Low Carb Chicken Broccoli Divan

This is a 'slop' recipe. Tastes great, looks terrible. I did the best I could with pictures.

I actually wasn't sure about this recipe. It uses a sauce made out of sour cream and mayo, which sounded kind of iffy to me.

However, it was delicious and a great way to use up leftovers or work ahead by grilling extra chicken for making this dish later in the week.

It also makes a lot, so this would be a good dish to make when you have a hungry crowd to feed.

One note of interest, the mayo-sour cream mix could be used as an easy stand-in for cream-of-mushroom soup in green bean casserole.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings

-3 chicken breasts, cooked and diced (can substitute canned chicken)
-1 bag frozen broccoli
-1 large container Durkee Fried Onions
-1 1/2 cup shredded cheese
-1 cup sour cream
-1 cup mayonaise
-1 tbsp McCormick Perfect Pinch Rotisserie Seasoning

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2.Mix sour cream and mayo in a large bowl--large enough to hold all the ingredients. Stir in McCormick Seasoning.

3. Add chicken, cheese and frozen broccoli, stir until combined.

4. Spoon into a large casserole dish (or two in my case) and top with Durkee Fried Onions.

5.Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes.

Low Carb 'Antipasto' Platter

Remember when I mentioned I was going to do an Eastern European 'antipasto' platter for a quick, no-cook meal on Sundays? Here's how it turned out. Beautiful!



Pictured are; brie, marinated mozzarella balls, smoked Hungarian kielbasa, carrots, green pepper, and lightly steamed green beans with hummus for dipping.

Here's a view that shows the whole platter.



Because we bought many of these items in bulk at Costco, it was a cost effective meal. If you were to buy these items at your local grocery store, it might get pricey. However, you don't have to use what I used. Make a list of low carb finger foods and create your own antipasto platter.

The thing I really loved about it was people could graze for several hours. There was no rush to sit down and eat, which is always good for toddlers. The hubby had a nice meal and got out the door on time too.

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Cheap Low Carb Dinner: Chicken Thighs and Green Beans

This meal comes together with just a few inexpensive ingredients: Chicken thighs and green beans.

Chicken thighs are a tasty, yet cheap cut of chicken. Green beans are on sale right now for 99 cents a pound. Cheap, cheap, cheap.

Not to mention this meal has become one of my favorites as it is delicious too.

Ingredients for 4 People:

-8 chicken thighs with skin (assuming 2 per person)
-4 tbsps. butter or olive oil
-As much as you like of McCormick Perfect Pinch Rotisserie Chicken Seasoning (Love this stuff, it is awesome!)
-1 1/2 lbs green beans
-2 strips of bacon, diced
-1/2 an onion, finely diced

Instructions:

1.Preheat oven to 400F (sometimes I cook it at 375F, so somewhere in there is great.)

2. Place thighs in a pan and smear the skin of each thigh with 1/2 tbsp. of butter and top with the McCormick seasoning--just shake it on, as much as you want.

3.Bake for 45-55 minutes. Don't take it out until the skin is nice and crisp.

4.While the chicken is cooking, steam the green beans for 5 minutes.

5.In a skillet, brown the onion and bacon. This takes 5-8minutes. Watch it closely so it doesn't burn!

6. Add the green beans and toss everything together.

7.Turn off the burner, put a lid on the pan and set aside while the chicken finishes cooking.

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Low Carb Dinner: Tortilla Pizza and Salad

This low carb tortilla pizza and salad was dinner a few weeks ago. Quick and simple,which was what we needed as it was one of those crazy busy nights.

The trick to a crisp 'thin crust' pizza effect when using low carb tortillas, is not using a lot of sauce and baking the pizza for a loooooong time.

I've also noticed the tortillas tend to get damp once the package is opened, so be sure to store them in an air tight container.

I use just one spoonful of sauce and spread it very thinly. For those that like more sauce, a cup of marinara is provided for dipping.

