This Keto Mushroom Sauce with bacon and thyme is good to add flavor to any dish. This mushroom sauce is low in carbs, rich, and flavorful. This soup is made with bacon, mushrooms, thyme, and heavy cream, which contain earthy flavor, aroma, and healthy fats. This mushroom sauce is served with roasted chicken, cauliflower mash, or grilled steak and makes the dish more indulgent without the additional carbs. We can easily customize this Keto Mushroom Sauce with bacon and thyme by the addition of parmesan cheese or herbs of choice to make it more flavorful and tasty. We can easily store this Mushroom sauce in the fridge or freezer, so it is also perfect for meal prep.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
STATS:
- Total Time: Thirty mins
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Serving Size: About ½ cup
- Prep Time: Ten minutes
- Cuisine: American
- Cook Time: Twenty mins
- Course: Sauce, Condiment
- Diet: Keto-friendly
- Servings: Four
EQUIPMENT:
- Pan
- Knife
- Spoon
- Cutting board
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 slices bacon
- 8 oz. mushrooms
- 2 piece of garlic
- One tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- ¼ cup chicken
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- Salt and pepper
- Optional: 2 tbsp. Parmesan
INGREDIENTS NOTES:
BACON:
- We have to use thick-cut bacon for the rich taste and meat texture in the soup. We can utilize both regular and smoked bacon and we have to fry the bacon till it gets crispy.
MUSHROOMS:
- We can use the cremini mushrooms in this soup to give the deep umami flavor but you can also utilize the white button mushrooms in its place; we have to slice the mushrooms equally so that they get cooked properly.
GARLIC:
- Garlic is added to this soup to make it more indulgent; though we would also utilize the garlic powder it doesn’t taste the same.
THYME:
- Thyme is added to the soup to give the aroma of the herbs in this mushroom sauce utilize both fresh and dried herbs and you can also use other herbs like rosemary.
HEAVY CREAM:
- We use heavy cream to make this soup more cream and keto-friendly. We don’t have to use half milk and half cream as it changes the consistency and also increases the carbs content of this dish.
CHICKEN BROTH:
- We would utilize un-salty chicken soup to regulate the amount of salt we like. We can also use the vegetable broth to make the vegetarian-friendly soup.
BUTTER:
- We can saute the mushrooms in the butter till they get brown and it also makes the mushrooms rich and we have to use the unsalted butter.
PARMESAN CHEESE:
- Parmesan cheese is added to thicken the consistency of this dish and it also makes the soup creamier.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
INSTRUCTION:
- We have to cook the chopped bacon in a pan on moderate flame till the bacon gets crispy. Then we can remove the bacon with the slotted spoon.
- We can leave 1 to 2 tablespoons of bacon fat in the pan.
- Then we could include the butter and the slices of the mushrooms in the pan.
- We can cook the mushrooms in the butter for 6-8 minutes or till the mushrooms get brown.
- Then we can add the thyme and garlic and cook for one minute till we can have a nice aroma. Now we can add the chicken broth scrape off any remainder
- from the pan and simmer the broth for two to three minutes.
- We can add heavy cream and simmer for around five minutes on low heat, or till the consistency of the sauce gets thick.
- Then we can add the fried bacon in the sauce.
- We can add pepper & salt.
- Now we can add the parmesan cheese and cook the sauce till the cheese gets melted.
- We can serve the Keto Mushroom Sauce with keto-friendly dishes like roasted chicken, cauliflower mash, or grilled steak.
TIPS:
- We have to properly brown the mushrooms so we don’t have to add too many mushrooms to the pan. You can also use the smoked bacon to make the rich soup.
- We can also use coconut cream in place of heavy cream to make the non-dairy mushroom sauce.
STORAGE INFORMATION:
FRIDGE:
- We would put the remaining mushroom sauce in the seal box and preserve this sauce for four days.
FREEZER:
- We can store this mushroom sauce in the freezer for 1 month and we have to warm up the sauce on low flame otherwise the cream will get split.
FAQs:
Is this mushroom sauce low in carbs?
- This mushroom sauce is low in carbs and it contains 3.5g net carbs and 6g protein per serving of this sauce.
Is this mushroom sauce gluten-free?
- We have to use the gluten-free chicken broth and bacon otherwise there is no gluten-containing ingredient in this sauce.
Free Keto Meal Plan: STEP-BY-STEP KETO DIET PLAN FOR BEGINNERS
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Fiber: 0.5g
Protein: 6g
Fat: 19g
Calories: 210 kcal
Sodium: 320mg
Net Carbs: 3.5g
Potassium: 300mg
Calcium: 40mg
Iron: 0.7mg
Total Carbs: 4g
Vitamin A: 450 IU
