Let me show you how I will turn turkey into pot pie.

The leftovers are sitting in the fridge and I already know what I want to do. Make a turkey pot pie just like I did with this chicken pot pie.

Chicken or Turkey Pot Pie with Keto Crust

The Keto pie crust is made with a combination of almond and coconut flours, egg, and butter. The filling has chicken (or turkey) wine, heavy cream and veggies. Xanthan gum gel is the trick that thickens the sauce.

Low Carb Creamy Chicken Pot Pie

Pot Pie with Keto Biscuits

This Chicken (or Turkey) with Keto Biscuits is amazing because it proves you CAN eat comfort food and stay low-carb, paleo, and grain free. Flavor the biscuits with some poultry seasoning or sage.

Keto Pot Pie with Biscuits

Choose any of these Grain Free Biscuits

• Pumpkin Biscuits
• Cheddar Biscuits
• Sweet Potato Biscuits
• Grain Free Biscuits

Xanthan Gum is a Great Thickener

Use xanthan gum gel this to thicken pot pie, gravies, sauces. Make this gel.

Gluten Free Chicken (or Turkey) and Biscuits Pot Pie

This recipe uses my very popular gluten free biscuits, (probably the closes to traditional)

Gluten Free Chicken and Biscuits

Use these Gluten Free Biscuits (not low carb)

• Gluten Free Biscuits
• Gluten Free Sweet Potato Biscuits

More Ideas for Left Over Turkey

• Keto Chicken Enchiladas (use turkey)
• Chicken Rosemary Pecan Salad (use turkey)

I hope you have a wonderful Black Friday Weekend. I have put together an Amazon store (affiliate which earns small commission) of all the kitchen products I own and use and hope this helps you. There you will find all the things that make my kitchen work.

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Whether you need one dish or an entire feast, here are some of the easiest recipes that fit your situation. I did throw in a few traditional dishes, but most are low-carb.

Start the day with keto strawberry biscuits. You can just look and see how good these are.

Summer Cocktails

• White Sangria
• Strawberry Sangria
• Peach Sangria
• Frozé
• Blueberry Old Fashioned

Bites and Nibles

• Spicy Pimento Deviled Eggs
• Cowboy Caviar

Salads

• Summer Caprese with Fresh Corn and Pesto
• Honey Blackberry Goat Cheese Salad or Blackberry Fresh Corn Salad
• Grilled Peach Salad with Blue Cheese

Grilling

• Grilled Turkey Burgers (with a surprise ingredient)
• Skirt Steak with Chimichurri
• Grilled Pork Rib Chops with Savory Blueberry Sauce

Summer Corn

• Corn on the Cob on the Grill Seven Ways
• Southern Fried Corn (legit)

Sweet

• Sheet Pan Slab Pie Peach/Blueberry
• Keto Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
• Blueberry Thyme Galette
• Keto Classic Cheesecake with Fruit Wreath
• Keto Patriotic Flag Cake
• Gluten Free Peach Tart (sugar free

Happy July 4th. Enjoy the long weekend with friends and family, and thank God for this great country that allows a thousand ideas, a thousand opinions and has brought the world a thousand inventions and discoveries. May we always find our way when we get lost, and appreciate the abundance we enjoy in this great nation.

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These are a few of my favorite keto fresh strawberry recipes because nothing is sweeter than fresh local strawberries.

Low Carb Strawberry Shortcake

There are two types of strawberry shortcakes. One method is to make vanilla cakes and then top with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, more like the sponge cake method. The other pictured on the right is a more crumbly shortcake that soaks up all the strawberry juice. I like both kinds.

• Sponge Cake Strawberry Shortcake
• Crumbly Strawberry Shortcake
• Don’t forget the Stabilized Whipped Cream

Keto Strawberry Muffins/Biscuits

An easy way to use up your strawberries is to make strawberry muffins or strawberry biscuits. The biscuits pictured on the right are closer to scones, while the muffins

• Keto Strawberry Muffins
• Keto Strawberry Biscuits

Keto Strawberry Cakes/Cupcakes

• Keto Strawberry Cupcakes/Layer Cakes
• Keto Strawberry Frosting

More Strawberry Recipes

• Sugar Free Strawberry Sauce

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I could never figure out how my mom made her sweet potatoes until I had her come over and make them in front of me. I remember that day so clearly, because she lit up with excitement getting to share this. Now that she’s gone, I realize how special that day was. She was the queen of comfort food and had no problems dowsing the sweet potatoes with maple syrup, orange and apple juice and brown sugar.

