Madame Crunch goes keto. The result? Ham+Cheese+Egg=TASTY. We've just swapped out the bread with cottage cheese and egg pancakes, and the result is an even tastier keto classic. All of the flavor, none of the carbs.
August 24 2017 by Anne Aobadia, photo by Emma Shevtzoff, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Breakfast, Lunch, Meal
Madame Crunch goes keto. The result? Ham+Cheese+Egg=TASTY. We've just swapped out the bread with cottage cheese and egg pancakes, and the result is an even tastier keto classic. All of the flavor, none of the carbs.
USMetric
2 servingservings
Ingredients
- 1 cup (7½ oz.) 240 ml (210 g) cottage cheese
- 4 4 eggeggs
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp butter
- 4 oz. 110 g smoked deli ham
- 1½ oz. (6 tbsp) 45 g (95 ml) sliced cheddar cheese or other cheese of your liking
- ½ (2 oz.) ½ (55 g) finely chopped red onionfinely chopped red onions and fresh chives (optional)
Serving
- 2 2 eggeggs
- salt and pepper
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Instructions
Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Mix in the cottage cheese. Add ground psyllium husk powder while stirring to incorporate it smoothly, without lumps. Let the mixture rest for five minutes until the batter has thickened.
Place a frying pan over medium heat. Add the butter and fry the batter like small pancakes for a couple of minutes on each side until they are golden. Make two pancakes per serving.
Assemble a sandwich with sliced ham and cheese between two warm pancakes. Add finely chopped onion on top.
Fry an egg in the same pan as your linking.
Serve the Croque Madame warm with the fried eggs on top.
Tip
Remove the crowning fried egg and you'll have a Keto Croque Monsieur instead. Still keto. Still delicious.
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17 comments
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Melanie C. Lineberger
May 15 2018
I just want to correspond with someone. I'm no sure how to figure the 70% fat, 25% protein, and 5% carbs. Do you count the grams on the nutritional chart? I just want meal plans without paying so much.
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Ana
July 10 2018
Ok, taste similar to omelette.
Gently mix egg with cottages cheese. Add 2 table spoons of p.husk to achieve good consistent mix. Add salt and pepper , otherwise it’s very bland. Enjoy.3
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Magdalena
July 10 2018
Hi Melanie,
Calculate your macros in grams not in %, as otherwise it’s confusing.
Focus on carbs intake , I would suggest to read about it first, and understand where are hidden carbs and which product contain minimum carbs, as this helps a lot. Yes, you would focus on the grams in total as this is the easiest way. There are plenty of recipes online. I suggest to pick those ones which are familiar to you and those ones which contain products which you already eat , as it makes it easy to adjust the recipie and you hardly notice a change. Let me know if you need more help , I have plenty of advise as I have been doing it for 6 months and the diet works but could be tricky.4
Lavendran
March 9 2019
Hi i cant get cottage cheese in my area.. is there a substitute?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 11 2019
Hi i cant get cottage cheese in my area.. is there a substitute?
You can try ricotta cheese but we have not tested this recipe with that sub.
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Lavendran Caleb
March 16 2019
So i managed to get cottage cheese and ricotta cheese and guess what?!?
The batter for ricotta was much better than the cottage cheese.
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Julie
March 31 2019
I liked it. Recipe for two made a lot of pancakes so i froze the leftovers. I sprinkled the onion on top of the eggs while they were frying. Very filling. God bless Keto. I’ve gone from 180lb to 144lb since 7/1/18.
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Julie
March 31 2019
we should have a handy hints category. I cook up a pkg of bacon, save the grease, chop up the bacon then freeze for recipes that require a little. Also, as much as possible, I cook with bacon grease (it’s free!) and save the butter for when I really need it.
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Michal
January 7 2020
I am thrilled to have found this recipe. The bread was wonderful. I also made 8 bread rounds out of this and kept the rest for other meals. And I only did one round each for our breakfast with some ham and an egg so the carb was lower. I also made a small amount of a low carb cheese sauce to top it off with. Total was 7 gram of carbs. We will be making this again.❤
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Stacey
July 10 2020
Is there an alternative for psyllium husk pls?
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
July 10 2020
Is there an alternative for psyllium husk pls?
You may try ground flax or chia seeds per our psyllium husk guide https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/guides/psyllium-husk
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Karen Healey
September 20 2020
try Carbmanager. its the first time I've been able to count macros. it's awesome, free version or only $30 annually.
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Erin
October 31 2021
I subbed the cottage cheese for cream cheese because that's what I had. Worked the charm. Tastey as.
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Terry
February 13 2022
The pancakes won't hold together with this amount of psyllium husk. Perhaps you're recommending DRY cottage cheese? I used the common kind here (1% MF). Even fully drained, at different temps and times -- it's soup, not pancakes and certainly not "crispy." Any ideas?
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Frozen1
September 29 2022
Great recipe with plenty of flexibility to use what you have on hand. I’ve tried several variations and substitutes: instead of husks I’ve added 1tbsp of chia seeds and 1 tbsp almond meal/flour (increases carb just a bit). Adding a little grated Parmesan, salt, pepper and turmeric provided flavor.
When making the cake on a griddle, I covered it with a lid after the first minute or so to help the egg set. After that flipping it was a breeze. Thank you for this great recipe!Reply: #16
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
September 29 2022
Great recipe with plenty of flexibility to use what you have on hand. I’ve tried several variations and substitutes: instead of husks I’ve added 1tbsp of chia seeds and 1 tbsp almond meal/flour (increases carb just a bit). Adding a little grated Parmesan, salt, pepper and turmeric provided flavor.
When making the cake on a griddle, I covered it with a lid after the first minute or so to help the egg set. After that flipping it was a breeze. Thank you for this great recipe!Those substitutes sound great, thank you for sharing your tips.
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Laura Reifschlager
October 2 2022
After reading the comment, I made with ricotta, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1 tbs grated parmesan. I use a cast STEEL (not iron) pan for cooking. best non stick pan ever, if seasoned correctly. Took a minute to find the right heat setting. I used silicone egg rings in the pan to keep the round shape. The batter got thicker the longer it set. Initially, I filled the rings too full. Thinner, less batter, works best. I got 8 rounds out of the 1 receipt. I ate with oven-baked bacon and a hard boiled egg. so far, so good!
