Not everyone has a barbecue pit or a smoker, or even a grill. Still, I want you to be able to enjoy a semblance of Labor Day, Texas-style. I’m going to share my low carb quick barbecue sauce that sets my family’s lips to smacking.

Fluffy Chix Cook Low-Carb & Keto Barbecue Rub Recipe may be doubled or tripled and stored for later use. Perfect for Labor Day or all summer.

Throwing a low carb Labor Day Party on a budget is easier than you think. Summer meat sales and bountiful vegetable harvests provide many opportunities to get perfect low carb foods at a fraction of regular prices. With a little ingenuity and imagination, Susie T. Gibbs helps us stay true to our low carb roots while navigating through a National Meat Holiday such as Labor Day, on a budget and with Texas flare to boot.

Break out the crockpot folks, because comfort is in the air, and who doesn’t love a steaming bowl of meatballs (of any persuasion) cooked low and slow in the family slow cooker? Using the same basic ratio of primary meats and veggies, you can jazz up these meatballs to fit any cuisine. BLC brings you flavors of Italy, Switzerland and China with our classic Italian Mountain of Meatballs in Sauce.

Low-Carb Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce is the perfect mix of protein, sweet and sour. The addition of 1 teaspoon of Sambal Oelek Sauce or Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce spices up this incredible side dish or meal.

Serve Low-Carb Italian Meatballs as a side dish or over a bed of your favorite veggies and call it a meal. We love sautéed spinach, zoodles, cabboodles (cabbage noodles), and green beans. Simply give these veggies a brief sauté in garlic and olive oil and serve the meatballs and sauce over them with a spoon or two of Parmesan! Yummy!

Low-Carb Swedish Meatballs in Brown Sauce are great meatballs to package and freeze for many different brown-gravy applications. Make, bake, portion, package and freeze on a tray. After frozen, place in a zip-top bag in the freezer and use as many as needed for individual servings. Way cheaper than store-bought meatballs plus you know what goes into them! Score!

This hearty Low-Carb Gluten-Free Italian Chicken Vegetable soup fills you up with every bowl! Even the kids will love it. Recipe: $9.92.

Low-Carb Quick Faux Pho tastes like a bowl of freshness, especially in winter during cold-flu season. The optional toppings are partly what elevates this hearty bowl of comfort.

Rich Low-Carb chicken bone broth soup forms the base for many soup recipes, or enjoy as a rich cup all by itself. When you have great bone broth, it's very easy to make delicious soups on the fly. It can be as easy as chopping up a bit of veg, adding leftover meats and poof, twenty minutes later...soup! Or it can be an involved slow-cook process, fortifying the soup with bone broth as the cooking liquid. Perfect for intermittent fasts and ketogenic days.

The number one rule of great steak is “Start with great meat.” What defines great meat? Is it grass‑fed, is it local, is it natural, is it grain finished? Yes. But, let your pocket‑book and monthly food budget answer that question. And even disregarding the 3 USDA meat grades: prime (prime‑aged), choice, and select, I maintain great meat (aka great steak) is available across all grades and in all budgets.

Easy. Peasy. We love this low carb horseradish sauce with all cuts of beef and lamb. It is terrific as a sauce and as a sandwich spread for leftovers using Fluffy Chix Cook Low Carb Focaccia bread. It’s especially great with grilled steak, prime rib, and Sunday roasts!