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Bacon-wrapped, cream cheese stuffed chicken breasts (Gluten-free, Low Carb, Keto)

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Chicken is definitely one of my favourite meats because of its versatility. Roast it, fry it, BBQ it — you name it, you can do it with chicken. The only problem is that it is one of those proteins that can easily be dried out with improper cooking. However, if you fill it with cream cheese and some other goodies & wrap it in bacon, it is almost guaranteed to be delicious (regardless of your cooking proficiency).

This recipe is one of my family’s favourites! The chicken is so succulent and flavourful and then paired with bacon and cream cheese? Heaven!

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Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Spinach leaves
  • 1/2 cup Cream cheese
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • 8 Chicken thighs, boneless & skinless
  • 8 strips Bacon

Directions

In a food processor, add your spinach, cream cheese, garlic, salt & pepper. Blend till forms a paste. On each chicken thigh, place 1 heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese-spinach mixture. Roll meat around mixture. Wrap one strip of bacon around each meat/mixture wrap. Be careful with this step to try and seal the mixture into the meat with the bacon. Repeat for remaining 8 chicken thighs. In a preheated oven at 350F, bake the chicken thighs on a baking pan. Broil chicken thighs to crisp up bacon for 5-10mins or until bacon looks cooked/crisp.

Bon appétit!

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Spicy Honey BBQ Bacon Halloumi Roulades (Gluten-free, Low Carb & Keto)

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Halloumi is a firm cheese that I recently discovered late last year. Since the discovery, I’ve been quite obsessed with it, often making fried or grilled halloumi with my eggs in the morning or ordering Halloumi frites from one of my favourite cafés.

This morning, when I discovered I’d still had halloumi and was preparing my usual, eggs + bacon + halloumi, I thought.. Why not bacon-wrapped halloumi? After all, bacon-wrapped anything is incredible and halloumi is delicious on its own.. Awesome + Awesome must equal double awesome. Right? Well… Success!

 Spicy Honey BBQ Bacon Halloumi Roulades

Serves 1.

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Stretch each strip of bacon and cut in half width wise. Sprinkle with FlavorGod Spicy Everything  & black pepper. Wrap each halloumi piece with half a strip of bacon and sprinkle with FlavorGod Honey BBQ. Repeat with remaining halloumi and bacon. Place on baking sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Sprinkle with fresh flat parsley to add some freshness.

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Bacon Bombs (Gluten-free & Low-Carb)

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As you all know if you’ve been following me for a bit, Emily from Low Carb Genesis has been visiting from the UK! We’ve been having a blast exploring the city and all the awesome things it has to offer. We ended up at this cute little restaurant/café called Le Bon Vivant. Emily ordered the special “Bacon bombs”, which basically comprised different ground meats all wrapped in bacon and then BBQ sauce.

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They were absolutely delicious but it got me to thinking… How could I make these keto-friendly? As meaty as they were, they still contained bread crumbs and were coated in sugary BBQ sauce. I also couldn’t stop thinking about how yummy these would be with some cheese.. and that’s how this recipe kind of came about. These bacon bombs are a much healthier option, being both gluten-free and low-carb.

Ingredients:

  • 250g of Mozzarella cheese, cubed
  • 900g of ground meat (I used a mixture of pork and beef)
  • 1/4 cup of Parmesan, grated
  • 2 eggs, whole
  • Oregano, to taste
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • 1 package of bacon

Method:

In a large bowl, mix the ground meats, the eggs and parmesan. Do not over mix or you’ll get tough burgers! Add in oregano, salt and pepper and mix a bit more. Make a little meat patty (approximately the size of your palm), place a cube of cheese in the middle and wrap the meat around the cheese. Make sure the ball is perfectly round and then wrap a strip of bacon around the ball.

Use a tooth pick or wooden skewer to keep the bacon around the meatball during cooking. Repeat for all remaining meat. Grill meat balls for about 15-20m (depending on size of balls) on the upper shelf so they do not get direct heat and burn.

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Make sure to cut one ball open to ensure that the meat has been properly cooked prior to consumption. Garnish with chopped fresh green onions if desired and serve with mustard or LCHF friendly BBQ sauce.

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Serves 8 (with the serving size being two balls each).

Bon appétit my Keto friends!