Keto Crockpot Chili

Ingredients
4 slices of Bacon, cut into small pieces
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
2 peppers, diced
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 small can tomato paste
Chili seasoning to taste
Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder to taste

Directions
1) Place onions and peppers in bottom of crockpot
2) Cook ground beef until browned, season with salt & pepper, drain and add to crockpot
3) Cook bacon in pan, drain and add to crockpot
4) Drain tomatoes and add to crockpot
5) Add tomato paste to crockpot
6) Season generously with chili seasoning and whatever other seasonings you like.
7) Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

Cheesy Zoodles

I know most people have this LOVE for Spaghetti.  For a lot of us, it's a comfort food.... One of those meals you think of when someone mentions "home cooked deliciousness"... Well, this is an AMAZING substitute for the high carb spaghetti like your mama used to make! 

Ingredients
- 8 medium zucchini's, shredded into "zoodles".  The Vegetti works amazing for this or a lot of grocery stores sell them already noodle-fied.
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 jar of marinara sauce (ensure there is no sugar added)
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions
1) Cook ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, once almost all browned add in onion and red pepper.  Continue to cook until beef is browned and onion is translucent.
2) Add the marinara sauce
3) Once that is heated through add in the cream cheese and sour cream until melted and creamy.
4) In the meantime, add the zoodles to a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray and cook over high heat, tossing often, for about 3 minutes or until they reach a texture that you prefer.
5) Pour sauce over zoodles and enjoy!

Keto Buffalo Chicken Tenders

One thing that my whole family is absolutely CRAZY about is Buffalo Chicken Tenders!  So, like everything we love, I had to find a keto friendly alternative to this!!  These were DELICIOUS!! 

Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken breast tenders
- 1 cup Almond Flour
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 6 oz buffalo sauce
- salt & pepper, to taste

Directions 
1) Pre-heat oven to 350. 
2) Season chicken tenders with salt & pepper and season the almond flour with salt & pepper.
3) Beat egg with whipping cream. 
4) Dip each tender into the egg & cream mix and then into the seasoned almond flour.
5) Place tenders on a greased baking sheet and bake for 30 mins.  If you want them crisper you can broil for 2-3 mins at the end. 
6) Coat tenders with the buffalo sauce.
7) Enjoy!

Quick & Easy Balsamic Pork Chops!

Once again keeping with the quick and easy theme here :)  

Balsamic Pork Chops! 
(serves 4) 

Ingredients
4 Pork Chops
4 tsp Olive Oil
8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Salt & pepper to taste


Instructions
1) Season pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides
2) Heat the oil in a pan & then add the garlic before the pork chops
3) Brown pork chops on all sides and then add the balsamic vinegar
4) Continue to cook until pork chops are done.