Fast and Easy – 3 Ingredients!
To pull off this impressive stuffed avocado recipe all you’re going to need is 3 ingredients. You’ll need an avocado, some cheese, and our Mexican shredded chicken! Fine, maybe you don’t need our shredded chicken, but it sure does take these stuffed avocados to the next level!
The Chicken
Our slow cooked Mexican shredded chicken recipe is a perfect fit in this recipe, although it’s not required. If you’re looking for a shortcut and you don’t have a few hours to cook the chicken to perfection, you can pan fry breast or thigh and season it with some mexican spices. A quick and easy way to get some Mexican flavor into your chicken is to use a seasoning mix similar to this:
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cumin
- Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Chili Powder
That spice mix will impart a nice Mexican flavor to your dish, but we highly recommend our chicken recipe! Fine… I’ll stop talking about our chicken now!
The Cheese..or Should I Say Queso!
As with most recipes you can use any cheese you want. We’re using Queso Fresco though. The benefits of using Queso Fresco is that it doesn’t melt as quickly as most cheeses. You can get a nice crisp on it without it fully melting. Those attributes make it a good fit for this dish, although a simple cheddar cheese would work great as well. Queso Fresco can be found at most grocery stores down the ethnic isle.
Let’s Bake
Bake for 20 minutes at 350. You might want to go a bit longer, this will depend a lot on the ripeness of your avocado. If you have a perfectly ripe avocado you could even opt for popping it under the broiler for 5 minutes and completely omitting the baking process. This will produce a less cooked through avocado(which some people will find more desirable) with a hot and melty topping. This dish works best with avocados that are at, or slightly passed their ideal ripeness. If you use an avocado that hasn’t yet become fully ripe the final product will not be nearly as tasty.
For more Mexican inspired recipes try our keto tamales, keto taco seasoning, or keto taco salad recipes!
Stuffed Avocado
Ingredients:
- 1 medium avocado
- 6 ounces Mexican shredded chicken
- 2 ounces Queso Fresco
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut a ripe avocado in half and remove seed.
- Pack as much shredded chicken into each half as possible.
- Top with crumbled Queso Fresco. Bake for 20 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
Written by
Matt Gaedke
Matt is a former college basketball player turned computer engineer who discovered his passion for health and nutrition after cutting sugar from his diet in 2016. That year he founded KetoConnect with Megha in order to share their ketogenic lifestyle through recipes, videos, and educational content. Matt is always seeking to grow and try new things, a passion he shares with his wife and two amazing sons.
