Ingredients:
2 strips of thick bacon, chopped fine (or see note)
1 small onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 small can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 can (12 oz) diet (sugar-free) cola - Splenda-sweetened preferred
1/4 cup low carb (sugar-free) catsup, (or see note)
3 T mustard
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 pinch ground cloves
Hot sauce to taste
Preparation:
Note 1: If you prefer to leave the bacon out, add 1-3 teaspoons of liquid smoke, to taste, near the end of the cooking. Alternatively, add some smoky flavor using 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, or chipotle powder to taste.

Note 2: If you can't find low carb catsup, leave it out, but add about a tablespoon of vinegar and some sweetener, to taste.

1) Fry the bacon in a saucepan - a 2 qt pan works well.

2) Add the onion and cook over medium until soft - 3-5 minutes. Add garlic at this point if you're using fresh and stir it for half a minute or so.

3) Add the rest of the ingredients, plus about half a cup of water. Stir well. 4) Simmer for 20-30 minutes. It will cook down a bit and flavors will combine. 5) Adjust the seasonings so you have the balance you want - you can add vinegar, artificial sweetener (liquid preferred), or hot sauce. (If it's too hot, adding more sweetener will tone it down.)

The recipe makes approximately 10 servings of 1/4 cup each. Each serving has about 3.5 grams of carbohydrate plus 1 gram of fiber.

I don't know if its all legit but ... Eeeew

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looks good to me.

Regular bacon is a bit on the fatty side, especially pan frying it... With the good carbs we are allowed on SBD the fat and cals really come into play...

As for the cola and catsup, what are the ingredients, anything scary looking?

I have been given the advice to stay away from low-carb types of foods, and stick with whole foods, as the low-carb foods usually have a lot of bad additives....

Maybe use turkey bacon and skip the catsup?
As for the soda, I know that is an AT YOUR OWN RISK item on SBD as there really isn't anything good about it.

Hope this helps!

Mind if I ask what exactly this is a recipe for once it's cooked?

good question Char!!

Marie is right...the bacon needs to be turkey bacon. Other than that, its actually a phase I dish....whatever it is.

I'm thinking maybe BBQ sauce?

I could see that as a BBQ sauce too. But why the diet soda?

Yes - it is for a barbeque souce. I read the "reviews" on it and people claimed it tasted just like real bottled sauce. Think I'd sub liquid smoke for the bacon. I think the Diet Soda would add the sweetness and some of the liquid? Also, I'd use the 1 carb reduced sugar Heinz catsup. Might go to the trouble one day to try it.

Let us know if it's good if you decide to try it!