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    Home » Recipes » Low-Carb Keto Dinner Recipes

    Easy Beef, Bacon, Spinach Cheese Rolls (Gluten-Free)

    Published: May 10, 2017· Modified: Nov 11, 2022· By Libby Jenkinson May contain affiliate links.

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    Beef and bacon roll ups can be made as a meal, snack, appetiser or school lunch. The possibilities are endless. | ditchthecarbs.com

    I posted my beef and bacon roll ups on Instagram a while back and they went absolutely crazy. It was just a recipe I made up one day because I had some beef schnitzel sitting in the fridge that needed cooking, and I just threw these together.

    It turns out these can be served as a main dish, or as I did, cut them into small pinwheels for lunch boxes.

    Almost zero carb beef and bacon roll ups can be made as a meal, snack, appetiser or school lunch. The possibilities are endless. | ditchthecarbs.com
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    • How To Use Leftovers
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    What Is Beef Schnitzel?

    Beef schnitzel is just incredibly thin slices of beef which have often been tenderised.

    "Schnitzel" is often confused with thin meat that has been tenderised and coated in egg, flour, breadcrumbs, and fried. But schnitzel actually refers to the meat itself. The breaded recipe should correctly be named breaded schnitzel.

    How To Use Schnitzel

    Schnitzel (beef, turkey, veal, or pork) is so versatile. It can be served crumbed and fried, sliced in a stir fry, or as I discovered, beef and bacon roll-ups.

    Simply lay the beef schnitzel on a chopping board, layer with bacon, spinach, and some cheese of your liking. I wish I had made these with blue cheese. But then again, that may not have survived the lunch box trip to school.

    • Beef and bacon roll ups can be made as a meal, snack, appetiser or school lunch. The possibilities are endless. | ditchthecarbs.com
    • Beef and bacon roll ups can be made as a meal, snack, appetiser or school lunch. The possibilities are endless. | ditchthecarbs.com

    Serving

    If you were to serve these as a main dish for dinner, I would make a creamy mushroom sauce and drizzle it all over once cooked. Serve with mashed cauliflower and some more leafy greens (with butter) and you would have an amazing easy family dinner.

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    Best keto side dishes to serve with beef

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    The best low-carb side dishes to serve with beef

    There are so many delicious low-carb and keto side dishes to serve with beef. Beef is a family-friendly dinner and so you need to choose easy healthy side dishes that the whole family will love.

    Here are some of my favorite keto beef side dishes.

    • Cheesy keto garlic bread
    • Easy mashed cauliflower
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    • Baked cheesy broccoli and cauliflower

    In addition to the side dishes above, I love to serve this dish with a huge side salad and homemade 1-minute mayo or the Big Mac salad dressing.

    How To Use Leftovers

    Slice the beef and bacon roll-ups and you suddenly have pinwheels for lunch boxes for the next few days. Lunch boxes need to be easy, but they also need to be packed with real food, protein, healthy fats and nutrient-dense carbs. I know my kids would rather eat these than a dry sandwich any day (me too).

    Almost zero carb beef and bacon roll ups can be made as a meal, snack, appetiser or school lunch. The possibilities are endless. | ditchthecarbs.com

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    Beef and bacon roll ups on a white plate

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    Beef And Bacon Roll Ups Recipe

    Beef and bacon roll ups are perfect as a whole roll up or sliced into little pinwheels. They are an easy family dinner, or perfect for healthy packed lunch boxes.
    Servings: 4
    NET carbs: 0.9g
    Author: Libby Jenkinson
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Category: Dinner. Lunch boxes. Snacks
    Diet: Diabetic. Gluten Free
    Gluten Free. Grain free. Keto. LCHF. Low Carb. No Sugars. Wheat Free
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    Ingredients

    • 400 g (14 oz) beef schnitzel
    • 200 g (7 oz) bacon
    • 1 cup (handful) spinach
    • cheese of choice

    Instructions

    • Lay the beef schnitzel on a chopping board. Place the streaky bacon along the length of the beef.
    • Place some leafy greens on top of the streaky bacon. Add your favourite cheese across the meat. This will become the centre.
    • Roll the beef and the fillings up tightly. Secure with a toothpick if required.
    • Place each beef and bacon roll up in a baking dish or baking tray. Spray or brush with oil. 
    • Cook at 180C/350F for approximately 15 -20 minutes until the beef and bacon are cooked thoroughly. Cooking time will depend on the thickness of your beef and bacon, so may vary widely.
    • Serve hot with mushroom sauce or allow to completely cool, then using a sharp knife, carefully cut into small slices as shown.
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    Notes

    Nutrition values cannot be given as your beef and bacon will vary in thickness and therefore weight. Needless to say this is pretty much carb free apart from the spinach (1g net carbs per 100g) and cheese (negligible depending on cheese).
    Nutrition values will also vary according to how thick you cut each beef and bacon roll up.

