Healthy Low-Carb Recipes

Serves:4

Carbs Per Serving: 6 or less

Prep Time:15-20 minutes

Effort:Easy

Ingredients:
2 pounds of halibut pieces
1 cup of good chicken broth
2 tablespoons of parsely, chopped
1 teaspoon of tarragon
1 teaspoon of dill
1/2 cup of shredded, sharp cheddar cheese
1 egg white, beaten until foamy

How to Prepare:
First preheat your oven to 400º F.
Arrange halibut pieces in an oven-save dish, then
pour in chicken broth. Next cover fish with parsely, tarragon and
dill.

Place into the oven for 10 minutes. Upon removal, discard excess liquid.

Next: preheat broiler. In a mixing bowl, gently fold the cheese into the beaten egg white. Spread this mixture over the halibut and broil until it is a lovely golden color.

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Carbs Per Serving: 5 g

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
4 oz. cream cheese
1 Tbs. DaVinci (or Torani, or Atkins, etc.) Sugar-free Vanilla Syrup
1 Tbs. sugar free Raspberry jelly

How to Prepare:
Combine Softened cream cheese, syrup
and jelly; Mix well.
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Carbs Per Serving: Negligible

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:

1 ribeye steak 3/4″ thick
1 Tablespoon (preferably clarified) butter
2 Tablespoons heavy cream
2 Tablespoons of your favorite Irish Whisky
salt & pepper to taste
watercress

How to Prepare:
Season steak with salt & pepper.

Heat butter in heavy skillet until very hot, but not burned. It’s a very fine line, be careful. Cook steak on both sides, keeping heat high enough to brown, but low enough to prevent the butter from scalding.

Remove to a warmed platter. Pour cream and whisky into skillet. Stir into browned butter, heat to bubbling. Stir one minute, pour over steak and garnish with watercress.

Carbs Per Serving: Negligible

Effort: Average

Ingredients:
1/4 cup Canola oil
1/3 cup olive oil
Up to 1 whole package of real parmesean cheese
1/3 cup heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
dried Oregano to taste
Splash of Lemon Juice
1/2 to full stick of butter
1-2 Boneless chicken breasts
Patience

How to Prepare:
Put the Canola oil in a large frying pan on medium heat. Watch the
oil change consistency slightly. Place the chicken breasts in the
pan and adjust temperature to keep chicken sizzling nicely.

Pour Oregano into the palm of your hand. Place your other hand firmly palm-down on the first hand. Holding your hands above the chicken, turn your hands sideways and rub them together vigorously. Oregano powder should flow from your hands down onto the chicken. This has released teh essential oils in the dried Oregano and will result in much more flavor.

Cook chicken, turning only once. I let the white get to about half-way through the chicken, then flip.
Apply liberal oregano to the other side, using the same method.
After the chicken is firm, take out of pan and set aside. Add
lemon juice in and stir in Olive oil.
Next add in the heavy cream and butter. Warm until mixed.
Gradually add in parmesean cheese, stirring and making sure to get a
nice smoothe consistency. Add more cheese as necessary to get a nice
thick sauce. Add more oregano, if desired.

Variation: Add Basil as well. Garnish with fresh Basil leaves. Serve with Broccoli or Cauliflower.

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Carbs Per Serving: Negligible

Effort: Medium

Ingredients:
5 Tbs. annato seeds
2 Tbs. salt
1 Tbs. peppercorns
8 whole allspice
2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. whole cloves
8 garlic cloves, minced
2 habañeros (deveined, seeds removed. Please be careful)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup white vinegar
juice of 5 lemons
splash of tequila
5 lb. pork butt, cut into 2″ cubes
1 lb. banana leaves

Combine all whole spices in a coffee grinder or spice mill. Grind them well, to a fine powder.

In a blender or food processor, combine spice powder, garlic, habañeros, orange juice, vinegar, lemon juice, and tequila.

Place the pork in a large ziplock bag and add the marinade; shake well. Marinate for 12 to 24 hours, shaking 2 or 3 times.

Preheat oven to 325º F. Line a baking pan with the banana leaves – you will wrap the pork in them, so be sure to overlap them well and leave enough so the edges will overlap, making a tight “package.” Dump the pork and marinade into the pan; wrap with banana leaves. Put more leaves on the top. Cover the whole thing with tinfoil and seal the edges so no steam escapes.

Bake for 4 hours or until pork is tender and falling apart. Serve with a slotted spoon and avoid the marinade. This is incredibly spicy, but good!

So good, Johnny Depp will need to kill you. (For explanation, see Once Upon a Time in Mexico)

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Carbs Per Serving: Approx. 2.6 to 3.0 g

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1 brick of cream cheese (standard 8 ounce size)
1 egg
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup bulk sweetener (we prefer a blend of up to three low-carb sweeteners)
1/2 cup macadamia nuts (unsalted)
4 ounces of unsweetned chocolate.
non-stick spray

How to Prepare:
Start by softening the cream cheese(leave at room temperature for up to 2 hours). Melt the chocolate in a double boiler, or by your preferred method. Next, add sour cream, sweetner blend, egg and pre-melted chocolate in medium bowl and blend with hand mixer.

