Quick/Easy Meals for LCHF
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I was hoping to start a thread that people can look at for the 'I'm hungry and don't feel like cooking much' kind of meal. A lot of LC recipes look really good, but I don't want to spend more than 15 mins cooking when I'm in that frame of mind.
So this is what I found this week and it works for me.
Sort-of Taco
Brown up some hamburger meat, mix in Mexican seasonings (whatever you like, I used the fajita seasoning bottle this week). Once it is cooked, I get a couple of baby romaine leafs put some cheese on them, then some beef. I keep the extra meat in a ziplock for quick fixing later.
Bacon, Ham and Cheese 'sandwich'
I also did a 'sandwich' with the baby romaine leaf, piece of bacon, sliced ham and cheese (I saw Keto Mom do this for family this week).
I have tried other lettuce for replacement for bread, but it didn't really work out. These baby romaine leaves are awesome, just enough structure, light on the taste, and a bit of a sweetness, with some good crunch.
So this is what I found this week and it works for me.
Sort-of Taco
Brown up some hamburger meat, mix in Mexican seasonings (whatever you like, I used the fajita seasoning bottle this week). Once it is cooked, I get a couple of baby romaine leafs put some cheese on them, then some beef. I keep the extra meat in a ziplock for quick fixing later.
Bacon, Ham and Cheese 'sandwich'
I also did a 'sandwich' with the baby romaine leaf, piece of bacon, sliced ham and cheese (I saw Keto Mom do this for family this week).
I have tried other lettuce for replacement for bread, but it didn't really work out. These baby romaine leaves are awesome, just enough structure, light on the taste, and a bit of a sweetness, with some good crunch.
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My quickest:
1/2 Polish sausage on paper plate
eat cold with a little mustard
throw plate in garbage wash hands
done
2nd:
3 hot dogs on paper plate
microwave 1 minute
add mustard, relish & pickle
again throw plate in garbage wash hands
done
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Hard-boiled egg, mashed coarsely, olive oil, paprika, salt. MIx. Wrap in either cheese slices or finely-sliced ham. Or to hell with it. Throw caution to the wind.
Both.
Cottage cheese, chopped almonds, chopped green olives, olive oil, salt. Mix. eat.... Funny quip about 'Biggest Loser' deleted. It could be taken the wrong way, and i have a lot of nice Friends here.
It gets lost in the written form....2 -
I don't do too many fancy recipes because my carby family shouldn't be eating most of them... I try to batch cook a meat and a vegetable on the weekend. If that doesn't happen... my "go to" full meal deal is a 2 to 3 egg omelette with HWC, when almost ready, I add some cheese, avocado slices and hot sauce and fold it over until the cheese melts. I could eat that almost daily.5
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I cook a package of chicken tenders & cut a few up over romaine, cucumber, and avocado & make my own olive oil dressing for a quick easy lunch or dinner.
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I'm good at this! I have a frozen shoulder so I look for super easy stuff.
Hard boiled egg (or canned chicken or tuna) with mayo, an avocado and a quarter of an onion, mix all, serve in a bowl or low carb whole wheat tortilla.
Halved hotdogs, broiled or grilled to bring out flavor, topped with pizza toppings, heated till melty.
This seems hard cause it takes all day but so easy: big chunk of roast, a Tbsp Italian dressing and one onion in the crock pot. Cook on low all day, add frozen broccoli an hour from the end. No water or other liquid needed.
Sliced deli meat (ham, turkey, roast beef) and cheese on salad greens. Usually I use spinach or half half. Sometimes I add an egg if I have some hard boiled ones in the fridge.
Sauté two peppers and an onion in oil/butter till cooked. Add a pound of deli sliced roast beef, further cut into strips. Stir till hot, add cheese. Yummy. Sometimes I sub fresh spinach for the peppers or add mushrooms.
Heat ham (it's already cooked), and make with a pkg béarnaise sauce made with HWC and water instead of milk. I usually make this with fresh steamed asparagus.
Pound chicken breasts flat (they cook really fast this way and tender) and fry in butter/oil on the stove. Stir in a grainy mustard at the end. Add a veg. Done.
Find a low carb butter chicken sauce (tikki masala). Heat, add chopped up rotisserie chicken. Serve over green beans as "rice". This is really yummy. My grocery sells a jarred sauce in the ethnic foods sections that has 4 carbs. So worth it.
And what I'm having tonight: grilled brauts outside on the grill (add a grill and hubby never complains he has to cook, go figure). Brush on a good grainy mustard toward the end. Get a pre-shredded bag of cabbage (coleslaw mix), and make it with sour cream and/or mayo and whatever herbs and spices appeal to you.2 -
Shrimp boiled in water/Old Bay with a side of melted butter. Takes about 3-4 minutes once the water boils.