I’m thrilled to say I was able to make a very similar dish, only sugar free/

Stove Top Sweet Potatoes

• Sweet Potatoes
• Sugar Free Maple Syrup (I use Choc Zero)
• Orange or Orange Zest
• Lemon
• Cinnamon
• Cinnamon Sticks
• Black Strap Molasses

It’s not a complicated recipe but a very delicious one. She surprised me by telling me we don’t need to turn on the oven. These are stove top sweet potatoes. How did I not know that? The good news here is that you can make these at the last thirty minutes while the turkey is taking up the oven.

How to Cut Sweet Potatoes

The first thing you have to do is peel the potatoes and cut them into discs. I cut them completely differently here, but you can do it either way. I tend to think her suggestion of discs is a better idea, because you can cut them more evenly.

If you are making these for a big dinner like thanksgiving, you can peel and cut them ahead, stick them in a plastic bag and refrigerate.

I did not use erythritol for this recipe because Choc Zero Maple Syrup is a better choice. I also used a small amount of black strap molasses to take the place of the brown sugar. Orange, lemon, and cinnamon sticks add brightness and flavor.

If you’re not familiar with Choc Zero, they make all kinds of amazing sugar free products, which is why I chose to be an affiliate earning a small commission. Their chocolate chips and maple syrup are my two favorite products and I use them in my keto bakery because they are sugar free and low carb.

If you don’t want to use a whole orange (because of the sugar), you can use just the orange zest.

If you have sweet potatoes left over, make some grain free sweet potato biscuits.

Can You Freeze Cooked Sweet Potatoes?

Yes, you can place the cooled sweet potatoes in a bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

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Sugar Free Orange Maple Sweet Potatoes

Sugar Free Stove Top Sweet Potatoes made with with butter, orange and cinnamon.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 1 sticks butter
• 1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup I use Choc Zero
• 1 teaspoon black strap molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 large sweet potatoes peeled
• 1 large naval orange cut into 4 pieces
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 cup water more If needed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• black pepper

Instructions

• Cut peeled sweet potatoes across into 1/2 discs.
• Add In sugar free maple syrup
• In a dutch oven (large enough to fit all sweet potatoes), melt the butter with black strap molasses. Add cinnamon.
• Add in sweet potatoes.
• Squeeze oranges over potatoes. Put orange skins in pot.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add in cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, and water. You will need to judge how necessary adding liquid is.
• Cover and cook on low heat for about an hour, stirring every ten minutes or so.

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The result is a carnivore pancake recipe that is very keto friendly and gluten free and is delightfully fluffy and tastes just like traditional pancakes.

Sometimes amongst all the eggs, beef and chicken, we get cravings for bread, for pancakes, etc. Using a little ingenuity, we have found some ways to address these cravings without caving.

A few weeks ago I posted a carnivore waffle recipe that I ate every day for 2 weeks. I didn’t lose any weight but I DID LOSE FAT pounds. And, that’s what matters!

A week later, I moved onto eating pancakes and carnivore buns. Now, I’m back to just eggs (for a while) but I know I have a few of these comfort food type breakfast recipes when I need them.

I accidentally created this recipe from the carnivore burger bun recipe that I posted here, with the addition of sweetener, nutmeg and vanilla. I was really surprised that I could bake these pancakes or fry them.

Ingredients

• Heavy Cream Powder
• Eggs

More Keto Breakfast Recipes

• Carnivore Waffles (eggs, mozzarella)
• Keto Waffles (almond flour)
• Dairy Free Keto Waffles
• Keto Cheddar Biscuits
• Keto Dutch Baby

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Carnivore Keto Friendly Pancakes

Carnivore Keto Friendly Pancakes

Course keto bread

Cuisine American

Keyword carnivore

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 11 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream powder
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup sweetener (erythritol, monk fruit etc.)

Instructions

• Use a non-stick frying pan, using butter and low heat.
• If using pan, be sure to butter pan first, or they will stick.
• Mix all dry ingredients together in bowl. Add slowly to egg mixture once eggs are beaten well.
• Beat eggs until frothy. I use a kitchen aid mixer, but you can use a hand mixer.
• Heat butter in frying pan or griddle on low. Once melted, place batter in pan to the size you desire.
• Cook each pancakes on low. Turn at about 3 minutes.
• Make 12 pancakes.

