Our spicy chicken drumstick recipe is sure to be a hit this Memorial Day weekend!

Spiced with chipotle peppers, these drumsticks pack a punch in both flavor and nutrition.

Chipotle pepper powder has a number of health benefits. They are anti-inflammatory, filled with antioxidants, and thermogenic, which means they can aid in weight loss, support cardiovascular health, boost immunity, and stimulate digestion.

Additionally, our Keto Grilled Chipotle Garlic Chicken Drumsticks recipe provides a considerable amount of healthy fat and protein. When paired with a salad full of vegetables and healthy oil, you can create a perfect keto macronutrient profile.

With a recipe this delicious and nutritious, you have no reason to not stay in the Keto Zone this Memorial Day weekend!

Yield: 6 servings

Serving Size: 2 drumsticks

Per Serving:

Calories: 255 kilocalories

Fat: 15 grams

Protein: 26 grams

Total Carbohydrates: 4 grams

Fiber: 1 gram

Net Carbs: 3 grams

Summer’s all about easy, no-mess, delicious meals from the grill.  Fresh foods that provide the colors, tastes, smells, and nutrients your body needs.  You can have this all, and stay in the Keto Zone, with our Keto Zone Spicy Grilled Chicken Foil Packets.

Best of all, these fun, easy summer meal packets require little cleanup. You might even have time for a nice evening walk or relaxing chat on the porch after dinner.

Here’s how and why you should make these tonight!

Keto Zone Spicy Grilled Chicken Foil Packets

Ingredients:

• 6 boneless, skinless, organic chicken thighs or split breasts
• 1 cup each of onion, broccoli, zucchini, and asparagus (chopped into 1/2-inch cubes as needed)
• 2-3 tablespoons jerk seasoning, to taste (be careful, it can get spicy!)
• 3 tablespoons melted organic coconut oil or MCT oil
• cilantro, chopped
• 2 limes
• 1 avocado

Instructions:

1. Prepare grill.
2. Toss chicken, vegetables, jerk seasoning and oil on a sheet of foil.
3. Form a foil packet, make sure to seal corners and edges.
4. Grill over high heat, turning once, 25 minutes.
5. Top with cilantro, avocado slices, and serve with lime wedges.

Serves 4.

Nutrition Info (per serving): 352 calories, 24 grams fat, 13 grams carbs, 6 grams fiber (7 grams net carbs), 21 grams protein

Comments: 

Another easy, delicious dinner with the 3 key Keto Zone dinner components: Healthy Keto Zone fats, a good-for-you protein source, loads of vegetables and, as a bonus: spices.

Like most Keto Zone recipes, there are two reasons they make a great dinner.

Here’s what you get in them: all the great nutrients and Keto Zone foods.

And what you don’t: No chemical additives, unhealthy processed oils, fake flavorings, dyes, or other junk.

Keto Zone Spicy Grilled Foil Packets – What You Get

Healthy Fats:  This is a Keto Zone dinner, so of course, it starts with the fats. Coconut oil and MCT oil both provide medium-chain triglycerides. These special fats are great for ketone production, energy, cholesterol profiles, and more.

In addition, fats don’t get much healthier than avocados. These rich vegetables are high in omega-9s, which promote optimal cholesterol levels and reduce inflammation in your body. What’s more, the nutrients in avocados reduce inflammation,  increase the absorption of carotenoids from other vegetables by 15 times (1), and provide a source of glutathione.

Healthy Protein:  Free-range (organic, if possible) chicken thighs are a great protein. They provide about 7 grams of protein per ounce, stay moist and tender when grilled, and are flavorful. And, they help you maintain muscle mass and repair your cells if you actively exercise.

Loads of Vegetables: Every vegetable listed promotes health. They reduce the risk of cancer, help our bodies detox at the cellular level, reduce inflammation, fight oxidative stress, and help you to feel full and satisfied while you lose weight. Load ’em on and grill them for a delicious, healthy dinner.

High-Nutrient Spices:  Caribbean Jerk Seasoning is full of peppers, garlic, cinnamon, and more. And really, these spices are the stars of this Keto Zone dinner. In addition to adding flavor, interest, and heat, they add:

Chili: Chili peppers can increase metabolic output Then, they actually induce increased energy (calorie) expenditure after they are consumed. This means that they directly boost metabolism (2), reduce inflammation, support heart health and healthy triglyceride levels (3), fight oxidative stress, fight cancer cell growth (4), and more!

Garlic: Garlic is a potent superfood. It supports heart health, immune function, bacteria-fighting and more!

