Recipe KETO APPROVED - "Rigatoni" with Hot Sausage, Tomatoes and Zucchini serves 4

Raggedyman

Raggedyman

Res ipsa loquitur
we limit carbs all year with the exception of the ~ 6-7 week period between thanksgiving and new years day. this recipe is an excellent substitute for a pasta dish PROVIDING you do not overcook the zucchini. we don't care for cauliflower OR "zucchini noodles". this works exceedingly well and is virtually guaranteed to satisfy your pasta craving. what's below will serve 4. we save half of this for lunch the next day.

KETO APPROVED - "Rigatoni" with Hot Sausage, Tomatoes and Zucchini
serves 4
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Ingredients
  • 4 medium Zucchini
  • 3 TBSP EV olive oil
  • 1 large sweet onion, chopped
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 lb bulk hot Italian sausage
  • 5 cloves of garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 cups ripe grape tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock or white wine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • handful - fresh basil, chopped
  • freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
Instructions
  • cut 4 medium Zucchini into ~ 2" lengths; julienne about 1/4 – 3/8 thickness. set asside
  • in a large fry pan add olive oil, crushed red pepper, onion and garlic; saute.
  • add bulk sausage cook until well browned and done; stir in tomato paste
  • add tomatoes and stock (or wine) and season with salt and black pepper.
  • simmer medium, stirring occasionally until the tomatoes begin to break - about ten minutes.
  • add zucchini and cook for five minutes covered. DO NOT over cook zucchini - medium to medium well - crisp - not mushy
serve with fresh grated peccorino romano cheese

buon appetito!
 
R

raven

TB Fanatic
No, she wouldn't. She picks the peas out of soup and stew.

But I am not worried about it.

I have the keto mojo meter. It measures glucose and ketones. Prick your finger, put a drop of blood on the strips and it measures each. Transfer the data to your phone and it computes GKI.

Even with the extra carbs I have had since Thanksgiving, I have managed to remain in ketosis except for that day I had the chocolate cake which sent my glucose to 135 and my GKI to 18.7. However, four hours later, my glucose was down to 98 and GKI was 6.8.

Which seems to indicate my "recovery" from carbs is pretty quick.
 
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