A boiled dinner to me is quick and easy. Throw a pot of water on the stove to boil. Throw in chunks of onion, skin on cut taters for DH, chunks of kielbasa or ham, a couple chunks of cabbage. Done in 15-20 minutes.
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Addendum: I decided last minute to put tonight's brauts with the coleslaw inside a low carb whole wheat tortilla. Yummy.0
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One of those two pound blocks of sharp cheddar. One jar of those Tasso's jalapeno and garlic stuffed olive from Costco. One knife (optional).2
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I prepare a bunch of different vegetables and protein combos and freeze them in ziplock bags. Easy to stir fry or heat up with a sauce.
Hubs, the otherwise vegetarian, likes what he calls "nosh night", which is just nuts, dark chocolate, olives, chopped raw vegetables, rocket/arugula, cheese, sometimes pepperoni... on a plate.2 -
I spend time preparing meat and freezing them for a simple fast meal. Ground beef, pulled pork, chicken, etc. An instant pot helps speed up food prep too1
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If you have mason jars, you can prep your breakfast. I know breakfast can sometimes be the most difficult meal to organize. I like doing a 'keto porridge'...because before i always had cereal or porridge for breakfast and old habits die hard.
Basically,
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk (sweeten with stevia if you'd like),
1 tbsp chia seeds,
1 tbsp flax seeds,
I tbsp sunflower seeds, with cinnamon and vanilla to taste.
75g of Greek yogurt and
1/2 cup of blueberries.
[If I do this the morning of, I replace the almond milk with boiled water and 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil melted in for a warm meal. Also, the chia seeds are ground up with the sunflower seeds to merge better with the liquids.]
Shake well and let it set over night. A yummy porridge-like meal for breakfast that's filling! Or maybe....it's just something I like! Haha4 -
I don't have a mason jar but I do make a similar bfast. I call it Chia Porrige (just cause I like the word). I just stir it well in a Tupperware, and fridge overnight, but I've found its key to go back about fifteen minutes after making it and give it another good stir. It prevents clumps.
Another plus: it keeps for days. I make a big batch and eat a little each morning with some berries to sweeten it (I rarely add sweetener to it, but those Torino syrups work good). I've tried lots of liquids including various concoctions of almond milk, Greek yogurt, HWC, cream cheese and water. Sometimes a mix of several, usually just the almond milk alone.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I prepare a bunch of different vegetables and protein combos and freeze them in ziplock bags. Easy to stir fry or heat up with a sauce.
Hubs, the otherwise vegetarian, likes what he calls "nosh night", which is just nuts, dark chocolate, olives, chopped raw vegetables, rocket/arugula, cheese, sometimes pepperoni... on a plate.
I like the Nosh Night idea. Perfect for a planned movie night. I need to do that soon.1 -
My go-to, non-cook snack or meal is to wrap some salame around a slices of mozzarella with a dinner salad.0
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Cook a double meal and freeze in meal sized portions. Build up your own supply of microwave meals. They make for good lunches too.0
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I like Atkins egg salad this week
8 large eggs
1/2 cp real mayo
3 tsps Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
I left out the celery it calls for.1 -
I don't see it listed yet.. bun-less burger. Always quick and easy. I like cheese on mine and you can fancy it up a bit with another garnishments(grilled onion, mushrooms, mayo, etc)3
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Omelet with cheese and vegetables (and bacon if you want it) is always easy and is my dinner if I don't want to think option, as well as a breakfast one.2
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I'm not a big chicken fan. We had some that needed to be eaten. so......
1 artisan roman lead
1 slice ham
Chopped chicken
1/8 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup chicken stock
Seasoning of choice (garlic and onion for me )
Simmer
Add in some grated parmesan cheese (tablespoon or two)
Stir till thickened.
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I'm sorry.... I'm still reeling from the "I'm not a big chicken fan"....
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I make a big batch of keto meatballs and then freeze them in meal size batches. That is one of my favorites. I also fry up Italian sausage and freeze that in meal size batches so I can make a pan pizza anytime I want. My DH uses pepperoni which is precooked so not a problem, but he does buy a lot and then freeze it in about 4 ounce portions.
Alexandra: I don't care much for chicken either, but I love turkey. We recently grilled one and I have nice little packs in the freezer for when I hear the turkey gobbling.0 -
Chicken, bag of riced veggies, few water chestnuts and a dash of soy.... easy lowcarb chicken fried "rice".
