Rotisserie chickens have saved me time and effort many a nights and I’m fully grateful for their existence. That being said, it can get boring eating them whole every time, so we created three Low-Carb Rotisserie Chicken Recipes that will take you under 10 minutes to make and under five minutes to devour! When you buy the whole chicken, you get dark meat, white meat, fatty skin and meat right off the bone, so it’s extremely tender and high in fat. Many are lightly seasoned, but all make for a great, quick dinner fix.
What’s Your Favorite Keto Add-In?
When it comes to hitting my macros and also wanting delicious foods, add-ins are a must, in my opinion. Options will seem unlimited. Some of our favorites we think would work in all the recipes in this post as well as in a lot of your others meals are as follows.
- Cheese (obvious)
- Mayonnaise (great for hitting fat macros)
- Bacon Bits (we love crunch)
- Scallions, Celery, Onion (crunchy and flavorful)
- Sriracha (we like it spicy!)
- Pickles (salty and crunchy)
- Seasonings! (curry, onion, garlic, cumin and chili powder, just to name a few)
- Nuts (almonds and macadamia are our favorites)
“Don’t be scared of a little flavor or crunch,” is something I always say to Matt. He’s a simple guy with simple needs, but when it comes to food, being extra will only make your life better. Having add-ins readily available in the fridge or pantry for quick use makes sticking to keto a lot easier. I can get bored of eating the same thing, but throw in some seasonings or veggies for crunch and it feels like a completely different meal.
We’ve Got Three Easy Chicken Recipes…
All you need is store bought rotisserie chicken! We all have busy days and sometimes cooking seems like a lot to take on, so if you can head to the grocery store and pick up a rotisserie chicken on your way home you can still make a delicious, healthy dinner without all the added work. Every grocery store is going to have at least one, if not two options, for chicken. And, when I’m buying one, I’ll always read the ingredients label. Things you might see, but shouldn’t worry you:
- A lot of seasonings – This can add some carbs, but it also adds flavor
- Dextrose or sugar – This is usually low on list of ingredients meaning it’s minimal and we wouldn’t worry too much about it!
- Modified food starch – This will also have minimal impact if any at all so don’t worry about this.
You aren’t likely to see an artificial coloring or flavors, which is a good sign. You may even find a rotisserie chicken with no added sugar or dextrose. We’ve seen them in Kroger!
Low Carb Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
You could easily sub out any of the ingredients listed below to make your own fun variation on these three easy chicken recipes. I think the biggest takeaway is that using an entire rotisserie chicken can be fun and transformed into completely new recipes you wouldn’t expect.
Some other great recipes you can make using a rotisserie chicken are our Mexican shredded chicken and chicken enchilada casserole! When it comes to feeding a family, a change up is always a good thing. If I were to make changes I would do any of the following:
- Swap out the asparagus for broccoli in the Rotisserie Chicken Alfredo
- Add some spices, like curry powder, to my Rotisserie Chicken Salad
- Use blue cheese and add bacon into the Rotisserie Buffalo Chicken Dip
Either way you make it you can’t go wrong with these Low-Carb Rotisserie Chicken recipes!
Recipes can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search: 1. “KetoConnect – Rotisserie Chicken Salad” 2. “KetoConnect – Rotisserie Buffalo Chicken Dip”3. “KetoConnect – Rotisserie Chicken Alfredo”
Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cooked chicken
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 stalks green onions
- 1-2 tbsp fresh dill
- 3 tbsp bacon bits
- 1/2 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
- Combine the sour cream and may in a large bowl.
- Chop the chicken up into large or small chunks and add to the mayo mixture.
- Chop up the celery, green onion and mince the fresh dill and add to the bowl.
- Add in the bacon bits and heavily season with salt and pepper.
- Combine using a spoon.
Notes
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cooked chicken
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup Franks Red Hot sauce
- 1/2 large jalapeno, seeded
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Chop the chicken up into small chunks and dice the jalapeno and set aside.
- Heat a bottom heavy sauce pan to medium heat and add int he cream cheese, franks hot sauce, and ranch. Stir to combine.
- Once the cream cheese mixture has melted together add in the chicken and jalapeno. Stir to combine.
- Add in the mozzarella cheese and stir until fully melted. Remove from heat and enjoy as a appetizer dip or as a meal!
- Note: You can serve it with veggies, flackers and pork rinds for dipping or over cauliflower rice for a meal.
Notes
Chicken Alfredo
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cooked chicken
- 8 spears asparagus
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp bacon bits
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
- Chop the chicken up into large chunks and the asparagus spears into fourths and set aside. Heat a large skillet to medium heat.
