Delicious and Easy Keto Cast Iron Recipes

The ketogenic diet, or keto, is a popular eating plan that focuses on high-fat, low-carb foods. Many people find it effective for weight loss and managing certain health conditions. Cast iron skillets are a fantastic tool for keto cooking because they distribute heat evenly, can go from stovetop to oven, and add a unique flavor to dishes. This article explores a variety of delicious and easy keto recipes you can make using a cast iron skillet, from savory main courses to decadent desserts.

Keto Skillet Cookie: A Sweet Treat

For those following a keto lifestyle, finding satisfying desserts can be a challenge. The Keto Skillet Cookie offers a perfect solution! This giant, low-carb cookie is baked in a cast iron skillet, resulting in crispy edges and a gooey center. Best of all, it takes only about 35 minutes to make.

This Keto Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie is a beloved dessert. It’s heavenly topped with some keto ice cream! Because a skillet cookie like this is so easy to make, and it simplifies birthday celebrations. Sometimes we don’t even dish it out onto plates. We all just stand around the warm skillet with spoons in hand, digging right in.

Ingredients for Keto Skillet Cookie

• Almond flour: Finely ground, blanched almond flour is a must for a keto skillet cookie.
• Sweetener: This recipe works best with a brown sugar replacement that is erythritol based.
• Collagen protein: This adds a wonderful gooey richness to the cookie. Salted caramel collagen adds extra flavor. If you prefer not to use collagen, you can add more almond flour.
• Butter: Melt the butter it prior to mixing. You can also use coconut oil for a dairy-free version.
• Sugar-free chocolate chips: Use Lily’s or ChocZero dark chocolate chips. But milk or white chocolate chips work too!

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325ºF and lightly grease a 10-inch oven-proof skillet (does not need to be cast-iron).
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond flour, sweetener, collagen, baking soda and salt.
3. Add the wet ingredients: Add the melted butter, egg, and vanilla extract and stir until the dough tomes together.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips, reserving a tablespoon or so for the top of the cookie.
5. Fill the skillet: Spread the dough in a lightly greased 10-inch oven-proof skillet. Top with the remaining chocolate chips.
6. Bake the cookie: Bake at 325ºF for 20 to 25 minutes, until light golden brown. The cookie will be very soft and puffed when removed from oven (it won't seem cooked through).
7. Let it cool: Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving. When warm, it will not come out in proper pieces so you will need scoop it out to serve onto plates. It will continue to firm up as it cools so if you want to serve it in pieces, let it cool completely before cutting.

Tips for Success

• Sweetener: Use a brown sugar replacement because it adds the right flavor. Avoid allulose-based sweeteners, as these will cause the cookie to brown too quickly.
• The skillet you use does not need to be cast iron, it simply needs to be over-proof. Also make sure that it’s 10 inches in diameter. Anything bigger and your cookie will be too thin. You can also use a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate, but it may take longer to bake through.
• Use baking soda rather than baking powder. You want this to be gooey so you don’t want it to rise a ton. And baking soda helps baked goods brown nicely and be extra soft and tender.
• Err on the side of under-baking this cookie. You do not want to bake it until firm or it won’t be gooey. It should be soft and puffy and seem not quite baked through.

Storage

Store the leftovers in a covered container on the counter for up to 4 days, or in the fridge for up to a week.

Nutritional Information

This keto skillet chocolate chip cookie recipe has 8.2g of carbs and 5.3g of fiber per serving. That comes to 2.9g net carbs per slice.

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Keto Garlic Bread: A Savory Delight

When you think about the Keto diet, you probably think bread is a no-no. Which, typically it is. Sure there are some “Keto friendly” breads, both store bought and other recipes. However some of those other recipes taste really eggy and not all that good. This Keto garlic bread recipe is amazing.

My favorite part about this recipe, other than how it tastes (obviously), is that it is made in a cast iron skillet. I got my cast iron skillet last year for Christmas and I literally use it at least four times a week. Everything I have ever made in it has come out perfect.

Taco Skillet: A Quick and Easy Dinner

Dinner recipes don’t have to be complicated. This Taco Skillet is made with taco meat, bell peppers, and diced tomatoes. Top with plenty of cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

Instructions

1. In large non-stick skillet, cook beef, bell peppers, and yellow onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until meat is thoroughly cooked and veggies are tender; drain.
2. Stir in water and taco seasoning mix; heat to boiling. Cook until water is absorbed.
3. Add the tomatoes and cook until liquid is gone.
4. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on and let it melt by covering with a lid.

Keto Pork Chops with Creamy Pan Sauce

This Keto Pork Chops recipe is the perfect one-pan, comfort food meal. In this dish, sear pork chops in a cast-iron skillet. Then, top these juicy chops a low-carb creamy pan sauce that includes fresh herbs, onions, mushrooms, and garlic. Besides being keto-friendly, this meal is high in flavor and done in about 20 minutes.

Ingredients

• Hatfield® Premium Reserve Pork® Frenched Bone-in Pork Chops
• Fresh herbs, onions, mushrooms, and garlic
• Butter
• Olive oil
• Thyme

Instructions

1. Heat a 12in cast iron skillet to medium high heat
2. Combine the meat seasoning mix in a small bowl. Rub the spices on the top and bottom of the pork chops and on the sides.
3. Add the butter, olive oil, and thyme to the pan and allow it to come to a sizzle.
4. Sear the pork chops for 4 minutes top and bottom. Use 1 additional minute to sear the fatty sides.
5. Take the meat out of the pan and allow it to rest.

For the Pan Sauce:

1. Add the onions to the skillet and allow them to become translucent.
2. Add the mushrooms, heavy cream and broth. Turn the pan down to medium low once the cream and broth start to boil (you’ll see some air bubbles in about 1 minute).

Tips for Success

• Do not cook meat straight from the fridge. It causes the meat to cook unevenly and impacts the final results of the dish.
• Cast iron skillets are the perfect tool for getting a great sear on a wide range of proteins. One important step for cast iron pans is allowing them to pre-heat. I typically turn my pan on 3-5 minutes before cooking so that it’s hot! If you’re not sure if you pan is hot enough, then you simply add some butter.
• Your pork will be perfectly cooked if you take it out of your pan once it reaches 145 degrees. As it rests, it’ll continue cooking and land between 150-155 degrees when you eat it.
• Before slicing into your pork chops, you must let it rest. Resting allows the meat and its juices to marinate.
• Each of my pork chops was about a quarter of a pound so two fit comfortably in my 12-in skillet. You can use boneless or bone-in pork chops for this dish. However, just know that boneless might cook a little faster.

Other Keto-Friendly Cast Iron Recipes

• Surf & Turf: The Ultimate Surf & Turf recipe, featuring juicy, rosemary-flavored filet mignon steaks and Keto Shrimp Scampi.
• Pan Seared Shrimp: Learn how to pan sear shrimp with this easy Pan Seared Shrimp recipe. Uses less than 5 ingredients and takes about 5 minutes. Pair with a salad or other side dish to make a quick meal.
• Seared Scallops: A quick recipe for seared scallops that is done in minutes.
• Grilled Chicken Breast: An Easy Cast Iron Grilled Chicken Breast recipe with cilantro lime sauce that is perfectly cooked, juicy, and tender in about 15-minutes.

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