Keto Meal Prep by FlavCity: 125+ Low Carb Recipes That Actually Taste Good (Keto Diet Recipes, Allergy Friendly Cooking)
By Bobby Parrish and Dessi Parrish
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Keto Meal Prep by FlavCity will have a total of 75 recipes, but one can argue that since many of the meal prep recipes contain 1-2 recipes each, it’s really so many more. Keto Meal Prep by FlavCity will be organized by breakfast, lunch, and dinner but also by the various proteins featured. Each recipe will have headnotes and 1-2 photos. The book will also have a dietary restriction chart that will easily identify each recipe as GF, DF, Paleo, etc.
Bobby Parrish
Bobby Parrish is a passionate home cook who went to the best culinary school around: his mom’s kitchen. He wanted to be on the Food Network badly, and, when they rejected his application for the next Food Network Star, he decided to start a YouTube channel. Four years and hundreds of thousands of fans later, it seems the Food Network made a mistake! Bobby and his wife Dessi started filming online cooking videos for the sole purpose of proving that healthy food can taste good and that home cooks can be rock stars in the kitchen. Little did they know that only a few years later, Bobby would quit his job in finance, Dessi would quit her job in corporate America, and they would turn their two-bedroom Chicago condo into a production studio involving all things food. Dessi not only joins Bobby on camera to share some of her dessert recipes, but she also does all the photography, filming, editing, and website design for FlavCity.
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Keto Meal Prep by FlavCity - Bobby Parrish
Copyright © 2019 Bobby Parrish & Dessi Parrish
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Keto Meal Prep by FlavCity: 125+ Low Carb Recipes That Actually Taste Good
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2019935679
ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-055-4, (ebook) 978-1-64250-056-1
BISAC category code CKB026000 COOKING /
Health & Healing / Weight Control
Printed in the United States of America
Keto Meal Prep
by
125+ Low Carb Recipes
That Actually Taste Good
Bobby Parrish & Dessi Parrish
Mango Publishing
Coral Gables
This book is dedicated to all the FlavCity fans around the world!
Contents
Introduction
Tips to Meal Prep like a Boss
Wakey Wakey, Eggs and Bakey!
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
Pasta la Vista, Baby!
Beef–Raising the Steaks
I Seafood and I Eat It
Snack Attack
Turkey–It’s Not Just for Thanksgiving!
Pork–Your One Stop Chop
The Sacrificial Lamb
Mama Says: Eat Your Veggies!
Thank You
Allergen Index
About the Authors
Introduction
Raise your hand if you’re tired of eating boring healthy food. That’s what I thought, which is why my mission from day one of starting the FlavCity YouTube channel was to make healthy food sexy, exciting to make, and so darn tasty! I can make you one promise: there’s not one recipe in this cookbook that won’t slap your taste buds silly with flavor. Nope, I did not throw in the towel and put a couple of lazy-butt recipes in this book. I would never do that to my flavor family.
This cookbook has 50 low-carb keto meal prep recipes that taste good—actually epic—and 25 individual keto recipes. Keep in mind that each meal prep has 2 to 3 components, so there are well over 125 recipes in this book that you can mix and match for endlessly tasty keto combinations.
Having a social media following of over one million family members—that’s what I like to call you guys—has really helped me understand the food you crave and the recipes you want to eat. I don’t make videos on the FlavCity YouTube channel just to see my perfectly quaffed hair. I make them to motivate our viewers to get into the kitchen and make healthy, homemade recipes that taste great and help you achieve your dietary goals. Keep in mind that Dessi does my hair; you don’t want to see what it looks like if I try to do it!
I went to one of the most prestigious culinary schools in the country—my mom’s kitchen. Have you heard of it? Perhaps you are a graduate too? Mom sparked the culinary bug in me when I was a little shorty, and I have never looked back. From cooking in my tiny little college apartment, to hosting dinner parties for my friends when I graduated, all I ever wanted was to be in the kitchen creating recipes. That’s why after working in finance (as an options trader) for more than ten years, I had to quit my job and go all in with cooking. We had this incredible YouTube channel, social media accounts, and blog that were growing, and I wanted to put all of my efforts into that. Dessi quit her job in 2018, and amazing things started happening. We had a number of viral videos (check my grocery store haul videos), built a new blog, and finally got motivated to write a keto cookbook after so many fans requested it.
