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TOP 5 Low carb / keto recipes - Thermo Foodie and The Chef
THERMO FOODIE AND THE CHEF - 2
TOP 5 Low carb / keto recipes - Thermo Foodie and The Chef
Butter Chicken and                                                                                SERVES 4-6

                                                                                                  G
cauliflower rice                                                                                  Prep time 10 minutes
                                                                                                  Cook time 30 minutes
                                                                                                  NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Ingredients                      Method                                                                         Servings per recipe 4
                                                                                                                    Serving size 535g
                                                                                                                Average      Average
Butter chicken                                                                                                  quantity     quantity
• 1 onion (approx. 100g)         1 Chop cauliflower 10 seconds / speed 5 / mc on, set aside in               per serving     per 100g

• 2 cloves garlic, peeled          large steaming bowl (‘grains’ should be the size roughly of   Energy           3070kj
                                                                                                                  734cal
                                                                                                                                  574kj
                                                                                                                                137cal
• 10g ginger (4cm)                 cooked rice, if not chop longer)
                                                                                                 Protein           39.3g           7.4g
• 1 medium heat chilli           2 If using whole almonds, mill here for                         Fat total
                                                                                                 -saturated
                                                                                                                      57g
                                                                                                                     31.1g
                                                                                                                                  10.7g
                                                                                                                                   5.8g
    (adjust depending on heat      20 seconds / speed 10 / mc on, set aside
    you like)                                                                                    Carbohydrates      12.3g          2.3g

•   2 tsp sweet paprika          3 Place onion, garlic, ginger and chilli into the mixer and     -sugars
                                                                                                 Sodium
                                                                                                                     9.8g
                                                                                                                 608mg
                                                                                                                                   1.8g
                                                                                                                                114mg
•   2 tsp ground coriander         chop 3 seconds / speed 7 / mc on,
•   2 tsp ground cumin             scrape down
•   1 tsp turmeric powder        4 Add butter or ghee and all spices except
•   1 tsp cinnamon powder          garam masala
•   2 Tbs ghee or butter (20g)
                                 5 Cook 3 minutes / varoma temp (115C) / speed 1 / mc off
•   350g tomato puree
•   250g cream                   6 Add tomatoes, cream, salt and almond meal and blend 30
•   2 tsp salt                     seconds / speed 6 / mc on
•   40g almond meal              7 Add chicken and cook 16 minutes / 100 degrees / reverse /
•   1 tsp garam masala             speed 1 / mc on
•   700g boneless chicken
                                 8 Remove mc and add garam masala to curry, then sit
    thighs,
    3cm diced                      steaming bowl on top with cauliflower rice inside and cook
•   Almond flakes and fresh        6 minutes / varoma temp (115C) / reverse / speed 1 / mc
                                   off
    coriander to serve
                                 9 Serve curry on top of cauliflower rice
Cauliflower rice
• Approx. 150g per person        10 Garnish with toasted almond flakes and
    fresh cauliflower, broken       fresh coriander. Serve with garlic naan.
    into chunks

                                                    KETO BBQ COMPANION - 3
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THERMO FOODIE AND THE CHEF - 4
TOP 5 Low carb / keto recipes - Thermo Foodie and The Chef
Almond Pancakes                                                                                  MAKES 2 SERVES
                                                                                                 (8 PANCAKES)

                                                                                                 Gv
Ingredients                    Method                                                            Prep time 2 minutes
                                                                                                 Cook time 15 mins cook
Pancakes                                                                                                   (20 mins rest)
• 50g almonds                  1 Mill almonds 20 seconds / speed 10 / mc on
                                                                                                 NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
• 2 eggs                       2 Add remaining ingredients and mix                                             Servings per recipe 2
• 1 tsp erythritol, xylitol      30 seconds / speed 4 / mc on                                                        Serving size 151g
                                                                                                               Average       Average
    or sweetener of choice
                                                                                                               quantity      quantity
    (optional)                 3 Allow mixture to rest 20 minutes to thicken                                per serving     per 100g
•   1 tsp vanilla essence
                               4 In a medium low pan, add 20g of unsalted butter                Energy           1800kj         1190kj
•   1 tsp baking powder                                                                                          430cal        284cal

