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This low carb meal is one of my favorites that I found on Cutthewheat.com. It is also very easy, so that is a plus in my book!
You need: Sweet Italian Sausage (like brats) We use 2 packages
2 Red Peppers cut in slices
1/2 onion cut in slices
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup white wine (we use chardonnay)
salt & pepper
thyme, basil, & parsley
minced garlic
Heat up the oil and butter, then add peppers & onions. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme, basil, and parsley. Also add 1 tablespoon minced garlic. Mix that up and cook on medium/heat.
While those are cooking, cut up the sausage into bite-size pieces:
Add sausage to the pan. Stir occasionally until sausage is cooked all the way through.
When the sausage is cooked, add wine to the skillet. Stir it in and let it cook for 3-5 minutes.
Serve immediately.
This is such a yummy dish and also makes great leftovers!
I found this recipe for chicken parmesan on Pinterest. I like chicken parmesan, but I don't like all of the carbs with all of the breading and then the pasta that is served with it. When I saw this, it looked filling and low carb. Win!
All I needed was cut up chicken breast (I used 5 breasts of varying sizes), olive oil, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese (not pictured), oregano, garlic powder, basil, bread crumbs, and spaghetti sauce.
I put the cut up chicken in a pan with a tablespoon of olive oil, oregano, garlic powder, and basil. ( I just sprinkled them on. I also added salt & pepper.) I cooked them until they were completely done, then I set the pan aside.
Then I mixed up 3/4 cup bread crumbs (I used roasted garlic, but you can use plain), 2 teaspoons olive oil, basil, and oregano. I stirred it until it was crumbly.
Next, I sprayed the a baking dish with cooking spray, spread out the chicken and topped it with sauce. I used about 3/4 of the jar.
Then I sprinkled 1 cup of parmesan and 2 cups of mozzarella over the sauce.
The breadcrumbs go on last. Just sprinkle them on top.
Bake in the oven at 350* for 30 minutes, let sit for 5 minutes, and serve!
I actually made mine in the morning, so all I had to do was pop it in the oven before dinner. We had ours with a salad. It was very yummy!
I made these last week & they were delicious!
Chicken, stuffed with provolone, prosciutto ham, and roasted red peppers and topped with breadcrumbs. Yes, please!
I preheated the oven to 450*
Then I butterflied the chicken breasts. (Cutting them almost in halfto make them thinner.)
I layered the prosciutto, cheese, and roasted red peppers on the chicken.
Then I rolled up the chicken:
I had breadcrumbs on a plate (I used roasted garlic, but you could use Italian or plain) and I sprinkled some on the top of each roll, and placed it onto a pan with foil that had been sprayed with cooking spray. (no special reason for the foil, Im just lazy and this is easier to clean up.) :0)
When all the rolls were done (and one piece of plain chicken for my youngest because really, some days it's just easier to not listen to her complain at dinner....) I sprayed the tops of the chicken with cooking spray. (I use butter flavor!)
Bake for 20-25 minutes, checking to make sure their done before serving.
Doesn't this look yummy?!?
We had ours with green beans and salad and this was a pretty low carb dinner for us. :0) This will definitely be on the menu again!
I made this Mexican stir-fry the other night. It was very yummy, but it was also super spicy. But, even though it cleared out my sinuses, I kept eating it. I like to eat spicy stuff, but if you don't like spicy stuff this is not for you.
Here's what you need:
3 boneless chicken breasts, cut up into thin slices
1/2 pound of bacon, cut into small squares
1 can chipotle peppers in adobe sauce
1/2 onion, cut into slices
1 red bell pepper, in slices
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
salt & pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
lettuce for salad or wraps
After you cut up the meat and vegetables, heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add in the garlic, cumin, oregano, peppers and onion. Add salt & pepper to your liking. Cook until the peppers & onion are to your liking. (I like mine a little soft, so I cook them longer)
When your peppers & onions are done, take them out of the pan and set them aside. Add the chicken, bacon, and the chipotle peppers. Cook until the meat is done all the way through.
When the meat is done, add the peppers & onion back in the pan & heat through.
I served ours over a bowl of lettuce, but you could also out it in lettuce wraps or over rice if you wanted.
I really liked the spiciness of this dish. It was way too hot for our kids though. So, this will be a dish for just Jeff & I. :0)
I have been struggling to find things that are both low carb and low in fat/calories for lunches and snacks. Since I am just making lunch for me, I don't feel the need to spend a ton of time cooking my lunch. So, I came up with some things that are easy to make, healthy, and tasty!
I love Sabra humus. I can eat that with pretzel thins or for really low carb, red bell peppers or cucumbers. Sometimes it's a snack for me, sometimes lunch.
Inside out chicken cordon blue. I take a piece of swiss cheese or a string cheese stick, and wrap a few pieces of ham around them and stick them in the microwave for a little bit until the cheese is melty. Yum!!
Any kind of lunch meat inside a lettuce wrap with either a tiny bit of mayo or mustard. If I have them, I stick in some tomatoes and red onion.
Celery and low fat cream cheese or cream cheese spread. Laughing cow has a light cream cheese line with lots of yummy flavors!
Chicken strips. I just buy bags of frozen already cooked (non breaded) chicken breast strips. I stick them in a lettuce wrap or a low carb tortilla with some cheddar cheese.
Cucumber salad. Cut up cucumbers, red onion, tomatoes, olive oil, red wine or balsamic vinegar, a little bit of parsley, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper.
Mini sweet peppers stuffed with humus or low fat cream cheese spread with herbs.
