Deconstructed ABT’s

[jcam222]

My brain started toying with this idea last week. It was a combination of my wanting to make some keto cheddar chips and the fact I didn’t have time to do full blown ABT’s for our gathering. Ended up being a smash hit. First up some keto bacon cheddar chips. Simple enough , sprinkle some shredded cheddar and crumbled bacon into a sprayed muffin tin. First time using my Goodwill score of a 24 cavity heavy duty unused tin for $3.99.

Bake at 400F for 10-14 minutes until slightly brown around edges. Takes a bit of practice. Sometimes I go longer for really crispy and other times less. Those warm up to nice gooey bites.

Didn’t get any prep pics on the dip which I winged by taste but did keep notes. 2 blocks softened cream cheese ( I nuked to get extra soft) , 1 cup of Dukes Mayo, 2 small cans minced jalapeños , 1 lbs crumbled browned spicy sausage and a half packet of Hidden Valley Fiesta dip mix. Serve warmed. People went bananas for them lol.

Simple but delicious! Thanks for looking.

 

[normanaj]

Looks great and certainly seems easy to do.

Great post. Gotta try that soon.

 

[02ebz06]

Those look terrific!
I'll admit it, I'm a snackaholic.

 

[jcam222]

Looks great and certainly seems easy to do.

Great post. Gotta try that soon.

Thanks! Lately I’m all about simplicity.

Those look terrific!
I'll admit it, I'm a snackaholic.

You and me both. Four of these and a scoop of dip is pretty satisfying. I like dipping the raw jalapeño as well. I also served some tamed pickled jalapeños to folks.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Nice job Jeff! I bet you can't eat just 1 is the perfect saying for those!

Ryan

 

[jcam222]

Nice job Jeff! I bet you can't eat just 1 is the perfect saying for those!

Ryan

Ha exactly! 3 is the bare minimum!

 

[Hijack73]

NICE!

When I was doing keto I lived off of my version of deconstructed ABT's - made a 13x9 pan every week for months, some weeks I had a few leftovers but most weeks we ate the whole pan. I'll never do back to stuffing them. Deconstructed is much easier, and you can really go crazy on what would traditionally be in the stuffing. You can totally add other kinds of peppers when you deconstruct. For flavor, I always added in some poblanos.

 

[jcam222]

NICE!

When I was doing keto I lived off of my version of deconstructed ABT's - made a 13x9 pan every week for months, some weeks I had a few leftovers but most weeks we ate the whole pan. I'll never do back to stuffing them. Deconstructed is much easier, and you can really go crazy on what would traditionally be in the stuffing. You can totally add other kinds of peppers when you deconstruct. For flavor, I always added in some poblanos.

I do a jalapeño popper casserole that I love. I posted it awhile ago. It’s one of those dishes that keto and non keto just love for sure https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/jalapeño-popper-chicken-casserole.319179/

 

[02ebz06]

You and me both. Four of these and a scoop of dip is pretty satisfying. I like dipping the raw jalapeño as well. I also served some tamed pickled jalapeños to folks.

Does the Dip have a name?

 

[JLeonard]

Ha exactly! 3 is the bare minimum!

3?!?! 3 you say?....I was thinking that pan would be a good start!!
That looks darn good to me.

Jim

 

[jcam222]

3?!?! 3 you say?....I was thinking that pan would be a good start!!
That looks darn good to me.

Jim

After the gathering and some sharing I’m down to 3 left, I’m trying to pretend that will satisfy lol

 

[crazymoon]

JC222, Another snack to add to my list, they look delicious!

 

[jcam222]

JC222, Another snack to add to my list, they look delicious!

Thanks! I think you’ll like them. Let me know.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow Jeff! Those look amazing.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Very cool way to make a snacking ABT, plate of 10 please

David

 

[culpepersmoke]

Pa as the plate over here. Those look great

 

[gmc2003]

Those do look good Jeff, I love bringing new appetizers to family outings. This will be on the list for our next one.

Point for sure
Chris

Edit: I bet this cheese would work well in your chips Jeff

 

[tx smoker]

Man Jeff, all of that looks amazing. One can only think the chips and dip would be an incredible combination. Thanks for sharing buddy. This one is on the "must do" list.

Robert

 

[jcam222]

Those do look good Jeff, I love bringing new appetizers to family outings. This will be on the list for our next one.

Point for sure
Chris

Edit: I bet this cheese would work well in your chips Jeff

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I’ll have to look for that. I am a huge fan of Cabot cheese! I belong to their public “think tank” insiders group even lol.

 

[gmc2003]

I’ll have to look for that. I am a huge fan of Cabot cheese! I belong to their public “think tank” insiders group even lol.

One thing I notice with the pepper cheeses from Cabot. After I smoke them the peppers seem a little hotter. Maybe the little bit of heat in the smoker is enough to bring out the pepper oils.

Chris