In honor of Super Bowl Sunday I have gone back in time and
pulled out some all-time favorite Low Carb finger foods submitted over the year
by Ketones readers. Eat, cheer &
watch the game (or the commercials) guilt-free!
Conni's Crispy Chicken Strips
12 Chicken Tenders (1oz each)
or 3 large boneless,
skinless Chicken Breasts sliced into 4 equal parts
3/4-1cup Corn Starch
2-3 Eggs, beaten
Salt & Pepper to taste
Paprika, Garlic Powder, Chipotle, and/or Season Salt to
taste
1/3 cup olive oil
Garnish
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
4 large pieces of Bacon, fully cooked and broken into' Bacon
Bits'
2 Tbsp prepared Ranch dressing
Over medium-high heat, heat oil in large skillet. Dip each
piece of chicken in corn starch, then dip in egg, and dip again in corn
starch. Place each piece in hot oil.
Reduce heat to medium or medium low and cook until tenders are golden, then,
using a spatula, flip to cook the other side.
Cook until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from skillet and sprinkle with cheese,
jalapeno and bacon. Drizzle with Ranch.
The main carbohydrate contributor is the cornstarch - If you
left out the cornstarch the whole recipe (all 12 pieces) has less than 3 carbs. There will be an egg & cornstarch
'goop' left by the time you're done
dipping so it's hard to estimate how much cornstarch you'll truly be eating.
Here is my best guest-a-mate for a serving of 3 tenders:
530 Calories
11-13 Net Carbs
36 Fats
33 Proteins
Less than 1 Fiber
Joyce's Bacon Wrapped Artichoke Hearts
1 pound package sliced bacon
2 cans artichoke hearts (14 oz cans)
Toothpicks
Oil for frying
Drain artichoke hearts. Slice bacon in half, then wrap an
artichoke heart with bacon slice and secure with toothpick. Heat about 2 inches of oil in skillet or
Dutch oven and heat to 350 degrees. Fry
about 3 minutes or until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Serve hot or cooled. You'll want more!
Makes about 24 yummy nuggets. A serving is 4 and less than 6 net carbs!
Per Serving
292 calories
8 carbs
24 fats
8 proteins
2.5 fibers
Cherilyn's Fresh Zucchini & Carrot Fritters
1 medium zucchini,grated
2 large carrots, peeled and grated
1 tsp salt
6 green onions, sliced
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 fresh dill, chopped
2 Tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup almond flour
salt & black pepper to taste
3 Tbsp butter, melted
3 Tbsp olive oil
Toss zucchini and carrot with salt and let set in colander
30 minutes, then squeeze to remove excess moisture. Roll veggies in a cloth to
dry.
Combine the grated veggies, onions, eggs, and chopped herbs
in a mixing bowl. Mix well then add the flour, baking powder and pepper. Stir
well.
Combine the butter and oil. Heat a 12 inch skillet over
medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture to pan and coat
evenly.
Add 1/4 cup of the zucchini batter, flattening the fritters
with a spatula. cook for 2-3 minutes per side, or until browned and cooked
through.
Remove fritters from pan and set on paper towels for a
minute.
Wipe excess butter from skillet then repeat the process to
make 8 fritters. Serve immediately.
For each fritter:
135 Calories
4.5 Net Carbs
10.5 Fats
4.5 Proteins
2.5 Fiber
Stacie's Amazing Jalpeno Poppers
A Super Low Carb treat that taste Super Good.
12 jalapeno peppers
12 slices of bacon
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 clove of garlic, finely minced
1/4 tsp garlic salt
Preheat oven to 400.
Cook bacon in microwave or in frying pan until cooked 'rare' - edible
but still flexible and definitely not crispy.
While bacon is cooking shred cheese and wash and slice peppers length
wise and remove seeds.* Mix cheeses and
garlic and spoon into peppers, dividing evenly between the 24 peppers. Once
bacon is cooled enough to handle cut each slice in half and wrap each pepper
with bacon and place each pepper on baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes then switch to broil and
cook for 2 minutes longer. Remove from
oven and eat hot or cool, and try to stop at four… I betcha can't! Makes 24 poppers. *If you like heat, then leave the seeds, but
consider who'll be eating them - they've got a kick without the seeds…then
again, if you want them all to yourself, leave the seeds!!
For 4 poppers
300 calories
2.5 carbs
15 fats
.8 fibers
Stacie's Bacon Chips & Guacamole
1 large avocado, peeled, pitted, and mashed
2 Tbsp each finely diced tomato, onion, cilantro
2 Tbsp or less sour cream
Dash of salt & pepper
Mix all ingredients and scoop with bacon 'chips' - crisply
cooked bacon strips. The numbers reflect the above recipe for guacamole and
four strips of cooked bacon. Makes two servings.
240 calories
6.5 carbs
20 fat
10 protein
Shara's Crust-less Quiche (Bite Sized)
This rich and delicious quiche is packed full of good and cheesy flavor - it's so good it doesn’t need a crust!
1/2 cup cornstarch
6 large eggs
1 cup cream or milk (cream has less carbs & tastes better!
3 oz cream cheese (softened)
2 cups 2% cottage cheese
4 cups jack cheese, (1 #) shredded
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in saucepan, add corn
starch and cook until smooth. Set
aside. Beat eggs, add cream, jack,
cottage and cream cheeses, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add butter/cornstarch
to egg mixture. Stir until blended. Pour into a 10 x 15 nonstick baking
pan. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes or
until top begins to turn golden. Makes 15 servings
272 calories
6.5 carbs
21 fats
12 proteins
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
¾ cup of Nestle Dark Chocolate Chips, melted
8 large (1.5”) strawberries, washed and dried
In a wide coffee mug melt chocolate chips in microwave on
high 1 minute, stir, then 20 seconds, stir, 20 seconds, stir … until chocolate
is smooth. Stir well in between heating
or chocolate may burn. Starting with
largest strawberry, hold onto the hull of strawberry, dip and turn berry till
covered. Drain off excess chocolate by holding over cup a few seconds, then
place on wax paper lined cookie sheet.
Repeat with remaining strawberries.
If desired, sprinkle with a little sea salt. Wait about ten minutes for chocolate to set
then dig in!
Each strawberry has approximately
75 calories
7 carbs
4 fats
Less than 1 protein
Dark Chocolate Sea Salted Almond Clusters
Coarsely chop 1 cup raw, unsalted almonds
Melt ¾ cup DARK chocolate chips
To melt in microwave , cook on high 1 minute, stir, then 20
seconds, stir, 20 seconds, stir … untill chocolate is smooth. Stir in almonds
& drop by heaping teaspoon on to a wax paper lined cookie sheet, sprinkle
with sea salt if desired, and cool in fridge till set. Then lick the spoon
& bowl.
Three clusters contain approximately
153 calories
8 grams of carbs
12 grams of good for you fat
3
grams of protein
