When you BBQ a big piece of brisket, like we do from time to time, it seems there’s always so much leftover (there are just two of us here). I like to chop some of the leftover meat, add a little of my low-carb BBQ sauce, so there is some convenient chopped beef BBQ for sandwiches throughout the week.

Last time we grilled a brisket, I also happened to need to bake some low-carb bread, as I was down to my last. Then when I started stirring all those ingredients up in my mixing bowl this finger-food idea just popped into my head. Using my protein bar silicone baking pan (but you could use a regular muffin pan), I formed the tastiest little treats! These are great for parties, great snacks or even several for a grab-and-go lunch! They’re low in carbs, too!

I have started adding 1 tsp. yeast dissolved in 1 T. warm water to my bread batter, not for rise, but for flavor. You can omit that, but it will only lower net carbs by .13 g, so why not go ahead and add it for that touch of yeast flavor? These are suitable once you get to the nuts level of Atkins Phase 2 (OWL, Ongoing Weight Loss). If you add that cheese, be sure to add in those cheese carbs. You can bake these in muffin pans if you don’t own or want to get the specialty pan shown below. I just happen to have stumbled on a couple of these pans in my local Tuesday Morning store one day.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 recipe my gluten-free grain-free focaccia bread

12 oz. leftover chopped BBQ beef or pork

¼ c. low-carb BBQ sauce (1-2 carbs per tablespoon or less)

VARIATIONS: Add 1 tsp. shredded Cheddar cheese or some chopped green onion on top of the meat portion before topping with the “cover” batter. 🙂

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350º. Make up the bread recipe per that recipe’s instructions. If you like, you could add a little onion powder to the batter, or finely minced green onion, but be sure to add in those carbs if you do! Toss the chopped beef with the ¼ c. BBQ sauce. If not using silicone pans, grease your muffin cups generously to prevent sticking. Dip up about 2 tsp. batter into each of your pan’s 12 slots. This should take about half the batter. Using a spoon or fork, spread it evenly on the bottom of the form. Next dip 1 oz (about 1 Tbsp.) chopped beef mixture onto the batter. Gently spread the meat evenly. Finally, spoon the remaining batter on top of the meat in each slot (about 2 tsp.). Again, with the back of a spoon, spread that batter carefully and as evenly as possible. You want to completely cover the meat as best you can. There will barely be enough batter to complete the job, so it is important you measure the bottom and top batter as suggested to avoid running out before all 12 “dogs” are “constructed”. Place silicone pan on a sheet for support and pop into 350º oven for 25 minutes or until lightly browned as shown. ENJOY! Below is a pic of the silicone pan I used, but these can be made in muffin shapes just as well.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 12 “dogs”, each contains:

193 calories

13.3 g fat

2.71 g carbs, 1.05 g fiber, 1.66 g NET CARBS

15.7 g protein

145 mg sodium