This keto green chile chicken casserole is creamy, cheesy, flavorful, and on the table in 30 minutes. Family-friendly, low-carb, and so satisfying.
My parents are from New Mexico, so Hatch chiles were always part of our meals, from green chile omelets to chicken enchiladas. So creating a clean keto green chile chicken casserole just made sense.
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⚡ Quick Look: Keto Green Chile Chicken Casserole
- 🎨 Flavor Profile: Creamy, cheesy, and mildly spicy with classic New Mexico green chile flavor and tender shredded chicken.
- 🔥 Method: Mix shredded chicken with green chiles, sour cream, cheese, and seasonings, then bake until hot and bubbly.
- ⏱️ Time: Ready in about 30 minutes
- 🍽️ Yield: Serves 6
- 🌿 Skill Level: Easy
- 🥣 Main Ingredients: Shredded chicken, Hatch green chiles, sour cream, cheese, simple spices
- 🌞 Best Time to Enjoy: Busy weeknights, meal prep lunches, cozy comfort dinners
- 🎯 Main Benefits: Low-carb, family-friendly, clean ingredients, gluten-free, fast to make
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💜 Why You'll Love It
- Creamy, cheesy, cozy comfort food without the carbs
- Mild green chile flavor the whole family can enjoy
- Comes together in around 30 minutes
- Made with clean, simple, real-food ingredients
- Easy to double for leftovers or meal prep
Ingredients
Shredded Chicken: Organic free-range air-chilled chicken is always the best quality unless you can go to a local organic farmer!
To make things simple for a quick and easy dinner, consider getting a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and shredding it. Otherwise, you can make shredded chicken in the slow cooker or Instant Pot with either chicken thighs or breasts.
Avocado Oil: This cooking oil has a high smoking point! Check out our article explaining more about avocado oil vs coconut oil for cooking.
Hatch Green Chilies: These typically come in the canned section. If you can't find Hatch green chilies, any organic green chilies will do! Feel free to use more or less green chilies, as desired!
Fage 5% yogurt: This full-fat yogurt has a thick consistency similar to cream cheese. We use it often as an alternative to commonly processed foods like cream cheese or heavy cream, and it works very well!
Monterey Jack Cheese: Buying a block of organic cheese is best, especially if you are checking the ingredients and keeping a low-carb diet.
Vegetarian Substitutions
If you want a vegetarian option, this delicious recipe can be made with tempeh or jackfruit instead, but keep in mind that it will no longer be considered keto, as jackfruit and tempeh both contain natural sugars and carbohydrates.
For keto vegetarians, consider using extra vegetables like cauliflower rice or florets the replace the chicken in the recipe.
How to Make Keto Green Chile Chicken Casserole
Step 1: Heat the oil and saute onions, jalapeno, and bell peppers until softened.
Step 2: Mix cooked chicken, vegetables, spices, yogurt, green chilies, and half of the cheese in a large mixing bowl.
Step 3: Pour the mixture into your casserole dish and top with the remaining cup of cheese.
Step 4: Bake in the oven at 350°F for 25 minutes until the cheese is melted and slightly golden.
Let it sit for 1-2 minutes and serve with your toppings of choice. Season with sea salt and black pepper, as desired!
Keto Green Chile Chicken Casserole FAQs
Green chilies do contain carbs, but it takes quite a lot of chilies to get these carbs. One cup of green chilies contains about 6g total carbs and 4g net carbs. An entire green chile chicken casserole uses only one cup of diced green chiles, which means that each serving is only 1 total gram of carbohydrates. Green chilies also contain vitamins C, B6, A, potassium, copper, and iron, along with amino acids and phytonutrients, which make it a nutritionally beneficial as well as delicious ingredient in any keto diet.
Yes! Green chilies have antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that help promote pain relief.
Yes! The heat from spicy foods like peppers and chilies helps to boost metabolism and burn fat. The capsaicin in chilies is what is responsible for the fire that boosts fat burning. It is also good for pain relief!
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Recipe
Keto Green Chile Chicken Casserole
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- spoon
- Skillet
- cutting board
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 lb shredded chicken
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 jalapeno cored and diced
- 10 oz 5% fage yogurt
- 8 oz organic hatch green chiles chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded and divided
- Cilantro minced for garnish
- Green yogurt, lime wedges, and diced avocados optionally for toppings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Heat oil on the stove in a large skillet. Add onions, jalapeños, and bell peppers and sauté for 2-4 minutes until softened.
- Mix shredded chicken with sautéed vegetables, seasonings, fage yogurt, green chilies, and one cup shredded cheese and stir.
- Add mixture to a casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
- Place in oven for 20-25 minutes or until cheese melts and starts to turn slightly golden brown. Remove from heat and let sit 1-2 minutes. Add optional toppings and serve hot! Enjoy!
Notes
- The nutrition facts are approximate and vary based on brands. The nutrition facts calculated do not include toppings.
- Shred cooked chicken ahead of time to make prep faster. Rotisserie works great.
- For extra creaminess, add 2-3 tablespoons of cream cheese to the sauce.
- If you want more volume without extra carbs, stir in riced cauliflower before baking.
- Store leftovers in an airtight glass container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- Reheat leftovers in the oven at 325°F until warmed through to keep the texture creamy.
Pastor Natalie (ExamineThisMoment) says
Thank you for sharing this easy to make recipe 😊 I would have to edit some things but it does sound yummy😊
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Natalie Perry says
you are welcome. let us know what you switched up and how you like it!
Nora says
So awesome quickly to make and super delicious! Perfect for a busy weekday!
Natalie Perry says
It really is! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Chris says
Quick easy and delicious
Natalie Perry says
it is!
Andréa Janssen says
This casserole was really delicious. The chicken had great flavor and stayed moist, and the cheesy topping was great! Thank you.
Natalie Perry says
Excellent!
Mara says
I just bought a huge bag of fresh hatch green chilies so I am planning to roast and peel them and use them in this recipe. It looks delicious!
Natalie Perry says
ooo that sounds divine! Enjoy!