Keto Bacon, Zucchini Mini Burgers
When you are following a keto diet, it can be hard to make foods that everyone will like. This can especially be a challenge if you are planning a party or a get-together. However, there are many recipes that you can easily make that everyone is sure to love, despite if they follow a low carb diet or if they just enjoy amazing foods. This recipe for zucchini burger bites is the perfect crowd pleaser and, of course, it is low carb too! You don’t need any burger buns to enjoy burger bites when you have a delicious zucchini.
Of course, we can’t just wrap the burgers in zucchini, we also needed to add some bacon! Bacon is an amazing addition to any burger and, in this specific recipe, it wraps around the burger to create a wonderful, crisp shell that adds flavor, texture, and sticks to the recipe's low carb theme. No one can resist a burger wrapped in bacon!
The thin zucchini strips and the slices of bacon replace a standard burger bun in this recipe, acting as a “holder”. The zucchini strips are wrapped around the mini burger, enclosing it completely, and then a strip of bacon is wrapped around as well. Wrapping the burgers actually has multiple purposes. The wrapped zucchini acts as a way to pick up the burger bite, keeping your fingers grease free. The bacon helps keep moisture in the burger as it cooks, making for a juicy, tender burger bite.
The convenient size of these burgers are perfect for a party. You can line the burger bites up on a tray and allow people to grab as many as they’d like. You can also stick a toothpick inside them for an even easier serving option. Then, there are no plates needed! This makes for an excellent appetizer and also easy clean up (no dishes to wash afterward!).
The burgers themselves are made with a few simple ingredients and should be something you have on hand at home already. Just a few spices and an egg is really all you need! But don’t be fooled by the simplicity, there is lots of flavor inside these mini burgers!
If you want to try a different meat, simply replace the ground beef with ground turkey, ground chicken or even ground pork. A mixture of meats will make an especially unique burger with complex flavors that will make people ask you for this recipe! Try using 1/3 ground beef, 1/3 ground pork and 1/3 ground turkey for an awesome mini burger bite.
Now that you have a perfect crow pleasing recipe it is time to plan that party! These zucchini, bacon burger bites will be a show stopper for sure. Enjoy!
| Servings: servings |
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 3/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 6 strips bacon
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, egg, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and garlic powder together. Use your hands to really blend everything well.
- Divide the burger mix into 12 even sized balls. Roll each with your hands so they are smooth then gently press each ball to flatten slightly.
- Cut the bacon in half lengthwise, giving you twelve long and skinny strips.
- Use a large peeler to make thin ribbons from the zucchini, peeling the entire length of the zucchini from top to bottom.
- Wrap each burger bite in one strip of bacon then wrap it in a zucchini ribbon.
- Place the wrapped burger bites on a lined sheet tray.
- Brush the wrapped zucchini with olive oil then place in a 350 degree oven.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Serve while hot!
NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER
The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.
Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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