recipes from Adrienne Asher
An elegant, delicious, and relatively easy special occasion dish.
This started out life as a Cook’s Illustrated recipe but I made it keto by using Swerve instead of sugar and creating a keto marmalade. This reduced net carbs by 125 grams and dropped 466 calories, not bad for an easy switch. You can always use sugar and regular orange marmalade, … Read more
Based on a recipe from the NYT Food section, I lowered the carbs as much as I could to keep things keto.
Roasted Chicken Thighs With Peanut Butter Barbecue Sauce
Serves 4 // 596 calories, 42g fat, 47g protein, 7g net carbs
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon onion powder
4 ounces Smuckers Natural … Read more
Although the 2020 pandemic was a very challenging year for the world, we made this recipe for Thanksgiving, grateful for surviving … and thriving.
Stuffed, Roasted Cornish Game Hens
Serves 2 // 1227 calories, 96.6g fat, 85g protein, 7.33g net carbs
1/6 recipe Bread Stuffing (keto)
(Alternatively, make entire stuffing recipe and use the balance for other meals)
1 tablespoon … Read more
Chicken Piccata
Serves 4 // 360 calories, 30g fat, 19g protein, 4g net carbs
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
Sea salt and black pepper
Super fine almond flour, for dredging
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
1 shallot, peeled and sliced lengthwise
1 lemon, halved (half thinly sliced and seeds … Read more
Outstanding. Delicious. Swoon-worthy. Can you tell I love this? Yes. Yes you can. Based on a recipe by America’s Test Kitchen, I’ve changed out a few ingredients and made the assembly easier, though it’s still easier to make the sauce the day before.
Chicken Mole Poblano
Serves 4 // 500 calories, 33g fat, 38g protein, 7g net carbs
1/4 cup … Read more
This recipe, based on one by America’s Test Kitchen, is completely wonderful. Aromatic, luscious, and delicious, it’s a perfect low carb entree.
Indian Butter Chicken (keto)
Serves 2 // 659 calories, 44.7g fat, 54.6g protein, 5.4g net carbs
1/4 onion, peeled and halved
2 large garlic cloves
1-inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
1/2 serrano chili, seeded
2.5 ounces unsalted … Read more