It’s funny to think that all of this started because I got rejected from Food Network Star. I wanted to be on that show so badly because I knew I would win and get my own show. So, when they gave me the cold shoulder, I decided to start a YouTube channel, and I think things have turned out pretty well. We publish one or two cooking videos every weekend on the FlavCity YouTube channel, daily videos and posts on Instagram with nightly IG stories of what I’m making for dinner, and recipe videos on the FlavCity Facebook page. And don’t forget about our shiny new blog that is the home to every recipe and video ever made. It looks so good because Dessi has a computer science MS degree and can pretty much do anything. She’s amazing like that. As if that was not enough, you get the bonus of watching my dad come over most nights for dinner on the FlavCity IG stories. He pretty much has a cult following and is known for his no-nonsense reviews of my recipes.
Every recipe in this book has detailed macros and nutrition information which are a pain to calculate, so I hope you appreciate it! Almost every recipe has a video tutorial on YouTube, and, if you ever have a question, just shoot me an email or a DM on Instagram. I actually reply to almost all messages even though it makes my eyes burn from staring at the screen for so long. You guys are totally worth it! Enjoy these keto meal prep recipes, as I truly believe they are some of the best ones out there, and welcome to the FlavCity family! #KeepOnCooking
PS: Make sure to tag me on social media using #FLAVCITY when you make the recipes from this book. I love seeing your creations!
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Tips to Meal Prep like a Boss
Here are some rock-solid tips to help you meal prep for the week like a boss. I’m not talking about lame ideas like making a shopping list, so don’t stress out. These are actionable ideas that will help with your meal prep lifestyle.
Kitchen Tools to Help You Meal Prep like an Iron Chef
A chef is only as good as his tools, and these are my must-have tools to navigate the kitchen and rock your meal prep recipes like a boss. All of these kitchen tools can be found on www.flavcity.com/shop.
Large Cast-Iron Pan:
If it was good enough for grandma, it’s good enough for you. You can cook everything except for eggs in your cast-iron pan. Nothing distributes heat quite like it, and nothing sears meat the way cast iron does.
Large Non-Stick Pan:
Do you see where I am going? Bigger is better! You can always add fewer ingredients to a pan, but you can’t increase its surface area. You are going to need a non-stick pan to cook seafood, veggies, and anything you don’t feel like busting out your cast-iron pan for.
Cutting Boards:
You will need two cutting boards for all of that meal prep you are going to do—a wooden cutting board and a plastic one (for raw proteins). A large wooden board will handle everything except raw meat and protein which have bacteria that can breed in the wood and cause contamination. A large surface area will prevent you from chasing veggies on the floor—trust me, I’ve been there. A plastic cutting board should have rubber around the edges, so it does not slide around when being used to prep for recipes.
Eight-inch Chef’s Knife:
99 percent of the chopping you will do for meal prep can be done with a good chef’s knife. I have ones that cost fifteen dollars and ones that cost over two hundred dollars. You can choose either one and don’t need to bother buying any other knife besides a paring knife.
Microplane Zester:
Fans of the FlavCity YouTube channel do not call me obsessed with zest,
or #ObZest, for no reason. I love how you can zest fresh lemon, orange, or lime over the top of any dish and totally transform the flavor and add a subtle pop of acid. The microplane is also my favorite way to grate Parmesan and Pecorino Romano cheese as it creates this snow shower that is so darn beautiful.
Lemon and Lime Juicer:
Once you have zested the citrus, you are likely going to squeeze some juice into something. Instead of using your hands and feeling the burn on that fresh paper cut, you can use a citrus juicer that can squeeze way more juice out than your hands can. Trust me.
Half-Sheet Tray:
People always ask me how my sheet trays stay so clean. It’s because I buy new ones as soon as the old ones get nasty. They are cheap, durable, and a meal prep essential for all of the veggies and chicken you will be cooking in the oven.
Splatter Guard:
Sometimes the cleanup process takes more time than the actual cooking! Make sure that never happens again by using a guard to cover the pan while you are cooking; it blocks the oil from going all over the place.
Probe Thermometer:
Never overcook another piece of chicken or meat by using a digital probe thermometer; this gadget stays inside the meat while it’s baking in the oven. It has an alarm that tells you when it has reached the desired cooking temperature.
