Low Carb Recipes (Most Popular)
This is a bit labor-intensive but worth it. Given to me by a Cuban chef & is the best ropa vieja I've ever tasted.
This is my variation of an excellent vegetarian chili you can find on www.epicurious.com ("Vegeterian Black Bean Chili"). I put in extra spice, peppers and vegetables and use dried beans, not canned.
The way I like it...use reduced fat mayonnaise to cut more fat calories. Good on a bed of mesclun or baby greens with cherry tomatoes and a cup of soup.
I wanted to make a hot soup version of my favorite smoothie (carrot, ginger & apples in low fat yogurt) and this is what I came up with. It's highly adaptable--I like spicy Indian flavors best, but it's good with cinnamon and honey as well. If you're not a ginger fiend, you might want to start with less.
This is a recipe from Kalyn's Kitchen. I needed a quick breakfast I could batch cook, refrigerate or freeze, and pop in the microwave at work. This is great (as are all the recipes from her site that I've tried). It's very adaptable: I've tried different vegetables, cheeses and herbs/spices. I increased the recipe by 50% as I didn't have the right kind of baking dish: her recipe calls for an 8.5x12 glass dish and 6-8 eggs, 35 minutes at 375 degrees. I used 2 8x8 aluminum pans so adjusted heat and cooking time (30 minutes at 350 deg).
Healthy, full of vegetables, low carb and delicious. Plus it takes about half an hour to make. I don't like "lite" coconut milk and I like spicy so please adapt this to your own taste. You may want to cut down on the curry paste and ginger, or taste as you go.
Just whipping something together for friends and am throwing a bunch of stuff in a crockpot. Can't go wrong!
Low carb only. This is not low fat or low salt but does contain around 6gm protein per mushroom. I used mushrooms that were about 2-3 inches across.
A spicy main dish packed with protein and lower carb that goes well with cornbread or biscuits, or can stand on its own.
A spicy, stew-like dish made with yellow curry, lentils, spinach, carrots, and beef. I like to serve with rice or naan. The beef is good, and is used to appease my husband; however, I would really like to try it with sweet potato chunks instead. I am writing the recipe using beef, but you could substitute lamb, chicken, tofu, sweet potato, or even cauliflower. This is a thai-style yellow curry, not Indian. The following recipe is for a medium spice - I love hot curry, so I generally double the spice listed. If your tastes are milder, cut the spice listed in half and add to taste.
Remember that salt enhances the flavor of a good curry, so even though there is sodium in the bouillon, if you are not as concerned with sodium intake then I recommend a little extra salt to taste.
Sauteing the spices also enhance their flavor rather than adding them later.
I cannot take much credit for this recipe because I modified it from: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefi
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However, I still hope you enjoy it and find a way to make it your own as I have! Once I try the sweet potato substitution, I will be sure to update.
This crustless quiche is a quick, easy, light meal that accompanies an italian- or greek-style salad nicely. I find that I do not miss the crust at all. I experimented with this recipe a few times before I got it right, and the importance to having a flavorful, crustless quiche is to not skimp on the olive oil for sauteeing. The olive oil adds minimal fat and calories versus a cooking spray, adds a ton of flavor, and also has omega-3 fatty acids.
For best results, bake in a cast-iron skillet that you lightly coat with a bit more olive oil, but cooking spray and a glass pie dish will also work. The cast iron makes the quiche brown and crusty - despite the lack of crust!
Excellent crustless quiche, hodge-podge of several recipes I saw online. Has a rich flavor, but surprised me with how low in calories 1/4 of the fritatta was! One-fourth is a HUGE slice.
There are some easy modifications to make it lower in fat and cholesterol, but be careful not to skimp on the oil in the iron skillet or you could have your fritatta stick. I have purposefully calculated in its richest form, and you can reduce from there. Possible ways to reduce calories and fat would be to: only use the egg whites from half of the eggs, use less cheese, or omit bacon. I have a picky husband, so I'm presenting this recipe as I make it (and end up eating it)!