•   120g cream cheese          5 Pour in pancake mixture to the size you desire and after
                                 approx. 1 minute flip and cook a further 30 seconds
                                                                                                Protein
                                                                                                Fat total
                                                                                                                   17.3g
                                                                                                                   38.1g
                                                                                                                                  11.4g
                                                                                                                                 25.2g
    (chopped into 2cm cubes)                                                                    -saturated           15g          9.9g
•   Unsalted butter for        6 Add more butter and repeat until mixture is finished           Carbohydrates      4.4g           2.9g
    cooking                                                                                     -sugars             3.2g           2.1g
                                 Serve with cinnamon butter or vanilla mascarpone and           Sodium           871mg        577mg

Vanilla mascarpone               fresh berries
• 125g mascarpone
• 2 tsp powdered vanilla       Vanilla mascarpone
    sweetener (or 2 tsp
    sweetener plus 1 tsp
                               7 Place ingredients into the mixer and insert butterfly, blend
    vanilla bean extract)        30 seconds/speed 2
                                 *you can also just do this in a bowl with a fork

                                                  KETO BBQ COMPANION - 5
TOP 5 Low carb / keto recipes - Thermo Foodie and The Chef
THERMO FOODIE AND THE CHEF - 6
Vanilla cake                                                                                       SERVES 10

                                                                                                   Gv
                                                                                                   Prep time 15 minutes
Ingredients                     Method                                                             Cook time 30-45 minutes
                                                                                                   NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Cake                                                                                                            Servings per recipe 10
• 170g Almonds or blanched      Cake                                                                                  Serving size 86g
    almond meal for a blonder   1 Preheat oven to 150C fan forced or 160C conventional and                       Average      Average
    cake                                                                                                         quantity     quantity
                                  line an 18cm cake tin with baking paper or grease well with
•
                                                                                                              per serving    per 100g
    50g erythritol/xylitol or     butter                                                          Energy           1620kj       1890kj
    sweetener of choice                                                                                            387cal        451cal
•   1 tsp baking powder         2 Place almonds, sweetener and baking powder into the             Protein            8.6g         10.0g

•   4 eggs (approx. 220g)         mixer, blend 8 seconds / speed 8 / mc on If using almond        Fat total         34.6g        40.3g

•                                 meal, skip blending and go straight to step 4                   -saturated          17.1g       19.9g
    100g cream cheese                                                                             Carbohydrates      2.5g          2.9g
•   100g softened salted        3 Scrape down and also loosen almonds from the bottom of          -sugars
                                                                                                  Sodium
                                                                                                                      1.5g
                                                                                                                   310mg       360mg
                                                                                                                                    1.8g
    butter                        the bowl, make note of the chefs tip below at this point
•   1 tsp vanilla extract
                                4 Add remaining ingredients for cake, mix 1 minutes /
                                  speed 4 / mc on
Lemon cream cheese
icing                           5 Pour cake mixture into prepared tin or 12 cupcake patties
• 150 g cream cheese              and bake 30-45 minutes
• 100 g salted butter           6 Check cupcakes from 20 minutes onwards and whole cake
• 40 g erythritol, xylitol or     from 30 minutes onwards if your oven cooks hotter than
  sweetener of choice
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon       average, you’ll know it’s done as it wont wobble and a
                                  skewer will come out clean
  zest
• 20 g fresh lemon juice        7 Allow to cool completely in the tin
                                Icing
                                8 Place all icing ingredients into the mixer, mix 1 minute /
                                  speed 3 / mc on
                                9 Scrape down, insert butterfly and whip 1 minute / speed 3 /
                                  mc on
                                10 Allow cake to cool completely before covering with the icing
                                11 Store the cake in a container, refrigerated up to 5 days or
                                   frozen up to 3 months
                                12 Pictured is two batches of cake and two batches of icing,
                                   layered together with some keto strawberry jam (recipe
                                   free on website) and 1/3 of the icing in the middle

