Butter Chicken is a super rich tomato and cream based dish from India. It’s best served over rice but in our keto case, goes perfectly over a bed of cauli rice. One of the ingredients needed for the sauce is garam masala. I don’t know if it was just me – but it seems like there is a serious garam masala shortage in the state of Minnesota. I went to three stores to find some and all were SOLD OUT. With that being said, I didn’t want to make garam masala from scratch so semi homemade was the direction I decided to go. I took my favorite elements of butter chicken and added the ingredients I liked best in conjunction with a pre-made sauce I purchased from Target.
Quick Butter Chicken
This semi-homemade dish is perfect when you want some comfort food in a flash.
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Are you following a ketogenic diet and looking for some inspiration for your grocery shopping? Look no further! We’ve put together a comprehensive keto grocery list that will help you plan your meals and stay on track with your low-carb eating.
The keto diet is all about limiting your carb intake and getting most of your calories from healthy fats. This way of eating can help improve your overall health and may even lead to weight loss. To make it easier for you to stick to the diet, we’ve organized our keto grocery list by category, so you can easily find what you need.
Here’s what you should include on your next shopping trip:
Produce
Broccoli
Spinach
Avocado
Cauliflower
Zucchini
Asparagus
Bell peppers
Cucumber
Mushrooms
Eggplant
Meat, poultry, and seafood
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Salmon
Tuna
Shrimp
Ground turkey
Sausages
Dairy
Eggs
Cheese
Heavy cream
Butter
Fats and oils
Olive oil
Coconut oil
Avocado oil
Ghee
Nuts and seeds
Almonds
Pecans
Macadamia nuts
Chia seeds
Flax seeds
Sunflower seeds
Other
Low-carb sweetener (e.g. stevia)
Coconut flour
Almond flour
Cacao powder
Baking powder
Spices and herbs
Dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
Keep in mind that this is just a general guide, and you may want to adjust it based on your personal preferences and dietary needs. It’s also important to read the labels of the products you buy and make sure they are keto-friendly and have no added sugars or carbs.
With this keto grocery list, you’ll have everything you need to prepare delicious and satisfying meals that fit your low-carb lifestyle. Happy shopping!
If you are someone who needs a lot of structure to follow on a ketogenic diet or want new ideas to mix things up, this meal plan is a great way to stay on track and eat delicious foods.
Day 1:
Breakfast: Avocado and egg toast with spinach and tomato
Lunch: Grilled chicken salad with mixed greens, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and homemade vinaigrette dressing
Dinner: Baked salmon with roasted vegetables and cauliflower rice
Day 2:
Breakfast: Keto smoothie with avocado, spinach, almond milk, and protein powder
Lunch: Turkey and cheese roll-ups with mixed vegetables
Dinner: Slow cooker beef and broccoli with cauliflower rice
Day 3:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with sausage and bell peppers
Lunch: Chicken and vegetable stir fry with cauliflower rice
Dinner: Steak fajitas with peppers and onions, served with lettuce wraps
Day 4:
Breakfast: Overnight oats with chia seeds, almond milk, and protein powder
Lunch: Tuna salad with mixed greens and avocado
Dinner: Grilled shrimp with roasted zucchini and broccoli
Day 5:
Breakfast: Egg and cheese breakfast burrito with spinach and tomatoes
Lunch: Grilled chicken salad with mixed greens, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and homemade vinaigrette dressing
Dinner: Baked chicken with roasted vegetables and cauliflower rice
Day 6:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt with mixed berries and almonds
Lunch: Turkey and cheese roll-ups with mixed vegetables
Dinner: Grilled salmon with roasted vegetables and cauliflower rice
Day 7:
Breakfast: Avocado and egg toast with spinach and tomato
Lunch: Chicken and vegetable stir fry with cauliflower rice
Dinner: Slow cooker beef and broccoli with cauliflower rice
This meal plan provides a high amount of healthy fats and protein, while limiting carbohydrates to support a ketogenic diet. It’s important to also incorporate a variety of vegetables and other nutrients, such as fiber and antioxidants, into your diet to ensure that you are getting all the nutrients you need to stay healthy and energized. Remember to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated throughout the day as well.
Here is a grocery list with quantities to make the meals in the 7-day meal plan:
Avocado (2)
Egg (14)
Spinach (1 bag)
Tomato (2)
Grilled chicken (1 pound)
Mixed greens (1 bag)
Cherry tomatoes (1 pint)
Vinaigrette dressing (1 bottle)
Baked salmon (1 pound)
Roasted vegetables (1 pound)
Cauliflower rice (1 bag)
Keto smoothie ingredients (1 avocado, 1 bag spinach, 1 quart almond milk, 1 tub protein powder)
Turkey (1 pound)
Cheese (1 block)
Mixed vegetables (1 pound)
Slow cooker beef (1 pound)
Broccoli (1 bunch)
Overnight oats ingredients (1 jar chia seeds, 1 quart almond milk, 1 tub protein powder)
Tuna (2 cans)
Grilled shrimp (1 pound)
Zucchini (2)
Greek yogurt (1 quart)
Mixed berries (1 pint)
Almonds (1 bag)
Steak (1 pound)
Peppers (2)
Onions (2)
Lettuce wraps (1 package)
This grocery list includes all the ingredients needed to make the meals in the 7-day meal plan. Some items, such as salt, pepper, and olive oil, are not included on the list as they are assumed to be pantry staples. You may also need to adjust the quantities of certain items based on your specific needs and preferences.
Well let me answer that question – something we get almost 20 times daily any time we feature a video of us frying food on our Instagram account.
Short answer: we save it and continue using it until it is too dark or gets cloudy.