Gently fold in the softened cream cheese, add the Macadamia nuts, and blend well. Pour into a pie pan that has been greased with the non-stick spray. Bake in 325º F oven for half an hour. Open the oven doors, turn off the heat and allow the cake to cool undisturbed for 45 minutes to an hour. Chill before serving.

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Carbs Per Serving: 3

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1Cup Atkins Bake Mix
1 1/2 Cup Grated Cheddar Cheese, divided
1 Tsp. salt
1 Tsp. paprika
1 stick butter, softened
2 6 ounce cans of Tuna, drained
3 eggs
1 Cup Sour cream
1/4 Cup Real Mayonnaise
1/4 Cup Green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped fine

How to Prepare:

While preheating your oven to 400º F,
butter a ten inch (deep) pie pan or quiche pan. Next,
mix together the bake mix, 1 cup of the cheese, salt
and paprika in a medium-sized mixing bowl.

Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the mixture.
Set aside one cup of the mixture for garnish.
Press the rest on to the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan.
Arrange the drained tuna on top of the crust.
Beat the eggs with a mixer until they are light and fluffy.
Gently fold in the sour cream and the remaining cheese,
mayonnaise, green pepper and onion.
Pour over tuna and top with the remaining crumb mixture.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Allow the Tuna Pie (really a euphemism for casserole, but don’t tell your family!) to set up for 15 minutes before serving.
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Carbs Per Serving: Variable, but low (don’t serve the leftover liquid)

Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
3-4 lb beef roast, cubed - large chunks
1 medium onion, sliced
one half Bell or Holland pepper OR hot peppers to taste; sliced
1 small can tomato paste OR tomato sauce to taste
1 can beef broth
1 tsp bulk Splenda
1 Cinnamon stick
2-3 tsp cumin
Salt/Pepper to taste
oil or lard

How to Prepare:

Take the tomato paste and mix in a small amount of water to “tomato sauce” consistency, or simply use tomato sauce.

Place the cooking fat in a large, heated frying pan and bring it up to frying temperature. Plaace the meat in the skillet and brown on all sides - this may need to be done in small batches. (Many crockpot recipes call for pre-browning the meat. I don’t know anyone who actually does this, but it is an obligatory recommendation).
Place all ingredients into the crock pot and cook until the meat is fork tender (on high, usually about 4-5 hours; on low, up to 10 hours is fine) .

Remove the solids from the sauce using a slotted spoon, avoid serving the sauce as it will hold most of the carbs. In a bowl or on a plate, shred the beef using a pair of forks.

Serve with low carb tortillas or on a bed of lettuce. This dish is tasty with any combination of pico di gallo, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, chopped black olives or your preferred low-carb salsa.

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NOTE: this recipe for Pepperoni-Stuffed Chicken Italiano replaces the far-inferior recipe for Norwegian Pepperoni-Stuffed Chicken. Unfortunately, Norwegian pepperoni proved too difficult to locate.

Carbs Per Serving: 2-3 g (depending on brand of pepperoni)

Effort: Average

Ingredients:
6 boneless chicken breasts
1 package pepperoni slices (please check suitability by brand)
1 8 oz. pkg. grated Mozarella
20 wooden toothpicks
Sauce:
1 can diced tomatoes
3/4 cup mushrooms
1/4 cup white wine (table quality, please!)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tbsp. FRESHLY minced garlic
Italian seasoning to taste
Salt to taste

How to Prepare:
Place the oil, wine and mushrooms in a skillet and sautee until mushrooms
lose their firmness. Add the garlic, tomatoes, italian seasoning and salt.
Allow this to simmer.

Place the chicken breast skinned-side down, and beat with a tenderizing mallet to flatten as in scallopini. layer pepperoni slices on the chicken until covered, add a layer of grated mozarrella on top. Loosely roll the breast up like a jellyroll, and place a few of the wooden toothpicks in to help the roll hold its shape. Repeat until all breasts are so prepared.

Place into chicken into your baking dish. Cover the chicken in the sauce, then bake at 350º F for 45 minutes to an hour.

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Carbs Per Serving: 8 g

Effort: Average

Ingredients:
3c cooked beef or pork
1/2 c. beef broth
2 tbs Atkins Ketato flakes
8″ square spring roll wrappers
3 tbs chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tbs garlic powder
1 c. vegetable oil

How to Prepare:
Bring broth to a boil and add meat. Add salt,
chile powder,and garlic powder and cook for two to three minutes. Add
the ketato flakes and stir until thickened. Remove from heat and put
1/8 of mixture at the edge of a spring roll wrapper. Fold in sides
and roll up like you would a tortilla. When you have 8 burritos,
heat the oil in a small skillet and fry the chimichangas, turning until
browned on all sides. Drain on a paper towel covered plate and
enjoy! 4 carbs per Chimichanga, with salad and sour cream you have a great
10 carb dinner!

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