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Cheddar Zucchini Chips in Air Fryer | Low Carb

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Cheddar Zucchini Chips in the air fryer are a quick, easy and flavor-packed appetizer to serve with your favorite dip or side dish that pairs with most everything.

A low-carb, gluten-free and keto-friendly way to snack and get more vegetables in your day! These easy air fryer zucchini chips use just a few simple ingredients and are done in minutes – perfect for game day entertaining or a delicious side dish and alternative to fries.

This zucchini snack is is also low-carb, gluten-free, and keto-friendly – plus, it only made with a few wholesome ingredients.

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For the best, crispy zucchini chips, make sure that the vegetable is cut thiny in about ¼” inch crosswise slices. If you notice excess moisture on the cut zucchini, pat dry with a paper towel. This is how to keep zucchini chips from getting soggy.

The “breading” isn’t the traditional flour or panko – it’s crushed all-cheese snacks (popular brands are Moon Cheese Snack, Just the Cheese and Whisps Cheese Crisps) along with almond meal and dried herbs. These simple ingredients, held on with an egg wash, ensure these remain low carb zucchini chips – with a surprise bonus of more than 10 grams of protein per serving!

This keto cheddar zucchini chip recipe makes four servings – that’s about 10 “chips” give or take. It’s a satisfying way to use up zucchini and each portion comes in at 154 caloires, 3.9g net carb, 10.5g fat, 10.7g protein.

A low-carb, gluten-free and keto-friendly way to snack and get more vegetables in your day! These easy air fryer zucchini chips use just a few simple ingredients and are done in minutes – perfect for game day entertaining or a delicious side dish and alternative to fries. For more low carb recipes and heal inspo to fuel an active lifestyle visit thefitfork.com
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I used my Omni Pro Air Fryer from from Instant Pot to make my favorite zucchini recipe. In just about 6 to 8 minutes, an air fryer gets everything nice and crisp. You CAN use a traditional oven at 400F degrees for about 10 to 12 minutes, carefully flipping the chips halfway through.

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A low-carb, gluten-free and keto-friendly way to snack and get more vegetables in your day! These easy air fryer zucchini chips use just a few simple ingredients and are done in minutes – perfect for game day entertaining or a delicious side dish and alternative to fries.
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Cheddar Zucchini Chips in Air Fryer
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
18 mins
 
A low-carb, gluten-free and keto-friendly way to snack and get more vegetables in your day! These easy air fryer zucchini chips use just a few simple ingredients and are done in minutes – perfect for game day entertaining or a delicious side dish and alternative to fries.
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Keyword: cheddar, gluten free, keto, low carb, zucchini
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 154 kcal
Ingredients
  • ¾ lb. zucchini
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • 3 ounces all-cheese snack Moon Cheese, Whisps, etc.. Or, may substitute a very dry cheese like Parmesan
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 2 eggs
  • Optional: dipping sauce
Instructions
  1. Cut zucchini into ¼” slices crosswise. Pat dry if excess moisture.
  2. In baggie, crush cheese snack into a coarse powder.
  3. In a bowl, mix “cheddar crumbs” with almond flour and dried parsley.
  4. Whisk eggs in shallow bowl. Dip each slice in egg and then dredge in cheese coating.
  5. Place crumb-coated zucchini slices on basket of air fryer and cook 390F degree air fryer (pre heated) for 6 to 8 minutes.
  6. Depending on the size of your air fryer, you may have to make in two batches.
  7. Remove from air fryer and serve with dipping sauce of choice.
  8. Store covered leftovers in fridge. To reheat, place cold zucchini chips in the air fryer basket and reheat for a couple minutes – good as new!
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Pull-Apart Italian Cheese Beef Party Bread

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Whether it’s a laid-back family dinner, a snack for football watching, potluck party offering, this easy recipe for Pull-Apart Italian Cheesy, Beefy Party Bread will make you the most popular person around.

Pull Apart Italian Cheese Beef Sourdough Party Bread makes a popular appetizer for your next party or a creative take on family pizza night!

Just imagine one giant sough dough round cut-up “Blooming Onion” style, drizzled with garlic and herb butter, stuffed with loads of ground beef and cheese, baked up until ooey-gooey – spicy sauce for dunking on the side. Wait, don’t imagine it – make this easy beef appetizer tonight!

Pull Apart Italian Cheese Beef Sourdough Party Bread makes a popular appetizer for your next party or a creative dinner for family pizza night.

If you’re wondering how to make sourdough party bread, it’s simple! Start with a big round loaf of artisan style sour dough bread with a nice hearty crust. Whether you make your own bread or prefer the convenience of bakery prepared, either work beautifully!

The key to making pull-apart pieces is the slice crosswise and lengthwise WITHOUT cutting all the way to the bottom crust. This allows for the long cubes to be pulled out later and dunked in sauce – no forks really required.

Pull Apart Italian Cheese Beef Sourdough Party Bread makes a popular appetizer for your next party or a creative dinner for family pizza night.

After cutting the loaf for pull apart party bread, the inside crevices are drizzled with herbed butter and then stuffed with ground beef and shredded cheese – then baked until ooey-gooey deliciousness. Serve with warmed marinara sauce for dipping!

There is no macro nutrient or calorie running of this recipe, it is made just to be enjoyed and we often doing on family pizza night for a change!

Pull Apart Italian Cheese Beef Sourdough Party Bread makes a popular appetizer for your next party or a creative take on family pizza night!
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Italian Pull Apart Cheesy Beefy Party Bread
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

Whether served as a snack for a party or casual alternative to family pizza night, this cheese and beef stuffed sourdough loaf is always a winner!

