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Keto-Friendly Enchilada Casserole

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Keto-Friendly Enchilada CasseroleKeto-Friendly Enchilada Casserole

This is a recipe that I needed to be able to throw together quickly.  Actually, my #2 kid is making the Keto-Friendly Enchilada Casserole.  Now, she knows how to cook but according to my husband…nothing tastes as good as my food.  #browniepointsforhim

Next time, we will go lighter on the cilantro EO or maybe use fresh.  I’m not a big fan of cilantro but I know that it is supposed to “bring the flavors together.”  Oh, and be a “bright note” on a heavy dish LOL.  Clearly, I’m watching too much Guy’s Grocery Games.

Ingredients

4 cans of chicken, drained (you can use fresh, but I didn’t have any)

1 can chile peppers

Cilantro (I used 4 drops of doTerra essential oil)

Cheddar

Enchilada Sauce

Olive oil

Onion

Minced garlic

Seasoning

6 T. chili powder (or to taste start with less and add as your palate can handle)

Cumin

2 cans tomato sauce

1 c. water

Directions

In a pan, bring together the oil, onion, garlic, and seasoning.  Saute till the onion is cooked through.  Add the chili powder, cumin, tomato sauce, and water.  Simmer till it thickens up.

In a bowl, add chicken, sauce, chile peppers, cilantro, cheddar, and the sauce.  Stir well.  Place in 13×9 greased dish.  Add more cheddar on top.  Cook at 350 for 15 minutes.  Serve with cauliflower rice.

 

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Keto-Friendly Philly Cheesesteak

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Keto-Friendly Philly CheesesteakKeto-Friendly Philly Cheesesteak

Ingredients

Round steak

Montreal steak seasoning

Onion

Garlic

3 green peppers

Fresh mushrooms

Bacon grease

1 block of cream cheese

2 c. cheddar

1/2 c. mayo

2 T. Worcestershire sauce

Provolone

Directions

In an electric skillet, get bacon grease hot.  Cut round steak into strips and then I cut those strips in half.  Throw them in the skillet.  Add your onion, garlic, mushrooms, Montreal seasoning, and sliced-up peppers.  Saute this until you have sweated out the veggies and they are tender but not mushy.

In Bowl

Add the cream cheese, cheddar, mayo, and Worcestershire sauce.  Mix this well and pour over the meat and veggies.  In a greased baking dish, add your meat/veggies.  Then layer on TONS of provolone…cause ya know…cheese.

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.  Let sit for a minute.  This can be served with “burnt” rice cauliflower.

 

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Keto-friendly Chili

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I made a Keto-friendly Chili tonight.  Also, I did a keto-friendly “potato” soup.  I’m not posting that recipe yet because I need to perfect it.  However, the chili I nailed.  I will add more heat/spice to it next time, but overall, I was pleased.

This did take me a moment to get past the not having beans in my chili, though!

Ingredients

2# ground beef

onion

minced onion

seasoning

4 cans of diced tomatoes (with juice)

1 can of tomato paste

1 can of green chilies (with juice)

1/4 c. chili powder

2 T. cumin

2 T. oregano

1 c. water (eyeball that)

Cheddar

Pack hotdogs towards the end because H likes “hotdog” soup.

Directions

Cook beef, onion, garlic, and seasoning.  Drain.

Once drained, place in an instant pot with the rest of the ingredients (except for the cheddar.  Always have milk-based products AFTER you have pressurized something).

Manual for about 10 minutes.  Once done, do a quick release.  Add cheddar.  This is also when I add the hotdogs.  I put the lid on the instant pot and let them sit in that hot chili to cook.

 

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Keto-Friendly Lasagna

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Keto-Friendly LasagnaKeto-Friendly Lasagna

Well, well, well, look what this girl has done. She has gone and made a Keto-Friendly Lasagna. Yes, she has! AND it was good! I will say the one thing I will do differently is season it more with Italian seasoning and make my marinara sauce. Usually, I do that, but I did not this time.

Ingredients

2 jars sugar-free spaghetti sauce (you can make sure own)

2# ground beef

Seasoning

Italian seasoning

minced garlic

onion

parsley

chopped spinach

Ricotta

Mozzarella

Parmesan

Zucchini Noodles

3 zucchini sliced on a mandolin

Salt

Cheese Noodles

3 c. mozzarella

2 tsp. Italian seasoning

8 oz. cream cheese

4 eggs

Directions for Zucchini Noodles

Once they are sliced, lay them flat on a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt. Doing this allows the water to be drained from the zucchini noodles. If you don’t do this, your lasagna will be too watery. Allow sitting while working on everything else.

Cheese Noodles

Add mozzarella, Italian seasoning, eggs, and cream cheese to the food processor. Mix. It is thick. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. Glop your mixture and press it down. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Let it cool. Peel the parchment paperback and then cut it into strips. I cut it in 1/2 long way first.

Sauce

Brown meat, minced garlic, onion, and seasoning. Drain if necessary. Once drained, add spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning, parsley, and chopped spinach. Taste to check to season.