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    Nutrition Facts
    Beef And Bacon Roll Ups Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    1 serve ( serves 4)
    Amount per Serving
    NET carbs
     
    0.9
    g
    Total Carbohydrates
     
    1.1
    g
    0
    %
    Fiber
     
    0.2
    g
    1
    %
    Sugar
     
    0.1
    g
    0
    %
    Protein
     
    37.3
    g
    75
    %
    Fat
     
    31.7
    g
    49
    %
    Sodium
     
    898.3
    mg
    39
    %
    Potassium
     
    561.7
    mg
    16
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    776.6
    IU
    16
    %
    Vitamin B1
     
    0.4
    mg
    27
    %
    Vitamin B6
     
    0.7
    mg
    35
    %
    Vitamin B12
     
    2.2
    µg
    37
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    2.2
    mg
    3
    %
    Vitamin D
     
    0.3
    µg
    2
    %
    Vitamin E
     
    0.4
    mg
    3
    %
    Vitamin K
     
    39.8
    µg
    38
    %
    Calcium
     
    20.3
    mg
    2
    %
    Folate
     
    18.4
    µg
    5
    %
    Iron
     
    2.4
    mg
    13
    %
    Magnesium
     
    42.8
    mg
    11
    %
    Selenium
     
    49.8
    µg
    71
    %
    Zinc
     
    6.7
    mg
    45
    %
    % Daily Value*
    -
    Calories
    443.8
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    1. Jaye

      February 24, 2019 at 11:41 pm

      In America near Latin areas, the thin steaks would be called Milanesa (Me-la-nessa). Or thin breakfast steaks.

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    2. Sharon

      February 18, 2019 at 9:45 am

      Just seen this recipe! Looks awesome! I am making this to cook over a camp fire while ice fishing next weekend! A little red wine reduction should be perfect for the dip! Or even hot sauce! Or ketchup! I can't wait to try this!!!

      Reply
    3. Just Jennie

      October 11, 2017 at 10:03 am

      Ok, probably a stupid question but what is "streaky bacon"?

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        October 15, 2017 at 1:01 pm

        Streaky bacon is the stripy belly bacon that is generally thin and the streak of fat runs parallel to the rind.

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      • thebestcook

        October 17, 2019 at 4:27 pm

        Streaky bacon is what they call our regular bacon... in the UK.... I assume because it is because it has 'streaks' of fat in it. Their regular bacon... as in a bacon buddy... is what we call back bacon

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    4. pinar karabag

      August 12, 2017 at 1:26 am

      today just after gym, i made it and booommmm such an amazing and yummy dish.
      thanks a million to share .
      XXX

      Reply
    5. Denise Farr

      May 23, 2017 at 2:28 pm

      These are good hot but even better sliced up cold for snacks, lunch etc. Really worth making at least double and having the rest sliced up in the fridge.

      Reply
    6. Wendy

      May 23, 2017 at 6:31 am

      Is there any recipe on this website that does not contain cheese, bacon, or any other processed meat?

      Reply
      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        May 23, 2017 at 3:22 pm

        Granola, waffles, spring rolls, mashed cauliflower, cauliflower rice, smoked salmon scrambled eggs, egg wraps, wheat free crackers, avocado salsa, pumpkin and coconut soup, chicken and cashew curry, Paleo calamari rings, zoodles ......

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      • Richard

        June 02, 2017 at 7:04 am

        You can rollup just about anything you like in sliced cooked roast beef. If you happen to be of the Vegan persuasion you can use large leafy greens to do the same thing. Use your Imagination. IF come up with one that you Family and Friends like...Please share.

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      • Jo

        June 25, 2017 at 10:27 pm

        Low carb food generally has an excess amount of processed food,.....therefore can be quite high in calories. Very important to keep the portion sizes down also!

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        • Madeleine Miles

          September 30, 2017 at 2:52 pm

          Lo-carb food is generally fresh veggies and fresh meats. There are always going to be poor ways to eat on every diet plan, but for the most part, lo-carb is pretty natural and back to basics.

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      • Madeleine Miles

        September 30, 2017 at 2:56 pm

        Do you avoid those foods? There are plenty of healthy options for you in a low-carb lifestyle! You can leave the cheese out, replace it with something similar, or use less/different kinds of cheese. And of course you can leave out the bacon in this recipe, as well as others. If it tastes good and fits your healthy eating plan, we all win!

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    7. Cody

      May 23, 2017 at 12:18 am

      Sounds delicious! Schnitzel is hard to find! Is there another meat I can use as a substitute?
      Also, what size and texture of bacon should I look for?
      Thank you! Can't wait to try it!

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        May 23, 2017 at 3:13 pm

        5 stars
        Yes you can use chicken, beef, turkey, lamb etc. Just buy a regular cut then tenderise it with a tenderiser. Visit my Amazon keto shop to buy.

        Reply
    8. Therese

      May 21, 2017 at 12:25 am

      Omg woman! You are sheer genius! So simple tho I would never had thought of it.

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      • Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com

        May 21, 2017 at 10:22 am

        Ah love ya! What an awesome comment to leave me 🙂 Simple and genius!

        Reply

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