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Keto Recipe - Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Spinach

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If you're looking for a rich, flavorful, and low-carb meal, this Keto Garlic Butter Chicken with Creamy Spinach is a perfect choice! Juicy, golden-brown chicken breasts are smothered in a luscious Parmesan garlic sauce with tender sautéed spinach. This dish is packed with healthy fats and protein while keeping carbs to a minimum, making it ideal for keto lovers. Plus, it's quick and easy to whip up in just 30 minutes—perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner!     🍽️Servings: 4   Prep Time: 10 minutes   Cook Time: 20 minutes   Ingredients:   - 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts   - 2 tbsp olive oil   - 3 tbsp unsalted butter   - 4 cloves garlic, minced   - 1 cup heavy cream   - 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese   - 2 cups fresh spinach   - 1 tsp Italian seasoning   - 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)   - Salt & pepper to taste   Instructions:   1. Season the Chicken – Sprinkle both sides of ...

Keto Recipe - Creamy Chicken Adobo

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Adobo is a delicious and popular Filipino dish, and making it is quite simple. It involves cooking the meat in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and black peppercorns. However, this version has a little twist. We add coconut cream to the dish to make it creamier and richer in taste.  Without further ado, here's the recipe. 🍽 Servings: 1     Ingredients :   150g Chicken Thighs or Legs   2 cloves Garlic, crushed   1 tsp Black Peppercorns   1 pc dried Bay Leaf   1 Tbsp Coconut vinegar   2 tsp low-sodium Soy Sauce   1.5 cups Chicken Stock   1.5 Tbsp Coconut Cream   1 tsp Olive Oil     Directions :   1) Heat olive oil in a braising pan.   2) Add chicken and sear until brown on both sides.   3) Add stock, vinegar, soy sauce, bay leaf, garlic, black peppercorns. Simmer for 20-25 minutes.   4) Reduce pan juices and stir in coconut cream.   5) Season as needed with salt.     ➡ ️ Nutritional In...

Keto Recipe - Coconut Milk Braised Chicken

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Coconut milk is a popular food ingredient that has been used for generations especially in tropical regions where coconuts abound. This keto chicken dish cooked in coconut milk is a delicious treat because the milk together with the seasonings added to the recipe create a creamy and flavorful meal. While it's a comfort food on cold nights, you can also enjoy it any time of the year. Servings: 1 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ingredients: 100 grams Bone-in Chicken Pieces 10 grams Ginger, thinly sliced 1 stalk Lemongrass 1 Green Chili 2 pcs Kaffir Lime Leaves 1 tsp Fish Sauce ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instructions: 1. Combine water, ginger, lemongrass, chili, kaffir lime leaves, and fish sauce in a pan. Bring to a boil. 2. Add chicken and coconut milk. 3. Simmer for 20-25 minutes, adding more water as needed. Nutritional Information: Energy - 294 kcal Protein - 20g (28%) Fat - 22g (67%) Carbohydrates - 3g (5%) Fiber - 1g There you have it! Hope you tried and enjoyed this delicious keto coconut milk braised chicken recip...

Keto Tortillas Recipe

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In the mood for Mexican food while on the keto diet? These keto-friendly tortillas are definitely delicious and perfect to make quesadillas and tacos combined with your choice of meat and veggies. Great for lunch or dinner. Let's make some, shall we? Servings: 10 tortillas Ingredients: 1 cup coconut flour 4 tablespoons psyllium husk powder ½ cup softened butter, coconut oil, or grass-fed lard ¼ teaspoons garlic powder ¼ teaspoons cumin ½ teaspoons red chili powder 2 cups hot broth or hot water Steps: 1. Add all dry ingredients to a bowl. Mix well. 2. Add butter and/or coconut oil and mix thoroughly. 3. Pour hot broth into the bowl and stir with a spoon until the butter is melted and everything is well incorporated. 4. Roll dough into a log shape. Cut into 8 equal parts. 5. Grease a griddle, cast iron skillet, or frying pan lightly with butter or coconut oil, then heat to medium heat. 6. Shape each part into a ball. On a sheet of parchment paper, take ea...

