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Dinner · Lunch · Meat · Soups · Uncategorized

Honey Soy ham steaks & black eyed peas

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You’ll need:

2 ham steaks

1 small sweet onion diced

4 garlic cloves minced

4-6 tbsp olive oil

4 cups fresh chopped kale stem removed

3 cups cooked black eyed peas

Salt and pepper

1/4 cup maple syrup

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp soy sauce

First drizzle pan with olive oil. Heat and place ham steaks one at a time into pan. Heat each side about 3-4 minutes in high medium heat and brown both sides of ham steaks. Remove and set aside.

Chop onion and garlic and add to pan. (If there is chared pieces in pan remove and add a little more olive oil so your not burning)

On medium heat cook onions and garlic until soft. Add in salt and pepper to taste. Then add in kale, heat until kale is wilted. Then move to side of pan and add black eyed peas and cook on high for 1-2 minutes to brown peas just a little. Remove and pour onto serving tray.

Mix honey, brown sugar and soy. Add steaks back into pan and pour sauce over steaks turn steaks and cook another 3-4 minutes until sauce is bubbling and begans to reduce. Then place steaks over the peas and kale. Pour sauce over top of steaks and beans. We’ve hot. Enjoy!!

Dinner · Lunch · Meat · Uncategorized

Mozzarella stuffed meatballs

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You’ll need:

2 lbs beef 90/20 the good stuff

1/2 cup shreds motz

2 eggs

1 tbs basil

1 tbs oregano

1 tsp garlic powder

4 garlic cloves minced

2/3 cup Parmesan cheese

1 cup Italian bread crumbs

Salt and pepper to taste

Mix everything in a bowl until there are no clumps. Then roll into 2 inch balls, then poke hole in center and rotate meatball to open center up. Take cheese and insert into middle and close and roll until you can’t see cheese and it’s fully closed. Place into a skillet with a little olive oil and brown in both sides. Then place into oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.

To make sauce chop garlic cloves and sauté in olive oil until soft. Then pour in your choice of sauce. You can also make Italian sausage and add! Yum! Then add meatballs to sauce and let cook in low to meld flavors. Serve over pasta!

Dinner · low carb · Low Carb Dish · Meat

Beef & broccoli

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You’ll need:

1 lb sirloin steak (or cheap thinner cut)

2 broccoli heads (cut off florets in bigger chunks)

8 garlic cloves crushed and rough chopped

1 large sweet yellow onion big chunks

6-8 baby portabella mushrooms cut in half

1/3 cup olive oil

3-4 tsp Fresh ground pepper

Salt to taste

1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce

4 tbsp fish sauce

3 tbsp hoisen sauce

2 tbsp sesame seeds

First slice steak into thin strips. In a sauté pan on medium heat place steak and drizzle with olive oil 3-4 tbsp. Sprinkle generously with pepper. Then smash 8 garlic cloves and give a rough chop. Place into pan on top of steak. Chop onions into bigger quarters and place on top of steak, then add the broccoli florets about 4 cups bigger chunks. Cover and let cook about 2 minutes. Meanwhile Mix soy sauce, 2 tbsp olive oil, fish sauce and hoisen sauce then pour over top all veggies and meat. Mix well and let cook another 4-5 minutes. (about 10-12 minutes for steak total) sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

You can make some brown rice and serve over top or brown rice noodles.

Enjoy!

Dinner · Low Carb Dish · SeaFood · Soups · Uncategorized

Spicy shrimp and veggie soup

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You’ll need:

1 bag uncooked thawed shrimp

1 tbsp old bay seasoning

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp Cayenne pepper

1 tsp garlic salt

4 garlic cloves

2 tbsp fish sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

Chopped zucchini (yellow and green)

Chopped carrots

1 28oz can crushed tomatoes

3 cups water

1 tbsp chicken bouillon

Chopped cilantro

Chopped scallions

Add seasoning to shrimp and toss well. Then in pot heat olive oil and cook shrimp for 3-5 minutes stirring. Then add in water and crushed tomatoes. Add in everything else and bring to a boil. Let boil for 10-15 minutes to soften veggies and let flavors meld together. Remove from heat and top with cilantro. Can add crushed red peppers for more heat!

