Hey pals,
I'm drooling just thinking about the recipes for this week. If you haven't tried the bacon cheddar spaghetti squash carbonara below, by the way, I hope you do. It's sooooo tasty and crave-worthy, and you don't even need to be doing keto to enjoy it!
By the way, it’s also not too late to check out a few of my favorite turkey recipes, sides, and desserts from my Wicked Good Keto Holiday Cookbook.
Formerly titled Keto All the Way, this brandy new edition was released last week with 50 new pages of recipes you’ve never seen before and aren’t available anywhere else! You can buy it now. Or, you can get it FREE as part of your subscription to my Wicked Good VIP Membership right now. To get recipes for cranberry sauce, french toast sticks, sausage stuffing and so much more, you need this cookbook! If you’re already a member, get it here on your member page.
Keto on,
Amanda :)
Bacon Cheddar Carbonara with Spaghetti Squash
Most people have heard the term Carbonara, but have never tried to make it. The delicate and creamy sauce, made with eggs instead of a boatload of cream, is a wonderful keto dish especially for those who love a good cream sauce but don’t respond well to copious amounts of it. A traditional carbonara is made with parmesan, but when I made this keto carbonara recipe I was all out, and also, it’s fall and I was in a bacon and cheddar mood, so I thought…why not make a carbonara using the aged cheddar I’ve been hanging on to?
I’m really glad I made this version of keto carbonara, because this is definitely going to be a repeat side dish from now on. Spaghetti Squash is 5.5 net carbs per cup, which is why each side dish serving is 7g per 1 cup. However, if you serve it next to seasoned steak or chicken thighs, it will be a filling and hearty meal made of high quality, delicious ingredients. If you love spaghetti squash, check out my Spaghetti Squash Lasagna, and my Creamy Cajun Chicken Spaghetti Squash.
More Recipes for Keto Side Dishes:
What’s a Wicked Good Member?
Here’s the thing, being a published cookbook author is a grind. Most publishers want to pay you a per recipe rate that’s equal to or less than the cost of ingredients required to make the food itself, and as soon as you’re due for a good royalty check, they stop promoting your book so you never meet the threshold. So, I decided to start publishing my own cookbooks and working directly with you all to make recipes you’re looking for. Sure it’s cool to see my stuff on the shelves at Barnes & Noble, but I think this new membership is a lot cooler.
What you get:
No Promos: As a VIP member, you won’t get promo emails. Woo! You might see some text ads in my email newsletter like this one because it goes to everyone, but that’s it.
Special Requests: As you know, my vibe is more whole-food-focused, and lately I’ve been trying to get creative with egg and dairy-free, so nothing is off the table. When you become a Wicked Good VIP Member, you can request recipes at any time, and I will do my best to create them for you, and likely use them in a future cookbook.
Cookbooks: The biggest benefit is, of course, access to the cookbooks I have published up until this point, and in the future, as long as you’re a member. I am releasing new cookbooks quarterly. Currently, there are 5 cookbooks available to you as a VIP member, and you get a new cookbook every quarter (plus discounts on the print editions when they release).
5-Ingredient Keto Meals
Wicked Good Keto Summer Cookbook
Wicked Good Keto Slow Cooking
Wicked Good Keto Holiday Cookbook
Cookbooks coming up are:
Wicked Good Keto Comfort Foods (Spring 2022)
Wicked Good Keto Grilling (Summer 2022)
Wicked Good Keto One-Pot Meals (Fall 2022)
Other perks:
When I put a call out for swag, you’re first in line.
Discounts on books when they’re published on Amazon (as much as they’ll let me, they take most of the revenue).
VIP bi-weekly newsletter with recipes before they publish in cookbooks, magazines, etc.
Invites to live keto cooking Zooms (coming soon)
And did I mention no more promo emails? You support me, I support you!
The shirt off my back, really, what can I do for you? I appreciate you!
Remember, you get instant access to all the cookbooks above right away through Substack (check your confirmation email after you subscribe.)
The recipes I’ve been producing for these cookbooks are my favorites of all time, and I also come to the table with the perspective of being a full-time working mom, so I totally get the time crunch that we all find ourselves in, and I work to make recipes that can work for everyone to follow a keto lifestyle in the most delicious way possible.
I’d love for you to join my inner circle and become a Wicked Good VIP Member so I can spend more time in the kitchen cooking for you, and less time writing these promotions. I work with a lovely book designer who makes all my stuff pretty, so your membership fees basically go right to her :)
I love you, thank you for being here!
Amanda