Xacuti Chicken Mince Stuffed Bell Peppers#AlphabetChallenge

These Keto Xacuti Chicken Mince Stuffed Bell Peppers is a simple comfort food that's hearty, filling, has incredible flavors, you can bake them or make it in a stove top pan. This is a hassle free versatile, easy, meal which can be prepped earlier or even freeze them.

Serves 4
Ingredients
500 Grams Chicken Mince
1 Tablespoon Heaped Xacuti Masala
1 Teaspoon Each Minced Garlic and Ginger
½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
2 Medium Onions - chopped
2 Green Chillies - minced
4 Large Bell Peppers/Capsicums - cut into halves
1 Tablespoon Olive oil/Coconut oil
Cheese for topping as required
Method

Saute chopped onions, ginger and garlic in a pot till the onions are soft. Next add the xacuti masala and saute for a minute.
Add the chicken mince, water and stir it well till no big chucks of meat. Add salt to taste and cook covered on medium heat for 20-25 minutes.
Turn the heat off and add the chopped fresh cilantro. Let cool.
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Cut thin slice from stem end of each cleaned bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove the seeds and membranes.

Apply little salt to the bell peppers on the inside. Place them in a microwaveable dish add a splash of water to the bottom of the dish and microwave for a minute to soften the peppers a little.
Pour out any liquid from the inside of the bell peppers. Next spoon in the chicken mince in each pepper, drizzle a little olive oil on the sides of the dish. 

Cover the dish with a foil and then bake in a preheated oven for 35-40 minutes at 180°C with both the elements on - top and down. After 40 minutes remove the foil and again bake at 200°C till the cheese turns golden.
Remove cool and enjoy.

Labels: Keto,Alphabet Challenge,Low Carb, Chicken Mince, Stuffed Peppers, Side Dish
Let's take a look at the recipes being shared today with Alphabet "X"

Sneha’s Recipe: Xacuti Chicken Mince Stuffed Bell Peppers 

A Messy Kitchen: Xiao Mi Zhou (Millet porridge/congee) 

Jolene’s Recipe Journal: Xocolati- Aztec Hot Chocolate 

Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Xavier Soup 

Food Lust People Love: Homemade XO Sauce 

Palatable Pastime: Vietnamese Sesame Shrimp Noodles (Mi Xao Tom) 

Culinary Cam: The Luxurious Umami Bomb that is (Homemade) XO Sauce + How to Use it 

Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice: Rotisserie Chicken Xavier Soup with Fennel 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Xanthia Cocktail 

Mayuri’s Jikoni: Pai Huang Gua Hé Xigua

Air Fryer Small Sourdough Sandwich Bread#SundayFunday

Wanted to try baking bread in a airfryer, seen so many reels, so tried it and it turned out fantastic. No need for a dutch oven now you can bake bread in a airfryer too. Such an easy way to bake bread.

Ingredients
3 Grams Salt
110 Grams Water
33 Grams Active Sourdough Starter
170 Grams Bread Flour or All Purpose Flour
Method 

Combine active starter, salt, and warm water in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the flour, then knead lightly until a shaggy dough forms.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap (or aluminum foil) and let the dough rest at room temperature for bulk fermentation, about 6-8 hours.
For the first two hours of the bulk ferment, try to do 3 – 4 rounds of stretch and folds. Start with the first one at least 30 minutes after mixing the dough.

Flatten the dough into a rectangle, and gently fold about 1/3 of the dough from one short edge over toward the center, then repeat with the opposite edge so they overlap a bit. Rotate the dough 90 degrees, then gently roll it up. Finally, shape it into loaf.
Place the dough in a proofing basket lined with a lightly floured tea towel. Cover with a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat your air fryer @ 180°C for about 5 minutes.

Place a piece of parchment paper over the basket, and gently turn the basket upside down to release the dough onto the paper.Place the bread in a baking pan.

Score the top of the dough with a sharp knife or razor blade.
Reduce the temperature to 160°C. Place 3 -4 ice cubes. 

Place the pan in the basket. Bake it for 20 - 25 minutes. 