                                                    KETO BBQ COMPANION - 7
THERMO FOODIE AND THE CHEF - 8
Keto Moussaka                                                                                             SERVES 8

                                                                                                          GvDNF
                                                                                                          Prep time 30 minutes
Ingredients                       Method                                                                  Cook time 1 hour
                                                                                                          NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
For the eggplant                                                                                                       Servings per recipe 8
• 650 g eggplant 0.5 cm           1 Slice your eggplant approx 0.5cm thick then sprinkle with                               Serving size 390g
    thick slices, no need to        salt, set aside for 10 minutes then rinse and pat dry                               Average       Average
    peel (can sub for zucchini,                                                                                         quantity     quantity
                                  2 If you are happy to make more dishes, start step 5 in a pot                      per serving     per 100g
    follow same instructions)
•   1 Tbs salt                      while waiting for your eggplant                                      Energy          2690kj
                                                                                                                          643cal
                                                                                                                                         708kj
                                                                                                                                        169cal
•   4 Tbs olive oil               3 In your pan or skillet, on medium high heat, pan fry the             Protein
                                                                                                         Fat total
                                                                                                                           38.9g
                                                                                                                            49.1g
                                                                                                                                          10.2g
                                                                                                                                          12.9g
                                    eggplant slices with olive oil in batches (dont add all the          -saturated         25.1g          6.6g
For the mince sauce                 olive oil at once or your first slices will drink it all up) until   Carbohydrates      8.8g           2.3g
• 20 g ginger or 1/4 tsp            well golden and softened                                             -sugars            8.4g           2.2g
  powder                                                                                                 Sodium           991mg        261mg
• 10 g garlic                     4 Continue until all eggplant is cooked (this is the slowest
• 120 g celery                      part of the recipe and can be prepared in advance). Set aside.
• 300 g onion                     5 Into the same pan add the 1 Tbs olive oil and heat to medium
• 1 Tbs 20g olive oil             6 Place ginger and garlic into the mixer, chop 2 seconds /
• 1 kg mince meat                   speed 7 / mc on
    lamb, beef, pork or a
    combination                   7 Add celery, chop 3 seconds / speed 7 / mc on
•   200 g cauliflower
•   250 g zucchini great way to
                                  8 Add onion, chop 3 seconds / speed 5 / mc on, add to the
                                    hot pan and cook until starting to brown
    use up some cores
•   120 g tomato paste            9 Add the mince meat and continue to cook, stirring
•   2 tsp salt                      occasionally until just starting to brown
•   1 tsp cinnamon powder
                                  10 In the mixer, chop cauliflower and zucchini 5 seconds /
•   2 tsp ground allspice            speed 4 / mc on
•   2 tsp dried oregano or
                                  11 Add to the pan along with the tomato paste, spices, herbs,
     1 Tbs fresh chopped
                                     and salt
For the cheese sauce              12 Stir through and cook on medium low heat for 30 minutes,
• 230 g tasty or cheddar             stirring occasionally
  cheese
• 500 g sour cream                13 Preheat oven to 180C (200 if not fan forced)
                                  14 Without washing the mixer, chop the cheese 15 seconds /
                                     speed 5 / mc on
                                  15 Add the sour cream and stir 10 seconds / speed 4 / mc on
                                  16 Into a large baking dish, spread half the meat sauce, then
                                     lay half the eggplant on top. Repeat with remaining meat
                                     then eggplant
                                  17 Pour the cheese sauce on top and spread out evenly
                                  18 Bake until golden, approximately 25 minutes but times
                                     will vary for different ovens
                                     Serve with a side green salad drowned in extra virgin olive oil

                                                       KETO BBQ COMPANION - 9
THERMO FOODIE AND THE CHEF - 10
Keto KFC Chicken                                                                                       SERVES 2+

