Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs, Cauliflower Rice Pilaf and Caesar-ish Salad

Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs, Cauliflower Rice Pilaf and Caesar-ish Salad

  Yummy low carb dinner. The chicken thighs that the grocery pickup gave me were the smallest ones that I've ever seen, so each person got 2. What I did differently from the recipe was that I sprinkled the thighs with garlic powder/salt/pepper/cayenne before I cooked them, and I had no fresh parsley to top it with. Now that I'm thinking about it, I could of just used some dried parsley. Oh well, next time. 

Click here for Garlic Butter Chicken Thigh recipe by Primavera Kitchen

 The cauliflower rice was super good but I did a few things differently.  I sautéed onions first, and added 8oz of mushrooms. I also just used 1 bag of frozen cauliflower rice instead of a head, and omitted the almonds since my son is allergic. I'll definitely be making this again, it's super easy and full of protein from the hemp hearts.

Click here for Cauliflower Rice Pilaf recipe by ThisMomsMenu

  The salad was just a chopped up romaine head (heart?) with some shredded carrots and Caesar dressing. I didn't care for this dressing too much.....I haven't been able to find one that tastes like the kind you get in a restaurant. Maybe I need to try making my own. 

  This was the first real meal that I've made in a week, I've been so so sick. We went on vacation to Cancun on February 16th, and I sat next to a teenage girl on our flight that was coughing a lot. I really didn't think anything of it since I rarely get sick.....I haven't even been sick in years. But I guess just traveling will do that to you. Mid week I did make a big 'ol pot of random chili ingredients that I had laying around just to get some food in everyone that wasn't microwaveable lol. I really didn't measure, I just threw all this together in the slow cooker until dinner.

Easy Chili:

- Homemade canned taco meat my parents canned themselves
- Frozen corn, bell peppers, onion
- Canned pinto beans, chili beans, green chilis and tomato soup....I had no other tomatoes but it worked perfect
- Spices: Chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, cumin, sugar 

 

Keto Fajitas and Easy Spanish Cauliflower Rice

 Keto Fajitas and Easy Spanish Cauliflower Rice

  This was okay. I felt like the fajitas were really lacking flavor, and I don't know why. I followed the recipe but it seemed kinda bland, and the recipe looked like it would be flavorful. I must have messed up somewhere lol. We topped the fajitas with hot sauce, avocado, sour cream, salsa and avocado.

  We aren't generally a fan of spanish rice, but I wanted to bulk up this meal and add extra veggies. I followed the recipe almost exactly, I did use a can of diced tomatoes, then a can of diced green chilis since I already had both. Then I did add a sprinkling of taco seasoning. This was actually really good.

  I took a pic of my bell pepper....it was pregnant! Isn't there some old wives tale of finding a pregnant pepper means that you'll be pregnant soon? :)

Recipe Links:

- Keto Fajitas by Ketogasm

- Easy Spanish Cauliflower Rice by Instrupix

Keto Spicy Pork Rind Crusted Pickle Chicken with Cajun Sausage Cauli Rice

 

Keto Spicy Pork Rind Crusted Pickle Chicken with Cajun Sausage Cauli Rice

  I marinated chicken thighs overnight in pickle juice and minced garlic. Then I made "breading" by crushing spicy pork rinds, parmesan cheese and garlic powder in a ziploc bag. I tossed each thigh in the ziploc bag like shake and bake and air fried it at 370 for 20 minutes. Super moist and juicy, with a hint of pickles. 

  For the cauliflower rice I used this recipe by Instrupix.  The only difference was that I only used 1 bag of cauliflower rice, and I omitted the bell peppers since I didn't have any. I added 8oz of mushrooms and 2 stalks celery. The sausage I used was super spicy though, I was surprised. It was delicious but too spicy for my son. Next time I'll use a different one for sure.