Easiest Baked Chicken with Brussel Sprouts

Here is a quick and easy meal that tastes great!  I am very much into food prepping, so I clean and steam my brussel sprouts and keep them in the fridge so they are ready to put in the air fryer (or oven) whenever I am ready.  I learned about the chicken recipe from my Mom.  She used to make it when I was a child and I alway liked it!  See recipes below!

Garlic Aioli

Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Garlic Aioli

Here is the link to the recipe I used.  I did change a few things.  I do not add bacon, and I use full fat mayo and also dried parsley instead of fresh.

You can roast these in the oven or use the air fryer.  I like using the air fryer because it's quick and easy.  I takes about 10 mins to get them golden brown.  No one else in my family eats them, so I just roast one portion at a time.  

Roasted in the air fryer

Easiest Baked Chicken

4 bone-in chicken breasts, rinsed and patted dry

season salt

paprika

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.  Place chicken on a greased sheet pan.  Sprinkle generously with season salt and paprika. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until juices run clear.  Smaller chicken breasts will only take 45 minutes but larger breasts may take longer. 

Note:  May sound crazy, but I like to dip my chicken in sour cream.  :-)

My Favorite Keto Breakfast

Chaffles are a very popular food on the Keto diet.  Chaffles are mini waffles made of cheese and egg. 

5 ingredients

Chaffles can be used for a variety of things.  They can be eaten alone or used as a bread or bun replacement.  You will need to buy a mini waffle maker to make these.  This is what I use.  I also have the mini panini style press which I often use!

When my Mom first told me about chaffles, I thought, "Hum, that sounds pretty strange", and I didn't know if I would like them.  However, I tried them and chaffles quickly became my favorite Keto breakfast.  I eat chaffles with sliced avocado and hot sauce on the side.  I make this for breakfast at least 3-4 times per week since starting Keto, and I have not grown tired of it!  YUM!  Below is the recipe I use.

Cheesy Chaffle (makes 3 chaffles)

1 egg

1 T. Parmesan Cheese

1 t. mayo (I use Kraft Real Mayo)

1/8 t. baking powder

1/2 cup shredded cheese (I like cheddar or pepper jack)

Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl.  Then scoop a heaping 1 T. into the chaffle maker.  Cook for about 3-5 minutes, until golden brown.  Makes 3 chaffles.

I also had some marinated tomatoes with a little scoop of tuna fish mixed with mayo.  I like to eat a big breakfast!  Here is a link to the marinated tomato recipe.

Carly's Keto Kitchen

Hello!  I decided to start a blog of my favorite Keto/ low carb recipes.  I have been on and off the low carb wagon several times in the past 15 years.  I feel so much better when I am eating low carb.  I lose weight, have more energy and am much healthier.   In October of 2019, I reached my highest weight.  I felt out of control, and was eating a lot of carbs and sugar.  I decided that I needed to change in order to live a healthy life.  I started the Keto diet, and I LOVE IT.  The food is delicious, I am never hungry, and I feel AMAZING.  One other significant change is that I have lost over 100 pounds since starting Keto!  It has been quite a transformation, and I plan to continue this Keto Lifestyle forever.  It took me one year to lose 107 pounds, and I have maintained my weight loss for the past 8 months.  

Here is a link to basic information on the Keto diet.  Before starting Keto, I simply read about it online and joined a group on Facebook called "Keto for Beginners".  This group helped me because I was able to read about the success other people were having, and that really motivated me.  I remember people saying, "If I can do it, so can you!"  They were right!  

Here are my before and after pictures.

Yes, I am a Physical Education teacher, and I have a PE blog too!

Taco Egg Bake

There are SO many delicious Keto and low carb recipes on the web.  I love to use Pinterest to find recipes.  Here is a link to my low carb Pinterest Page.   

Since 2019, I have created more Pinterest Boards to organize Keto recipes.  Check them out below.

Keto Recipes

Stuffed Mushrooms & Stuffed Peppers

Spiralized Veggies

Keto Beach Day Foods

Air Fryer Keto

Vegetables (most are Keto but a few others mixed in for my family like the sweet potato casserole). :-)

Salads

One recipe to share today:

When I'm in the mood for Mexican food, this Low Carb Taco Egg Bake really hits the spot!  It's absolutely delicious topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado, sour cream and salsa.  Thanks to Just A Pinch for sharing this outstanding dish!

This recipe makes a 9x13 so it's plenty for the whole family and for leftovers!

Until next time, Keto on!