honey lime shrimp

Honey Lime Shrimp
serves 4
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup olive oil
4 Tbs honey
6Tbs of lime juice
zest of one small lime,
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1.) In a large ziploc bag, combine all the marinade ingredients. When everything is well-combined, add the shrimp, squeeze as much air as possible out of the bag, and close it up. Place it in the fridge.
2.) Let the shrimp marinate for 30-60 minutes, flipping the bag around once or twice during that time, so that all the shrimp stay evenly covered in the marinade.
3.) When you’re ready to cook, take the shrimp out of the fridge and let them sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes. add shrimp to large skillet.
4.)  Let them cook until they curl up and start to turn pink. Flip them over, and cook until the shrimp are opaque. Remove from the pan, and serve immediately!

baked zucchini chips

Baked Zucchini Chips

• 1 zucchini
• canola cooking spray
• seasoned salt

Preheat oven to 225 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil, and spray with canola oil. Set aside.

Slice zucchini into thin pieces as thick as a quarter

Lay out slices on prepared baking sheet, and spray tops lightly with additional cooking spray. Sprinkle with seasonings of your choice.

Place in preheated oven and bake 45 minutes. Rotate baking sheet, and bake an additional 30-50 minutes, until chips are browned and crisped.

low carb cauliflower crust pizza

1 medium cauliflower graded. (2+ cups full)
1 cup of finely shredded mozzarella
1 extra large egg or 2 medium ones.
1/2 tsp of oregano
1/2 tsp basil
1 tsp of menaced garlic
1/2 tsp of salt
Heat the graded cauliflower in the microwave for 8 mins dry than add all ingredients.
Press onto a parchment covered pan 12 inch round pan or square baking sheet. Press out not too thin or won't be able to pick up and hold. Than bake for 15 mins on 450. Take out of oven and flip it and add another parchement paper to the baking pan to get crunchy crust. add sauce and toppings of choice broil under toppings are cooked and cheese is melted. Let sit for 5 mins after out of the oven and enjoy! Each piece about 150-200 cals depending on what you top it with. and about 7g carbs each slice

low carb pumpkin pie and pecan crust

CRUST:

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pecan pieces (frozen)
• 2 T melted butter
• 2 T sugar equivalent from artificial sweetener of your choice

Preparation:

1. Take pecans out of the freezer and measure them into a food processor (you can use a blender, but be careful not to blend them down too small). Pulse the processor until the largest pieces are as big as lentils or split peas.

2. Add the butter and the sweetener Blend until it's mixed evenly.

3. Dump it into a pie pan, and push with your fingers to cover the bottom and sides. It should be the right consistency to mold the crust to the pie pan evenly.



FILLING:


Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 1 15 oz can pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup unsweetened soy milk
• 1/3 cup cream
• 1 C sugar equivalent from artificial sweetener
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 scant teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• Pinch cloves
• 1/4 t salt

Preparation:

1) Preheat oven to 425 F. (important)

2) Dump all the ingredients into a food processor or blender and whirl to blend.

3) Pour into the crust.

4) Put the pie in the oven and immediately turn the oven down to 375 F. In 15 minutes, turn the oven down to 300 F. (This cooks the crust, so it isn't soggy, but then allows the custard to bake more slowly.) Bake until almost set in the middle, about 30 to 40 minutes more. If it starts to crack a bit around the edges, it's probably done.

5) Cool and serve

Nutritional Analysis: 8 servings, without crust: 3.5 grams effective carbohydrate plus 2 grams fiber, 3 grams protein, 5.5 grams fat, 80 calories.

With pecan crust, each serving is 4 grams effective carbohydrate with 3.4 grams fiber.
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low carb brownies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb butter (1 stick)
• 2 cups erythritol (powdered, not granulated)
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 4 eggs (room temp is best)
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 cups flax seed meal
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup cream
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 cup artificial sweetener
• 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a 9X13 pan.

1) Cream the butter until fluffy.

2) Add the erythritol to the butter and cream them together until fully combined

3) Add the vanilla and beat the eggs into the mixture, one at a time.

4) Add salt and cocoa, beat well.

5) Add chocolate, beat until fluffy.

6) Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well to combine.

7) Pour into a pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until you can poke with a tooth pick and comes out clean.

8) Cool, then cut into 32 squares.

Nutritional Analysis: Each of 32 brownies has 1 gram effective carbohydrate, plus 3 grams of fiber, 3 grams of protein, 10 grams of fat, and 107 calories.

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low carb cheese cake

• 3 packages (1 and 1/2 lbs) cream cheese (room temperature)
• 4 eggs
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon  vanilla
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon  lemon juice
• 1 and 1/3 cups sugar equivalent of artificial sweetener
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• Crust:
• 1 cup almond meal
• 2 Tablespoon melted butter
• 2 Tablespoon sugar equivalent in artificial sweetener

Preparation:

Heat oven to 375 F.

combine all crust ingredients and press together into a pie dish and bake for 10 mins.


meanwhile.


Put cream cheese in mixing bowl, and beat until fluffy. Add other ingredients, scraping the bowl and beaters each time (this is very important), fully incorporating each ingredient. When all ingredients are combined, scrape one more time, beat one more minute,

after you pull the crust out to cool raise the temp to 400 F

and pour mixture into pan over crust.

  After putting the cheesecake in the oven at 400 F for 5 mins, turn the oven down to 200 F. Bake for 60 to 90 minutes, checking often after an hour. When the cake is firm to touch but slightly soft in the center

Chill completely.

Top with fruit.

Makes 16 servings.Nutritional Information: Each serving has 2 grams  carbohydrate plus 1 gram fiber, 6 grams protein, and 221 calories.

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turkey veggie soup

• 1 medium onion  chopped
• 2 large stalks celery, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 medium red bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 heaping Tablespoon sweet paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cinammon
• 1 bay leaf
• A little hot sauce
• 1 15 oz can tomatoes, stewed
• 1 cup collar greens
• 10 oz frozen green beans (or fresh)
• Salt and pepper
• 5 cups stock or broth (low sodium)
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1lb cooked ground turkey

Preparation:

1. Brown the turkey meat and drain any grease

2. combine all ingredients in a crockpot and cook for 6-8 hours on low

Nutritional Analysis: Makes approximately 9 cups of soup, each with 6 grams of  carb 3 grams of fiber and 53 calories