Keto Hen, Bacon & Ranch Foil Packets

August 8, 2024

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This weeknight meal is a savory and satisfying dish that’s bursting with taste and texture. Impressed by the traditional mixture of hen, bacon, and ranch, these foil packets provide a handy and scrumptious solution to get pleasure from a low-carb meal with out sacrificing style. Filled with tender hen, crispy bacon, hearty cauliflower, and creamy ranch dressing, these foil packets are a breeze to make and excellent for busy schedules if you need one thing hearty and comforting with out spending hours within the kitchen.

These are equally nice for a meal concept when keto tenting too! You possibly can prep the foil packets forward of time after which cook dinner over a campfire for 15-20 minutes. You possibly can customise to suit your wants as properly – swap out the cauliflower for broccoli, asparagus, and even rutabaga or daikon radish. Whereas we’re utilizing greater protein hen breast, you could possibly sub out hen thighs in the event you’re on the lookout for a decrease protein rely. These are massive meals, so that they’re nice for individuals who quick. However in the event you don’t do IF, you may all the time break up this into 3 or 4 servings.

Yields 2 servings of Keto Hen, Bacon & Ranch Foil Packets

The Preparation

2 ounce bacon, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
12 ounce boneless, skinless hen breast
salt and pepper, to style
10 ounce cauliflower, roughly chopped
6 tablespoon ranch dressing
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
2 medium spring onion, thinly sliced

The Execution

1. Collect and prep your entire substances. Pre-heat oven to 400F.

2. Add olive oil to a pan over medium warmth. Then add chopped bacon and cook dinner till crisp. As soon as crispy, take away from the pan, reserving fats, and put aside.

3. Season hen breast with salt and pepper to style, then cook dinner within the reserved bacon fats over medium warmth. We simply need to brown all sides of the hen breast, round 1-2 minutes per aspect relying on thickness.

4. Place the cauliflower onto a bit of industrial quality foil. Prime with half of the ranch dressing and season with some salt.

5. Add the browned hen breast on high, then add the remaining ranch excessive of it.

6. Lastly, add the bacon, cheddar cheese and spring onion excessive of the hen.

7. Fold the foil across the hen and cauliflower, creating a good seal.

8. Place onto a baking sheet and bake within the oven for 20-25 minutes or till hen is cooked by way of and cauliflower is tender.

9. Take away from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes earlier than serving. To retailer, you may place foil packets into an hermetic container (or take away from the packets earlier than storage). Get pleasure from!

This makes a complete of two servings of Keto Hen, Bacon & Ranch Foil Packets. Every serving comes out to be 829 energy, 53.7g fat, 7.6g web carbs, and 73g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
2 ounce bacon	265	20	1	0	1	19
1 tablespoon olive oil	119	14	0	0	0	0
12 ounce boneless, skinless hen breast	561	12	0	0	0	106
salt and pepper, to style	4	0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0
10 ounce cauliflower	65	1.3	12	6.5	5.5	5.2
6 tablespoon ranch dressing	387	40	5.3	0	5.3	1.2
1/2 cup cheddar cheese	247	20	1.9	0	1.9	14
2 medium spring onion	9.6	0.1	2.2	0.8	1.4	0.6
Totals	1657.6	107.4	22.6	7.4	15.2	146
Per Serving (/2)	829	53.7	11.3	3.7	7.6	73.0