Pork Rinds in Recipes

I am almost 11 months out, and am wanting to broaden my recipes. My family and I are getting a bit burned out on the same old foods. I have been looking a bariatric  recipes online, and many people use crushed pork rinds instead of bread crumbs, etc. Is this something anyone else has done? I found the UTZ brand on amazon that does not have any additives.. just wanted to get some opinions on if this is a good choice to make. I have basically been eating protein and veggies only. I have not had anything with bread or wheat. I am just not sure I want to start that. Thanks!

I have been a low-carber for years (prior to weight loss surgery), so I got very familiar with using pork rinds in recipes.

I found that mixing the pork rinds with things like almond flour, or dried Parmesan cheese helps keep the pork rinds from getting too sticky from the fat in them, and it also helps it stick to the meat/food better.

Otherwise, there's no better 'fried' pork chop than one fried in a mixture of pork rinds and almond flour (and of course, your favorite spices!)

Now, this isn't a low calorie way of cooking, and definitely more of a treat than anything else, but carb-wise, you can't beat it for your favorite 'breaded' recipes!

Thank you so much! I understand that they are high in calories, so I plan on using it just here and there..but it does open up some opportunities. Thank you for your reply!

I tried doing that once, and I just didn't like the result. To be fair, I'm fairly sure it was "operator error" ( me doing something wrong ) and not the recipe itself.

I hadn't ever tried even eating pork rinds, and it turned out I was not a fan of the flavor, so I didn't like the flavor they gave my food when I used it for breading, so it was lose/lose for me.

At this point, I think I'd just prefer to forego the breading. That being said, a few years ago my daughter ( she was maybe 15 at the time. ) surprised me with "low carb not fried mozzarella" cheese sticks that were breaded with a combo of almond flour and Kraft ( green can ) parmesan cheese, along with some seasoning, and baked. They were yummy.

When I feel like I need to breathe fresh air into my menu, it takes me forever to figure out what to do. It's maddening. I scour low carb cooking blogs like a woman possessed.