Chicken Fried Steak & Gravy | Low Carb

There is nothing more comforting the Chicken-Fried Steak & Gravy! For a classic, down-home dinner, you need to try my low carb version of Chicken-Fried Steak (aka Country Fried Steak) recipe smothered in gravy. Chicken-Fried Steak with Gravy is pan-fried cubed steak served with a white gravy made from the pan drippings. It's the ultimate southern comfort food.

Chicken Fried Steak & Gravy | Low Carb

Low Carb Chicken Fried Steak

1 1⁄2 lbs cube steaks

1/2 cup almond flour

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (I like to use the stuff in the green can, Kraft)

1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt, divided

1 1⁄4 teaspoons pepper, divided

1 teaspoon paprika

3 eggs, beaten

4 tablespoons oil

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1. In a bowl combine almond flour and Parmesan cheese.

2. Place almond flour / Parmesan cheese mixture, and eggs in 2 separate shallow bowls in the working area.

3. Mix 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and the paprika into the almond flour / Parmesan cheese mixture and mix well.

4. Season both sides of cube steaks with additional salt and pepper, if desired.

5. Dip steaks in egg wash, then in the seasoned almond flour / Parmesan cheese mixture.

6. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large skillet on medium heat and do half the cube steaks at a time, or work with two skillets, if you desire.

7. Brown the cube steaks on each side, about 8-10 minutes total cooking time; remove from heat and set the steaks aside.

8. Drain all but 1 tbsp oil (if any- I don't usually have any, but the steaks are less greasy with less oil) from the pans.

9. Add enough butter to the pan to equal 3 tbsp along with the oil.

10. Melt the butter deglazing the bottom of the pan, and cook for a few minutes on LOW heat; do not burn.

11. Slowly add the heavy cream, and stir or whisk constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens; cook for another few minutes and remove from heat.

Serve this Chicken Fried Steak with gravy, salad, and a cooked vegetable such as asparagus.

Enjoy!

Baked Tomatoes with Garlic Scape Pesto, Mozzarella & Mushrooms | Low Carb

These Baked Tomatoes with Garlic Scape Pesto, Mozzarella & Mushrooms are so easy to make, it hardly qualifies as a recipe. The uniqueness of these baked tomatoes is the Garlic Sacpe Pesto. Garlic scapes are the curled flower from the top of a garlic plant and are filled with flavor. The scapes taste just like garlic, and great for making pesto. I was fortunate enough to receive a homemade Garlic Scape Pesto in my weekly winter CSA (community supported agriculture) share from Main Street Farms. It is absolutely delicious.

When making these baked tomatoes, you can make your own pesto or substitute with your favorite grocery store pesto.

Baked Tomatoes with Garlic Scape Pesto, Mozzarella & Mushrooms | Low Carb

Baked Tomatoes with Garlic Scape Pesto,

Mozzarella & Mushrooms | Low Carb | Keto

Ingredients:

Vine-ripened Tomatoes

Garlic Scape Pesto (see links below), homemade or any jarred pesto

Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Fresh Mushrooms

Directions:

Cut tomatoes into thick slices and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Top with a teaspoon or two of the garlic scape pesto, followed by some shredded mozzarella cheese and a two thinly sliced mushrooms thin slice of fresh mozzarella.

Garlic Scape Recipes:

Here are few Garlic Scape Pesto recipes that look great to me (I haven't tried yet):

Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe | NYT Cooking

Garlic Scape Pesto | Vanilla And Bean

Garlic-Scape Pesto recipe | Epicurious

Nutritional Information: For 1 Slice 41 calories; 3.3g fat; 1g net carbs

Clam Sauce & Spiralized Noodles | Low Carb | Keto

One of my all-time favorite pasta dishes when growing up was Linguine with Clam Sauce. This comfort food has been easily transformed into a low carb dish, featuring yellow squash spiralized pasta and chopped clams. I make the white clam sauce just like my moms with one small change in the thickener (which is optional).

Spiralized yellow squash and zucchini make great substitutions for pasta. It's healthy low carb, gluten free alternative that I think you will find satisfying in your favorite pasta dishes. For this recipe, I use the thin spiral setting on my veggetti to make spaghetti size 'noodles'. It's perfect for this dish.

Clam Sauce & Spiralized Noddles | Low Carb | Keto

Clam Sauce & Spiralized Noddles | Low Carb | Keto

Ingredients:

3 6-oz. cans clams with juice (do not drain)

1 bottle of clam juice

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped fine

1 clove garlic, minced

¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp xanthan gum (can use more for a thicker sauce)

Dash black pepper

2 large yellow squash or zucchini, spiralized

Directions:

1. Prepare noodles with spiralizer, set aside.

2. In a large nonstick skillet heat olive oil. Add onion and garlic. Saute until onion and garlic begin to become transparent (5 to 7 minutes).

3. Add clams with their juice, and the bottle of clam juice. Simmer 2-3 minutes to blend flavors. Thicken slightly with xanthan gum or your favorite thickener.

4. Add red pepper flakes, parsley and seasonings.

5. Heat spiralized squash/zucchini in a dry pan for a 2-3 minutes just to heat through.

6. Pour clams sauce over spiralized 'noodles'. Serve with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top, if desired.

Enjoy!