Cinnamon: Cinnamon is highly anti-inflammatory, a strong antioxidant, reduces insulin resistance, promotes healthy blood sugars, fights bacteria and more!

Keto Zone Spicy Grilled Foil Packets – What You DON’T Get

While they can seem convenient, most pre-seasoned meats and dinners are seasoned with less-than-desirable ingredients.

Typically, they contain added sugars, monosodium glutamate, salt solutions, fake “flavorings” and more. If they are in the form of a TV Dinner, they also usually contain very high amounts of carbohydrates, soybean oils, and preservatives.

For example, if you choose Marie Callender’s Honey Roasted Chicken Frozen Dinner rather than our Keto Zone foil packets, you’re choosing:

Ingredients: Mashed Potatoes (Rehydrated Potato Flakes and Granules [Water, Potatoes, Mono- and Diglycerides, Citric Acid, Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, BHT, Sodium Bisulfite], Butter [Cream, Salt], Cream, Salt, Flavoring), Sweet Gravy (Water, Brown Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Contains 2% or less of: Chicken Flavor [Chicken Broth, Salt, Chicken Fat], Chicken Glace [Chicken Broth, Cooked Chicken, Chicken Fat, Salt, Flavorings], Butter [Cream, Salt], Onions, Salt, Chardonnay Wine, Canola Oil, Garlic, Spice), Honey Roasted Turkey (Turkey Breast Tenderloin, Water, Honey, Isolated Soy Protein Product [Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin], Olive Oil, Chicken Flavor [Maltodextrin, Chicken Broth, Salt, Flavors], Salt, Potassium Chloride, Potassium and Sodium Phosphates, Seasoning [Spice Extractives with Polysorbate 80, Canola Oil, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Propylene Glycol, Flavors, Soy Lecithin]), Carrots, Broccoli. 

The choice, for your health, is clear.

Bottom Line

Our Keto Zone Spicy Grilled Chicken Foil Packets are almost as easy as any convenience dinner and are much healthier. What’s more, they taste delicious and require almost no clean-up. If you’re ready for a summertime grilled dinner, gift it a try.

 

Do you love spicy food?

Then this keto chicken curry is for you!

Loaded with low-carb vegetables, this recipe is both delicious and nutritious!

Red chilis contribute to the spicy flavor of this recipe. Chilis stimulate blood flow and nitric oxide production. This is great for your cardiovascular health and helps to nourish your skin and other organs.

Additionally, this recipe includes organic chicken for bioavailable protein and grass-fed ghee for a dose of healthy fats to keep you in the Keto Zone!

Try out this awesome spicy chicken curry recipe today!

Yields: 10 Servings

Per Serving:

Calories: 350 kcal

Carbohydrates: 3 g

Fiber: 1 g

Net Carbs: 2 g

Protein: 23 g

Fat: 27 g

 

One of the simplest ingredients in your kitchen could have a big impact on your body.

It’s inexpensive, versatile, and simple. In fact, you likely already use it on a daily basis.

And this year, I recommend using it even more.

What is it?

The Master Spice: Black Peppercorns.

This spice is an amazing food.

It supplies flavor and a lot of nutrition.

To get yours, try our easy slow cooker recipe, and receive 7 Proven Benefits of Peppercorn.

7 Proven Benefits of Peppercorn

In every black peppercorn, there lies within a compound called piperine, potent antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory components. When you eat a black peppercorn, you get:

1. Reduced Sensation of Pain, Arthritis and Joint Inflammation

Piperine is a strong anti-arthritis nutrient.

In fact, study after study has shown reduced pain, increased healing, and decreased pathology in arthritic animals and humans (1).

What’s more, piperine increases the absorption of another pain-fighting food, turmeric, by up to 10x. It does this by stimulating “transporters” in our intestines that are responsible for absorbing nutrients.

2. Protection in Arteries against LDL Oxidation and Plaque Formation

LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) required oxidation before it can form harmful plaques and blockages. High antioxidant foods reduce oxidation. And, black peppercorns are one such food.

In fact, black peppers have an ORAC score (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) of 34,053 μ mol TE/100g…above chili powder, raspberries, walnuts, and blueberries.

3. Healthy Digestion

Black pepper stimulates the release of hydrochloric acid in our stomachs, which promotes timely and healthy digestion.

Without adequate amounts, or with high acid levels at the wrong times, many folks suffer from food setting in their stomachs too long, heartburn, and indigestion.