Notes

Some recipes call for powdered milk (a lot cheaper) but in that case you will have carbs. 

This is one of the best ideas for a carnivore breakfast if you’re a little tired of steak and eggs and you’re loose enough in your diet to allow for a sweetener like erythritol or allulose.

These really do taste like traditional pancakes and will satisfy that sweet breakfast craving.

To get these the same size, you will need a whoopie pie pan, but it’s a great investment, because this recipe enjoys many variations, sweet and savory. It’s a great pan that makes whoopie pies, pancakes, and muffin tops. If you still want to make them, you can just do your best to make 12 rounds and flatten them out. They will still taste good.

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Sloppy Joe’s are really sloppy. Made with a crumbled ground beef, ketchup or tomato sauce, mustard, or barbecue sauce, they pack a lot of flavor inside a bun. I remember the grease dripping down and that wasn’t a bad thing.

It’s hard to enjoy a true sloppy Joe if you don’t have a burger bun. Keeping sloppy joe’s a little less greasy, but still sloppy, enjoy these free on your favorite bun or try these carnivore buns which are completely carb free. You’re welcome.

Sloppy Joe’s Sauce

• 1 – 1/2 cup sugar free tomato puree or sugar free tomato sauce
• 1 pound ground beef of your choice (I like 80/20 for this recipe)
• sweetener of your choice (swerve brown sugar) to your sweetness desire
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• salt, pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar free maple syrup (optional)

NOTE: You can use half of tomato sauce and half sugar free barbecue sauce. Add sweetness to your own taste.

Keep it Sweet and Sugar Free

Make sure your tomato passata (puree) is sugar free). Add in some of their delicious barbecue sauce to make it sweet. There are quite a few sugar free barbecue sauces, which make sloppy Joe’s easy to make. G.Hughes is my favorite. These are sold at your local grocery store.

Sloppy Joes are Best on a Burger Bun

You could use traditional buns, but to keep this sugar free, grain free, I love these carnivore buns. Here are some great choices.

• Carnivore Buns
• Keto Tortillas
• Keto Cheddar Grain Free Biscuits

More of My Favorite Ground Beef Recipes

• Cuban Picadillo
• Stuffed Cabbage
• Eggroll in a Bowl

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Sugar Free Sloppy Joe Recipe

Delicious Sugar Free Sloppy Joe Recipe with Low Carb Roll Options

Course Sandwich

Cuisine American

Keyword sloppy Joe’s

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 pound ground beef 80/20
• 1 cup sugar free tomato sauce see notes
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce or red vinegar
• 1 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar free maple syrup or sugar free brown sweetener

Instructions

• In a bowl mix ground beef with salt, pepper, mustard, worchestshire sauce. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and cook onion until softened.
• Add ground beef mixture. Crumble and cook through.
• Add tomato sauce and maple syrup (and sugar free barbecue sauce) if you have it. Add a little bit of water if it seems too dry.
• Simmer on low for 30 minutes. Taste for more seasoning. Adjust sweetness to your taste with monk fruit or more sugar free maple syrup.

Notes

You can add in some sugar free barbecue (1/4 cup) in place of some of the tomato sauce.

A fattier ground beef works best for this kind of recipe for that old school flavor.

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Italian sausage will find itself in appetizers, breakfast, lunch and dinner, but we especially love the Italian sausage meals we have come to love and I’ve added more sausage recipes here so there are more than 15.

Creamy Sausage Ragu

This is one of my newer recipes that I made for the twins’ lunch before they ventured a big bike ride. Not a bite left.

Stovetop Sausage and Peppers

Sausage Crusted Three Cheese Pizza (Low Carb Delish)

Baked Italian Sausage with Broccoli Rabe

This is one of the Italian Sausage Meals that my husband loves the most. Broccoli rabe marries the flavors of Italian Sausage so well, and you will see this repeated pairing in many recipes.

Italian Sausage Lentil Soup

Italian Sausage Ricotta Frittata

This is how we celebrate holiday mornings, but it’s also wonderful for lunch or dinner. Italian sausage, greens, and a dollop of ricotta.

