This very simple tasty dish is a marvelous way to use up that 4-6 oz. of leftover grilled steak we find ourselves with occasionally. Not a common occurrence in our household 😉 , but it DOES happen from time to time. This dish takes under 15 minutes to throw together in a skillet and bakes in about 15-20 minutes. You can even bake it in the same skillet you saute the ingredients in. This recipe is suitable for all phases of Atkins, other Keto diets and any Primal followers that eat occasional cheese. This is NOT suitable for Paleo devotees.

VARIATION: You can reduce the steak and increase the bacon to 6oz. I have even done this dish with NO steak and ALL bacon. It’s good any way you combine the meats. I suspect it would be good made with shrimp and bacon as well.

INGREDIENTS:

4 oz. raw bacon, cut up coarsely

2 oz. onion, sliced

6 oz. zucchini, sliced ¼” thick

6 oz. leftover grilled steak, sliced thin

1 plum tomato, coarsely cut up

Few dashes of black pepper

4 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350º. Brown bacon in skillet over high heat until nearly done. Add onion and zucchini and saute until bacon begins to brown and squash is beginning to get translucent. Add steak and let brown lightly. Add tomato and stir/cook until tomato begins to get soft. Sprinkle with black pepper to your liking. Dip half the mixture into a greased baking dish (I used an 8″x11″ dish). Spread half the cheese over the mixture. Spoon the remaining mixture evenly on top and finally top with the remaining cheese. Pop into oven just long enough for cheese to melt completely, as the mixture is fully cooked already. Enjoy with a nice green salad.

NUTRITIONAL INFO: Serves 4, each serving contains:

340 calories

27.4 g fat

5.02 g carbs, .9 g fiber, 4.12 g NET CARBS

18.2 g protein

566 mg sodium

400 mg potassium

11% RDA Vitamin A, 20% B6, 70% B12, 16% calcium, 12% copper, 18% iron, 9% magnesium, 9% manganese, 21% niacin, 40% phosphorous, 24% riboflavin, 31% selenium, 15% thiamin, 34% zinc