A lush creamy tomato pesto flavoured low carb chicken recipe!
Submitted by Paulene Christie
Tomato Pesto Chicken - Low Carb - 3 Ingredients!
A lush creamy tomato pesto flavoured low carb chicken recipe!
Serving: 2
Ingredients
- 400g chicken fillets cut into chunks (I prefer thigh but breast is fine too)
- 200ml cooking cream
- 100g sun dried tomato pesto
Instructions
- Place chicken into slow cooker, raw
- Combine cream and pesto and pour over chicken
- Cook on low for 3-4hrs
- Less than 8g carbs per serve
- Serve on it's own or with broccoli/cauliflower rice for a low carb side
- Or with potatoes, rice or pasta if you enjoy carbs
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Tried this with cauliflower rice, it was delicious! Will make again!
I swapped the chicken for diced turkey and absolutely melt in the mouth after 3hrs
Very flavoursome.
I had just over half the amount of chicken so adjusted the cream and pesto to just over half the amount suggested.
Cooked on the Baby s.c
Was cooked in 2.5 hrs but left for 3 hrs and the chicken was cooked perfectly soft and tender .
Severe on the lcauli broc and sweet potoate rice from wollies.
It’s a great belly warming meal on a freezing winters night.
Yummy, had with pasta and veg. Tempted to double the quantity next time. 9/10.
You’ve done it again Paulene! Yum! We had with cauli mash and steamed greens. Next time I might add some diced bacon. A new family regular I think. Thank you!
I have been making something similar to this for years. I add a around 1/2 milk extra, a tablespoon of toasted pine nuts and a 1/4 of sliced kalamata olives. We have it on pasta topped with Parmesan cheese . A huge favorite with my family.
I had this tonight! It was lovely! So simple! I had it with mushrooms. Would definitely have it again!
Cooked to recipe wth addition of half packet of frozen spinach portions.
Delish as always.
Was served on a bed of mash this time.
So easy.
Used 500g chicken and about 300ml cooking cream and 100ml normal cream. Added sliced mushroom and red capsicum. Cooked on low for 8 hours in my 5.5litre SC. Served with roasted carrot, zucchini and garlic brocollini and a little rice to mop up the sauce.
Love this recipe, huge hit with our 8 year old which was awesome. Will definitely make again!
Hi can I substitute cooking cream with coconut cream?
Looks delicious!
You could it just won’t be the same taste of course 🙂 Add 2tsp cornflour to the coconut cream before adding to minimise risk of it splitting 🙂
I keep going back to this, I love it and make enough portions to have several available should I want it. I would also suggest adding some mustard to the cream, with the pesto. It doesn’t ideally help to thicken it, but it does add a little more flavour and the odd kick, depending upon the mustard used. I’ve also added any variations of veg too, but never too many – simples is best.
This recipe is great if you are time poor. It literally only takes a couple of minutes to prepare and is super delicious
Hi Paulene,
can we use the usual green/basil pesto instead of sundried tomato? thanks!
Sure could Em 🙂
What is cooking cream?
(And yes, before you say cream you cook with, I don’t think I have seen such a thing on New Zealand shelves in my town)
I wasn’t going to say that Earl 🙂 It’s a cream that resists splitting when heated 🙂 More info HERE
do you think this would work in the pressure cooker part of slow cooker as well please???sounds so delish..TIA..going to use coconut creal with the cornflour added like was suggested..
Delicious! I used chicken sausages and served with spinach and mash. Will definitely be making again.
OMG amazing dish so simple but full of flavor
I doubled the recipe. So good served with rice.
Amazing !
Left it on while at work come home bam ! Cooked
Added frozen spinach at the end
Delicious full of flavour
what do you use when you can’t get sun dried tomatoes. Do you use fresh tomatoes pureed. ‘
we don’t have sun dried tomatoes in Egypt only fresh and tomato puree.
This is tomato PESTO, not just sun dried tomatoes 🙂 Do you have that? Like a basil pesto but the tomato version.
Always a favourite, I just change how I serve it. Pasta or rice and sometimes with broccoli on the side.
I changed it a little today to use some things from the fridge. I added half a block of cream cheese, chopped and half a jar of sundried tomatoes with a tablespoon of the oil from the tomatoes. Added some shredded basil for last 10 minutes. Cooked total of 3 1/2 hours… delicious!!
Fantastic feedback and tips!! Thanks Kate 🙂 🙂