Episode one:
Two diets, one pot pie.
Turkey Pot PiePretty Apron Cooking: A seriesMakes 1- 9” Pie + extra filling to freeze for soup later.
Ingredients:Turkey:2 turkey tenderloins, rawa decent sprinkling of granulated garlic, onion powder, thyme, sage, salt and pepper2 tbsp extra virgin olive oilSeason turkey and place in vacuum sealer bag or freezer bag with extra virgin olive oil. Vacuum seal and place in sous vide bath at 145 degrees farenheight for 4 hours. Keep the juices, as you will add that to the cooled filling. Filling:1 cup diced yellow onions1 cup peeled and sliced carrots1 cup sliced celery1.5 tbsp Better Than Bouillon Reduced Sodium Chicken Base1/2 tsp dried sage1/2 tsp dried thyme1/2 tsp dried parsley1 qt water3 tbsp salted butter (roux)3 tbsp keto flour blend (roux)2 cups frozen peas2 yukon gold potatoes (small)1 cup frozen cauliflower floretsOver medium high heat saute onions, carrots and celery with a little extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper until vegetables are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken base, water and herbs, bring to a simmer 1-2 hours. Strain the scummy foam off the top and discard. In a small fry pan over medium heat, melt butter and add flour. Stir until flour cooks through-3 minutes or so. Whisk roux mixture into simmering strained broth. This should thicken up the filling to a creamy soup texture. Turn off the heat and transfer mix to two bowls. Add frozen peas. Cover and chill 1 hour or until at least room temperature. Dice potatoes and place in cold water. Bring to boil and cook halfway- about 5 min or so. Drain and add preheated oiled fry pan on high heat. Season with salt and pepper. Sear until golden brown. Shred turkey in large bite size chunks. Add to mixture. Add frozen cauliflower to one bowl and the cooked potatoes to the other. Pour each half in the cooked pie filling. Keto Pie Crust:180g (12 tbsp) salted butter150g (2.5 cups) keto flour blend113g (1/4 cup) ice water1/2 tsp sea salt1 Sheet Puff Pastry Place flour and salt in mixing bowl. grate cold butter into flour. add ice water (strain ice cubes) and mix. Knead dough 3-4x or until butter is incorporated; wrap with plastic and refridgerate 1 hour. Remove from wrap, place inbetween 2 layers of parchment paper. Roll until desired thickness. Place in greased pie tin. Poke holes with fork to vent crust. Bake uncovered at 350 for 15 minutes. Let cool. Top with a little grated parmesan if desired. After filling is poured in, top with rolled out puff pastry. brush with egg wash. cut a few holes to vent and bake at 375 covered for 30 minutes, remove foil and bake 1 hour until golden brown. If you’re keto, remove the top pastry layer before eating. Give that to your partner. Enjoy!
Keto High Protein ice cream
If you own a Ninja Creami or a similiar appliance, this one is for you. Lots of flavor options! Per Quart (Lemon Blueberry)280 calories 34.6g protein7.6g net carbs7.8g fat
Makes 1 quart- Great to share or you can refreeze it and spin again until creamy.
Ingredients
1.33 cups (7.33 fl oz) Vanilla Protein Shake of Choice
(I like premier protein vanilla because of the macros and it was on sale. I also like Oikos Vanilla 30g Protein Shake or Slate 20g French Vanilla Protein Shakes for ones without seed oil)
3.5 fl oz chobani 20g vanilla yogurt no added sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 sliced brown banana (banana lower carb version)
4-5 medium strawberries (strawberry)
1/4 cup frozen wild blueberries (lemon blueberry)
1/2 tsp fresh lemon zest (lemon blueberry)
Combine all ingredients and cover. Freeze 24 hours. Take out and temper on counter for 10 minutes before running a cycle. Add 2 fl oz of protein shake of choice. Assemble in ninja creami machine. Choose full size, lite ice cream. After one cycle, check bottom with spoon. If creamy, amazing, you’re all set. If it’s a little dipping dots like… do one more cycle. After that, you should be good to go. Top with your favorite sweet snack. For lemon blueberry, I love this keto blueberry cinnamon nut granola from Nutrail. Three Wishes makes good cinnamon cereal that’s great on the banana. I’m a fan of mini zero sugar chocolate chips in the strawberry.