Dinner · low carb · Low Carb Dish · Lunch · Meat · Sweet Potato Turkey burger · Uncategorized

Sweet Potato Turkey burgers

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Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes

1 pound ground turkey

1 egg

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp Mexican chili powder (or child powder)

Salt to taste but just a tad

6 leaves of ice burg lettuce

1 Roma tomato

Cilantro

Radishes

1 avocado

1/4 cup whit wine vinegar

3/4 cup olive oil light

1 lemon

Burger:

First you must roast the sweet potatoes you can do this in the oven by poking holes with fork and placing onto pan in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 1 hour.

(For quick cook in microwave poke holes place into bowl with a little water and microwave for 6-10 minutes until soft)

Then remove flesh of potato and place into bowl. Add the turkey, seasonings, egg and cheese. Mix well with ya DS and make into patties. (They will seem sticky but they will cook well)

Place into a pan drizzled with olive oil cook on medium heat 4-6 minutes on each side. They should start to brown before you flip so they don’t fall apart.

Sauce:

In a blender or food processor add olive oil, vinegar, squeezed lemon juice, avocado (remove skin and seed). You can add a few fresh cilantro leaves for an extra freshness. Then blend until smooth.

To assemble:

Place a lettuce leaf on a plate then place turkey burger, too with your choice of toppings. Tomato, cilantro, sliced radishes and cilantro. Drizzle with sauce and wrap up and enjoy! Serve with a side salad! Enjoy!

Dinner · Low Carb Dish · PASTA · SeaFood

White Clam Sauce & Noodles

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You’ll need:

2- 10oz cans whole baby clams in clam juice

1 medium onion diced small

5 garlic cloves minced

1 stick butter

4 tbsp fresh parsley or 1 tbsp dried

1 cup white wine

2 cups chicken stock

8 oz jar of clam juice

Fresh grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Fresh Lemon for serving

1 tsp red peppers (more for serving)

Get water boiling for noodles or if doing zoodles “zoodle” them up!

Dice onions, mince garlic and chop parsley.

In a sauté pan add butter, garlic and onions. On medium heat simmer and stir until garlic and onions are soft. About 6 minutes. Then add wine, chicken stock and clams. Squeeze 1/2 lemon into sauce and bring to a boil. Then add parsley and red peppers. Let boil until it begins to reduce. About 5-7 minutes. Add in 1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese.

Cook and drain pasta and place into serving dish. Pour sauce all over top of noodles or zoodles. Garnish with fresh parsley, lemon wedges, fresh Parmesan and red peppers! Serve with crusty garlic bread to sip up all the yummy leftover sauce and side salad!

Chicken · Dinner · Lemon Chicken & Kale Soup · Lunch · Soups

Lemon Chicken & Kale soup

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You’ll need:

4 chicken thighs or any chicken I guess

8 baby carrots diced

1 onion diced

1 cup chopped celery (use the heart with leaves)

2 garlic cloves

3 cups fresh kale

4-6 cups of water

1-2 Chicken cubes or tsp bouillon

2 lemons

First in a Dutch oven drizzle pan with olive oil. Dice up the onions, carrots, celery and garlic cloves. Add these to pot and began to sauté in medium heat, until they become fragrant and began to soften. About 6 minutes or so. Then add in watch and uncooked chicken. Cover and bring to a boil. Let boil for 20 minutes or until the chicken is falling off the bone. Cut lemon in quarters and squeeze into pot. Drop lemons into pot also. Add chicken bouillon, and stir. Last add in kale and cover and boil another few minutes until kale is wilted. To serve place a lemon slice in each bowl. That’s it enjoy. It’s a nice light bright soup.

Chicken · Dinner · Low Carb Dish

Hummus crusted chicken breast

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You’ll need:

2-4 Chicken breast halved lengthwise

1/2 cup Leftover hummus

4-6 tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper

(Chimichurri recipe for green sauce)

Make sure your chicken breast are thin enough so they cook fairly quick. About as think as chicken tenders, you can use chicken tenders if you would like! Then all you do is salt and pepper both sides of chicken then coat one side chicken with a coat of hummus. In skilled heat oil so it’s sizzling then drop in chicken with hummus side down let cook for 3 minutes so it vegans to crust. Smear other side of chicken with hummus then turn over and seat other side another 3 minutes. Place into ore heated oven at 400 for 4 minutes to make sure chicken is cooked clear through. That’s is! How easy! Serve hot or cold! Enjoy!