Keto Recipe - Hunan Style Quorn and Broccoli Stir Fry

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No, there's no misspelling here. Quorn is a meat substitute product and you might be wondering if you can eat it while on heto. Yes, you can! But you need to make sure to choose the right quorn product when preparing your keto meals. This Hunan style quorn and broccoli stir-fry is a restaurant-level dish but don't worry, it's very simple to make. Bursting with great flavors, this Chinese dish is definitely a must-try. So, what are we waiting for? Servings: 1 Ingredients: 75g Quorn Nuggets 25g Broccoli, trimmed into florets 30g Red Bell Pepper, diced 10g Minced Garlic 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 Tbsp Chili Bean paste 1/2 cup Water 1 Tbsp Vinegar 2 tsp low-sodium Soy Sauce 2 Tbsp Tomato Sauce (sugar-free) How to make: 1) Heat vegetable oil in a pan. Add quorn nuggets and brown slightly on both sides. 2) Add ginger and chili bean paste. Stir until aromatic. 3) Add water, vinegar, soy sauce and tomato sauce. Simmer 5 ...

Keto queso recipe

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Are you a Mexican food or cheese lover? After you taste this delicious dip, you will want to make it over and over again! Makes nachos or crackers taste amazing. Servings: 10 Ingredients: •    1 tablespoon butter •    ½ small onion, chopped •    6 whole pimento peppers •    1 cup heavy whipping cream •    1 teaspoon xanthan gum •    ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese •    1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese Steps: 1.    In a pot, melt your butter. 2.    Add in your onions and sweet peppers, sautéing for 3-5 minutes. 3.    When the onions are clear, pour in your cream and stir. 4.    Whisk in your xanthan gum. If it doesn’t thicken too much, add in another teaspoon. 5.    Once your cream is thick and is bubbling, slowly stir in your cheddar cheese - one small handful at a time. Make sure it melts before adding more. 6....

7 Benefits of the keto diet

You have most likely heard of the ketogenic (keto for short) diet as it has become quite popular within the last few years. Like most other diets, you probably believe it's greatest, if not only, benefit is weight loss. While it's true that most people go on a diet to lose weight, the keto diet has other benefits as well, and we will explore 7 of them in this article. Just to reiterate what we mentioned in a previous post, the keto diet is low on carbohydrates, moderate on protein, and high in fat. The basic idea is to get the body to switch from using sugar to using fat as energy. When sugar is no longer available the body has no choice but to tap its stored fat to fuel its energy needs. This happens in the state of ketosis where the liver converts fat into ketones to be used as energy. This is why the keto diet is very effective in reducing fat in your body. 7 benefits of the keto diet While all types of diets can cause weigh loss, some have little else to offer (besides the ...

Keto breaded shrimp recipe

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This breaded shrimp uses pork rinds as a coating instead of the usual bread crumbs, and it actually tastes better! Plus, seasoning the shrimps with spices and parmesan helped to enhance the flavor and gave it a new taste. This is absolutely love at first bite! 🍽 Servings: 1 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ingredients: 100 grams Shrimp, shelled and deveined 1Tbsp Parmesan Cheese ¼ tsp Chili powder ¼ tsp Paprika ¼ tsp Garlic powder ¼ tsp dried Oregano Salt, to taste 1 Tbsp Olive Oil, for frying 1 Egg, whisked 25 grams Pork rinds 1 Tbsp Mayonnaise, as dip, to serve ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Instructions: 1. Prepare two bowls: one with parmesan cheese and another one with the spices. 2. Season the shrimps with the spices. 3. Add the parmesan cheese. 4. Mix until the shrimps are fully coated. Set aside. 5. Prepare another two bowls: one with whisked egg and another one with pork rinds. 6. Dip the shrimp, one at a time into the egg. 7. Finally, coat the shrimps with pork rinds. 8. Place into a plate. 9...

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