Here’s the scoop…
Our families have always deep fried foods since before we can even remember. Back in the day, there would be a designated “frying pot” where the oil would sit until someone needed to fry something – nowadays, in our own homes, here is what we do:
Let the oil cool completely.
Place a mesh strainer at the mouth of a large jar and pour the oil in there. You want the big bits to get caught so it doesn’t end up floating around in the jar. The reason you want to strain the oil is so when you reuse the oil, it doesn’t make the oil darker than it needs to be. It also helps keep the oil tasting fresher (in our opinion).
Close the jar and store at room temperature.
We reuse the oil until it becomes a brown color but that is completely up to you. The darker the oil, the darker your food will look after you fry it, so just adjust the amount of times you reuse based on the color and preference you have.
Now some additional questions we know y’all are going to have:
What kind of oil do you use? We like to use avocado oil because it is clean and has a high smoke point. Use what oil you can afford and are comfortable cooking with. Canola oil, peanut oil, and soybean oil are all oils we have fried with – they are just very processed.
How many times do you re-use oil? Depending on what we fry, it’s 5-6 times. If we fry fish, the oil is dunzo because the smell and taste will not go away.
If you are Asian, there’s a good chance you’ve had this style of scrambled eggs at some point or another in your life. Something about the combo of fish sauce, eggs, and scallions is unbeatable and takes you back to a time when things were simpler. If you are not Asian but enjoy courses like Egg Fu Young, or changing up your egg game, this one’s a really great recipe to try.
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Y’all, this one was never meant to be published but due to popular demand, we are going to forever keep this alive on this website. Did you know that David is the primary cook in this household? I just make the keto stuff but he actually does everything else. This recipe is for his famous crack chicken – it’s so good you don’t want to stop eating it. We used to eat it with a bowl of white rice, but this is perfect with cauli rice or mixed veggies. It’s even good by itself. It’s sweet, salty, spicy, and everything in between.
This recipe tastes best with dark meat chicken or wings, but you do you boo boo!
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Okay, here’s the dealio…we are obsessed with pockets. What is a pocket? It is a meal stuffed into a triangular pocket of deliciousness using flatbread strips and your filling of choice. We exclusively use our holy grail flatbread, Cutdacarb, because it’s easy to work with, takes on whatever flavor you season it with, and it fries up fast as hell. We rely on pocket-fying foods because it is a is a low carb hack to control your carb intake but also still get the satisfaction of eating your favorite foods.
The idea for pocket-fying things is based on our love of Hot Pockets (cue theme song) and the technique of folding a paper football or Greek Spanikopita (shout out to my grade school friend’s Yia Yia for showing us how to do this when we were 8 years old). The technique to fold is the same for all of these. See diagram below:
The pocket-fy process involves picking your filling of choice, adding it at the bottom of the flatbread strip, and using the folding technique shown above.
We deep fry 90% of our pockets in avocado oil. The rest are either pan fried in butter or baked in our toaster oven after being sprayed with avocado oil. Our Keto baes have used their air fryers as well.
Here is a bomb ass list of things you can pocket-fy to give you some meal inspo (we added links to the recipes we’ve posted and also suggestions for ones that may not be as obvious):
This one is a throwback to the days we all had to fend for ourselves before all of the keto-friendly products flooded the market. Most people use canned chicken but this one uses my least favorite part of rotisserie chicken – leftover white meat! I swear no matter what you try to do to make it juicy, it gets drier and drier by the second, which is why it’s the perfect “flour” for this zero carb pizza dough. You can use rotisserie chicken or any leftover skinless white meat chicken. The thinner you roll out the “dough” the crispier the crust will be.
2cupschicken breast(white meat, no skin, shredded – you can use canned chicken breast as well)
2eggs
1/3cupparmesan cheese(grated)
Instructions
Using cold white meat chicken, finely shred enough to make two cups. I used a hand mixer until it was super fine.
Mix the shredded chicken with the eggs and parm.
Spread the mixture onto parchment paper and place another piece of parchment paper over the mixture. Use a rolling pin or bottle of wine to roll the dough until it is thin. Mine was as thin as your standard thin crust pizza. The thinner you roll it, the crispier it will be.
Air fry or bake the dough at 400 degrees for 10 minutes (until golden), flip the crust, and finish baking it for another 10 minutes (until golden).
Add sauce, mozzarella, and toppings and baking for another five minutes until the topping is melted and to your liking.
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”I can’t believe it’s not“ Panda Express Orange Chicken! CRISPY CRUNCHY SALTY SWEET TANGY SPICY 🙌🏼 less than 6g net carb per serving and the fried chicken is ZERO CARBS WITH BATTER ONLY.
Cut small bite sized pieces of boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1 pound, I had 6 thighs in my package). Mix them with one egg, a tablespoon of garlic powder, teaspoon of salt, and teaspoon of pepper. Add one tablespoon of any kind of milk.
Add about one cup of @isopure whey protein powder (UNFLAVORED, not natural, people) and mix it around to coat the chicken. I GRADUALLY added the protein powder as I mixed and the powder settled/got stuck to the bottom or side so this step is dependent on how it sticks to the chicken.you could likely use less for sure. There just needs to be some sprinkled on the chicken for there to be a crunch. It shouldn’t be a sludge like batter though. Like a wet dusting, if that makes sense.
Drop the “battered” chicken one piece at a time in hot oil (375 degree oil) – cook for at least 3 minutes but just take it out when it’s crispy enough for you.
While the chicken is cooking, heat a skillet on low and mix equal parts sugar free orange marmalade, soy sauce, & monkfruit sweetener. Then add ginger powder, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper to taste. Stir the sauce and then add a tablespoon of water because it thickens fast.
Take the chicken out and put it in a bowl. Pour the sauce over it and then place another bowl on top and shake it!! Serve with a side of steamed broccoli.
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