                                                                                                       GVDNF
                                                                                                       Prep time 10 minutes
Ingredients                          Method                                                            Cook time 10 minutes
                                                                                                       NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
For the KFC spice mix                                                                                                Servings per recipe 2
• 2 Tbs salt                         For the KFC spice mix                                                                 Serving size 165g
• 1 Tbs black pepper (omit or        1 Blend all spices together 20 seconds / speed 10 / mc on,                      Average
                                                                                                                     quantity
                                                                                                                                    Average
                                                                                                                                    quantity
  use less if desired)                 or use a bullet blender or processor and process until the                 per serving      per 100g
• 2 Tbs onion flakes                   mixture resembles a fine powder                                Energy            1530kj         927kj

• 1 Tbs dried garlic                 2 Scrape down and repeat
                                                                                                                       365cal         221cal

• 1 Tbs dried rosemary                                                                                Protein
                                                                                                      Fat total
                                                                                                                         48.4g
                                                                                                                          18.5g
                                                                                                                                       29.3g
                                                                                                                                         11.2g
• 1/2 Tbs dried basil                3 Move to a jar and store in the pantry or freezer               -saturated           3.6g          2.2g

• 1/2 Tbs sweet / mild               For coating                                                      Carbohydrates
                                                                                                      -sugars
                                                                                                                            1.2g
                                                                                                                           0.7g
                                                                                                                                         0.7g
                                                                                                                                        0.4g
  paprika                            4 Combine KFC Spice mix with protein powder and mix
• 1/2 Tbs dried oregano
                                                                                                      Sodium           991mg         601mg
                                       together well in a bowl
• 1/2 Tbs yellow mustard             5 Gently whisk the egg in a separate bowl
  seeds
• 1/2 Tbs dried thyme                6 Cut chicken into strips, leave whole, cut into nugget size
                                       or smaller for kid friendly bite sized pieces
For coating
• 1 Tbs KFC spice mix                7 Dip chicken in egg wash then coat on each side into the
• 3 Tbs Pure Unflavoured               spice mix
    Whey Protein Isolate             8 Heat oil in a heavy pan on medium high heat. Shallow fry
    (protein powder)                   until golden and cooked
    If you don’t have
    unflavoured whey protein
    powder you can use
    crushed pork rinds or              If you want a milder spice flavour, use half a tablespoon
    almond meal                        spice mix to 3 tablespoons whey protein powder
•   1 whole egg
                                       Add chipotle powder, cayenne pepper or chilli powder to
                                       make this hot n spicy!
Protein or vegetable to
coat for example                       The best part of this recipe is you can keep this spice mix
• 300g items to coat                   in the jar, just add the protein powder when you’re ready
    Use tenderloins, breast,           to use it for a quick week night meal - double the spice mix
    wings, fish pieces etc.
                                       too if you want a larger stash!
    this recipe is enough for
    4 chicken tenderloins              .
    or 2 large breasts gently
    pounded to make them
    a little thinner and
    even. You can also use
    cauliflower florets, button
    mushrooms, or onion
    rings
•   Oil for frying - ghee, refined
    coconut oil, lard or light
    olive oil

                                                        KETO BBQ COMPANION - 11
THERMO FOODIE AND THE CHEF - 12
Thai chicken salad                                                                                 SERVES 6

                                                                                                   GvDNF
                                                                                                   Prep time 30 minutes
Ingredients                       Method                                                           Cook time 5 minutes
                                                                                                   NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Dressing                                                                                                        Servings per recipe 6
• 10 g garlic                     Dressing                                                                           Serving size 420g
• 15 g ginger                     1 Place garlic, ginger, chilli and herbs into the mixer, chop                  Average
                                                                                                                 quantity
                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                                                              quantity
• 35 g erythritol/xylitol or        3 seconds / speed 9 / mc on                                               per serving     per 100g
  sweetener of choice                                                                             Energy           2200kj         525kj
                                  2 Scrape down, add remaining dressing ingredients,
• 40 g lime juice                   combine 1 minute / speed 3 / mc on
                                                                                                                   525cal        125cal

