Seeking Favorite Low Carb Recipes

acpgee wrote: »

Cauliflower rice to accompany any asian meal. Blitz raw cauliflower in the food processor until it is a rice like texture. I like it raw, but you can warm it in the microwave.

Lower carb substitue for grains are legumes such as lentils or navy beans if you want a starchier side with your meal.

jessieknh wrote: »

Stuffed peppers with cauliflower rice in place of regular rice.

Emmapatterson1729 wrote: »

AbbieOffman wrote: »

Emmapatterson1729 wrote: »

Dinner roll replacement: Cheese loaves: Can use any cheese, I prefer Trader Joe's feta.

1 lightly beaten egg in mixing bowl
Crumble a block of feta and mix with egg.
Mix in 1/2 stick of melted butter.
Dash of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix.

Pour into a lightly-oiled small pyrex glass baking dish, bake 350 for around 20-25 minutes.

Let cool, cut into squares. (Leftovers make a great snack, cold or reheated).

Would be great served with lamb or gyro meat!

This sounds good!!
How much feta is that?

I use 8 oz block of feta, or other cheeses. We also make an Italian flavored one with mozzarella, parmesan, seasoned with dried oregano and basil.

Cut into to 9-12 little squares.

Emmapatterson1729 wrote: »

I also suggest if looking for low carb recipes or tips... join the Low Carber Daily Forum group on MFP.

A lot of low carbers or ketoers do not like to post about it in general forums, where there is a sense of cyber bullying against anyone who chooses these ways of eating.

Reading and chatting with others in the low carb groups, you find that a lot of people cut carbs for specific health reasons (myself included). Autoimmune disorders, Diabetics, Crohn's disease, other ulcer disorders, etc. and are also battling with the depression that often accompanies illness. The groups feel like more of a safe and supportive environment!

Case in point: you got maybe 10-15 suggestions here. In the group, I'm following a thread with 75 pages of recipes and suggestions. And no woos on a single one!!

Other groups with low carb recipes:
Keto cooking (not active discussions, but one female who posts a lot of recipes).

Recipe swap (again not very active, but lots of threads to read through with recipes).

lemurcat2 wrote: »

Spaghetti squash. It doesn't taste like pasta, but it's very tasty and works well with many sauces.

Normally when eating low carb I don't use special recipes, though, or substitutes. Common breakfasts such as vegetable omelets and common lunches such as salads with protein on them (and nuts or cheese or olives or avocado, etc., as well as other veg) or homemade soup are naturally or easy to make low carb. For a dinner I think of protein, starch, and veg when not eating low carb, and so if doing low carb I tend to mostly just eliminate the starchy side and sometimes replace with lower carb foods that still feel somewhat starchy for me, like winter squash or roasted root veg like turnips, beets, rutabaga, radishes, etc. If you feel like you really need something to play the role of rice in a stir fry, something like cauliflower rice works, but I would often just do it with extra veg -- I typically add cauliflower or zucchini to many of my stirfries and sauces, so making them into rice or noodles is not necessary IMO. If the smaller size pieces makes a meal feel more balanced, however, why not? I'd also recommend ricing broccoli stems as another option for the "rice."