Atkins Diet Recipes: Low Carb Chicken Alfredo
In this video, I demonstrate that good Italian is indeed possible on Atkins or a low carb diet. The unique ingredient in this Low Carb Chicken Broccoli Alfredo is the cream cheese in the sauce. As I mentioned in the video, there are lots of different options for to place the sauce on:
– Spaghetti Squash (demonstrated in the video)
– Dreamfield Pasta
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– or one of my favorite, Riced Cauliflower.
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
* 1/2 cup butter
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (low fat acceptable)
* 1 teaspoons garlic powder
* 1 clove garlic
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
* 3 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese
* 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
1. Quarter the Spaghetti Squash, and place in pot to cook for 20 minutes.
2. Fry chicken breast in olive oil, season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning
3. Melt butter in a medium, non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and garlic powder, stirring with wire whisk until smooth. Add water. Add cream, a little at a time, whisking to smooth out lumps. Stir in Parmesan and pepper. Remove from heat when sauce reaches desired consistency. Sauce will thicken rapidly, thin with additional cream if cooked too long.
4. Cook Broccoli.
5. Cut up chicken breasts and combine with broccoli and alfredo sauce.
Serves 8+ people.
Nutrition Facts: (based upon 
Calories 470, 38g Fat, 3.7g Total Carbs (.8g Fiber), 28g Protein
Duration : 0:8:12
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@Markofitch Great, …
@Markofitch Great, happy you do marathons… Enjoy your fluctuating diet. As for my running marathons, it has everything to do with eating fat. The best marathoners in the world are the ones who can fuel their runs with both macronutrients and manage the glycogen depletion. I simply have eliminated the problem at mile 0 than mile 20 like most marathoners.
Farewell.
@bowulf ha ha i f i …
@bowulf ha ha i f i am a gaunt what are you? the gauntest of them all??? i wonder ….i do marathons as well , and it has nothing to do with eating fat …..look it up…..
@bowulf Eventually …
@bowulf Eventually it will wear down and stop altogether.
One final thing I am about a long term way of eating too. Not a cyclical eating style for some competition or looks. I am looking for permanent results with a permanent way of eating.
If you want a short term results to make yourself feel good or look good short term, do whatever you want. Good luck!
@Markofitch Eating …
@Markofitch Eating or not eating butter has nothing to do with getting cut. Getting down to below 10% body fat is more about fueling the body and then using the fuel in exercise. Butter doesn’t detract from that goal. If your sole goal is to drop all the fat in temporary phase, then sure eat extremely low Calories, and you get gaunt.
I wouldn’t count on energy for fueling great workouts or running marathons like I do.
The body can only cannibalize itself for so long.
@Markofitch…if …
@Markofitch…if you really want to be in great shape with at least 10 % body fat you need to get cut, i could be slim eating bread and fats as well… but not for the results i am seeking ….since it would not help me at all….farewell
fat is important , …
fat is important , but good types of fat, if you are cooking with a lot of fat , then you are still storing some besides the fact you are loosing weight, , i dont need to loose weight, i m fine like i am , i am in a cutting or shreding face, and fats and carbs are not good in my case.
@bowulf@bowulf i …
@bowulf@bowulf i wont keep arguing, but i have reduced butter to the spray non stick butter flavor and i ve seen much more difference, i searched the kimkims thing didnt say nothing about butter…you keep doing your thing…i will mine
@Markofitch Yes, I …
@Markofitch Yes, I lost weight due to the butter, the wings, the sausage and all the rest of my high fat diet. In fact, I lost 211 pounds eating those high fat foods. You can find my Atkins Diet success story here on Youtube. Limiting the butter or the fat on a low carb diet only leads negative consequences. If you want to see the results of a low fat, low carb diet (which essentially becomes a really low Calorie Diet) and what can happen to its followers, google “Kimkins followers.”
@Markofitch i …
@Markofitch i understand, but you havent lost the weight cause of the butter right?
