Keto Key Lime Baked Chicken Thighs

Keto key lime baked chicken thighs are incredibly juicy and amazingly delicious! This dish will create a winner, winner chicken dinner every time you serve it!

These keto key lime baked chicken thighs are perfect for everyday meals or any time you’d like a delicious and unique chicken dish. You’ll be amazed at how juicy and flavorful this chicken comes out with just a minimal amount of prep time. And, you’ll also get a bonus recipe for homemade chicken gravy using the drippings from this delicious chicken dish!

Let’s talk about the dry rub for our chicken!

The spice rub for this chicken is amazingly delicious and so easy to make. We combine keto brown sugar with chili powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano to create the spice rub for our chicken. I love making my own spice mixtures, because when I make my own, I can be assured there are no unnecessary added ingredients and that all ingredients are keto and low carb. When making your own spice mixtures, you can also customize them to make sure they have the perfect salty and sweet elements for your flavor preferences. For my brown sugar, I used the Swerve brand. It contains zero calories and zero net carbs and is impressively similar in its sweetness level to regular sugar. This is a mild spice mix. If you’d like to add some heat, you can add some red pepper flakes to your mix.

What can I serve with these keto key lime baked chicken thighs?

You have some awesome low carb options for serving this chicken. You can start your meal with a side salad or with a keto soup. Any low carb cooked vegetable would be a perfect side for this chicken. Some great choices are asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage dishes, cauliflower, green beans, and spinach. We also love radishes, boiled or roasted. I also like to make kohlrabi, mashed, roasted, or sauteed. Some other great mash options include mashed cauliflower, mashed turnips, or one of our favorites, low carb triple root vegetable mash! You could also add a side of cauliflower rice. How about some cilantro lime cauliflower rice or fajita cauliflower rice! One of our favorite sides is cauliflower mac and cheese. Another great option is to add some keto biscuits, cornbread, or English muffins to this meal.

How do I make gravy using the drippings from these keto key lime baked chicken thighs?

It’s quick and easy to make keto gravy using the drippings from this chicken. The result is an amazingly flavorful and low carb gravy. I strained the fat from my drippings using a fat separator, but you can just let the drippings set for a few minutes and use a spoon to skim off the fat. You’ll want to melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat. We’re using xanthan gum as our thickener. Once your butter is melted, briskly whisk in 1 teaspoon of xanthan gum. Then add your strained drippings and enough chicken broth to equal two cups of liquids. After straining my drippings, I ended up with one cup of liquid, so I added one cup of chicken broth. At this point, crank up your heat to high, bring the mixture to a boil and cook it for one minute, whisking frequently.

Need some more low carb chicken thigh dishes? Here are a few I think you’ll enjoy!

Chicken Thighs with Keto Tarragon Cream Sauce

Keto Baked Fajita Chicken Thighs

Lemon Rosemary Chicken Thighs

Mayo-Parmesan Keto Chicken Thighs

Helpful Hints:

*If you’d like to use fresh oregano, you’ll want to use 1½ teaspoons of fresh in place of the ½ teaspoon of dried.

*You can substitute regular lime juice for the key lime juice if you’d like.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• 13×9 inch baking dish
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***But the word of the LORD endures forever. 1 Peter 1:25***