Keto Turtles
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I decided to make a special dinner was in order to honor Memorial weekend! So I made keto turtles!
Keto Turtles
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef 85% lean
- Salt and pepper
- 4 sugar freeButcherbox hot dogs
- 2 large dill pickles sliced into thin strips
- 2 slices sugar free bacon
- Whole peppercorns for eyes
- My recipe for Carolina BBQ sauce or Mustard for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven or toaster oven(I used my toaster oven since it was a hot day outside...which I LOVE more than I ever thought I would!) to 350 degrees F.
- Form the ground beef into 4 patties (for the turtle shell). Season the outside with salt and pepper. (Click HERE to read why to only salt the outside).
- Slice 1 1/2 inches off the ends of the hot-dogs to make the face of the turtle. Use your thumb to indent a space into the hamburger patty and press in a slice of hot-dog for the head. Repeat this with all 4 patties.
- Use the tip of a sharp knife to score 2 spots for the eyes. Place 2 whole peppercorns into the slots.
- Slice the rest of the hot-dog in 1/2 lengthwise to form the legs. Then slice the halves into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Place the pieces flat side down under each corner of the patties (to form the legs of the turtle).
- Slice the dill pickles to form the shell. Slice into 1/8 inch thick slices that are about 3 inches long. Place on the ground beef turtle shell patties.
- Slice the bacon into 1/4 inch thick and 5-6 inch long slices. Place around the turtle shell patties and tuck underneath the turtle (so the bacon doesn't curl up).
- Place in oven for 10-15 minutes or until beef is cooked to your desired liking. If the bacon isn't cooked enough, increase heat to 400 degrees F and bake until bacon is crisp. (Covering the hot-dogs so they don't burn.
- Remove from oven and serve with my Carolina BBQ sauce.
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TESTIMONY OF THE DAY
O….. M…..Goodness! These are great! Who needs kids? I want these!
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You will find your toaster oven does well at a whole range of things–like full-size meat loaf/bread loaves, full-size casseroles (using a round dish), mini muffins (a whole 12-hole tin fits in there), tarts/small pies, meatza…the trick is to get a CONVECTION oven, because they’re larger inside, and the temp on some goes up to 400 degrees. When I bought my house, I had to ditch mine–not enough counter space for it, and the electric bill was higher than in my apartment (the house’s stove was gas, so I jumped on it). If I ever go back to an apartment, I will go back to the counter-top convection oven.
These are absolutely ADORABLE. My siblings would love making these!
These are so cute! I’ve been doing an egg fast to jump start keto and I have started getting a rash and darker skin in the shape of a beard and mustache on my face…this has never happened before…I’m restarting keto after taking a year off due to job stresses…what do you make of it?
Sounds like estrogen dominance. Eliminate estrogenic foods like alcohol and wine as well as estrogenic topical things.
I didn’t know turtle was on the keto-approved list! 🙂
Lol!
Hi Maria, I am very much inspired by the work you do to helping people heal their bodies! I have a question I hope you can answer—I am eating more of a Ketogenic diet everyday (transitioning from a more paleo type of diet before) just to get my health habits going well for the rest of my life. I don’t have any weight to lose or anything, I am purely eating this way to maintain my health. Is it really unhealthy to switch from Keto to eating carbs again—for special occasions like a vacation abroad for 2 weeks, or for Christmas vacation? I’m mainly worried that for vacations I want to enjoy native foods in Japan like udon noodles, but will feel sensitive to that food at that point and just end up being sick the whole time there. I want to be the healthiest I can but am struggling to find a balance. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you.
Hi!
Well I don’t recommend doing that. I feel sooooo amazing I never feel compelled to put that in my body again. 😍
Hi Maria-
Do you have any information on a ketogenic diet and PCOS that you could direct me to? There is no weight issues, I’m guessing it’s insulin resistance. Do you have plans to help with this?
Yes! I’ve helped soooooo many women with that issue! I write about it in my book Keto Adapted (which is even an audio book now;).
I’d be honored to help with a phone consult!