- Add butter to the hot pan and allow it to meal down. Once melted add in the minced garlic and asparagus.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes until spears have turned bright green, but still have a crunch.
- Add in the heavy whipping cream, mozzarella and parmesan and stir to combine until fully melted. Add in the paprika, salt and black pepper and combine.
- Add in the chicken and bacon bits and and stir one last time.
- Serve immediately and enjoy! Store in a sealed contained in the fridge up to 1 week.
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
My husband and love this chicken salad recipe!!
I made the chicken salad. I used lettuce cups. Super delicious! I’ve made chicken salad before, but this was different than my usual and it was much better! Thanks KetonConnect! I will be trying the others too!
Can you make this and freeze it I like to change up my meals I’m by my self and I find it hard to cook for one
Looking forward to making these three dishes , Thanks
wow only 2 net carbs the lot? will try this tonight, I’m going to bake zucchini boats, top with this and bubble til golden. Will let you know how that goes down!
Made the buffalo dip. I’m wondering if I stirred it too long after I put the mozzarella in. The fat started separating and I had oil (like on the top of a pizza) rise to the top of the dish. It looked great before the mozzarella. I might do it without the mozzarella in the future… or put less of it.
Anyone else have this issue?
My husband and I just had the chicken alfredo, and he loved it. I’m on keto, he isn’t. He wants me to use the sauce in other dishes too. I’m thinking same sauce with zoodles next time. Thanks for the great recipe.
So glad you loved it!
I love your videos and many of your recipes are great but the large over-riding ad pop-ups are a huge pain and honestly make me click away from whatever you are showing. You guys do a great job and I get that you are making money from these ads but they are simply TOO MUCH! You should look at your links and ads yourself and you will see what I mean. I’m totally good with ads but some of them just dominate the screen and you cannot close them.
Other than that good job, great success to you, and keep up the good work!
Tom
Chicken Alfredo was so freaking good!!!! This will be a weekly meal for me I’m sure!
These sound great!
If I were to designate these to eat for next week which one would you recommend consuming first? Which one would last longer? Also I am currently on an under 20 carbs a day I’m assuming it would be OK to have multiple servings of the chicken salad for one meal or would the protein be too high? I’m on my 5th week of keto and I’m down 28 lbs so I want to keep losing- thank you in advance
It really depends on which one you prefer or what macros you are trying to reach. They will each last about a week in the fridge.
Simple to follow recipes, but elevated tastes as evidenced by the beautiful and palate tempting photography thanks for the great share of information looking forward to visit again.
Any chance you could add what the suggested serving size is with your recipes? (1 cup or 3 ounces or something)
The best way is just to divide it by the number of servings. If you wanted, you could measure or weight the whole recipe and divide by the number of servings to get the serving weight or amount.
What are the serving sizes for each of these dishes?
It says how many servings each recipe makes at the top of the recipe. So, if it makes 4 servings, the nutrition info is for 1 of these, so for 1/4 of the whole recipe.
I’ve enjoyed watching your YouTube channel. My family and I tried your Alfredo and really enjoyed it. My husband and I have been on Keto for 5-6 months and have been experiencing some amazing results; Weight loss, clarity of mind, energy. We feel so much better than we did back when we were eating all kinds of crap. Thank you for these recipes! It is such an encouragement to keep going towards feeling amazing . ?
My husband and I just made this alfredo recipe for dinner. Delicious!!! We are only a few weeks into keto, and your site and videos are awesome! Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with the rest of us. I can’t wait to try more recipes!
Omg! Just tried the buffalo chicken dip, I love it! So much im going to make it for my next gathering in bulk!?
Quick question. Is the macro’s you have listed on the buffalo chicken recipe for the whole batch? Or is it based on a particular serving size?
Thanks,
The macros are for 1/4 of the recipe!
This has been my go to dinner since starting Keto 10 weeks ago! I love how you and Matt cook like me, no muss, no fuss!
Tomorrow, I will try my first ever Keto Chicken Curry.
oops, I forgot to say that the Alfredo is my go to dinner:)
Hey is the nutrition numbers of this recipe based on 8 or 12oz of chicken?!?
8oz
Megha I made the the dip but put it on a Cynthia Ann Bakery mini pizza crust. I kept 1/4 of the mozzarella out and put it on top to melt. Dinner was buffalo chicken pizza!!! So good and extremely filling.
Thank you for all the recipes! Love the chicken salad as well. 🙂