Low carbs recipes

Masharitos

1 1/2 cups flax seed meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons sugar substitute (or less)
2-3 egg whites, beaten until soft peaks form
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons olive oil
Spices optional (I've added garlic, fennel seed, pepper, onion powder in the past)

Directions:

1
Preheat oven to 425.
2
Combine dry ingredients and mix with fork or whisk.
3
Make a well in the center and add wet ingredients ( except egg whites) and mix well.
4
Using your clean hands, gently fold in egg whites 1/3 at a time, making sure eggs integrate well.
5
Let sit for five minutes.
6
Spread on greased cookie sheet on parchment paper to desired thickness, I like it to be about 9 x 10 inches.
7
Bake 15-20 minutes.

Remove to wire rack to let cool. Once I left it in the pan and the bottom was a bit moist. Depending on how you cut it, your macros will look different. I've doubled the recipe and had 18 squares for 101 cal, 8 F, 5P, ZERO CARBS! 5g of fiber.

Perfect for a sammich, great for any low carb diet. It's just plain better for you than any whole wheat bread, period. I've heard that using golden flax seed meal will give a more subtle taste of the flax, but I haven't tried that yet.

If you don't feel like beating the eggs, I'm sure you can get away with just dumping it all in at once. The idea is to give the bread a bit of fluff/air pockets.

Can't wait to try out this bread, it does sound yum! Regarding the sweetener, is it better to use dry or is wet sweetener OK with this particular recipe? Thanks!

I used Truvia, will try Stevia (but I'm still not sure about the taste). I'm not sure what you mean by wet, agave? That will increase the carb and calorie count. I'm sure you can try it. The recipe will yield about 8-9 squares (rather small) so I'd add 1/8 cup of agave or honey if wet. I didn't use the entire 1/4 cup because I didn't want it so sweet. Let me know how it turns out. Last one I made was 18 squares (doubled recipe with 5 egg whites).

JPempsell

I haven't however my sister has tried those receipes and she said it was acutally really good!

HealthfulLife

bump

bevtrayer

bump!
:happy:

Masharitos

I microwave food to reheat. But I'm wary of actually cooking something in it. I found this recipe... I just can't take that first leap, but I thought I'd share it with you all. It's for a flax cup muffin. If you want zero carbs, omit the cinnamon. It got great reviews, so if you try it, let us know how it came out.
http://www.food.com/recipe/one-minute-flax-muffin-low-carb-295649

Masharitos

I made this alfredo sauce the other day. It's perfect for the Keto-er who has a large calorie bank. High fat, mod protein, zero carbs. I, unfortunately, can only have about 1/8 cup because 1/4 would be a whole meal for me calorie wise. The recipe totals are 2929 cal, 277F, 48 P (2 carbs if you add two cloves of garlic), for 1/8 cup 244 cal, 23F, 4P (a tiny bit of carb w garlic). The sauce was delicious, and I'll be making a lot of it for my boyfriend whose goal is to gain weight. Healthy? Not exactly. Very Keto friendly, low/no carb.

Ingredients

1 pint heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

In a medium saucepan combine whipping cream, butter or margarine.
Add grated Parmesan cheese a bit at a time while continuously stirring.
Cook over medium low heat until smooth. Remove from heat. Sauce will thicken upon standing.

If using garlic, add some of the butter and garlic, and let it get fragrant before adding the cream and the rest of the butter.
Sauce will harden when refrigerated. You can microwave it and give it a beating (butter and cream will separate) before serving. If you put 1/4 cup on some miracle noodles and let them absorb the flavor, it would still be under 500 cal.

XXXMinnieXXX

Bump. Defo want to try the lasagna. Anything I can sub the white sauce for? X

plaz58

Our kids even love this one! Similar taste to loaded baked potatoes. From Food.com

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups cooked cauliflower ( can use frozen, cooked until tender, in the microwave)
1 cup sour cream ( low fat works here, too)
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese ( full-fat works best)
3 green onions, finely chopped
3 -6 slices cooked crumpled bacon ( or turkey bacon) salt and pepper

Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350.
Chop cooked cauliflower into very small pieces.
Mix sour cream, 1/2 of the green onions, 1/2 of the cheese, 1/2 of the bacon, and salt and pepper to taste in medium bowl.
Stir in the cauliflower.
Place in medium baking dish and sprinkle remaining cheese and bacon on top.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle the remaining green onions on top just before serving.

utahgirl247

All American Fried Chicken (serves4)