No Beans Chili with Italian Sausage and Ground Beef

My husband makes the best chili and since I don’t eat beans, he developed a fantastic no-beans recipe just for me, and it has Italian Sausage.

Italian Sausage with Cauliflower and Spinach in Air Fryer

This is such a fun, easy, dinner that can be made in a sheet pan, fryer, or stir fried.

Orecchiete with Broccoli Rabe and Italian Sausage

This is a classic Italian dish made with a special shaped pasta and takes full advantage of this great pairing of flavors.

Italian Sausage, Mozzarella Stuffed Biscuits

This is the all in one delicious Italian sausage biscuit.

Spicy Italian Soup with Italian Sausage

I made this soup about every other month because it has all the good things like cabbage and tomato broth,  and especially the flavor driven from Italian sausage.

Italian Roasted Chicken Thighs with Sausage and Peppers

The one pot, Italian chicken dish only made better with links of Italian sausage.

One Pot Chicken and Italian Sausage with Greens and Beans

Beans, greens, broth, chicken, and of course, Italian sausage makes this one hearty meal.

Keto Sausage Crusted Pizza with Broccoli Rabe

This clever idea for no-dough pizza has made us both so happy, and is our new Friday night dinner.

Spaghetti Squash with Italian Sausage

Spaghetti Squash topped with Italian sausage, mushroom, cream, and sage is hearty, healthy and a bit umami.

Three Cheese Italian Lasagna

Oh my goodness, who wouldn’t love this dish? Filled with spaghetti squash, meat, cheese and a lovely quick tomato sauce.

Italian Eggplant Soup with Italian Sausage

Chicken with Italian Sausage and Muscadine Grapes

When Autumn rolls around, you will see muscadine grapes and now you know what to do with them.

Sheet Pan Pizza with Italian Sausage and Trader Joe’s Pre-Made Dough

You can now see just how versatile Italian sausage is. What’s your favorite way to eat it?

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Here are a few of my favorite things to cook, bake, eat while hunkered down in a storm. If you have to be stuck inside, at least enjoy the food. Or perhaps take time to try some new recipes.

Smoothies

You might be stuck at home too many days, but still want to feel good and stay healthy. Try any of these smoothies which are tried are true for my family. The twins were sick last week and asked for the red beet smoothie. By chance, I had red beets and all the ingredients.

• Vitamin C Smoothie and Tips for a Fever
• Two Green Smoothie Recipes Kids Love
• Blueberry Banana Protein Smoothie
• Red Beet Smoothie (kids love, so do teens)
• Blueberry Protein Smoothie Bowl
• Chocolate Fix: Chocolate Avocado Smoothie

Snacks

Try some healthy snacks if you start getting bored.

• Olive Feta Salad
• Italian Sausage Balls
• Loaded Deviled Eggs
• Cowboy Caviar (Bean Dip)

Soups

I know EVERYONE is making soup this week. Here’s a few of my favorites.

• Chicken Vegetable Soup
• French Onion Soup
• Italian Meatball Soup
• Sausage Lentil Soup

Bread

Perhaps have always wanted to know about how to make your own sourdough starter. I just made a new one and it was ready in five days, just using all purpose flour. The bread was great.

• Sourdough Bread (Easy)
• Sourdough Starter (will be ready in five days)
• Best Traditional Southern Fluffy Biscuits

Stews

• Beef Bourguignon (low carb option)
• Old Fashioned Beef Stew
• Four Chicken Biscuit Pot Pie Recipes (Low carb options)
• Chicken Chicken Pot Pie with Best Crust
• Irish Stew with Soda Bread

Pasta

You can make most of these with any kind of macaroni.

• Tuscan White Bean Pasta
• Creamy Sausage Ragu
• Stuffed Shells
• Three Cheese Pasta Chicken Bake

Easy Delicious Ground Beef Recipes

• Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls
• Italian Ground Beef and Peas (my STILL number one post)
• Picadillo (Cuban ground beef with olives) serve with rice
• Our Favorite Taco Meat (made with bacon)

Eggs, Eggs, Eggs

I know you all have a huge amounts of eggs and here are some great ideas.

• Eggs in Purgatory (Italian Shakshuka)
• Arugula Hash with Oven Baked Eggs
• Spinach Frittata with Manchego
• Homemade Egg Pasta (even if you don’t have a pasta machine, you can do this using a rolling pin).