When baked remove the bread from the pan, 

turn it and bake for another 5 minutes @ 180°C for 2 - 3 minutes 

or until the bread starts to brown at the bottom.

Remove the bread from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Cool & slice, see how soft and airy the bread is. 

Labels: Air Fryer, Bread, Sandwich Bread, Sourdough,Sunday Funday

Let's take a look at the other Homemade Breads being shared today..... 

• Air Fryer Small Sourdough Sandwich Bread from Sneha's Recipe
• A Magical Small Sourdough Loaf from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Herb Flatbread from Culinary Cam
• Homemade Pitas from Amy's Cooking Adventures
• No Knead Ciabatta from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Orange Cinnamon Swirl Bread from Mayuri's Jikoni
• Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Two Ingredient Cottage Cheese Rolls from Our Good Life
• Vanilla Mirabelle Plum Jam - Small Batch from Food Lust People Love

Keto Biscuits With Almond & Coconut Flour#BreadBakers

Biscuits and Gravy are the ultimate comfort and delicious food for a perfect meal. These Keto biscuits are so flaky, but hold together well.
Ingredients
150 Grams Almond Flour
15 Grams Coconut Flour
½ Teaspoon Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
½ Teaspoon Xanthan Gum
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
3 Tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream
56 Grams Cold Butter - cut into cubes
2 Large Eggs 
Method
Preheat your oven to 190°C with both the elements on (top & bottom).

In a large mixing bowl or food processor, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, salt, xanthan gum, and baking powder, mix until well combined. Then add the cubed cold butter and pluse until it forms bread crumbs. Then add all the wet ingredients, and pluse it twice. Remove this into to a bowl ( do not overmix - this will whip out all of the air and cause the biscuits to deflate).

Take a large cookie scoop and drop it on a lined baking tray ( I got 7 biscuits). Slightly wet your hands and give it round shape and flatten the top a little. 

Bake for 10-12 minutes ( mine got done in exactly 12 minutes) or until slightly browned. It could take slightly longer depending on your oven. 

Cool them on a wire rack.

These are so buttery, soft, and flaky inside. 

I enjoyed this with Indian Style kheema gravy. This is real comfort food.

Labels: Biscuits, Keto, Low Carb, Almond Flour, Coconut Flour, Bread Bakers
#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.
We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.
This month’s theme is Biscuits.

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Apple Cider Biscuits 

A Messy Kitchen : Cast Iron Buttermilk Biscuits 

The Wimpy Vegetarian: Cheesy Air Fryer Biscuits with Herbs 

Karen's Kitchen Stories: Cream Cheese Biscuits 

Food Lust People Love: Easy Drop Biscuits 

Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Biscuits With Almond & Coconut Flour 

Palatable Pastime: Sausage and Cheddar Biscuits

Mixed Vegetable Sliders#SundayFunday

These Mixed Vegetable Sliders are cheesy, buttery, loaded with veggies and deliciousness. Make it for your next party or kids' lunchbox, or can take with on a travel journey like I did!

Ingredients 
9 Bread Rolls/Pavs  
1 Bowl Mixed Veggies - I used frozen
½ Cup Diced Colored Bell Peppers
½ Cup Pizza Sauce
½ Cup Boiled Sweet Corn
1 Onion - finely chopped
2 Cloves Garlic - minced
1 Tablespoon Oil

Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Cup Shredded Cheese
Garlic Herbed Butter as required
Method
To Make The Filling

In a pan heat oil add the onion & garlic saute till the onions turn translucent. Add all the veggies and saute for a minute then add the pizza sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Cover and let is cook till veggies are done. Once done add a little cheese, mix well.  
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a baking pan.

Cut the rolls in half. Set the bottom halves into the bottom of the prepared pan and spread butter on it. 

Place a layer of the filling and spread grated cheese. Add the top halves of the rolls.  

