Samantha and John. Your fried chicken recipes sound good. I’m going to try these this week.
What are your top 5 Keto meals?
JohnH
(John)
#23
I just came up with that one based on stuff I had bought or had on hand. You might prefer to use skin-on bone-in chicken thighs. The chia and sesame seeds were to add a little crunch. Not a large quantity. I am not sure if the heat from cooking retains all of the nutrients from the flax and chia. I was trying to come up with a replacement for cornstarch or flour, so I just experimented.
They turned out REALLY well. Not just like “ok, I can force myself to eat this but I’m missing something” - I mean like “wow, this is great!” I made 5 of them. I had two for dinner that night, my wife took one to work the next day, and I had one for breakfast the next day. Good reheated, but better fresh out of the skillet - crunchier. Experiment with different oils, and you can put other seasonings in the “breading” based on your preferences.
One tip - I used a meat thermometer to check the temp of the thickest one to decide when it was done. 165F for “done” but 185F for “tender”. I think they got up to about 180 before I decided it was time to eat.
Elle1
(Keto Kid 4 Life)
#24
Thanks John. I’m definitely going to try this recipe over the weekend. I like the chicken skin so I’ll get the skin on bone in thighs.
Elle1
(Keto Kid 4 Life)
#25
I’m also going to make sure the temp is 185. Sometimes my chicken comes out tough.
islandlight
(Laurie)
#26
I try not to cook any more, and to keep it simple. So most of my “meals” are just half a can of salmon or 70 grams of cheese or something like that. Aside from those, my top 5 actual meals would be:
- Green Thumb burger with bacon, plus fried onions and sauerkraut (no bun). I like it without cheese; cheese seems to distract from the fresh vegginess. And yes, those are yam fries, the typical ketoer’s not-so-secret addiction.
- Konjac (shirataki) noodles (0 net carbs) with tomato sauce, and either sausage or ground beef or pork.
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Microwaved salmon patty with mayo and Huy Fong brand Vietnamese chili garlic sauce.
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Hot cooked chicken legs from Costco, in the same section as the whole rotisserie chickens.
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Chilli mackerel, which is basically a curry. Link to recipe is below; you can substitute or omit ingredients according to whim. Simple and quick, and it always turns out amazingly good!
http://www.bawarchi.com/recipe/chilli-mackerel-oesu8shbjebij.html
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#27
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Bacon and eggs
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Steak
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Sausage
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Steak and eggs with bacon and sausage
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Pork picnic
Elle1
(Keto Kid 4 Life)
#29
I didn’t know yams were allowed on Keto. I just assumed they were high in carbs. Thanks for sharing that. Your menu is very good too.
Psychonrs
(Heather~KWOL for life!)
#31
Tomatoes, heavy whipping cream, spices, covering the burger garlic onion mix, then loaded up with cheese No yams !!! 
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Jacymac
(Ellie)
#36
1 Steak (obviously!), with butter and cream peppercorn sauce
2 Mattshead pizza - every friday evening
3 Chicken or beef nachos - Chicken, fajita spices, sour cream casserole, served with cheese nacho chips and guacomole and more sour cream
4 Bacon and eggs
5 Pork Belly
hedleylo
(Lonnie Hedley)
#37
Cooking too. I use an egg cooker for the hard boiled eggs. Frittatas are done in a 6.5 inch cast iron in the toaster oven. Dinner is made in an 8 inch cast iron.
Elle1
(Keto Kid 4 Life)
#38
Thanks for the full recipe of the yam free casserole. 
The sandwich you posted looks yummy too.
Elle1
(Keto Kid 4 Life)
#39
That’s good to know. Still fairly new to Keto so I’m learning something new everyday.