For Fun

• Snow Cream

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I can tell you this is a good recipe for carnivore burger buns. It will satisfy your craving for a smash burger.

Please excuse the pictures. I was only able to get a picture with one I had frozen (which still turned out really good).

Why You Should Make These Carnivore Burger Buns

• Zero Carb
• Fit a carnivore or keto diet
• Taste good, acts like bread
• Doesn’t fall apart
• Freezes well
• Easy to make
• Nut Free
• Not eggy

As a lover of the keto diet, these are completely carb free and fit into a carnivore diet or a strict low carb diet.

The recipe is simple and versatile, and a great base for other recipes. I recently made baked pancakes tweaking the basic recipe, which I’ll be posting soon.

The basic ratio for the buns: 1 egg, 1 teaspoon baking powder per 1/2 cup powdered heavy cream. You CAN use powdered milk but in that case you will have carbs.

Ingredients

• Eggs
• Powdered Heavy Cream (or powdered milk if you can do the carbs)
• Baking Powder
• Dash salt

If you’re not a strict meat/dairy only carnivore, feel free to play around with toppings such as sesame seeds or poppy seeds.

Unlike some of my other bread recipes, these are completely nut free. The only thing that you might have an issue with is the price of powdered heavy cream.

Ingredients for Carnivore Buns

• Powdered Heavy Cream
• Baking Powder
• Eggs
• Pinch Salt

This recipe makes six burger buns. While the buns do deflate a little, once cooled, they are easily sliced through. My buns touched during baking process, but was not a problem. Also, don’t fret if, when they begin to cool, deflate a little. This doesn’t change how good they are.

Variations

If you’re not pure carnivore, you might try toppings like sesame seeds.

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• Keto No Bread Bacon Sandwich
• Perfect New York Steak
• Keto Cheddar Biscuits
• Big Mac Sauce

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Carnivore Buns

Carnivore buns, completely carb free, made with three ingredients.

Course keto bread

Cuisine American

Keyword carnivore

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 11 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream powder
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 eggs

Instructions

• Prepare baking dish with parchment paper.

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees (bake mode).
• Beat eggs until frothy. I use a kitchen aid mixer, but you can use a hand mixer.
• Mix all dry ingredients together in bowl. Add slowly to egg mixture once eggs are beaten well.
• Use a scoop to make 6 scoops of batter at least 2 inches apart. My ran together, but it wasn't a problem. You can sprinkle flaked salt, sesame or poppy seeds at this time.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes. I baked at 11 minute. If you are using a convection mode, check at 9 minutes.
• Allow to cool. You will be able to slice across to use as buns, using a serrated bread knife.

Notes

Some recipes call for powdered milk (a lot cheaper) but in that case you will have carbs. 

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You need starter, but allow me to demystify that in my recipe here.

My Basic Recipe for easy Sourdough bread.

I know this recipe by heart and have made at least 50 times. Even though I’ve used the same recipe each time, I have gotten better in making it. Practice matters, but no matter what, it still tastes good.

Showstopper Sourdough

I hope you will one day make Camembert Wreath

This is fun and a true showstopper and is easier than you think. Even kids love it.

Sourdough Biscuits

Sourdough biscuits are something fluffy and slightly tangy.

Sourdough Focaccia

Sourdough Focaccia could also be considered a showstopper. I know how people love this.

Sourdough French Toast

I don’t really have a recipe for this, but am sharing it to inspire you to use your sourdough with your favorite french toast recipe.

I LOVE this Bread Slicer

If you’re making your own bread and you want even slices, this bread slicer is amazing.

Consider these Spreads

• Roasted Garlic
• Garlic Confit
• Compound Herbed Butter

Freezing Sourdough Bread to Create Resistant Starch

Did you know that if you freeze sourdough bread prior to eating, you will lower the glycemic count of the bread. The fermentation (process in sourdough) partially breaks down starches, and is healthier than regular bread.

When baked and frozen, the starches recrystallize forming a resistant starch, which lowers blood sugar spike.

Tips for Freezing Sourdough

• Cool Bread Completely, prior to Slicing
• Slice Bread
• Wrap in plastic
• Reheat by lightly toasting frozen bread

To further aid is lowering blood sugar spike, serve with butter, olive oil, cheese to slow the process.

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