Low Carb Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bake
A delicious creamy dinner with a secret boost of protein coming from the creamy sauce!
You can enjoy chicken alfredo any way you like it but my favorite is low carb with broccoli and a creamy high protein sauce. Whenever I make it the family devours it!
This can be a one pan meal if you use rotisserie chicken from the market or Costco. If you like this recipe you will love my Low Carb Chicken Zucchini Bake or my Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo Pasta Sauce.
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Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Bake (Low Carb)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs chicken breasts, cubed
- onion powder, garlic powder, salt to taste
- 2 tbs olive oil
Alfredo Bake:
- 1 lb broccoli, cut into small florets
- 8 oz alfredo sauce (see Notes below for homemade version)
- 1 cup cottage cheese, drained
- onion powder, garlic powder, salt to taste
- 1½ cups shredded parmesan cheese
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375℉ Lightly spray or grease a 9×13" baking dish with olive oil.
- Add your cottage cheese to a small food processor to whip smooth. Mix the cottage cheese with your alfredo sauce and the garlic powder, onion powder and salt to taste.
- Toss your chicken cubes with onion powder, garlic powder and salt generously. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium high. Add in the chicken and cook until golden brown on sides. Remove from heat.
- First add the broccoli florets to your baking dish evenly spread out. Next layer on the chicken pieces evenly. Now spread out the shredded parmesan cheese. Now the alfredo cottage cheese sauce and lastly sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese evenly. Bake for 35 minutes – you may need to broil it for a minute or two to get it golden brown on top.
Notes
Homemade Alfredo Sauce for this Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp Italian herb blend
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- In a medium pan, heat the butter and heavy cream. Stir in the garlic and seasonings for 1 minute. Lastly whisk in the grated parm until melted and combined. Taste and adjust if needed the salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 721kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 70g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 214mg | Sodium: 1645mg | Potassium: 1109mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1408IU | Vitamin C: 103mg | Calcium: 762mg | Iron: 2mg
If I can’t get Alfredo sauce, can I make my own? What can I make instead of the pre bought sauce?
Hi Neena, I just updated the recipe box to include my homemade Alfredo sauce recipe- included in the NOTES section of the recipe above!
great recipe, common ingredients and loads of protein!
Yay! Glad you like it! Thanks for the rating! <3
Qt-do you have a homemade Alfredo sauce recipe to substitute for the 8oz needed in this delicious looking dish? Yo Mama’s is pretty expensive and can only be bought online in my area. I have tried other brands and they taste too fake to me. Thanks! LOVE so many of your recipes!
Hi Paula, I just updated the recipe box above. The recipe for the homemade Alfredo sauce is in the Notes section! Enjoy!
Love it !! Easy to make and delicious
and nutritious.
Hi Elaine, thanks so much for trying out the recipe! Glad you liked it!
Stella, your recipes make me sooooo hungry that I want to run right out to the grocery store to get the ingredients I may not have and prepare it!!
Keep’em coming, please.
Joanne
Fayetteville, Ga
Hi Joanne, love it! Thank you for the sweet message and I’m glad the videos are inspiring you to cook! Happy Holidays!
i haven’t found a recipe that we haven’t like. hubby isn’t a fan of broccoli but he loved if. i added mushrooms for a little extra. i also doubled the sauce. sinc emy Alfredo we is a 16 oz jar.
is the nutritional info per serving or for the whole dish? what is the serving size? thank you!
Hi Megan, Per serving for a serving of four
Made this tonight with leftover turkey. Was worried the meat would be dry…Nope. Everything was delicious & juicy. Thx for another winning casserole. Next time I’ll try it with your homemade cauliflower Alfredo sauce and maybe use riced cauliflower to spoon it over and soak up the delicious sauce👅❣️
I have everything but cottage cheese. what can I use in it’s place
Hi Lupe, you can use more alfredo sauce, ricotta, milk, cream cheese, sour cream ….
was disappointed with this recipe as it took longer to fix because of mixing the Alfredo sauce with the whipped cottage cheese and spices, but more so because of the ton of dishes for clean up…the sauce was too thick to spread on top of the chicken and the broccoli did not get quite done enough even after 35 minutes…a person having difficulty chewing would not be able to manage…taste was okay but not sure this one is worth the 700+ calories…
HI Kat, I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work out for you!
Easy to prepare and very well received!! Makes for good leftovers as well.
Hi Liz, glad you liked the recipe and yes really awesome for meal prep! Thanks for the kind rating too!
As I was prepping the meal, I was worried that the amount of cheese would make the dish way too rich, but I was wrong! It was the perfect balance! The broccoli really helps offset the cheese. Tons of flavor and so easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jaimie, glad the dish worked out for you! Thank you for the kind rating and happy new year to you!
I thought my husbands might not like all the pesto but he loved the recipe. I left out the salt as I used canned pesto which had enough salt in it. I served it over whole wheat spaghetti and spooned the excess pesto on it. I will be making this recipe for my son and his family. They eat a lot of chicken and I think they will love it. Thanks for this easy, tasty recipe.
Hi Chris, glad both you and your husband liked the dish! Thank you for taking the time to come back and leave your feedback!
I’m so glad I found you, Stella! This recipe looks incredible, as do most of your videos. I suspected that someone is using your videos in a copycat account on FaceBook, as “Healthy Recipes” and they are about to be taken down for fraud, so I wanted to find you before losing contact. I googled “Now love your life” and found this website! Phew! I have been told by my doc that I am pre-diabetic (57M, 270 lbs) so I’m looking forward to exploring your recipes for plant-based yumminess, even though I’m a diehard meat and potatoes man. Cheers from Victoria, BC, Canada!
Hi Daniel, welcome!!
I’m glad you were able to google Love Your Life and find me as a result – that’s so cool lol
Those fake accounts are a pain in the butt on Facebook. I’ve contacted them many times to remove my videos from their pages but nothing ever seems to change. Btw, I’m also a meat and potatoes person myself! My advice that my parents and grandparents have given me is to stay away from processed foods and stick to whole foods! And lead a low stress lifestyle too as much as possible. I wish you the best! And thanks for the message! Cheers!
This recipe is delicious !!
I used Rao’s Alfredo sauce.
So flavorful !
And was super easy to make !
This recipe is a keeper !
Hi Cheryl, glad it was enjoyed and thanks for sharing your feedback!
Absolutely delicious! And such an easy way to get in veggies and protein. Love it. Thank you so much!
HI Bre, Glad you liked the recipe and thanks for you kind feedback! Cheers!
made it loved it.
Hi Linda! I’m really glad that you loved it!
The best low-carb chicken Alfredo I’ve made! This is my second time making it and my whole family loves it!
Hi Jennifer, your family is very lucky! Thanks for the kind words and feedback!
I am hoping to try this as a freezer meal! Should I remake it and then freeze or freeze it raw?
Please, please tell me that the calorie count for this dish is for the entire dish!!! How do I find out the serving portions? It is not clear if the count is for the whole dish or a serving. I would love to make some of your dishes but fear the K count!! Thanks, Susan
May be low carb, but where is all the 5 grams of sugar coming from?
This is delicious, and great the next day too. Thank you Stella!
serving sizes are way too big. with a pound and a half a chicken it should be six to eight. especially with that much broccoli in it. if you weren’t putting something else with it I would increase the broccoli and decrease the chicken
Hello George, I appreciate your feedback, and hope you at least enjoyed the overall recipe!