Low Carb Two Week Meal Plan

Summer is winding down and we are actually managing to get tired of our grill menu. Believe it or not, I find myself yearning for soup and cold weather casseroles.

Yes, I do kick myself. Because the heat will be gone before we know it and then we'll have the cold to whine about. I am trying to savor the season, but the food is getting old.

So, in an effort to spice things up, I put together this two week menu plan. Still lots of grilling, but also new flavors and foods we haven't seen in a while.

Plus, even though the cold weather is more than a month away, I do need to get cracking on the crockpot as school is starting and time is more limited than ever. We need dinner to be ready and waiting for us so we're not late to various evening commitments.

Another tricky day for us, dinner-wise, is Sunday. Dinner needs to be done early so hubby can make it to various evening engagements. The thing is, I always forget, and,too many times, he's left the house without eating. So I came up with the idea of an Eastern European Antipasto platter. Smoked kielbasa, cheese, veggies, pickles and olives. No cooking required and minimal prep. Perfect! I'll be sure to post pics once I make it.

Okay, enough talk, here's the menu.

Low Carb Two Week Menu

1.Flank steak fajitas in lettuce

2.Grilled Chicken with crudites (cucumber, peppers, carrots)

3.Chicken Broccoli Divan Casserole

4.Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash

5.Roast Beef with gravy and green beans

6.Sunday Eastern European Antipasto x 2--brie, cheese, olives, fresh veggies and smoked kielbasa

7.Bunless cheeseburgers with rutabaga fries

8. Spaghetti over high protein soy noodles

9. Taco salad with ground turkey

10.Chili dogs without the bun

11. Kielbasa on the grill or in the slow cooker with sauerkraut

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Low Carb Appetizer: String Beans and Hummus

Depending on your low carb plan, hummus may or may not be 'forbidden'. However, it is relatively low carb and an easy way to throw together a party appetizer everyone will enjoy. I say go for it.

Which is exactly what I did on our recent vacation. Green beans are great hummus dippers. I wouldn't have guessed they would be so tasty, but wow, they are really yummy.

People gobbled them up, thrilled with the flavor and the fact that this was a truly good-for-you delicious snack.

Ingredients

• 12 to 16oz of store-bought or homemade hummus
• 1 1/2 lbs Green beans (I used one package each of green and yellow beans with the stems already trimmed for me)

Instructions

1.Bring a pot of water to a boil.

2.Quickly blanch beans for roughly 2 minutes. I found one minute wasn't enough, but 2 minutes had them still crispy yet not too hard.

3.Remove beans from water with tongs.

4. Arrange on a plate and serve.

Low Carb Cookies: Molasses Crackle Top Cookies

My claim to fame as a baker are molasses crackle top cookies and this gluten free, sugar free version of the recipe is quite tasty. It also looks like a regular 'ol crackle top and I would bet some people won't be able to tell the difference.

This recipe makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies and would be perfect for the holidays.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup Splenda brown sugar blend (don't recommend using other sweeteners in this recipe as this isn't just adding sweetness, but also flavor)
  
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsps. blackstrap molasses
• 2 tbsps. cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. ground cloves
• 1/2 tbsps. ground ginger
  
• 2 1/4 cups almond flour
• 1 tsp baking soda

Cookie coating (optional)

• 1/4 cup regular white sugar
  

Instructions:

1.Combine butter and Splenda brown sugar blend in mixer.

2.Add in vanilla, egg, molasses and spices and blend.

3.Add almond flour and baking soda and blend.

4.Roll dough (which can be sticky) into balls about the size of a ping-pong ball.

5.Dip balls in sugar (optional).

6.Place dough on cookie sheet and press down gently with fingers, forming as close to a circle as you can.

7.Bake at 350F for 10-13 minutes. I start with 10 minutes and then check, adding time based on how far along the cookies are at the 10 minute mark.

8.Let cool and enjoy!

Also pictured in those last two pictures are my low carb lemon sugar cookies.