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Easy Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet

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Easy one pot meals under 30 minutes are a staple in my house. To make this simple low-carb dinner you'll only need four common ingredients, plus seasonings and cooking oil.

This recipe uses ground pork but any ground meat — beef, chicken, turkey or lamb — will work just as well. I added some zucchini (courgette) but you could swap it with eggplant (aubergine) or even some chopped cauliflower or broccoli, fresh or frozen will work just fine.

I wanted to keep this recipe low FODMAP so I omitted any onion or garlic but feel free to add some onion or garlic powder for extra flavour.

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Serving size about 250 g/ 8.8 oz

Allergy information for Easy Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet

✔  Gluten free
✔  Dairy free
✔  Egg free
✔  Nut free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Coconut free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free
Low FODMAP

Nutritional values (per about 250 g/ 8.8 oz)

Net carbs6 grams
Protein28.5 grams
Fat34 grams
Calories450 kcal
Calories from carbs 5%, protein 26%, fat 69%
Total carbs9.4 gramsFiber3.4 gramsSugars6.5 gramsSaturated fat12.7 gramsSodium874 mg(38% RDA)Magnesium67 mg(17% RDA)Potassium1,001 mg(50% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 4 servings)

  • 5-6 slices bacon (90 g/ 3.2 oz)
  • 2 tbsp ghee or extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
  • 500 g ground pork, I used 20% fat (1.1 oz)
  • 4 medium zucchini (800 g/ 1.76 lb)
  • 1 cup canned chopped tomatoes (240 g/ 8.5 oz)
  • 2 tsp dried Italian herbs
  • sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • Optional: fresh basil to serve

Instructions

  1. Chop the bacon into small pieces.
    Easy Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet
  2. Place the chopped bacon on a pan greased with ghee or olive oil. Cook on medium-high until lightly browned and crisped up.
  3. Add the ground pork and break with a spatula. Cook until browned and opaque from all sides. Easy Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet
  4. Chop the zucchini into about 1 cm (1/2 inch) pieces. Add to the skillet together with the tomatoes and herbs. Stir through and cover with a lid. Cook on medium for 15 to 20 minutes. Easy Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste and optionally sprinkle with basil. Serve warm. This meal can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. Easy Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet

Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet
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★★★★★★★★★★
5 stars, average of 7 ratings
Italian Pork Zucchini Skillet
Keto and Whole 30 compliant dinner recipe made with crispy bacon, beef flavored, tomatoes and herbs. Easy to make in less than 30 minutes and it's low FODMAP too!
Hands on10m
Overall25m
Servings4
Calories450 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 5-6 slices bacon (90 g/ 3.2 oz)
  • 2 tbsp ghee or extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
  • 500 g ground pork, I used 20% fat (1.1 oz)
  • 4 medium zucchini (800 g/ 1.76 lb)
  • 1 cup canned chopped tomatoes (240 g/ 8.5 oz)
  • 2 tsp dried Italian herbs
  • sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • Optional: fresh basil to serve

Instructions

  1. Chop the bacon into small pieces.
  2. Place the chopped bacon on a pan greased with ghee or olive oil. Cook on medium-high until lightly browned and crisped up.
  3. Add the ground pork and break with a spatula. Cook until browned and opaque from all sides.
  4. Chop the zucchini into about 1 cm (1/2 inch) pieces. Add to the skillet together with the tomatoes and herbs. Stir through and cover with a lid. Cook on medium for 15 to 20 minutes.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste and optionally sprinkle with basil. Serve warm. This meal can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Nutrition (per serving, about 250 g/ 8.8 oz)

Calories450kcal
Net Carbs6g
Carbohydrates9.4g
Protein28.5g
Fat34g
Saturated Fat12.7g
Fiber3.4g
Sugar6.5g
Sodium874mg
Magnesium67mg
Potassium1,001mg

Detailed nutritional breakdown (per about 250 g/ 8.8 oz)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Total per about 250 g/ 8.8 oz
6 g28.5 g34 g450 kcal
Bacon, streaky (high fat content), organic
0 g3.1 g5.6 g63 kcal
Ghee
0 g0 g7.5 g68 kcal
Pork, minced (ground), outdoor reared (~ 20% fat)
0.6 g22.5 g20 g273 kcal
Zucchini (summer squash, courgette)
4.2 g2.4 g0.6 g34 kcal
Tomatoes, canned (unsweetened)
0.9 g0.5 g0.2 g10 kcal
Italian seasoning (mixed herbs)
0.2 g0 g0 g1 kcal
Salt, sea salt
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0.1 g0 g0 g1 kcal

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Martina Slajerova
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Martina Slajerova

I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food.

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Comments (3)

This sounds fantastic! Loving how flexible the recipe is - can’t wait to try it with chicken... not a huge fan of pork.

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Loved this recipe! I needed something quick and easy with a few ingredients. I'm also not good at following recipes so this was ideal for me!

Thank you, and I totally get that! 😊