Course: Appetizer, party, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: beef, blue cheese, finger food, super bowl
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 large sourdough bread round
  • 1 stick Butter melted
  • 2 tsp. minced garlic
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 12 oz. ground beef
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. red pepper flakes
  • 8 oz. shredded cheese of choice
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh herbs like parsley or basil for sprinkling on top
  • Optional: 1 cup warmed marinara sauce
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
  2. In skillet, brown ground beef over medium-heat until cooked through – drain off any excess grease. Season with salt and red pepper. Set aside.
  3. Place soughdough load on baking pan and a sheet of foil Use serrated knife to slice ALMOST to the bottom of sourdough round in 1/2” slices. Don’t slice all the way down, leave about ¼” inch at the bottom so that loaf stays intact. Next, make ½” slices going in the other direction to create a grid of long bread sticks that can be pulled out later.
  4. Melt butter in small microwave-safe dish for approximately 20 – 30 seconds, stir in garlic and Italian seasoning. Using a small spoon drizzle garlic butter down into the crevices of bread.
  5. Next fill the crevices with ground beef and cheese, pushing down as needed.
  6. Pull foil up around bread, topping loosely with more foil if needed. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until heated through and cheese bubbling.
  7. Sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve with warmed sauce.

Jalapeño Cheddar Chicken Tenders are Winning Munchdown

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The stomachs of football fans everywhere are getting ready to rumble – it’s almost Super Bowl Sunday. Whether you are rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles or the New England Patriots, or just tuned in for the commercials, GOOD FINGER FOOD is one thing we can all agree on. My recipe for Jalapeno Cheddar Chicken Tenders with Ranch Dip is a favorite at all gridiron gatherings – and is likely to be gone sometime between kick off and half time.  Good reason to make a double batch!

Jalapeno Cheddar Chicken Tenders

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Best Healthy Beef Recipes for Game Day

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The main dishes and snacks served at your big football party are equally as (if not more) important than the action served up on the gridiron. Beef up any game day grub plan with my highlight reel of hearty yet healthy recipes that are so meaty and so marvelous, I just had to share them again! Better make a double-batch of all these Best Healthy Beef Recipes for Game Day, they are a sure bet to be gone by half-time.

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Wasabi Almond Shrimp Salad Bites + Football #GameChangingSnacks

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An interception, a fumble, an unexpected player injury, crazy weather . . . . a (gasp) deflated ball. These are all “game changers” in football. In the blink of an eye, the tables can turn – that’s part of the excitement of being a sports spectator. If you’re having people over to your house this weekend to watch the Big Game, add to the excitement by kicking up your gridiron grub with #GameChangingSnacks !

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The same-old football finger foods can get boring – enough with the potato chips, hot dogs and pizza. Whip up some easy (and healthier) snacks) that your friends and family will devour with the lip-smacking satisfaction of a hungry linebacker. You can’t go wrong with a can of almonds on your starting snack lineup, especially one of Blue Diamond’s yummy flavors like Wasabi & Soy or Smokehouse.

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You can even become the MVP of football party food by adding plain or flavored almonds to a unique and healthy recipe – one that will have your guests eating like the true champions that they are. I put together this quick and healthy appetizer recipe for Wasabi & Soy Sauce Shrimp Salad Bites – between the veggies and almonds, it’s got a lot of crunch factor not to mention a blast of wasabi “whoohoo” – talk about #GameChangingSnacks ! Low-cal and low-carb, you won’t bust your training diet scarfing down the whole plate.

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Jennifer Fisher 3m Half Marathon Blue DiamondThis past weekend, I had my own “game day” of sorts running the 3M Half Marathon in Austin, Texas. The weather was perfect, the point-to-point course is fast and I was pretty well rested. Alas, there was no PR, I was a good 4 minutes of my best time on this fast course. But, I also didn’t also do too shabby (1:28:12) considering I haven’t be training anywhere near my max and I’m another year older. Perhaps it was those #GameChangingSnacks at the start – a banana and handful of Blue Diamond Almonds!

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Also, if you’re looking for other healthy snack ideas for your football party, check my instructions on how to build a Healthy Snack Stadium filled with fruits, veggies, healthy dips and a whole-grain sandwich station. Pop open a few cans of Blue Diamond Almonds in the end zones and you’ll score you a gazillion high-fives!

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 What snacks are you making for the Big Game?

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Wasabi & Soy Sauce Shrimp Salad Bites with Almonds
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Packed with big flavor from wasabi, these cucumber slices are topped with shrimp salad and a crunchy almond. Healthy finger food for your party!
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 12 2 appetizers per person
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 teaspoon wasabi powder
  • 1 cup frozen pre-cooked small salad shrimp, thawed and drained
  • 2 radishes, chopped finely
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped finely
  • 1/4 cup water chestnuts, chopped finely
  • 2 green onions, bulbs and stems slices finely
  • 1 large cucumber, cut crosswise into ¼” thick slices (24 slices)
  • 24 Wasabi & Soy Sauce” Blue Diamond Almonds (from 6-oz. can)
Instructions
  1. In medium-sized bowl, whisk together soy sauce, yogurt and wasabi powder until combined.
  2. Add thawed shrimp, radishes, bell pepper, water chestnuts an d green onions to bowl, toss gently until coated with Greek yogurt mixture.
  3. Spoon 1 tablespoon of shrimp mixture in center of cucumber round; top with almond. Repeat to finish remaining appetizers.
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