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Quick & Filling 3 Carb Dinner

There are some days when I just don’t know what to eat. Those are the days that I stand in front of the refrigerator with the door open, browsing through what’s in there. Be it cheese that got shoved into the back of the drawer and was now starting to mold, my husbands Hamburger Helper leftovers that I can’t eat anyways, or a multitude of other things that I just don’t know what to do with and have of which I can’t even have.

So what do I do? Find some low carb foods and put them together! When it happened this weekend, this is what I ended up with:
burger.jpg

We will just call it the Breakfast Bacon Avocado Cheeseburger (BBAC for short – because that name is a bigger mouthful than the burger was). Compliments of my fridge and freezer and only 3 net carbs! Plus, it was SO filling, I could only eat 3/4 of it. Sometimes the mish-mash of things you throw together end up being the best and this was no exception.

So here’s what I used for my BBAC –

  • Frozen Ballpark burger
  • Crystal Farms sliced cheddar cheese
  • Hormel Microwave bacon
  • One Fried Egg (Runny yolk of course)
  • Heinz mustard
  • Hellmans Mayo
  • Sliced Avocado
  • Salt and pepper

Not bad considering I stood in front of the fridge for 10 minutes mentally going through every item to see what I can/can’t have and how to make a meal out of it.

Here was my nutrition for this:
burger nutrition

As good as this was, it’s so much easier when I have my meals all planned out! This week I’m hoping to make sausage, peppers, and onion in the crockpot as well as butter chicken and green beans w/ mushrooms, plus avocado brownies for dessert. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

What are you meal plans for this week??

Filling 1 Carb Breakfast – Food & Drink Included!

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE breakfast food. I could eat breakfast food any time of the day – morning, afternoon, night, middle of the night – ANYTIME! But if you aren’t careful, you can easily eat well over 100 carbs for this one meal. As much as I love pancakes and waffles, I steer clear as much as I can, even from the Keto versions because they still have plenty of carbs. I use those as a rare treat.

So my go-to breakfast is full of protein and fat to fill me up and keep me full all morning. In fact, this breakfast has 32 grams of protein and 24 grams of fat – which is a good start to the day! You don’t have to eat loads of food to get that either. All I eat is some scrambled eggs w/ bacon and cheese and and iced coffee with HWC (heavy whipping cream). See- simple! But you can have all that for only 1 carb! And if you shred your own cheese (which you really should do if you are doing strict Keto because they may add some sort of flour/corn starch to keep cheese from sticking together) you would be able to eat all this for ZERO carbs. That’s right, ZERO! And there is nothing fancy about this meal either!

For the bacon, here is what I use for my scrambles:

Bacon

I get this at Sam’s Club and it’s so convenient. You can use it on salads, in scrambles, or any recipe that calls for cooked, crumbled bacon. I like my bacon to be on the crispy side, so when I use it for scrambles, I like to start the bacon in the frying pan first and fry it up til it’s crispy. A small pan like this one works great for a single serving – 5 1/2 in frying pan

Once I get the bacon to where I want it, I pour in my eggs. I use 2 scrambled eggs.

Adding eggs in

Cook until almost done, then add in your cheese.

Adding cheese

I finish cooking until eggs are done and cheese is melted. That’s it! Super easy breakfast, and only 1 carb.

It wouldn’t be breakfast without my coffee though. For a ZERO carb coffee, I brew up whatever coffee I want (I use my Java Momma coffee which you can get here: www.javamomma.com/sbourquin). With the fall season, I love to break out my pumpkin spice coffee. I brew mine over ice, add in a tablespoon of HWC and a couple pumps of Jordan’s Skinny Syrups – Sugar-Free Pumpkin Spice (no carbs).

So this ENTIRE breakfast is only 1 carb. It also has 25g protein and 32g fat. A good way to start the day and fuel your body. (If you love all things pumpkin spice, go here —->  https://javamomma.com/order/Coffee?pg=1&items=99999&search=pumpkin ).

When I really don’t have time to cook anything for breakfast and I want more of a ‘grab and go’, I throw a few pieces of microwave bacon in for about 30 seconds to get it nice and crispy and out the door I go. Poptarts used to be my go-to, but those definitely have way too much sugar and too many carbs for me to eat now.

What is your go-to low carb breakfast? Comment below!

KETO Low Carb Bacon Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks

Mozzarella sticks have always been my husbands favorite appetizer and I’m game for anything where the primary ingredient is cheesy goodness, but traditional cheese sticks have a carb loaded breading or batter on them. I’ve tried different coatings with almond or coconut flour, but it just wasn’t hitting the spot for me. So when all else fails, add bacon!

Bacon and string cheese

I love simple recipes and ones that don’t require 5,000 different ingredients. This only requires TWO ingredients. Cheese and bacon. That’s it. These are two keto staples I’ve always got in my house, so why not put them together?

First thing, throw the cheese in the freezer for a good hour. I left them in the freezer overnight. Once you’re ready to make them, get some oil heated up in a pan on the stove or turn on the deep fryer. You’ll need two slices of bacon per cheese stick. One thing I would recommend after making these is to NOT use the thick sliced bacon like I did. With it being so thick, it made it hard for the ‘inner bacon’ to get cooked completely without burning the outside. Of course thick cut bacon is my favorite and so that’s what I usually have on hand.

While you are waiting for the oil to heat up, wrap the cheese. You’ll place the cheese in the middle of one slice (lengthwise) folding the ends over the cheese. Then take a second piece of bacon and wrap, starting at the top and wrapping til you cover the bottom. Use tooth picks to secure the bacon.

Bacon around cheesesticks

Once your oil is nice and hot, cook the bacon wrapped cheese sticks until they are nice and brown and bacon is cooked.

When they’re done, remove from oil and drain on paper towel.

Bacon cheesesticks done

Let cool and enjoy the salty goodness!!

These are so filling, I couldn’t even eat two of them for a meal. I input my ingredients into the Keto Diet app and this one registers at  1 net carb per cheese stick. As always, I recommend you check the labels on your food since different brands can run differently.

Bacon Cheesesticks Nutrition

Have you tried these? Let me know what you think!

*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!