Layers

Pat the excess water off of the zucchini. Place a small amount of sauce on the bottom of a greased 13×9 pan (I used that and an 8×8 pan). Then layer your cheese noodles. Next to the zucchini noodles. A layer of sauce, ricotta (or cottage), mozzarella, and parmesan. Repeat ending with cheese.

Bake at 350 for about 40-45 minutes. Allow resting for about 10 minutes before cutting into it.

 

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Keto-Friendly Broccoli and Kielbasa

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Keto-Friendly Broccoli and KielbasaKeto-Friendly Broccoli and Kielbasa

Bart LOVED this Keto-Friendly Broccoli and Kielbasa.  I’m pretty proud of myself for this one!  Nutritional yeast is so packed with goodness.  You can’t see it when it cooks with something.  There isn’t a taste, but it could come off with a nutty flavor if you have a super-sensitive palate.  Though, that is stretching it.

People use it to make cashew cheese.  Let me tell you.  I have made cashew cheese, and it does NOT taste like cheese.  Maybe I’m doing it wrong.

Ingredients

2 packages kielbasa

1 onion

Minced garlic

Seasoning

Nutritional Yeast

Fresh mushrooms

Frozen broccoli florets

Bacon grease

Bacon

Directions

Fry bacon, reserving grease.  Once the bacon is done, remove and crumble.  In reserved grease, add chopped onion and garlic.  Saute.  Add chopped kielbasa with some seasoning.

Once that is heated, add some of the nutritional yeast (which has no flavor but tons of nutritional value), fresh mushrooms, crumbled bacon, and broccoli.  I did chop the broccoli a little smaller but not too small.

However, I did turn the heat on warm because I wanted my broccoli to have a bite.  Sadly, if you cook it too long, it can be too smushy cause that is gross.  This was good!

 

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Keto-Friendly Chicken and Garlic Soup

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Keto-Friendly Chicken and Garlic SoupKeto-Friendly Chicken and Garlic Soup

I am trying so hard here to keep suppers keto-friendly. People, I love soup. Here are my YUMMY Keto-Friendly Chicken and Garlic Soup recipe.

I love soup. Yes, I do! How about you? Do you love soup as much as I do? I highly doubt it. We eat it all year round without batting an eye. It could be the dog days of summer, and we could be sweating our bits and pieces off. Yet, I will have a pot of chili going!

Ingredients

1 onion, diced

minced garlic

3 peppers, chopped (I used red, yellow, and orange)

fresh mushrooms

chicken stock or chicken bouillon

Water

heavy cream

4 oz. cream cheese

1/2 c. sour cream

4 cans chicken

cheddar

butter

seasoning

Directions

I sauteed up my chopped onion, peppers, fresh mushrooms, seasoning, and minced garlic in butter. This would be an excellent place to add kale or chopped spinach, but I didn’t add it this time. Once that was done, I added the chicken and enough water to cover it. I also added chicken bouillon to the water as I had no stock.

Put in the instant pot and set on the “soup” function for about 10 minutes.

Once that is done, I do a quick release. Added the cream cheese, cheddar, sour cream, and heavy cream. Remember, never count your milk-based products before starting the pressurizing part of the instant pot. I stirred it well and seasoned it according to my taste buds!

 

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Keto-Friendly Cheeseburger Casserole

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Keto-Friendly Cheeseburger CasseroleKeto-Friendly Cheeseburger Casserole

Now, this Keto-Friendly Cheeseburger Casserole did not blow my dress up BUT I will make it again with some tweaks.  I will post how I made it and how I will change it up in the future.

Note:  I doubled this, so I made a HUGE pan of it because I have a larger than normal family, please adjust according to your family size!  Also, this will freeze well.  Use a layer of aluminum foil and then that press and seal stuff from Walmart.  Then, for poops and giggles, add another layer of aluminum.  Be sure and label and date.

You can take all the wrapping off and let it sit in the fridge to thaw.  Once thawed, cook normally.  You can also take all the wrapping off, add back a layer of aluminum foil and cook it at 250, covered, for several hours.

Ingredients

4 lbs hamburger (next time, I will use ground beef and sausage)

Bacon bits

4 all-beef hotdogs (I had one random pack in the freezer and it needed to be used)

onion

seasoning

minced garlic

1 package of frozen riced cauliflower

3 c. cheddar

2 T. mustard (use just 1 next time)

1/2 c. mayo (use a 1/4 c. next time)

1/2 c. ketchup (use a 1/4 c. next time)

Directions

Saute onion, garlic, meat, and seasoning.  Drain if necessary.  Add uncooked cauliflower rice and stir in.  Next, add mustard, ketchup, and mayo stirring well.  Then, add in about 2 c. cheddar.

Place in greased 13×9 dish.  Top with remaining cheese.

Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

 

 

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Keto-Friendly Chicken Dish

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Keto-Friendly Chicken Dish

Keto-Friendly Chicken Dish

I was overall pleased with this Keto-Friendly Chicken Dish.  Lately, I’m trying things (some fail, some not), and I post as I make them.  That way, when I look back, I can see what my crew liked and didn’t.