4. Reduced Bloating and Fluid Retention

This is a great advantage after any situation that causes your body to retain fluid. These include:

• Sickness
• Kidney or liver impairment
• Overconsumption of salty and/or sugary foods
• Hot weather
• Injury
• Walking, standing, or working on feet

How? Similar to the nutrients in celery, black pepper’s antioxidants work as a gentle diuretic that reduces extra water held in our intestines.

5. Improved Metabolism

Like other peppers, black peppercorns cause our bodies to burn slightly more calories as a mechanism for controlling the “heat” in them. It’s only a small shift, but it can add up. In addition, spicy foods work to help you control portions.

In studies, eating spicy foods leads to less consumption overall.

6. Fight Against Cancer Cells and Reduced Overall Risk

Most peppercorns vs. cancer studies have been lab studies, either on animals or in Petri dishes.

However, they have shown promising results.

What’s more, a 2017 study from Thailand revealed that two phytochemicals in peppercorn had potent anti-cancer effects on three types of cancer cells (2).

Additionally, another 2017 study showed that piperine suppressed cancer stem cell renewal and stopped cancer cells from growing, invading and spreading (3).

 7. Better Heart Health

Piperine provides many heart-healthy benefits.

In lab studies, these include reduced fibrosis pathology, reduced LDL cholesterol, and cardiovascular cell protection from oxidative stress (4).

 Whole Foods Are Best

Remember, whole foods are almost always better. With black pepper, it’s best to buy the whole peppercorns and eat them whole when cooked or grind them just before eating or cooking with them. Powdered and pre-ground pepper has often lost many of its benefits, and the taste just doesn’t compare.

Bottom Line

If you’re looking for more ways to improve your health in 2019, look no further than the simple black peppercorn. It enhances most any food, so grind it onto sandwiches, salads, dinners, and smoothies. It’s not called The Master Spice for nothing.

 

Who doesn’t love fried chicken?

Unfortunately, today most friend chicken is made by deep frying rancid and oxidized oils such as canola, soy, corn, grape seed, and vegetable oil.

But this is not how it was traditionally done!

Your ancestors probably fried food using butter, tallow, lard or some other high quality traditional cooking oil. These fats are not only more nutritious but are also much more stable under high heat.

Another problem with fried chicken is that it is usually breaded with wheat flour, which will definitely take you out of the Keto Zone!

Most wheat flour is made from low-quality GMO plants that have been doused with glyphosate. This is not only bad for your health, but bad for the environment as well.

That’s why this keto comfort food recipe uses low carb almond and coconut flour to get the “breaded” chicken experience without the extra carbs!

Ingredients

 

How did your chicken thighs turn out? Let us know in the comments below!

 

For more information on how to lose weight, increase energy, and improve cognition with the Keto Zone diet, visit www.KetoZone.com today!

A quick, easy, low carb dinner solution that will satisfy your taste buds and help shrink your waistline.

This ketogenic chicken teriyaki is made with nutritious thigh meat from organic pasture-raised chicken with the skin preferably kept on to increase both flavor and nutrition. Soy sauce is switched out with coconut aminos and sugar is avoided with the use of stevia for a hint of sweetness.

 

Chicken nuggets. A staple for American comfort food and a ubiquitous fast food offering. Unfortunately, chicken nuggets are often made from low-quality chicken covered in refined flour and fried in oxidized vegetable and seed oils. This certainly does not amount to a recipe for long-term health, or short-term digestive comfort!

But what if there was a way to make a delicious and nourishing version of chicken nuggets that can promote health AND happiness? Well there is! By swapping out the refined flour for almond meal and baking them in the oven instead of frying, these chicken “bites”  are a healthy alternative to nuggets! They taste better than any nugget you’ve ever had and leave you feeling full and energized instead of bloated and groggy.

Gluten-Free Chicken Bites

Preparation: 5 min

Cook Time: 25 min

Serves: 2-4 (depending on appetite!)

Ingredients

• 1 lb. organic boneless chicken breasts
• 1 pasture-raised egg
• 1/4 tsp filtered or spring water
• 1/2 cup organic almond meal or flax meal
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a bowl, combine dry ingredients.
4. In a different bowl, crack 1 egg and whisk in ¼ tsp of water.
5. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces.
6. Dredge the chicken pieces into the batter until fully covered.
7. Roll chicken pieces in the spice mixture and coat evenly.
8. Place on baking sheet and repeat until all are coated.
9. Bake for 12-15 minutes then flip and cook for another 10-12 minutes until golden and crispy.

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce. This recipe can be enjoyed for lunch, as an appetizer, or an afternoon snack. Great for kids and adults alike! Are you excited to have a healthy chicken nugget alternative?

Share how yours turned out in the comments below!