Keto Mexican chicken traybake

Traybake dinners are all over the place now and it's easy to understand why. This keto Mexican chicken traybake is delicious, naturally gluten-free and incredibly easy to make.

Course Dinner

Cuisine International

Keyword easy keto dinners, easy keto recipes, keto Mexican chicken traybake, keto traybake

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Additional Time 15

Total Time 1 5

Servings

Calories 503kcal

Author IEatKeto

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs use skin-on chicken thighs for a more flavourful result
2 medium bell peppers sliced
1 red onion sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
juice of 2 limes
1 garlic clove crushed
1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp medium chilli powder
1 tsp cumin seeds crushed in a mortar
1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
¼ tsp turmeric optional
¾ tsp salt
To add on top when cooked: 1/2 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp finely chopped parsley or coriander (cilantro), a pinch of black pepper, 1 lime.

Instructions

In a bowl, make the marinade for the chicken using all the spices, garlic and the juice of 2 limes. Add the chicken and mix well. Cover the bowl and place it in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Prepare all the vegetables and place them in the baking tray.
Add the chicken on top of the vegetables and drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil all over the ingredients. When you transfer the chicken from the bowl into the baking tray, you want to keep the spices but not all the liquid of the marinade, otherwise the final result will be too watery. Keep only a few tablespoons of liquid.
Cook in a pre-heated oven at 190°C for approx. 40-45 minutes. Ensure the chicken is completely cooked through before serving. After 15 minutes, remove the tray from the oven and turn the chicken; repeat this step a few more times. Ensure the skin of the chicken is on top at the end (so it will become crispy).
Serve warm. Add a pinch of black pepper, 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil, fresh parsley or coriander and a splash of lime juice before serving.

Notes

Optional side dish: mashed avocado made with 1 medium-sized avocado, juice of 1/2 lemon, a pinch of black pepper and salt.
Optional sauce: yogurt sauce made with 80 g of unsweetened plain Greek yogurt, a pinch of black pepper and 1 tbsp of finely chopped parsley.

The nutritional breakdown written below doesn't include side dishes or sauces.

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