Ingredients

3.5 chicken breasts

Seasoning

Spinach

Italian Seasoning

Fresh Mushrooms

Green onions

1/2 c. olive oil

1 c. chicken broth

Mozzarella

Directions

I had Big Daddy take each chicken breast and slice them thinly.  With 3.5 chicken breasts, it filled 2 greased 13×9 pans.  I seasoned, with my seasoning mix, each side of the chicken.

I added my spinach, Italian seasoning, and fresh mushrooms to my food processor.  I chopped them finely and then spread some over each chicken breast.  Then, I sprinkled Italian seasoning over the top.

Next Up

I put the cream cheese in the microwave for about 30 seconds to soften it.  Then, I added the oil and chicken broth and whisked those together.  Next, I smeared that over each breast and sprinkled the top with the green onions.

Bake at 375, covered, for 20-25 minutes.  Take the cover off, add mozzarella and cook for another 10 minutes.

What I Would Do Different

Next, I will add minced garlic and sauteed onion to the mix.  Overall, this was a good dish; my family gobbled it up guiltless!

 

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Keto-Friendly Cheeseburger Soup

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Keto-Friendly Cheeseburger Soup

Keto-Friendly Cheeseburger Soup

Again, Cheesburger Soup is a staple at my house and very well-loved. The regular version of this soup is loaded with all the good things that make it great. Here is my quest at Keto-Friendly cheeseburger Soup, which was a success!

Ingredients

1# ground beef

1# sausage

1/2 large onion, chopped

2 T butter

minced garlic

seasoning

red pepper flakes

Italian Seasoning mix

Chicken broth

4 heaping tablespoons sour cream

1 c. heavy cream

water

3 c. cheddar

1 head of cauliflower (except next time, I will probably use 2!  chop up it unless you like HUGE chunks.)

8 slices of bacon, chopped

Directions

Get your bacon going in the oven. Once done, chop it up. Remember to save the grease.

In an Instant pot, get butter, minced garlic, and onion, cooking till translucent. Add meat, sausage, and seasoning, and cook till done. Drain, if necessary. Once drained, add Italian seasoning and Red pepper flakes (not too much if you don’t like the heat).

Once done, add in some water and chicken broth. Taste to see if it needs any more seasoning. Chop cauliflower (realize that by using the Instant pot, some of the smaller cauliflower will dissolve, so chop a mix of larger pieces (think potato chunks) and smaller ones so that they will dissolve and create a thicker consistency).

Next Up

Once you get all that in the pot, add enough water and/or chicken broth to cover the meat and cauliflower. Set on the “soup” function, which for me was 10 minutes. Do a quick release.

Add in the heavy cream, sour cream, and cheese. Stir till combined and taste for seasoning purposes or to add more cheese. After all, that, add your chopped bacon.

The soup was delicious. You could not tell that I did not use potatoes or a “cream” type of soup in it.

 

 

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Keto-Friendly Broccoli and Cheese Soup

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Keto-Friendly Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Keto-Friendly Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Okay, I love soup. I love it loaded with cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, and all the ooey-gooey deliciousness that comes with the comfort of soup. Here is my version of a Keto-Friendly Broccoli and Cheese Soup.

Yet, there is Big Daddy.

He is determined to work on his health. I mean, not necessarily to lose weight, to eat better to see what could be causing his joints to hurt. So, I’m taking some family favorites and attempting to revamp some recipes.

Please bear in mind that I do not use measurements. I do a base, and I taste to see if it needs any more seasoning, cheese, thickening agent, etc. This dish is also low carb. Also, I did do this in the instant pot!

Ingredients

1 bag of frozen cut-up broccoli

1 bag of frozen broccoli florets

2 T. butter

1/2 large onion

Minced garlic

Seasoning

Chicken stock

Water

Cheddar (I think I used about 3 cups)

2 oz. cream cheese

4 heaping tablespoons of sour cream

1 c. heavy cream

8 slices of crispy bacon, chopped up

Directions

Get your bacon in the oven. Once done, chop it up! Be sure and save the bacon grease in a mason jar. You can always use a parmesan cheese lid to screw on it if you don’t have a mason jar lid.

Saute up the butter, garlic, and onion until the onion is translucent. Add the chopped-up broccoli and about 3 cups of water. I put it in the instant pot and set it to the “soup” mode. Once it was done, I did a quick release, took my potato masher, and mashed up the cooked broccoli. This helps thicken the soup.

Next Up

Once that was done, I added some chicken stock. I didn’t want it too soupy, so I eyeballed it. Then, I added the heavy cream, cream cheese, sour cream, and seasoning. I got that all mixed up and taste-tested it. Once I had an excellent seasoning/chicken broth/water ratio, I added in the cheddar cheese.

Lastly, I cut up the HUGE pieces of broccoli florets and threw them in the pot. I put the lid back on and set it on “manual” for about 3 minutes, but for the most part, the hot liquid cooked the broccoli. It would be wrong if it were undercooked or overcooked.

Last but not least, I added the bacon.

Verdict

This broth was spot on, and I was shocked at the ability of the mushed of the first bag of broccoli and the cream cheese to thicken it up so nicely. I could get naked and swim in that broth 🙂 That was too much, wasn’t it :/