Bacon wrapped cheese banana peppers

Bacon-wrapped, cheese-filled banana peppers

by John Fisher

I had 9 banana peppers from the garden, cream cheese, basil, and bacon.  Combined and grilled in the BBQ, they made a delicious appetizer.

Ingredients

9-banana peppers, various, sizes, yellow and red
1 package of cream cheese
fresh basil, chopped
9 pieces of bacon
18 tooth picks

Directions

Soak the tooth picks in water for 15 minutes. Cut the banana peppers along one edge and discard the seeds. Mix cut fresh basil with the cream cheese. Fill the peppers with cream cheese. Wrap the peppers with bacon. Use tooth picks to attach the bacon.

Grill at medium heat on the BBQ for 15 minutes on one side. Then turn over for another ten minutes.  Watch carefully to keep from burning.

Nutrition facts (per pepper)

Carbs 4g 5%
Fat 30g 79%
Protein 14 g 16%

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Keto meatloaf

Keto Meatloaf

1hr 27mins · 595 calories per serving · 4 servings

Calories 2381

Carbs 37g 6%

Fat 122g 47%

Protein 272g 47%

Fiber 10g

Net carbs 27g

Sodium 1529mg

Cholesterol 840mg

12 minutes to prepare, 75 minutes to cook

Ingredients

Ground beef

90% lean meat / 10% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled 1 ½ lbs

Raw, fresh eggs 3 large

Pepper, Spices, black, 1 dash

Garlic, 3 cloves

Mushrooms, 1 cup

Onions, Raw, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia)

Parsley, Spices, dried, 1 tbsp

Olive oil, Salad or cooking, 1 tbsp

Tomato sauce, Canned, 8 tbsp

Directions

Step 1 - Chop garlic, onions, and mushrooms

Step 2 - Add garlic, onion, and mushrooms with 1 tsp of salt to a pan and saute on medium heat until onions are soft

Step 3 - Mix together all the ingredients except for the tomato sauce

Step 4 - Spray down a loaf pan with cooking spray and firmly press in the ground beef mix

Step 5 - Pour tomato sauce on top ensuring you spread evenly

Step 6 - Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 130 degrees

Serve hot with string green beans cooked in bacon grease, and sprinkled with bacon bits

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Cheese Filled Mushrooms

Cheese filled mushrooms: Low carb Keto diet

Low Carb Keto Diet stuffed Mushrooms

Hands-on 5 minutes Overall 25-30 minutes

Nutritional values per serving (4 mushrooms + fresh greens):

Total carbs: 7.9 g, Fiber: 2.3 g,  Net carbs: 5.5 g

Protein: 14.3 g, Fat: 28.5 g, Calories: 334 kcal,

Ingredients (makes 2 servings)

8 large mushrooms (300g / 10.6 oz)

1 cup shredded white Italian cheese (100g / 3.5 oz)

fresh thyme

salt to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F. Clean the mushrooms and

remove the stem. Season with salt to taste.

1. Chop the stems into small pieces and add fresh thyme leaves.

2. Fill each mushroom with shredded cheese, chopped stems

and thyme. Place in the oven for about 20-25 minutes.

3. Remove from the oven and place on a serving plate with fresh

greens tossed with olive oil.

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