@Markofitch You are …
@Markofitch You are missing the point of a ketogenic (high-fat) diet. The whole point is you are fueling yourself with fat. FYI – The correct amounts for a 1tbs of butter is 11g and 7g of saturated fats.
As to the saturated fats point of your post, the danger of saturated fats is greatly over-blown. My cholesterol and every single heart risk factor has dropped significantly for me since starting an Atkins diet, and this has also been demonstrated in scientific studies as well.
A tablespoon of …
A tablespoon of butter is pretty much like a tablespoon of any fat it contains around 14 grams of fat and, of this, about 8 grams is saturated fat. The recommendations for a healthy diet are to keep saturated fat to around 20 grams, using butter can add up the fat grams fast. The key is to use less butter. In most of the recipes…….the little things make the difference…..
Wow! thanks for …
Wow! thanks for showing how to make the homemade sauce, thats always better than store bought! Good vid!
@atlmycity2 I’d …
@atlmycity2 I’d suggest you watch my latest video — “Can I eat this on Induction?” The short answer is no. Bananas are not on the list and are in fact quite high for fruit in simple sugars (31g per banana).
Hey bo for …
Hey bo for induction week can i eat banannas, i dont think bananas have many carbs
Well – low carb was …
Well – low carb was responsible for dropping 211 pounds of fat off mine…
wow lol low carb my …
wow lol low carb my thats full of fat lol
As for misguided …
As for misguided bodybuilder practices, I can’t speak. There are lots of misinformed people obviously. One should go back to scientific studies and determine the truth.
Check out my cholesterol video for more information on NON-link between sat. fats and one’s internal cholesterol.
I am talking about …
I am talking about alternatives, and for most applications margarine is the alternative.
“you cant expect this to be a full and healthy meal w/ butter”
And that’s my point – it is, and the best you can do to say it is unhealthy is about sat fats and cholesterol, which has been disproved over and over. Both in terms of the dietary relationship of intake vs. one’s total cholesterol. How do you explain that on a ketogenic high fat diet that one’s total cholesterol drops in most studies?
@bowulf Why are you …
@bowulf Why are you bringing margarine in this? Of coarse that is worse. Im not saying a little bit of bitter for taste is not OK, but I am saying that you cant expect this to be a full and healthy meal w/ butter. Olive oil (or safflower) is a much better substitute in Most cases. Just an example,(natural) bodybuilders dont eat butter as a part of their diet to get lean (aka lose fat,like you said).Its counter-productive. There is no need to add an ingredient that contains Sat fats or cholestrol
What is unhealthy …
What is unhealthy about butter?
Let me see, I lost 211 pounds eating butter and giving up the plastic-wannnabe of margarine. So yes, I think butter is a great way to lose fat and as for cholesterol dropping 50 points while increasing my HDL and saturated fats increase only further shows how wrong mainstream nutrition has been.
So again – what is the issue with butter?
@goldenshots True. …
@goldenshots True. I’m trying to do a healhier version of the low-carb plan and eating lots of fish, egg whites, etc. Not so much the butters, red meats, bacon, etc that are allowed, except for small indulgences. (Although I have no problem with those who prefer to eat that way while on the plan). I’ve experienced faster weightloss eating the healthier version and am down over 60 lbs now and only 20 away from my goal. .
@reneereeves Ya, …
@reneereeves Ya, but in terms of a fat-loss diet, or in terms of a HEALTHY diet, Butter is not needed in anything. I use olive oil (or safflower) in place of butter for everything i eat. Using butter is very counter-productive (if you want to lose fat or get healthy)……….and YES, this is a LOW-CARB meal, ill give you that,but again, not a healthy one.
@goldenshots– …
@goldenshots– butter is allowed on a low-carb plan
My chicken alfredo …
My chicken alfredo is 1 cup of heavy cream instead of butter, 1/2 cup of parmesan, pepper and marjolaine….. no whipping anything..mix it all after the chicken is cooked and its ready… check it out
You are missing the …
You are missing the whole point of low carb being a HIGH FAT diet. Butter is a perfectly fine component of that diet. You might want to read the book.
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Ron
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