Low-Carb Scotch Eggs

Good morning, everyone! Hope y'all had a wonderful Memorial Day!

 

In my never-ending quest for new low-carb recipes, I stumbled upon a few for Scotch Eggs last week. They all sounded wonderful, but many of them had bread crumbs or flour incorporated.

 

So, I decided to experiment.

 

And like most of my experiements, I opted to add bacon to the mix. Because let's be real.. bacon just makes everything better.

 

To start, I took one pound of raw sausage and mixed in one egg and 1/4 cup of shredded cheese into a bowl.

 

While I was doing that, I had five eggs boiling on the stove (12 minutes in salted water).

 

Once the eggs had cooled down, I peeled them all and covered them with the sausage mixture. Then, I wrapped them in bacon, with wooden toothpicks holding everything in place.

 

Pretty simple, right?

 

I then cooked at 400* for 30 minutes, after which I set the oven on broil to allow the bacon to crisp, turning the sausage balls every few minutes or so until the bacon had browned.

 

And voila!