loved it. That creamy cheese went perfectly with the chicken and the broccoli and I didn’t even miss having rice on the side.
Low Carb Jalapeno Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
Ingredients
- 1- 1 ½ lbs Chicken breast, , cubed
- 8 oz Cream cheese, , softened
- ½ c Heavy cream
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 1 Jalapeno, , seeded & diced
- 2 c fresh Broccoli florets
- 1 c Mozzarella, , shredded
- ½ c Parmesan, , shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Mix the cream cheese, heavy cream, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper in large bowl.
- Add the diced jalapenos and stir until combined.
- Add the cubed chicken to the cheese mixture and fold together until the chicken is coated in the cheese.
- Spoon into a greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Nestle broccoli florets into the chicken.
- Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
- Cover and bake for 25 mins. Uncover bake for an additional 5 mins.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
7 carbohydrates – 1 Fiber = 6 Net Carbs!
You never know what awesomeness you might create with random ingredients found in the fridge!
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Just want to be sure, but the chicken is cooked when I add it right?
No, I used fresh chicken breast and just cut it into cubes.
Thank you!!
Wow – this looks fantastic!! I wish I could come up with dishes this tasty when staring into my fridge. This reminds me of jalapeno poppers!
Very soupy!! You will need a slotted spoon when serving. Good but probably won’t make again.
I’m stumped on why yours came out soupy. Did you use fresh or frozen broccoli?
I used fresh broccoli. I couldn’t figure it out either. It went in very thick too. Are you supposed to bring the cream cheese to room temp first?
Cream cheese should be “softened” yes.
SO good!
do you use raw chicken or cooked chicken on broccoli casserole
Hi Bill you use raw chicken and cook everything together.
Just made for supper. So good!!! And so easy!!!!!! Made the broccoli on the side and added a packet of spicy hidden valley ranch dressing instead of the seasoning. Thanks