Keto Air Fryer Chicken Bacon Meatballs W Pepper Jack Sauce

If you’re looking for keto friendly air fryer recipes you can whip up in under 30 minutes, look no further! Use this recipe as the main course of your meal. While the chicken bacon meatballs bake in your air fryer, make a simple side dish of toasted zucchini noodles (zoodles), sauteed keto vegetables, or heat up a prep-made side you’ve prepped in advance. Not only do the meatballs have fats from chopped bacon and a pork rind binder, but the pepper jack cheese sauce is what completes this keto dish. With a heavy cream base, you’re getting a lot of fat in this meal. This is a great dinner recipe to use if you eat your final meal of the day early to fast through the remainder of the evening. All these fats will keep you satiated and happy until your breakfast. If you don’t like any spicy at all, simply substitute the pepper jack cheese for a mild jack cheese or provolone.

Jessica L.

What Else Can I Enjoy With My Chicken Bacon Meatballs?

This dinner or lunch recipe does a fantastic job at fulfilling your macros for fat and protein. Of course, you don’t want to load up on carbohydrates, but the great news is you have carbs to spare! This recipe is so low carb, you can afford to enjoy a bed of keto mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, summer squash, cauliflower, or another favorite low carb vegetable. In fact, tender veggies would taste great dipped in the pepper jack cheese sauce, wouldn’t you say? You can check out Carb Manager’s side dish category, which includes favorites like Low Carb Cauliflower Mash, Braised Cabbage, and Roasted Asparagus.

The Best And Worst Dairy Items For Your Keto Diet

Cream based sauces can make or break your air fryer keto recipes (or any keto recipe, for that matter). Simply put, the denser the dairy, the more fat you’ll have. That’s easy enough, but if you don’t pay attention, it could be your dairy products that push you over your carbohydrates limit. Butter should be your first go-to dairy item you incorporate into your meals. Butter is high in fat and arguably makes everything taste better! Heavy cream is another great way to incorporate fat, but too much in your soups or sauces will include way too many carbs. If you want to use cream for the fat content, but you need more liquid for your homemade recipes, you can add water, broth, or almond milk to the cream to thin it out.