Having a well balanced diet doesn’t only include different cuts of fatty meats and a wide array of veggies – it also includes Pepperoni Chips! Whether or not you’re a snack-er, this is a quick and easy recipe to turn to in case you find yourself in a snacking mood or needing to satisfy someone in the family! It’s great for hosting, movie nights, packing in lunch boxes and eating right off the baking sheet. Making our easy spinach artichoke dip for the perfect dipping side.
Our Favorite No Carb Chips!
The one thing about keto that makes it hardest for me is the lack of crunchy snacks. The thing I miss the most is tortilla chips, jalapeno kettle chips, BBQ chips – all the chips. It’s hard, even impossible, to replicate chips in any form, except for with pepperoni. These are even a great snack option for non-keto people. Just buy a pack of your favorite pepperoni or salami and after baking them for a couple minutes you end up with no carb chips!
Quick And Easy Keto Snacks
These pepperoni chips are definitely some of our favorite snacks for dipping or just eating on their own. But, the snack buck doesn’t stop there – we’ve got plenty more quick and easy snacks in our arsenal, including our jalapeno parmesan crisps and curry deviled eggs! However, some of our favorite keto snacks take a little extra time, but are sure worth the wait, and they are our low carb beef jerky, easy pizza dip, mushroom chips and fried goat cheese! Although we prefer big meals to snacking all day, sometimes snacks are in order and when you find yourself in that situation you can always turn to us for some keto-friendly options!
Pepperoni Chips
For many people snacking is almost innate – it’s a part of who they are and there is nothing wrong with that. It is just important to make sure the snacks you choose fit into your daily macros or don’t make you feel bad. You also want something to satisfy your cravings and relatively easy to make! If you are anything like us and love savory snacks that take less than 5 minutes to make these pepperoni chips will fit perfectly into your snacking lifestyle!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Pepperoni Chips”
Pepperoni Chips
Instructions:
- Turn your oven on to broil.
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper or leave it unlined (it will only be in the oven for 2 minutes). Layer the pepperoni slices in a single layer along the baking sheet.
- Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Keep on eye on them as they brown along the edges.
- Transfer from baking sheet to a plate and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Pepperoni will harden. Serve and enjoy!
- Note: You can use any pepperoni or salami you want to make the chips, but the nutrition will vary.
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
WARNING:
Especially to those who are new to cooking. My fiance followed this recipe to a T and it started a fire in our kitchen. Thank God she was right there watching and the damage was minimal. We learned after the fact that parchment paper cannot go under the broiler.
Hi! I bought pepperoni but one says it has turbinado sugar and the other has dextrose. Are these ok to consume on keto? Both say 0g sugar?
Normally, we want to stay away from dextrose, but it’s in nearly every sausage, so we make an exception for that. As for turbinado sugar, it looks like there are 4.5g of carbs in only 1 tsp. If the packaging says 0g for the total carbs, I would be curious. Enjoy the ones you already bought, but when you go back to the store, look at all of them and find the best option! 🙂
I make them in the microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes. Make sure you put pepperoni on top of paper towels on a microwave safe plate.They come out really crispy. I love them!!
How many chips per serving? (I want to make sure I get my macros in accurately) 🙂
It’s about 1 oz pepperoni per serving.
Any ideas on how to store these if you make more for later? Do they need to be refrigerated?
best stored in the fridge in a zip top bag!
I have tried these and they are awesome. Thank you for the recipe.
The easiest way to do this is in the microwave!
Just line a paper plate with paper towels, place (regular size) pepperoni slices on top of that, and then line the top of all that with another paper towel. Haha it sounds complicated typed out.
Microwave them for about a minute and then let them cool for about 30 seconds.
Tada! That’s a two minute snack 😀
I made Parmesan chips and sandwiched them and dipped into diced tomatoes Spectacular!!!! Thank you for making the new keto journey I’m on enjoyable… I love watching your videos you make smile
Can you buy this in Australia?
If you can find pepperoni, you can surely make the chips! We have never been to australia, however.
Love your videos and recipes!! Do you pay attention to things like sodium nitrite in bacon or pepperoni?
Thank you! If it’s an option to get nitrate free we will, but it’s not a huge concern of ours when buying our bacon.
Thanks so much for this, we also made the mug cakes delicious. This is day two on my keto journey and I am feeling quite flu like already. What do you think about carrying a thermos of bone broth to give that boost ?
Thanks again really enjoy your posts
Great idea!
These are great! Instead of placing them directly on a baking sheet I line a pan with a raised edge, like a jelly roll pan, with foil and place a cooling rack on top and then I put the pepperoni slices on it. This way most of the oil drips down and slices aren’t sitting in it while baking!
What oven temp do you recommend using?
We did it on broil – highest temp your oven goes!
I just bought a big pack of sliced salami from sams so I I’m totally doing this;) thanks!
They turn out great! What are you doing for the dip?
We used Raos marinara sauce in the picture and it can be found in most grocery stores!
When you 1st released your Jalepeño Parmesan Crisps, I put a pepperoni layer instead…
I do like ALL these options, thanks!
How thick do you slice the pepperoni?
We bought ours pre-sliced. You’ll want to slice it pretty thin similar to packaged kind. However, thick slices may work just as well – they would just need a longer bake time!
What are you dipping them in? Looks like marinara sauce and shredded parmesan?
That’s exactly what it is! We use Raos marinara sauce.
We are dipping them in Raos brand marinara sauce!
Thank you for all the wonderful ideas and recipes! Can you please tell me what you use for a dipping sauce? Spaghetti sauce has so much sugar! I want something for a sauce for pizza too. Do you use the same for both? Thank you again!
What are you dipping the pepperoni chips in?
We are dipping them in marinara sauce – we use Raos brand.
Thank you!!