today i want to share with you guys a sample menu of what i typically make for our family of four
we're super busy family my boys are both in sports so we have sports practices like four nights a
week like monday through thursday and they're all like right around dinner time so i find myself
only having like maybe around a half hour to an hour to prepare a home-cooked keto meal for them
so i want to show you guys kind of a glimpse of some of the recipes that i make
so this is what i have planned for the week monday we're going to do a tri-tip
with airfryer buffalo cauliflower tuesday will be steak tips with some noodles a
wednesday i usually have leftovers if we have leftovers from monday and tuesday
thursday we're going to do skillet meatballs and then friday and the weekend are just going to be
to be determined because i can't think that far out but a good home cooked meal always
starts with high quality ingredients so let's go look at the door and see what i got in the mail
today's video is sponsored by thrive market
i love shopping from thrive market i've been a member for years and it's where i get all
of my keto staples everything that i keep in my pantry all those basic keto ingredients
from like almond flour coconut flour sweeteners i get from thrive market
some of the items i got in my thrive box that i'm going to use in my recipes for the week
is this buffalo sauce from primal kitchen it is dairy free i'm going to use that in our
airfryer buffalo cauliflower i also got some beef broth that i'll use and my steak tips
as well as some they carry spices too if you guys want to try out thrive market you can
join today and get 25 off your first order plus a free gift just go to thrivemarket.com
ketofocus i'll have that link down below in the description box as well
thanks again thrive market for sponsoring this video so on the first day we had tri-tip and i
already seasoned this this has actually been seasoned for two days a little bit
a little bit too long with the seasoning but it was still excellent we have garlic salt
pepper and regular salt that we've seasoned this and i'm just cooking it on the traeger
now to make the buffalo cauliflower so like i said i'm going to use this sauce from primal kitchen
it had really good macros and it's actually dairy free
to go along with the sauce i'm going to use some butter so i'm going to melt a
quarter cup of butter in the microwave and then i'm going to mix that in with my sauce
and for cauliflower i'm just going to easy route with just using some florets so i'm going to add
that to a bowl i'm just using one bag along with three quarters of cup of the buffalo sauce plus
the melted butter and then we're gonna mix it together until all of your florets are coated
once they're fully coated i'm going to dredge these in some lupine meals this is about a half
of a cup of lupin meal this makes the buffalo cauliflower super crunchy on the outside
it tastes really good it kind of almost has this like cornmeal texture and flavor
so i highly recommend it you can do it without the lupine meal
or you could use almond flour too if you wanted i actually prefer this loop and meal
it's really good i'll have it listed down the description box where i purchased it
after these are all coated we're going to air fry them at 375 degrees for 10 minutes
and then when they're done you just want to drizzle a little bit more of that sauce you
can make up a little bit extra or just the plain buffalo sauce on top and then like i
said we grilled up the tri-tip you could tell it was seasoned for too long because it has
this weird discoloration and the dog was really loving it too and i just paired it with a salad
and a little bit of ranch dressing for my buffalo cauliflower and that was dinner super delicious
up next we're going to make steak tips with a creamy mushroom gravy so for the steak tips i
didn't have steak tips already pre-cut up at the store so i just got some sirloin steaks
that were on sale and i'm just gonna cut them up into chunks so if you don't have sirloin
tips or anything like that then this is what you want to do just cut them up into smaller chunks
and once you have them all cut up then we're just going to season them with
some salt and pepper make sure you get both sides
next we're going to sear these in a hot skillet so i'm just adding in a little bit
of avocado oil and then heat that up to like a medium-high heat then add in your steak tips
one by one but leave some space in between them you don't want to overcrowd the skillet because
if you overcrowd it your meat's gonna steam instead of sear we want it to sear around on
all edges making that beautiful golden brown coat this will help lock in the juices and the flavor
and after all of your steak tips are cooked then we're just going to remove them from the pan
and then i'm going to work by cutting up a red onion so i'm just going to use like
about a half of a cup or like half of a red onion and cut it into little diced chunks
if you don't have a red onion you know white onion yellow onion whatever onion you have is fine
and now back to our skillet you can see those delicious little chunks in there of brown bits
we're going to add a little bit more oil scoop in our diced onion and then i'm going to add some
mushrooms so this is around 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms i'm also going to add in some garlic
and a little bit of salt
and then i also i'm going to add some fresh thyme so i've headed over to my herb garden
and i've plucked some fresh thyme out of that but you could certainly use dried thyme if you want
fresh thyme you need like around like a half a teaspoon to one teaspoon of fresh thyme
and if it was dried i would not go past like a half a teaspoon because that's super powerful
and then we're just gonna cook this on the skillet um i actually had to leave
to go pick up a kid from soccer so i set this aside and then came back and cooked
this on the skillet you want to cook it until your vegetables have softened
and next we're going to add in some of that beef broth that i picked up from
thrive market so you're going to pour in three quarters of a cup of beef broth along with some
wine so i'm going to add in a quarter cup of red wine if you don't want to add any wine to this
you could just omit this or just add a little bit more beef broth and then some of that fresh thyme
then we're going to add back in our beef and let it braise and we want to cook it down
until most of the liquid is evaporated or at least until it's evaporated by half and then we're going
to kill the heat and then add in a half of a cup of sour cream and then some dijon mustard
now this dish you could serve over mashed cauliflower but i'm going to be using some noodles
so this is my favorite keto noodles these are hearts of palm noodles so i'm going to add in one
bag of these noodles in here i'll have my favorite brand listed down below in the description box
and that's it dinner's ready i love this noodle dish it is so creamy and delicious and savory
the whole family loves this
up next we're going to be making the skillet meatballs i'm gonna be using ground elk but you
can use any sort of ground meat like ground beef pork turkey chicken all you need is two pounds
next i'm gonna add in two eggs
and then one cup of grated parmesan cheese and instead of bread crumbs i like to use ground
pork rinds which is also called pork panko i'll have my favorite brand listed down below in the
description box you'll also need two to three tablespoons of garlic either minced garlic or
garlic paste if you're using any sort of game meat the garlic is the key to getting the gamey
taste out of the meat you'll also need a teaspoon of each which is salt pepper lowry seasoning salt
and oregano i'm also gonna chop up some parsley you'll need a half a cup of chopped parsley and if
you guys are interested in this nifty chopper i'll have it listed down below in the description box
and then i'm gonna pop on some gloves and then mix this together with my hands
once it's fully combined you want to roll it into around a one to one and a
half inch ball if you do around a one inch size you'll get 42 meatballs out of this
and then at this point i had to leave again to go drop off a water bottle at somebody's
practice because they forgot theirs so i put the meatballs inside the microwave until i got back
i swear the life of a sports mom it's hard to get dinner on the table on time or you're constantly
getting interrupted whether it's racing off to practice going to go pick up a kid
having them realize they forgot something so then you have to take it to practice
it's like never ending so that's why i'm so thankful for these easy keto dinners
now that i'm back it's time to cook the meatballs so i have a little bit of avocado oil in here
and then again working in batches i'm going to fry these up spacing them about like a half an
inch or an inch apart being careful not to put them too close so i don't steam them
and once all of my meatballs are cooked i'm going to add them back into the skillet and then pour
in some marinara sauce and the brand i'm using i picked up from thrive market this
is their keto version it's a low carb marinara so i'm going to add in an entire jar of that
along with some shredded mozzarella cheese
and then we cover it and let it cook until the cheese is melted and the sauce is heated and then
it's done you can top this over those hearts of palm noodles or just eat it just like this