Ingredients

16 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts , butterflied and lightly pounded (4-4 oz. pieces)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (or almonds) , divided, 1/4 cup finely ground and 1/4 cup coarsely ground
1eggs , beaten
4egg whites , beaten
2 pinch black pepper , freshly ground, to taste
2 pinch salt , to taste (optional)
2 tbsp safflower oil (oil for frying)

Directions
1 Season the chicken with salt (optional) and freshly ground black pepper. Combine the eggs and egg whites in a bowl.
2 Dip the chicken into the finely chopped nuts and coat.
3 Next, dip the chicken into the beaten egg mixture, and then into the coarsely ground nuts, coating evenly.
4 Fry the chicken on medium heat until golden brown, approximately 4 minutes per side.
5 When removing the chicken, handle with care, and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil.
6 Season with salt (optional) and pepper to taste, and serve

Calories: 338 per serving, Total Carbs: 2.4, Protein: 36.2

becabean

everything sounds so good thx

bmbellamy

bump and THANK YOU!

miaroche

bump :flowerforyou:

Masharitos

Bump. Defo want to try the lasagna. Anything I can sub the white sauce for? X

I don't see a recipe with white sauce. Which do you mean?

jbond80

bump

vickidedio

Awesome ideas!
... What does 'bump' mean? (new to all this!!)

superstankazz

Grilled Chicken Burgers
Original Recipe Yield 8 servings

Ingredients
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 pounds ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon Seasoning
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
Directions
1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil grate.
2. Lightly spray a saute pan with cooking or oil spray over medium heat. Saute the onion with the garlic first, then the bell pepper, then the mushrooms, tomatoes and carrots, all to desired tenderness. Set aside and allow all vegetables to cool completely.
3. In a large bowl, combine the chicken and vegetables. Add the egg, bread crumbs and seasonings to taste. Mix all together well and form into 8 patties.
4. Grill over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.

This recipe sounds like it would be very yummy, but it is NOT low carb! A 1/2 C breadcrumbs has 40 grams of carbs and 2 large carrots have nearly 25 grams of carbs. Sorry.

superstankazz - You're kidding right?!! :noway: Because what you shared would only be true if you ate all 8 of the burgers in one sitting.

Pretty sure that's not what most of us would do... I find this thread to be more about sharing healthy ways to eat and cook with healthier foods and ways to create new meals to try out. Plus you can always opt out of a particular ingredient and substitute with what you prefer. :flowerforyou:

Actually, NO, I'm not kidding. I ran this entire recipe through MFP database and it comes up to 12 grams carbs per serving! Someone posting a recipe and claiming it to be "low carb" should not include breadcrumbs as an ingredient. If someone saw this and didn't know any better, they would think that bread crumbs were ok for low carb weight loss and they're not. I know better, but someone else may not.

Hearts_2015

I microwave food to reheat. But I'm wary of actually cooking something in it. I found this recipe... I just can't take that first leap, but I thought I'd share it with you all. It's for a flax cup muffin. If you want zero carbs, omit the cinnamon. It got great reviews, so if you try it, let us know how it came out.
http://www.food.com/recipe/one-minute-flax-muffin-low-carb-295649

When I give it a try I'll let you know!:happy:

Romans624

bump for checking out later, yum!

utahgirl247

Tuscn Mushrooms

Ingredients
1/2 cup diced jarred roasted red bell peppers
1/2 cup diced pitted green olives
1/2 cup grated pecorino Romano
2 scallions, diced
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound white button mushrooms, cleaned and stemmed
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves

Directions


Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a medium bowl mix together the roasted red bell peppers, olives, cheese, scallions, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

On a parchment paper-lined baking sheet place the mushrooms, cavity side up. Spoon the filling into the cavity of the mushrooms. Bake until the mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes.

Transfer the mushrooms to a serving platter, sprinkle with chopped basil, and serve.

SERVINGS: 4; Calories: 220; Total Fat 18 grams; Saturated Fat: 5 grams; Protein: 10 grams; Total carbohydrates: 6 grams; Sugar: 3 grams Fiber: 2 grams; Cholesterol: 15 milligrams; Sodium: 954 milligrams

Hearts_2015

1 1/2 cups flax seed meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons sugar substitute (or less)
2-3 egg whites, beaten until soft peaks form
1/2 cup water
4 teaspoons olive oil
Spices optional (I've added garlic, fennel seed, pepper, onion powder in the past)

Directions:

1
Preheat oven to 425.
2
Combine dry ingredients and mix with fork or whisk.
3
Make a well in the center and add wet ingredients ( except egg whites) and mix well.
4
Using your clean hands, gently fold in egg whites 1/3 at a time, making sure eggs integrate well.
5
Let sit for five minutes.
6
Spread on greased cookie sheet on parchment paper to desired thickness, I like it to be about 9 x 10 inches.
7
Bake 15-20 minutes.

