Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach

Name: Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: general
Ingredients: Yellow onion; Olive Or Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Salt; Black pepper; Italian sausage; Mayonnaise; Garlic powder; Provolone cheese, natural; Salt; Spinach; Fried pork skins; Parmesan cheese, fresh (hard); Pancetta

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Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach dish

Prepare Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Make this Keto recipe in batches ahead of time for a week of delicious dinners. You’ll want this one in the meal prep rotation! Sweet yellow onions are stuffed with a seasoned blend of ground Italian sausage. It’s your choice if you want to use mild sausage or spicy sausage. Each stuffed onion is topped with a layer of melted and bubbling provolone cheese. The onions stay intact and hold your main course together perfectly. Served on the side is a small bed of spinach that is topped with crunchy pork rinds, crispy baked parmesan, and salty pancetta that browns in your oven. What’s even better is your main course and side dish can both bake in your oven at the same temperature, saving you some time in the kitchen. Simply reheat any refrigerated servings in a microwave-safe container. ### Where Did My Spinach Go? Spinach can lose a lot of weight and integrity when it cooks down. In this recipe, you may notice your side of spinach shrinks somewhat after it’s boiled before going in the oven. It’s important to spread the spinach out in a thin layer when you arrange it on a tray for baking. This helps all the excess water weighing down the spinach to evaporate, so you aren’t finished eating the spinach after one bite! If your daily food log allows for the additional carbs, you can double the amount of spinach cooked per serving. Just make sure to include any extra ingredients you use in your food log. ### Condiments I Can Eat Are you craving something to dip bites of your stuffed onion in? There are actually many Keto sauces and condiments you can enjoy or even make yourself at home. Most mustards are very Keto-friendly and come in tons of flavors. A steak sauce would taste good with this recipe, just make sure to compare nutrition labels for the lowest carb option. If you want to make a Keto sauce from scratch, Carb Manager has a lot of recipes you can try. Check out the Keto Cheese Sauce, Low Carb BBQ Sauce, or Keto Peppercorn Steak Sauce recipes for some ideas. Jessica L.

How to make Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach

Prepare the onion rings by peeling a large onion and slicing the ends off. Cut the onion through the middle and separate the largest rings from each half, with each ring being about 2 layers thick. Each serving will need 1 double-layered ring about 1 -¼ oz in weight. Rub ¼ teaspoon of olive oil all over each onion ring and season the rings with salt and pepper. Arrange the rings on a well-seasoned sheet tray with the wider parts of the rings facing up.
In a mixing bowl, combine ground Italian sausage with mayonnaise and garlic powder. You can use either ground Italian sausage that is packaged or you can remove the casing from links of sausage. Simply use a clean hand to mix the meat, mayonnaise, and seasoning until you have a consistent mixture. Gently press the Italian sausage mixture into the prepared onion rings until each serving is filled to the top of the rings. Lay a slice of cheese over every portion, and set this tray aside in your refrigerator until later.
Fill a pot with water and season the water with at least 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring the water to a boil on the stove, and add whole spinach leaves to the water. Boil the spinach for just 1-2 minutes until the leaves turn bright green and soften slightly. Then, drain all the water from the spinach. At this point, turn on the oven to preheat to 400 degrees.
Use a pair of tongs to arrange the spinach into 1 portion per serving on a second seasoned sheet tray. To build a portion, pick up the spinach with the tongs, let the excess water drip off, then use the tongs to spread the spinach into a flat circle. Top each portion of spinach with about ½ tablespoon of ground pork rinds, ½ teaspoon of parmesan cheese, and ¼ ounce of diced pancetta.
Place both the tray of spinach and tray of stuffed onions in the oven. Bake the spinach tray for 10-15 minutes and the stuffed onion tray for 25-30 minutes. For the spinach, look for golden and crispy prosciutto, darkened pork rinds, and slight browning on the spinach. For the stuffed onions, the cheese will be bubbly and browned and a meat thermometer should read at least 160 degrees. Serve a stuffed onion with a portion of spinach using a spatula.

Ingredients of Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach

Ingredient	Quantity
1. Yellow onion	undefined
2. Olive Or Extra Virgin Olive Oil	undefined
3. Salt	undefined
4. Black pepper	undefined
5. Italian sausage	undefined
6. Mayonnaise	undefined
7. Garlic powder	undefined
8. Provolone cheese, natural	undefined
9. Salt	undefined
10. Spinach	undefined
11. Fried pork skins	undefined
12. Parmesan cheese, fresh (hard)	undefined
13. Pancetta	undefined

Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach nutrients

caloriesKCal: 512.684 caloriesKJ: 2145.068 totalCarbs: 7.612 diabetesCarbsADA: 7.612 netCarbs: 5.999 diabetesCarbs: 6.043 fiber: 1.526 starch: 0.31 sugar: 3.296 addedSugar: 1.869 sugarAlcohols: 0.088 protein: 28.727 fat: 40.545 transFat: 0.262 monousatFat: 15.686 polyunsatFat: 8.456 omega3Fat: 0.709 omega6Fat: 7.628 saturatedFat: 14.388 cholesterol: 105.04 vitaminA: 262.781 vitaminC: 14.594 vitaminD: 1.14 vitaminE: 1.549 vitaminK: 221.468 vitaminB1: 0.403 vitaminB2: 0.434 vitaminB3: 6.674 vitaminB5: 1.04 vitaminB6: 0.518 vitaminB12: 1.245 potassium: 668.377 magnesium: 63.442 calcium: 239.335 iron: 2.733 zinc: 3.427 copper: 0.157 phosphorus: 300.618 sodium: 2635.775 selenium: 22.995 folate: 93.955 choline: 83.574 alcohol: 0 caffeine: 0 gluten: 0 manganese: 0.495 conjugatedLinoleicAcid: 0.062 phyticAcid: 9.064 xylitol: 0.007 isomalt: 0 sorbitol: 0 maltitol: 0 lactitol: 0 erythritol: 0 pinitol: 0 inositol: 0.046 mannitol: 0.035

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Low Carb Sausage Stuffed Onions w Crispy Pancetta Pork Rind Spinach

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