Keto Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

3 Cups shredded chicken.
8 oz. ham, chopped.
4 oz. cream cheese
3 oz. butter
1/2 Tbls. Dijan mustard
1 tsp. lemon juice

1 Tbls water
1/2 tsp. salt & pepper each
3 oz. shredded Swiss cheese

Preheat oven to 350*. Spray a 9*13 pan.  Layer chicken then ham on top.  In a bowl combine cream cheese, butter, mustard, lemon and salt and pepper, mix with hand mixer until a thick sauce forms.  spread this sauce over the meats, and sprinkle with Swiss cheese.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Broil for 2-3 minutes.

8 servings each: protein 14grams, carbs 1gram, calories 280, fat 24 grams 

Keto Pizza Crust

1 12ounce can chunk chicken (6 ounce drained), drained well.
1/2 Cup mozzarella cheese
2 eggs
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning

Preheat oven to 400*.  Drain the chicken by squeezing out all excess water, and then towel dry to make sure it is extra dry.  Mix in eggs, cheese and spices.  Spread onto a pizza pan until about 1/4 inch thick, shaping into a circle.  Bake for 20 minutes, until firm and golden.  You can let the crust rest for up to 10 minutes.  Add sauce and toppings for pizza and bake an additional 15 minutes.

Makes 2 servings: Each serving has 27g protein, 12g fat, 1.5g carbs, 215 calories.
The whole recipe has: 52g protein, 24g fat, 3g carbs, 430 calories.

Keto Chaffle (Use for Bread substitute)

 1 egg
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1 Tbls. almond flour

Mix ingredients in a bowl.  heat mini waffle maker, separate half the mixture into the waffle iron and cook 3-4 minutes each.  Makes 2 chaffles.

Auntie Annies Pretzels (copy cat)

 Pretzel Dough
3 cup warm water
1 Tbls. yeast
4 tablespoons brown sugar
2 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cup bread flour
6 cups regular flour
Water Bath
8 cups warm water
8 tablespoons baking soda
Toppings
coarse salt

melted sweet cream butter

In a mixing bowl add yeast, brown sugar, and salt.  Add in the warm water and let it bloom about 10 minutes.  Add in the flours while stirring until it forms a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place back in the bowl and cover with a damp towel. Let rise for 1 hour.

While the dough is rising, prepare the water bath by mixing the warm water and baking soda. Stir well, bring to a boil.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet.

When the dough has risen, pinch off pieces of the dough and roll out into a long rope. Shape into a pretzel shapes. Dip the pretzel in the boiling baking soda solution about 20-30 seconds and place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove the pretzels from the oven and brush with melted butter. Sprinkle the hot pretzels with the coarse salt, or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mix.