Ham & egg bowls (more for breakfast). Stick pieces of ham into a cupcake pan. crack as many eggs as you want bowls (3 bowls = 3 eggs), into a bowl, scramble and add salt & pepper. spoon egg into each bowl, top with cheese. Bake at 350* for 10-15 minutes.
Mozzarella and tomatoes. Cut up fresh mozzarella and tomatoes. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar. add salt and pepper to taste.
Dannon Light & Fit Greek yogurt. It is only 80 calories and 9 carbs!
Hope these will help you with some ideas for some yummy lunch or snack ideas!
I have now lost 42 pounds since the beginning of January! I am pretty excited about this! :0) It hasn't been easy, and there have been a few slipups, but over-all I'm pretty proud of myself.
I love PF Chang's lettuce wraps, so I decided to make some myself. These are pretty low carb & healthy, so they fit right in with our meal plans. This is my version of them:
You need:
1 pound ground chicken
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 of an onion; chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (not pictured)
sliced water chestnuts
2 teaspoons sesame oil
salt to taste
romaine lettuce (I like to buy the package that are made for wraps)
In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, then add ground chicken & brown. You will need to use a spoon or spatula to break the meat up as it cooks or it will stick together.
While that browns, mix hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar together.
Once there is no pink in the chicken anymore, add the garlic and stir it in.
Add the onions next:
Let this cook for a minute or two, to soften the onions a bit. Then add the sauce mixture & mix until it is completely covered.
Take the pan off of the heat and stir in the water chestnuts. I like to chop mine up even more & I don't use too many, because they do have carbs in them, but I like the crunchiness of them. :0)
Place some meat mixture in the romaine leaves, and enjoy! I love the cold of the lettuce & the warm of the meat mixed together. Yummy!
This recipe makes enough for Jeff & I, if you want it to feed more, you need to double the recipe.
I got both of the recipes for this from two different sources. The first part is the "bread" or puff part. They are called Oopsie Rolls from www.yourlighterside.com
I changed it up a bit though, because they made theirs to use as buns & I wanted mine for sweets. These have less than one carb & no sugar in them so if you leave out the sweet ingredients, you can use them for hamburgers or sandwiches!
Here is what you need for my version:
parchment paper
3 eggs
2 tablespoons of cream cheese
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 package of sweetener
sugar free vanilla syrup (optional)
First, separate the yolks from the whites & put them in separate bowls.
Add the cream cheese, sweetener, and about 2 tablespoons of syrup to the yolks:
Mix well with a mixer:
It should be creamy when you are finished:
Add the cream of tartar to the whites:
Beat with the mixer until fluffy:
Carefully fold the whites into the yolks:
This is going to be super runny & you're going to wonder how this will make a bread like substance, but don't worry, it will! :0)
Using a large spoon, spoon some of the mixture onto parchment paper onto a cookie sheet. (I fill two cookie sheets)
Bake at 300* for 30 minutes & you get these yummy puffs!
If you have left over, store in a loosely open bag, otherwise they get mushy.
For the cream part, I found this yummy recipe on www.sugarfreelikeme.com
You need 2 cups of heavy whipping cream (so there are some calories in this, just no sugar & low carb) & a small box of sugar free/fat free instant pudding. The first time I made this I used vanilla, but the kids wanted to try chocolate this time.
Whip the pudding & cream together with a mixer until it is think & creamy:
Place the cream on top of the puff & enjoy!
While I think I like the vanilla better, the kids said they loved the chocolate.
(You can also freeze the cream/pudding & it will be more of an ice cream consistency!)
There are calories obviously, but this is a great treat for me since there are hardly any carbs & no sugar! :0)
Since I am trying new recipes here & there to help control my blood sugars & lose weight, I thought I would start sharing some of my favorites here on my blog.
Before I share my first recipe, I want to share a few condiments that I love that are low carb. Since I have been looking at nutritional info a lot more now, it is crazy to see just how many things have carbs. I'd rather get my carbs from things that are healthier than condiments, so I have been looking for ones that are low in carbs & are yummy. That's not always easy. The first one is this Fire Roasted Chipotle Mustard. Regular mustard is a "free" food because it has 0 carbs and 0 calories, but I'm not a huge fan of plain mustard, so when I found this one that has "less than one carb" and 5 calories for 1 teaspoon, & I liked the taste, I was happy. It is sweet, but spicy, and is yummy on sandwiches or with chicken. :0)
I just found this dressing & I love it! If you love red peppers, you will too. It's sweet and tangy. It only has 60 calories and 3 carbs for every 2 tablespoons. That's pretty good for dressing!
I found both of these are Dillons (Kroger).
**I am not being paid to advertise these, I just liked them & thought I would pass them along. :0)
Now, on to the recipe!
I made Low Carb BLT's with "fries". The fries were actually butternut squash. I cut the squash up into slices, then added salt, pepper, and olive oil.
I put them on a pan, and cooked them at 450* for 30 minutes. (Which was way too long, so next time I will cook them for 20 minutes & then check them.)
While those were cooking, I started the BLT wraps. I needed a head of lettuce, tomato, lean bacon, and light mayo.
While I cooked the bacon, I cut the tomato up into chunks and then added salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of light mayo.
I cut up the bacon,
then put the tomato mixture and bacon on a lettuce leaf & wrapped it up.
I took the fries out of the oven & realized they were a little over done. They were still good though! They were even "Lily approved" and if you know Lily, you know that means they have to taste pretty good, because she is a super picky eater!
I had two wraps and about a half a cup of butternut squash. It was yummy & very filling!
The squash was about 8 carbs & 31 calories. (for 1/2 a cup) The wraps were about 8 carbs & 160 calories. (for 2 wraps) So 16 carbs & 191 calories total. Not too bad for a yummy dinner!
