Name: Keto Chicken Pockets with Bacon, Mushrooms and Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 200 grams / 2 cups Mozzarella - shredded; 2 tbsp cream cheese - room temperature; 60 grams / 0.5 cup almond flour; 2 eggs; 3 chicken breasts (500 grams / 18 oz); 250 grams / 2 cups mushrooms; 10-15 thin (round) slices of bacon - (200 grams / 1 cup); 300 grams of garlic & herb cream cheese; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; Salt - to taste; Black pepper - to taste; Microwave resistant bowl or sauce pan; Small bowl; Parchment paper; Rolling pin; 1 or 2 frying pans; 3 plates or bowls; Oven + oven rack

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One of my favorite Keto Dinner recipes is one for Keto Chicken Pockets with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese. One Keto Chicken Pocket contains only 3.2 grams of carbs. So low carb and super delicious!

The dough is low carb and made from almond flour, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, and eggs.

The bacon is seasoned with cayenne pepper for a little bit of a kick. Serve the Keto Chicken Pockets with a fresh salad or other Keto vegetables.

These Keto Chicken pies are easy to take to work if you wrap them in tin foil.

Tip: you can use the same low carb dough to make Keto Empanadas or Keto Meat Pies.

Steps to take

Follow these 4 steps to prepare these delicious Chicken Pockets:

Prepare the Keto Dough
Fry the Bacon, Chicken & Mushrooms
Assemble the Keto Chicken Pockets
Bake the Pockets in the oven

Ingredients Keto Chicken Pockets

Firstly, let’s list all the ingredients necessary to make these Chicken Pockets.

Keto Pocket Dough

Filling

3 chicken breasts (500 grams / 18 oz)
250 grams / 2 cups mushrooms
10-15 thin (round) slices of bacon - (200 grams / 1 cup)
300 grams of garlic & herb cream cheese
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste

Equipment

Microwave resistant bowl or sauce pan
Small bowl
Parchment paper
Rolling pin
1 or 2 frying pans
3 plates or bowls
Oven + oven rack

Macro Overview Keto Chicken Pockets

In the below table you can find an estimate of the number of carbs, protein, and fat in this recipe for Keto Chicken Pockets. When you add this to your keto app, you can monitor your macro intake more easily.

This recipe yields 10 portions. One serving is 2 Keto Chicken Pockets. One Chicken Pocket contains on average 3.2 grams of carbs, 23.8 grams of protein, and 26.1 grams of fat.

These Keto Chicken Pockets are also great as a Keto snack or to take with you for lunch.

Step by step instructions

In the below steps, detailed instructions are given on how to prepare these Pockets.

1. Prepare the Keto Dough

Place the shredded mozzarella cheese and cream cheese (room temperature) in a microwavable bowl and mix this briefly with a fork or spoon.

Heat the bowl in the microwave for 20 seconds, then stir. Repeat this until the cheeses are melted together and have formed a dough.

If you don’t have a microwave, you can also use a saucepan over medium heat, while stirring constantly. Let the mixture cool down for 3 to 5 minutes.

In the meantime, combine the egg and almond flour in a separate bowl.

Add half of the egg and almond flour mixture to the melted cheese and stir well. Then, add the other half.

You can knead it with your hands for a few minutes to ensure the dough is well mixed.

Place the Keto Dough between two pieces of parchment paper.

Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough. The dough should have the thickness of puff pastry sheets, about 2 or 3 millimeters.

You can also use this dough to make empanadas.

2. Fry the Bacon, Chicken & Mushrooms

First of all, season the bacon slices on both sides with cayenne pepper. Fry them in a pan until slightly crispy.

Secondly, cut the chicken breast into small pieces of about 1 to 1.5 cm. Add a bit of olive oil to a big frying pan. Fry the chicken pieces until ready for about 10 minutes. Season with black pepper and salt.

Then, slice the mushrooms and fry them for about 5 to 10 minutes. Place all the ingredients on separate plates or in bowls.

3. Assemble the Keto Chicken Pockets

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare an oven rack with parchment paper and leave it outside of the oven.

Now it is time to assemble the Keto Chicken Pockets. Cut the Keto dough into squares of 12 x 12 cm / 4.7 x 4.7 inches. Out of this recipe, you should be able to make 10 squares.

First place a tablespoon of chicken pieces on top of the dough. Followed by a tablespoon of mushrooms and a tablespoon of garlic & herb cream cheese.

Then cover the cream cheese with 1 or 1.5 slices of bacon. Just see how many slices of bacon you have and divide by 10 chicken pockets.

Make sure you do not place too much of the filling on the dough, otherwise you cannot close it.

Then, gently take 2 opposite corners and press or twist the corners together in the middle. Next, fold the other 2 corners as well.

I always twist the 4 newly created corners of the Chicken Pocket a bit, so the dough is closed on all sides.

4. Bake the Pockets in the oven

Place the Keto Chicken Pockets on the parchment paper on top of an oven rack.

Bake the Keto Chicken Pockets in the oven until they have a golden color. This should take about 10-15 minutes.

Serve the Keto Chicken Pockets with a salad or other Keto vegetables. For example, you can make a salad with rocket lettuce, feta, cucumber, a bit of red onion and some sundried tomatoes.

Each serving of Chicken Pockets (2 pieces) contains 6.4 grams of carbs, 47.6 grams of protein, and 52.4 grams of fat.

Enjoy your Keto dinner!

For more lovely Keto Dinner recipes, please have a look at our Keto Dinner page.

You might also like our Keto Chicken Parmesan.

Or what about Mexican Keto Chicken Fajitas?

Keto Chicken Pockets with Bacon, Mushrooms and Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese

Yield: 10 pieces - 5 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

One of my favorite Keto Dinner recipes is the Keto Chicken Pockets with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese. The dough is low carb and made from almond flour, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, and eggs. One Keto Chicken Pocket contains only 3.2 grams of carbs.