Garlic Butter Sauce you can put on EVERYTHING!

The only garlic sauce you will ever need in your life. And the crazy part is, I'm not even over exaggerating! This sauce is perfection and it goes with EVERYthing. Chicken, shrimp, scallops, cod, tofu, roasted vegetables, cauliflower rice, eggs, you get the picture .... everything and anything. 

Garlic Sauce- Makes 6 servings

4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 head of garlic, cloves sliced very thin (about 10 cloves)

3/4 tsp red pepper flake (optional)

zest and juice of a lemon

2 Tbsp butter

1/2 cup dry white wine (I use Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio)

1 Tbsp chopped parsley for garnish

In a cold heavy bottom skillet (I use cast iron) add in the olive oil, sliced garlic, and red pepper flake. Then turn on the heat to medium. 

Allow the oil to come to temperature and begun to lightly cook the garlic. This takes about 3-4 minutes.

Once the garlic is light brown add in the white wine. Allow to bubble for about 2 minutes and reduce. Then add in the lemon zest and juice. Stir to combine. 

Let the sauce bubble for another 2-3 minutes then whisk in the butter. 

Taste and season with salt and pepper.

Garnish with chopped parsley and drizzle over whatever your heart desires!

Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts per serving:

132 Calories

1.9 grams of Carbs

0.2 grams of Fiber

1.7 NET CARBS

.4 grams of Protein

Cheeseburger Quesadilla - Low Carb & Keto Friendly!

Craving fast food but all of a sudden I'm mad I can't have the bun... LOL I have reached that point in my life. Since I'm sticking to my weightloss goals I needed to find a way to recreate these fast food flavors at home and make it so delicious that I didn't feel deprived. And now we have the Cheeseburger Quesadilla. If you are keeping this Keto and Low Carb friendly the ingredients really matter. I used low carb wraps by Ole and I use low sugar ketchup and I only use a tiny bit. Check out the links below. If you try this one make sure to tag me on social media (Instagram @lil_piece_of_hart). Check out the video above for a tutorial on how I made these... and then once you're done with the video MAKE THEM! You will not be sorry!

Cheeseburger Quesadilla- Makes 1

1/4 lb ground beef
2 slices of cheese (I used American)
1 1/2 Tbsp chopped white onion 
5 dill pickle slices
1 wraps of your choice (My Fav)
1/2 Tbsp yellow mustard
1/2 Tbsp low sugar ketchup (Why I use Heintz)
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper
small pat of butter 

Heat a heavy skillet (I used my cast iron) on high heat and add in the olive oil. Allow to get very hot and then add in your ground beef. Flatten with a spatula to make one big patty. Season with salt and pepper.  Allow to cook until a crispy crust has formed. Flip, season the other side with salt and pepper and then once it is cooked through, transfer to a plate. 

For this next step of making the quesadillas I used my nonstick skillet. 

Heat skillet over medium heat and rub the butter on the bottom of the skillet in a thin coating. Place a tortilla in the skillet and add in one piece of American cheese onto one side of the tortilla. Then add in half of the meat, cutting the meat to fill one side of the tortilla. 

Top with onion, mustard, and ketchup Then add 5 pickle slices and the other slice of cheese. 

Fold the wrap over and cook for another 30 seconds or so until the bottom of the tortilla is browned. Then flip over and cook an additional 30 seconds to a minute until the cheese has melted and the bottom of the tortilla is browned. 

Remove from the heat, cut into wedges or halves and ENJOY!

Nutritional Facts Per Quesadilla 

(using the exact ingredients I used)

387 Calories 

34 grams of protein

21 grams of carbs

12 grams of fiber

9 Net Carbs