• 1 large red chilli (seeds       3 Remove dressing from the mixer and set aside
                                                                                                  Protein
                                                                                                  Fat total
                                                                                                                     61.1g
                                                                                                                    23.6g
                                                                                                                                   14.5g
                                                                                                                                    5.6g
    removed, flesh approx                                                                         -saturated          4.7g            1.1g
    25g)                                                                                          Carbohydrates      6.5g           1.6g
                                  Chicken
•   50 g extra virgin olive oil
                                  4 Without washing the mixer, cut the chicken breasts in half
                                                                                                  -sugars            5.5g            1.3g

•   30 g fish sauce (or sub for
                                    and place into the mixer
                                                                                                  Sodium          945mg         225mg

    1/4 tsp salt)
•   10 g mint leaves              5 Add salt and oil, cook 20 minutes / varoma temp /
•   10 g coriander leaves (can      reverse / speed soft (slowest speed) / mc on
    swap for basil or extra
    mint)                         6 Check the chicken is cooked, then shred 5 seconds /
                                    reverse / speed 4 / mc on
Chicken                           7 Set aside to cool
• 800 g chicken breast,           Salad
  thigh or tenderloin meat
• ¼ tsp salt                      8 Shred the cabbage and carrot using a knife, mandolin,
• 2 tsp olive oil                   grater or julienne vegetable peeler
                                  9 Finely slice the red onion, capsicum and spring onions
Salad
• 165 g cabbage                   10 Chop or tear the herbs into smaller pieces
• 90 g carrot (omit to reduce     11 Combine all salad ingredients, including bean shoots and
  4.5g carbs or 1.1g per serve)      nuts/seeds
• 50 g red onion                  12 Once chicken is cool, mix through the salad
• 165 g red capsicum (or
  green or yellow)                13 Add dressing only when ready to serve, if saving half the
• 100 g spring onions                salad, set aside half the dressing and half the salad not
  (whites and greens)                dressed so you can add dressing as required
• 20 g mint leaves
• 20 g coriander or basil
  leaves
• 20 g sesame seeds (or
  macadamias or almonds)
• 250 g bean shoots

                                                     KETO BBQ COMPANION - 13
About the authors
     After the resounding success of their first five
     cookbooks ‘Getting Started’, ‘Delicious Dinners’,
     ‘Low Carb for Everyone’, ‘Making It Simple’,
     and ‘Keto Cakes’, Daniela Doyle and Michelle
     Kays would like to introduce to you ‘Keto BBQ
     Companion’.
      This is the first book in the new Companion
     series, written with the concept of making your
     barbecues easy, delicious and low carb. Whether
     it’s summertime family meals or entertaining,
     they’ve got you covered with these delicious, crowd
     pleasing meals.
     With no complicated steps or hard-to-find                      Daniela and Michelle are both busy mums, each
     ingredients, the recipes are thoughtfully developed            with two children. Being low carb/keto advocates
     by a qualified chef to be as low in carbs as possible          and former Thermomix® consultants they now
     yet absolutely delicious and full of flavour.                  have a passion for helping people adopt a low carb,
     All recipes in ‘Keto BBQ Companion’ are low carb,              healthy fat way of eating.
     gluten, grain and sugar free with dairy free, nut free         Join Daniela and Michelle on social media for great
     and vegetarian options available for every recipe.             support, guidance, bonus recipes and tips. Cook
     This book is a must-have for any special occasion as           with confidence knowing the recipes have been
     the recipes will be loved by all.                              created by Michelle, a talented chef with over 20
     This book is for thermo mixer and conventional                 years’ cooking experience and over 100 satisfied
     cooks alike, with both methods for every recipe                Thermomix® customers of her own.
     published side by side. With the assistance of their            Daniela and Michelle are thrilled to be sharing this
     wonderful online community, all recipes have been              fabulous collection of summer keto BBQ recipes
     thoroughly tested and full nutritional panels are              with you, and are certain you’ll love them as much
     provided for each recipe.                                      as they do.

                                                              All recipes
             • Low Carb • Healthy Fat • Primal • Sugar Free • Gluten Free
               • Grain Free • Additive Free • Diabetic Friendly • Soy Free

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