Weekend Cooking: Zero Carb Boneless Buffalo Bites

I love Buffalo wings. My favorite place to get them was Hooters (seriously). But the closest Hooters closed a few years back. A Wing Stop opened near our house. While Tai and I can enjoy them, my dad can't. So when I spotted this zero carb buffalo bites recipe on Pinterest, I was intrigued.
I also love pork rinds. I actually like the taste of pork rinds so I snacked on some while making this delicious dish.

The recipe was simple. I would not suggest frying chicken though on a hot day. Maybe save this recipe for a cooler day. I used Moore's Buffalo sauce which was gluten free as well as zero carb.  The optional  blue cheese dressing was zero carb as well.
I will be making these again.
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Sausage, Spinach, Mushroom & Cheese Bake

Now that I'm cooking for Dad on a nightly basis, I'm on the hunt for more low carb recipes. Tai and I are also trying to limit our carbs so we are perfectly happy eating less bread and pasta. But my low carb menu was low. I bought some chicken italian sausage and I was looking for a way to use it. I stumbled on this recipe, did a little adding, and came out with a delicious dinner.

Sausage, Spinach, Mushroom & Cheese Bake
adapted from allrecipes.com

1 lb italian sausage (chicken, turkey, or pork)
1 jar of pasta sauce
2 cups cottage cheese
1/2 onion, diced
6 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups of fresh spinach
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 egg, beaten
8 oz mushroom, sliced
2 cups of mozzarella cheese

Brown sausage. I used fully cooked chicken italian sausage so I sliced the sausage and browned it. You could leave the sausage whole or remove it from the casings before browning it. Next time, I'll use bulk italian sausage. Once sausage is brown, add jar of pasta sauce and remove from heat.
While the sausage was browning, I put the mushrooms on a pan and put them in 400° oven for 30 minutes until slightly roasted. 
Combine cottage cheese, spinach, mushrooms, Parmesan, onion, garlic, and egg in a bowl. Pour cheese-spinach mix into a 9" x 11" baking dish. Pour sausage-pasta sauce mix on top. Spread mozzarella over top. Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Remove cover and let cheese brown for 10 minutes or so.  

It is a little watery so you might want to drain a little of the water before serving. Everyone loved this dish. It was a keeper.