beef veggie soup

Ingredients:

• 2 slices bacon
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 lb. brown mushrooms, chopped medium
• 3 medium stalks celery
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 Tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 5 cups beef broth
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cups chopped  beef
• 1 packet unflavored gelatin
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Preparation:

1. Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from pan and set aside to cool.

2.  Add all to a crockpot and cook for a good 6-8 hours.


Recipe yields about 10 one-cup servings.
Nutritional Information: Each serving has 7 grams  carbs plus 2 grams fiber, 16 grams protein, and 162 calories.

low carb bean dip

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 can black soy beans (or other beans on your diet plan)
• 4 oz cream cheese (1/2 package) - any fat level - leave out of fridge for half an hour for better blending
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup medium salsa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

Put all ingredients in a food processor, and run until smooth.

Whole recipe has 23 grams of net carb, plus 23 grams fiber and 45 grams protein.

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low carb pizza bites

Ingredients:

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ¼ cup sugar-free pizza sauce
• ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 24 slices of thin-sliced pepperoni, preferably in large thin slices

Preparation:

Heat oven to 350° F.

1. Poke the pepperoni slices into the bottoms of the mini-muffin cup
2. Cream the cream cheese with a mixer until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs, garlic, and oregano, and beat until smooth.
3. Mix the rest of the ingredients in by hand.
4. Fill the muffin cups with the egg and cheese mixture.
5. Bake for about 15-18 minutes, or until lightly browned on top and set in center. Remove from oven, and cool for a few minutes (5-10).  Remove to a plate.

Makes 24 pieces
Nutritional Information: Each piece with pepperoni has 1 gram effective carbohydrate, 3 grams protein, and 67 calories.

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Garlic Parmesan Flax Seed Crackers

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flax seed meal
• 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water

Preparation:

Heat oven to 400 F.

1) Mix all ingredients together.

2) Spoon onto sheet pan which is covered with a greased parchment paper.

3) Cover the mixture with a piece of parchment or waxed paper. Even out the mixture to about 1/8 inch. I find a straight edge, like a ruler, works well, though you can use a rolling pin or wine bottle too. The important thing is not to let it be too thin around the edges or that part will overcook before the center firms up. So after you spread it out, remove the paper and go around the edges with your finger and push the thin part inwards to even it up.

4) Bake until the center is no longer soft, about 15-18 minutes. If it starts to get more than a little brown around the edges, remove from oven. Let cool completely - it will continue to crisp up.

5) Break into pieces.

The whole recipe is 6 grams of effective carbohydrate plus 35 grams of fiber.

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low carb canberry nut bread

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups whole cranberries, fresh or frozen
• 2 1/2 cups almond meal/flour
• 1/3 cup powdered egg white
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar equivalent with artificial sweetener
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup water
• Optional: 1/2-1 C chopped pecans

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

1) Butter the bottom of a large loaf pan. 

2) Roughly chop the cranberries or pulse in a food processor.

3) Mix the dry ingredients together

4) Add the wet ingredients. Mix well.

5) Pour batter into pan and bake about 40-50 minutes, until top is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.



Makes 16 servings, each with 2.5 grams carbs 2.5 grams fiber, 6 grams protein, and 164 calories.
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flaxseed pizza crust

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 C flax seed meal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Sweetener to equal about 1 Tablespoon of sugar
• 3 Tablespoons of oil
• 3 eggs
• `1/2 C water

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425 F.

1. Mix dry ingredients together.
   
2. Add wet ingredients, and mix very well.
   
3. Let sit for about 5 minutes to thicken.
   
4. Spread on pan 12-16 inches  (I put it on a silicon mat or greased parchment paper).
   
5. Bake for 15-18 minutes until cooked through, then add toppings and cook until they are done.

Nutritional Analysis: Whole crust has 7 grams of effective carbohydrate, plus 52 grams fiber, 47 grams protein, 130 grams healthy fat, and 1525 calories.

low carb blueberry cream cheese coffee cake

• 3 cups almond meal
• 1 ½ cups sugar substitute
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup butter (4 Tablespoons), chilled and cut into small pieces
• ½ cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon each vanilla and almond extracts
• 2 Tablespoons oil
• 6 oz. cream cheese
• Salt
• 1 cup fresh or frozen (but not thawed) blueberries or raspberries

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter or oil 9X9 inch pan (cooking spray is fine). Coffee cake is prepared in three layers. If you are using a standing mixer, you can use the same bowl if you make the layers in the order listed - just remove them to separate bowls until ready to assemble.

1)Streusel Topping: Mix 1 cup of the almond meal, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ cup sweetener, a pinch of salt and the 4 Tablespoons butter. I find that the whisk type attachment on my standing mixer works well - you want the mixture to stay crumbly. You can use a pastry blender, knives - whatever works. But if it all clumps together, don't worry - just crumble it over the top when the time comes. This is one area where I used to use powdered sweetener.

2) Cream Cheese Layer: Mix cream cheese, 1 egg, and ¼ cup sweetener. If you want a thinner layer of cream cheese, you can use 4 oz. instead of 6. The mixture won't be as thick and will pour more evenly over the cake layer.

3) Cake layer: Mix dry ingredients: 2 cups of almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, ¼ ½ teaspoon cinnamon, teaspoon salt, and ¾ cup sweetener if you are using a powder. Then add the sour cream, oil, extracts, liquid sweetener if that's what you're using sour cream, and 2 eggs and mix well. At this point, you might want to add 1-2 Tablespoons of water, depending on the consistency. You want the batter to be thick enough to support the rest of it, but not too gloppy - you should be able to spread it easily in the pan. I usually end up adding about a Tablespoon of water

.4) Assembly: Spread the cake layer in the pan, and spread the cream cheese on top.  Then sprinkle the blueberries on the cream cheese and the streusel on the top of that.

5) Bake for about half an hour, or until toothpick not inserted into a berry comes out.

6) Cool and slice. It is filling, so I usually cut it into 16 pieces.

Nutritional Information: For 16 servings, each serving has 3 grams carbs plus 2.5 grams fiber, 6 grams protein, and 217 calories.