Scrambled egg works too but I was too lazy today1 -
FOR LIGHT PIZZA LUNCH
Mission mini corn tortillas
https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Street-Tacos-Tortillas-12-6oz/dp/B06XDXVJR5?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ2F6RDUSIYCWQMFQ&tag=sa-b2c-new-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&
serving size 3 mini tortillas 100 cal , fat 1.5 g, chol, 0mg, carb 19 g
BelGioioso mozarella pearls
https://www.walmart.com/ip/BelGioioso-Fresh-Mozzarella-Pearls-8-Ounce-Ball/14255252
serves 8: 1 serving cal 80, 8 carbs, fat 5 g chol 20 mg this product appealing; but, it spoils fast once open
Great value (walmart) mini pepperoni serving 45 mini pepperoni for three tortillas that 15 on each mini pizza; cal 130, fat 13 g, chol 20 mg, carbs 1 g
Hormel (walmart) mini pepperoni 1 oz. 1/5 of the package: cal, 140, fat 13 grams, carbs 0
chol, 35
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hormel-Pepperoni-Minis-5-oz/13448678
i WANT TO TRY TORTILLAS IN AIR FRYER, TO TOAST, FOR PIZZA CRUST CRUNCH, THEN TOP WITH CHEESE, AND PEPPERONI AND LITTLE MORE CHEESE, CAN ADD TOMATO SAUCE IF WANTING. WARM IN OVEN TO MELT CHEESE1 -
one of my favorite go to is: subway chopped salad with dressing on the side; with sauteed chicken from home. It is a large salad so I eat half the next day; thus the reason for asking for dressing on the side0
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Most of what I make, I make in batches big enough for leftovers which saves time.
For a quick one, I use many variations of: ground beef, seasonings of choice, jalepeños (or other peppers), served over Miracle Rice or other shirataki noodle or crushed pork rinds. I used to add add cheese, but have found that it has a negative BG effect on me.
Also, if I have time, I will throw a ground up piece of liver in because I know it is good for me. I will make this with 2-3 lbs of ground beef, so adding 4 ounces of liver is something that can't be tasted, especially given the spices I typically use (chili powder, curry, garlic, etc.).
If you have a crock pot, then just about any hunk of meat is good, especially if you add in some salt pork or other really tasty fat source. If you like veggies, just add them near the end. Again, this is something that is not ready quickly, but doesn't take much actual time. Throw everything in it in the morning, set on low and then add veggies if you want when you get home. By the time you change clothes, set the table, go through the mail, spend a few minutes with the family, it is ready to be dished out.3 -
One thing that I love about low-carb is how fast and easy it is to make food now that I don't have to cook rice or noodles anymore. It takes only 2-5 minutes to sauté some zoodles or cauliflower rice. Zoodles go great with meatballs and sauce or as a side to any meat. Seared tuna takes only a couple of minutes to cook and is delicious with some sriracha mayo! Recently I've been making "sushi" rolls for lunch, with smoked salmon or canned tuna. It doesn't take too much longer than making a sandwich. Its not real sushi but its still a nice lunch. Stir fry is another quick easy meal that you can always change up with different meats and veggies.1
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Yes! I love to add zoodles to a bowl and pour ragu bolognese over them and sprinkle with Parmesan, then microwave (I make big batches of ragu with ground beef and ground Italian sausage), or add zoodles to hot broth/soups.
Taco salads are my lunch most of the time, other times, I just eat some olives & cheese with some salami.
I'll make a pound of taco meat with a couple tablespoons of chili powder, 1 tsp each of cumin and oregano, a dash of cayenne powder, and a squeeze of lime juice, use a potato masher to break it up finely, and once cool, I keep that in a plastic container and just scoop out some onto romaine lettuce, add about 1 TB of minced fresh onion & tomato (1 or two cherry tomoates, diced), shred some cheddar and put sour cream & salsa on top. Most of the time, I'll also have a few cilantro leaves plus a sliced radish in the salad as well. Maybe some sliced black olives if I have some on hand.
I also love to make a braised cabbage with smoked sausage for one:
Put sliced kielbasa into a pan with a little bacon fat, add some finely chopped onion, let brown a bit, then add 1 TB of butter (or more bacon fat) and 2-3 handfuls of shredded cabbage + some seasonings (garlic powder, some smoked paprika) and some fresh parsley and let it all steam up/fry a little in the pan with the lid on for 10 minutes until the cabbage is soft/fried in the butter. Stir it all up and de-glaze the pan with a splash of apple cider vinegar + either soy sauce or coconut aminos, and serve hot.1 -
Hi, I'm new here and new to Low- carb as well. This has helped me alot!!1 Thank you all very much. I have found myself eating the same thing over and over because I was not sure all the things I was able to eat. My Dr. also told me to cut out Dried Fruit, and Cheese. I LOVE cheese, so I won't cut it out, but have enormously reduced the ammount I eat. My Husband isn't on LC but it will do him good. I was having problems finding meals that would satisfy me and LC as well as satisfy him for dinner. It has been hard to cut out pasta, bread and potatoes, we ate A LOT of them.
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