DIPS & SAUCES
Easy BBQ Sauce
yield: about 2 cups (¼ cup per serving) prep time: 5 minutes cook time: 15 minutes You don’t have to miss BBQ sauce! This version is perfectly delicious, and it’s keto. It’s a little thicker than most barbecue sauces, which makes it great to use on Barbecue Chicken...
Tartar Sauce
yield: about 1 cup (2 tablespoons per serving) prep time: 10 minutes, plus 1 hour to chill You can’t have a good fish fry without tartar sauce! A lot of store brands contain so many unnecessary additives and sugar. This keto-friendly version is a breeze to mix up. • 1...
Buffalo Sauce
yield: about 1½ cups (¼ cup per serving) prep time: 5 minutes • cook time: 5 minutes • ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter • 1 cup Frank’s RedHot sauce, room temperature • Ground black pepper 1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. 2. Stir in the hot...
Ranch Seasoning
yield: about 1 cup (1 tablespoon per serving) prep time: 5 minutes Once you make your own ranch seasoning, you’ll never want to go back to store-bought. And it’s easier to make than you might think! • 5 tablespoons dried parsley leaves • 3 tablespoons dried dill weed...
Tennessee Dry Rub
yield: about ¼ cup prep time: 5 minutes This dry rub is the perfect combination of smoky and spicy, with a hint of sweetness. If you don’t like heat, you can leave out the cayenne pepper. This blend is great on all cuts of pork. My husband likes to put it on chicken...
Taco Seasoning
yield: about ½ cup (1 tablespoon per serving) prep time: 5 minutes This is probably my most frequently used homemade seasoning mix. For years, I used those little packets, which are loaded with additives. I’m so glad I started making my own instead! We love taco salad...
Creole Seasoning
yield: about ½ cup (1 tablespoon per serving) prep time: 5 minutes Make your own Creole seasoning without all those additives and sugar. You can turn down the heat by decreasing the amount of cayenne pepper, but I don’t know why you’d want to! This seasoning can be...
Frosty Keto Float
yield: 1 serving prep time: 5 minutes, plus time to freeze mug Root beer floats may be common in most parts of the United States, but in the South, our soda of choice for floats is Coca-Cola. How I used to love drinking a frosty Coke float loaded with ice cream! This...
Baked BLT Dip
yield: 8 servings prep time: 20 minutes cook time: 25 minutes Southerners love hot dips, so, yes, it’s another dip recipe! I mean, can you really have too many hot dips? This BLT Dip is sure to be a hit because you can’t go wrong with any dip that has bacon in it! • 1...
Pulled Pork Buffalo Dip for Two
yield: 2 servings prep time: 5 minutes cook time: 15 minutes Here’s another way to use leftover Slow cooker-pulled pork. Dips are the ultimate Southern party food—or at least I think so. Sometimes you’ve got to have some Buffalo dip, but there isn’t a party to take it...