Remove to wire rack to let cool. Once I left it in the pan and the bottom was a bit moist. Depending on how you cut it, your macros will look different. I've doubled the recipe and had 18 squares for 101 cal, 8 F, 5P, ZERO CARBS! 5g of fiber.

Perfect for a sammich, great for any low carb diet. It's just plain better for you than any whole wheat bread, period. I've heard that using golden flax seed meal will give a more subtle taste of the flax, but I haven't tried that yet.

If you don't feel like beating the eggs, I'm sure you can get away with just dumping it all in at once. The idea is to give the bread a bit of fluff/air pockets.

Can't wait to try out this bread, it does sound yum! Regarding the sweetener, is it better to use dry or is wet sweetener OK with this particular recipe? Thanks!

I used Truvia, will try Stevia (but I'm still not sure about the taste). I'm not sure what you mean by wet, agave? That will increase the carb and calorie count. I'm sure you can try it. The recipe will yield about 8-9 squares (rather small) so I'd add 1/8 cup of agave or honey if wet. I didn't use the entire 1/4 cup because I didn't want it so sweet. Let me know how it turns out. Last one I made was 18 squares (doubled recipe with 5 egg whites).

Exactly what I was inquiring, thanks!

katya143

BUMPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

hottiebikerchick

but you are counting the entire 8 burgers for your portion....divide that by 8 and its great!

Masharitos

but you are counting the entire 8 burgers for your portion....divide that by 8 and its great!

Not exactly, each burger is 8-10 carbs depending on the size of each veggie. It's ok if your goal is less than 100, not ok if your goal is less than 10. You can cut the carbs by using almond meal, which has fewer carbs, or flax meal which has zero instead of crumbs. Sub a green pepper for the red (use half). Half of the onion. Absolutely no carrots or tomatoes. Then you're looking at 1 or 2 (here I'm guessing, it may be less).

Hearts_2015

but you are counting the entire 8 burgers for your portion....divide that by 8 and its great!

Not exactly, each burger is 8-10 carbs depending on the size of each veggie. It's ok if your goal is less than 100, not ok if your goal is less than 10. You can cut the carbs by using almond meal, which has fewer carbs, or flax meal which has zero instead of crumbs. Sub a green pepper for the red (use half). Half of the onion. Absolutely no carrots or tomatoes. Then you're looking at 1 or 2 (here I'm guessing, it may be less).

Masharitos, I hear what you're saying ... for me I don't limit them in the same way as some on here so it would work great for me. But yes, if you're really keeping super low carb for health reasons or that type of thing, then yes, I can understand how it wouldn't work for some.

Masharitos

but you are counting the entire 8 burgers for your portion....divide that by 8 and its great!

Not exactly, each burger is 8-10 carbs depending on the size of each veggie. It's ok if your goal is less than 100, not ok if your goal is less than 10. You can cut the carbs by using almond meal, which has fewer carbs, or flax meal which has zero instead of crumbs. Sub a green pepper for the red (use half). Half of the onion. Absolutely no carrots or tomatoes. Then you're looking at 1 or 2 (here I'm guessing, it may be less).

Masharitos, I hear what you're saying ... for me I don't limit them in the same way as some on here so it would work great for me. But yes, if you're really keeping super low carb for health reasons or that type of thing, then yes, I can understand how it wouldn't work for some.

To each his own burger :happy:

robinkelly25

bump

Hearts_2015

but you are counting the entire 8 burgers for your portion....divide that by 8 and its great!

Not exactly, each burger is 8-10 carbs depending on the size of each veggie. It's ok if your goal is less than 100, not ok if your goal is less than 10. You can cut the carbs by using almond meal, which has fewer carbs, or flax meal which has zero instead of crumbs. Sub a green pepper for the red (use half). Half of the onion. Absolutely no carrots or tomatoes. Then you're looking at 1 or 2 (here I'm guessing, it may be less).

Masharitos, I hear what you're saying ... for me I don't limit them in the same way as some on here so it would work great for me. But yes, if you're really keeping super low carb for health reasons or that type of thing, then yes, I can understand how it wouldn't work for some.

To each his own burger :happy:

Exactly!:drinker:

miracle4me

Thanks for posting these great recipes. I am a low carber also.

Mrs_Holly

just happen to come across this post. LOVED I found something to replace the bread crumbs. I am a low carb body now... and always looking to find better choices. THANKS for sharing your post and info!!

Philchang

SUPER! I'm gong to try this tonight!