What’s in Your Pantry?
Having a stocked pantry is the key to adding flavor and creating various types of meal prep recipes at a moment’s notice. When you have a fully loaded pantry, you can literally make any meal you want, and these items will last you a long time.
Make sure you have a variety of spices on hand. My favorites are smoked paprika, cumin, ancho chili powder, turmeric, and coriander. Try to buy spices from a spice shop or the bulk section of Whole Foods. The ones at the grocery store have been sitting on the shelves for gosh knows how long, and ground spices start to lose their flavor after three months.
Make sure to always cook with kosher salt and finish with Maldon or flakey sea salt, if desired. Keep on hand different vinegars like balsamic, red wine, and rice wine vinegar. Cooking and finishing oils are a must. Carry olive oil, avocado oil, and expeller pressed grape seed oil for cooking with heat and use extra virgin olive oil to drizzle over a finished dish.
Carry condiments in your pantry like tamari soy sauce or coconut aminos, toasted sesame oil (store in fridge), hot sauce, liquid stevia, and coconut milk.
Costco Is Your Best Friend
This may seem obvious, but stock up on non-perishable items at Costco like nut butters, nuts, almond flour, coconut milk, and cooking oils. You will be using lots of those items to meal prep, so why not save some money? Watch my Costco grocery haul video on YouTube for more inspiration and lots of mean comments.
Why I Love Glass Meal Prep Containers
Glass meal prep containers are much safer than plastic ones and perfect for warming in the oven or microwave. I don’t care what they say about plastic meal prep containers being safe for the microwave—that is total garbage—the chemicals from plastic are not safe for the food: end of story.
FAQ
Here are some questions going through your head now, because I know you guys so well!
How Long Can I Store Meal Prep?
Each recipe in this book has storage instructions, but most meal prep recipes can be stored in the fridge for five days or frozen for two to three months. Make sure to keep sauces and dressings separate from protein and salads, and only dress them right before you want to enjoy them. Some meal prep items like cauliflower rice and salads don’t freeze well and get soggy when defrosted.
What Is the Best Way to Reheat Meal Prep?
Each recipe in the book has reheating instructions, but the best way to reheat meal prep is in a 350°F oven for 7—10 minutes. If using the microwave, place a wet paper towel over the container and make sure not to overheat, as the food can dry out. You can also use the HotLogic Mini—it’s a great way to reheat meals at work or school.
How Do I Calculate Macros?
Luckily you have me, and I did all of the hard work for this book! In case you want to calculate your own macros for a different recipe, there are four trusted websites I use. You need to check multiple sites because I often find errors on some.
•www.fatsecret.com
•www.eatthismuch.com
•www.nutritionix.com
•www.myfitnesspal.com
Wakey Wakey, Eggs and Bakey!
Spinach and Feta Muffins with Butter Coffee
Dessi’s Everything Bagels
Shakshuka with Feta and Mint
Coffee Shop Egg Bites
Sausage and Veggie Frittata with Ayran
Mini Meatball Breakfast Hash
Breakfast Sandwich and Coconut Chia Seed Pudding
Mocha Butter Coffee
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Prep Time: 10 minutes • Cooking Time: 25 minutes • Makes: 9 muffins
Spinach and Feta Muffins
with Butter Coffee
Dessi is kind of a genius when it comes to baking; for me, it’s my archenemy. You may notice this is the same batter used to make the fat bread and bagels, except this time it’s loaded with spinach and salty feta and served with the elixir from the gods known as butter coffee.
Tip
Yes, I know macadamia nuts are expensive, but you really need them for this recipe. You can substitute the coconut butter with runny almond butter if desired.
To watch the video tutorial for this recipe, search FlavCity keto muffins
and FlavCity butter coffee
on YouTube.
For the muffins:
-1 cup macadamia nuts, unsalted and roasted if desired
-5 eggs
-¾ cup coconut butter, mixed well
-½ teaspoon kosher salt
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-Zest of ½ lemon
-1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
-1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
-1 cup frozen & chopped spinach, thawed
-3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
For the coffee:
-1 cup of hot coffee
-½ tablespoon organic virgin coconut oil
-½ tablespoon unsalted grass-fed butter
Make the muffins: Preheat the oven to 350°F and make sure the oven rack is set in the middle. Add the macadamia nuts to a food processor or a powerful blender,