Cooking Keto With Kristie

Keto on a budget? Yes it can be done!

A common complaint is that Keto is too expensive, so I wanted to see just how much I could get for under $80..and how many of my recipes I could make with just those ingredients.

So here’s my under $80 Aldi shop.

This is not an exhaustive list. What other meal ideas or recipes would you make with these ingredients?

Total spent $73.84

Purchased:

– 1 Dozen large eggs – 1 Chuck roast – Deli meat turkey – Pint heavy cream – 2 cans tomato sauce – 16 oz shredded mozzarella – Package string cheese – 8 ounces sharp cheddar – 1 package bologna – 1 package pepperoni

– 1 ham steak – olive oil – 1 bag radishes – 8 ounces butter – jar minced garlic – cream cheese – jar mayonnaise – bag jalapeno peppers – package hot dogs – 3 zucchini

– 2 lbs 73% ground beef – Jar marinara – 1 head of cabbage – bacon pieces – pork rinds – 1 lb country sausage – 8 ounces pepper jack cheese – bag yellow onions

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Recipes/meals to be made with this shop

Main dishes

• Unstuffed cabbage rolls
• Jalapeño burger with cheese and fried egg
• Crack slaw (YouTube and Keto Living Day by Day)
• Meatballs with marinara sauce with zoodles or cabbage noodles (Keto Living Day by Day and Keto Gatherings)
• Roast with radishes and onion (Crazy Busy Keto)
• Spaghetti sauce and zoodles (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Hot dog with onion and cheese
• Soup with leftover roast, jalapeño, cream cheese and cream. Top with grated cheese
• Pork rind nachos (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Deviled eggs (Keto Living Day by Day; jalapeno deviled eggs on YouTube)
• Baloney with cheese
• Skillet Pizza (YouTube and Keto Living Day by Day)
• Zucchini pizzas
• Egg salad with bacon pieces (Crazy Busy Keto)
• Meatloaf (Keto Living Day by Day)

Breakfast

• Sausage and eggs
• Creamy skillet eggs (YouTube)
• Microwave omelet (Crazy Busy Keto)
• Bacon with cream cheese
• Boiled eggs with butter and cream cheese

Sides

• Cabbage noodles (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Zoodles (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Fried cabbage (YouTube)
• Sautéed zucchini and onion
• Radish hash (Journey to Health)
• Cole slaw (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Faux-tato salad (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Cauli mash (YouTube and Keto Living Day by Day)
• Jalapeno poppers (Journey to Health and YouTube)
• Cheese sauce (Keto Living Day by Day)

Snacks

• Pepperoni chips (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Cheese chips (Keto Living Day by Day)
• Pork rinds dipped in butter

Treats

• Berries with cream cheese fluff (Keto Living Day by Day)
• 85% chocolate with a tablespoon of peanut butter
• Hot chocolate (YouTube)