Alice Springs Chicken Casserole close-up photo
Yield: 8 servings

Alice Springs Chicken Casserole

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

My brother-in-law Kelly’s version of Alice Springs Chicken from Outback Steakhouse inspired my low-carb version of Alice Springs Chicken Casserole.

Ingredients

  • 4 very large boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 4 tsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1/4 tsp. dried sage
  • 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 pound brown mushrooms, washed and thickly sliced
  • 6 oz. lean ham, diced into cubes
  • 1 fifteen-ounce jar Rao's Alfredo Sauce (see notes)
  • 1/4 cup sour cream (not needed if you make your own sauce)
  • 1/4 cup freshly-grated Parmesan Cheese (not needed if you make your own sauce)
  • 1/2 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Spray casserole dish with nonstick spray or olive oil. (I used a dish that was 9" x 12" but it could have been a bit smaller.)
  2. Trim four large chicken breasts and rub with the dried herbs.
  3. Heat 2 tsp. of the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and barely brown the chicken, just 3-4 minutes per side. (It will cook more in the casserole dish.)
  4. Remove chicken to cutting board and let it cool. When it's cool enough to handle, cut the chicken lengthwise into thick strips and and layer in the bottom of casserole dish.
  5. While the chicken cooks, wash mushrooms if needed, thickly slice, add one more teaspoon oil to the pan and cook until the mushrooms are lightly browned. Layer the mushrooms over the chicken in the casserole dish.
  6. Cut ham into cubes, and add the last teaspoon of olive oil and saute the ham in the same frying pan until it's slightly browned to bring out the flavor. Layer browned ham over the mushrooms.
  7. Mix sour cream and grated Parmesan with the Alfredo Sauce.
  8. Pour the sauce over the chicken, mushrooms, and ham.
  9. Sprinkle with grated Mozzarella and Monterey Jack Cheese, or any white cheese you prefer.
  10. Bake about 20 minutes covered, or until the cheese is mostly melted.
  11. Uncover and bake about 20 minutes more, or until the top is nicely browned. Serve hot.

Notes

If you can't find  Rao's Pasta Sauce (affiliate link), check labels to find the lowest-carb Alfredo sauce you can find. If you want to make your own low-carb sauce you could try Creamy Low-Carb Alfredo Sauce or Creamy Cauliflower Sauce for this recipe.

Recipe inspired by a version of Outback Steakhouse Alice Springs Chicken created by my brother-in-law Kelly.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 493Total Fat 36gSaturated Fat 19gUnsaturated Fat 13gCholesterol 154mgSodium 970mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 1gSugar 3gProtein 36g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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