


Archive for the 'Salads and Dressings' Category
Servings:1 or 2
Carbs Per Serving: 8 (w/o subtracting fibre)
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
- 1 cup ground turkey
- 1 cup mixed lettuce
- 1 tomato
- 4 or 5 kalamata olives
- salt
- pepper
- 1 or 2 T olive oil
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 1 tsp basil paste (or a few leaves of finely chopped fresh basil)
How to Prepare:
Dice the tomato and place in a small bowl. Add chopped olives, olive
oil, garlic, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.
Brown the turkey mince in a saucepan. Add the tomato mix to the
turkey and mix together.
Serve over a bed of mixed lettuce. This is a really easy recipe and tastes as good as
italian restaurant food.
CarbsPerServing: N/A
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 package taco seasoning (follow directions for taco seasoning)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup salsa
- as much lettuce you need for the salad
- vegtables to your liking for the salad
- shredded cheese
How to Prepare:
Add ground beef and diced tomatoes to skilet after browning meat add taco seasoning (follow water requirements on back of seasoning package) after meat is cooked drain set aside.
Combine lettuce and your choice of vegtables your salad bowl add meat to top sprinkle with shredded cheese and add sour cream and salsa for your dressing.
Serves: 8
CarbsPerServing: 6.125g (Carbs for pineapple not included in the total)
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
- 1 can crushed unsweetened pineapple (9-oz.) juice packed
- 1 sugar-free cherry gelatin (.3-oz.)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup artificial sweetener
- 1 cup fresh cranberries – chopped fine
- 1 small orange, peeled, quartered and chopped small
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, or other nuts, optional
How to Prepare:
Drain pineapple and save juice. Set pineapple aside for later use. Now combine pineapple juice with water to equal 2 cups liquid and prepare gelatin according to package label using juice-water mixture for the liquid.
Once gelatin is dissolved, stir in lemon juice. Chill until partially set. In a separate bowl, combine the pineapple, sugar substitute, cranberries, orange, celery and nuts. Add this mixture to the partially set gelatin and stir until blended. Then pour into large mold or individual molds. Chill until firm.
Do not use fresh or frozen pineapple in this recipe! It will not allow the gelatin to jell.
CarbsPerServing: 8g total
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1 tablespoon extra vergin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese – grated
- 1/4 teaspoon basil – dry
- 1 tablespoon parsley – dry
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
How to Prepare:
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Chill overnight.
Serves: 4-6,5
CarbsPerServing: 1g total
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Cup Mayo
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
How to Prepare:
Cook bacon until crisp, then crumble. Cube chicken breast and cook thoroughly. Mix all ingredients together. Spred into a 8” cake pan. Bake for about 15 minutes. Serve on top of a bed of lettuce. Top with black olives if you like.
CarbsPerServing: 7g total
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
- 3 ounces lean ground beef crumbled, cooked and drained
- 4 slices bacon – cooked crisp, drained and crumbled
- 1 cup chopped lettuce
- 1/8 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 medium tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese (or 1 once)
How to Prepare:
Stir mayo into lettuce,onion and tomato until evenly coated. Toss in beef,bacon and cheese.
1 serving
CarbsPerServing: 1g total (counts for ranch dressing mix not included in totals)
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon blue cheese
- 1 teaspoon powdered
- ranch dressing mix.
How to Prepare:
Mix all together and put in the fridge to chill it before serving.
CarbsPerServing: 23g total
Effort: Easy
Ingredients:
8 eggs
1 cup mayonnaise
1⁄2 pound bacon
1 cup hot pepper cheese
3 tablespoons chives
4 thin radishes – sliced thin
1 head lettuce – torn fine for salad
1 avocado – cubed
How to Prepare:
Boil the eggs, until hard and dice them. Fry the bacon and crumble it. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