Brush with garlic herbed butter over the tops of the sliders.
Bake in the preheated oven until the insides are gooey and the tops are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Labels: Sliders,Vegetarian, Mixed Vegetable, Appetizer, Starters, Sunday Funday

This week’s Sunday Funday is hosted by Amy by Amy’s Cooking Adventures

Sunday Funday

Thanksgiving Appetizers

This week’s Sunday Funday is hosted by Amy by Amy’s Cooking Adventures

Sunday Funday

Thanksgiving Appetizers

• Baby Corn Rumaki by Palatable Pastime
• Baked Brie with Dried Cranberries, Apples, and Walnuts by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Charcuterie Bites Pumpkin Centerpiece by Our Good Life
• Cranberry-Chevre Twice Baked Potato Skins by Culinary Cam
• Creamy Duck Liver Mousse by Food Lust People Love
• Date and Walnut Bites by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Membrillo - Quince Paste with Manchego Cheese by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Mini Bread Cornucopia by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Mini Pumpkin Cheese Balls by Mayuri's Jikoni
• Mixed Vegetable Sliders by Sneha's Recipe

Keto Vegetarian Eggplant Rollatini

This Eggplant Rollatini recipe is a twist on a traditional Eggplant Parmesan and this is a vegetarian version. “Rollatini” is an Americanized version of the Italian word “involtini,” which describes small bundles of food made by rolling thin slices of meat or produce around a filling. 

Here I, have pan fried eggplant slices instead of deep frying. For the sauce have used my Keto Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. While this was baking in the oven great aroma of all deliciousness filled my kitchen. Try this and you will love it. This recipe works great as a vegetarian side for potluck & parties.

Serves - 4
Ingredients
2 Large Eggplants/Brinjals
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
½ Cup Keto Roasted Tomato Sauce
1 Medium Red Onion
2 Clove Garlic - Minced
2 Tablespoons Coriander or Basil Leaves - chopped
Salt & Red Pepper Flakes - to taste
½ Cup Homemade Basil Pesto 
½ Cup Greek Yogurt / Hung Curd
100 Grams Feta Cheese
1/3 Cup Pizza Cheese
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander / Basil Leaves - for garnish
Method
For The Sauce

Heat olive oil in a pan. Saute chopped onion, minced garlic until translucent. Add roasted tomato sauce, salt, red pepper flakes and cook until the sauce thickens.
Prepare The Eggplants

Trim off the ends of the eggplants. Slice them lengthwise into ¼ inch slices. Salt the eggplant slices generously and place them in a colander. Set aside for 20 minutes to draw moisture out of the eggplant.
Then rinse off the slices in water and pat them dry using paper towels.

Brush the slices with olive oil on both sides. Heat a griddle and roast the eggplants for about 5 minutes per side until browned. 

Set aside and allow to cool.

For The Stuffing
In a bowl, combine thick basil pesto, greek yogurt and feta cheese. Mix well and season to taste.

Place the pesto mixture on the broader side of an eggplant slice (about a teaspoon of the filling), gently roll it away from you and place it in the baking try with seam side facing down.

Continue with the remaining eggplant slices.
Preheat oven to 180°C.
To Assemble

Spread the sauce on the bottom of a baking dish. 

Arrange all the rolled eggplants.

Again spread a layer of tomato sauce.

Sprinkle with pizza cheese on top and basil leaves. Cover with foil, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and cheese is golden brown. 

Remove from the oven.

Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.
The combination of flavors and textures is fantastic. The filling offers a bright, creamy contrast to the silky eggplant, and the pesto adds delicious taste.  Enjoy! 
My Notes
Instead of greek yogurt you can use extra-firm tofu or paneer/cottage cheese.

Labels: Eggplant, Brinjal, Vegetarian, Cheese, Keto, Low Carb, Baked, Feta Cheese, Pesto Sauce, Holiday Side Dish, American, International Cuisine

Welcome to Holiday Side Dish Week 2025. See below for different side dish recipes to help you plan your holiday meals. Friday Holiday Side Dish Recipes

 

• Homemade Green Bean Casserole by Hezzi-D's Recipe Box
• Baked Pumpkin Rice Casserole by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Sweet Potato and Leek Gratin by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Smashed Sweet Potatoes and Apples by Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Keto Vegetarian Eggplant Rollatini by Sneha's Recipe
• Pear Compote by Art of Natural Living
• Creamy Baked Orzo by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Cheese Stuffed Garlic Rolls by Magical Ingredients