Saturday, February 23, 2008

French Fries - Atkins

A popular snack to make it French Fries. Atkin's know how much you like to eat them, so here is their recipe for french fries.

CarbsPerServing: 8 total recipe
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
6 ounces daikon -- radish
1 EggCrushed Pork Rinds

How to Prepare:
Slice the radish like you would French Fries.
Beat egg in a bowl and coat the fries
Put fries in a bag filled with crushed Pork Rinds and shake
Put fries in pan containing 1/4 inch hot oil
Cook until golden brown and crispy

These are wonderful, you will never miss potato fries again and they total to only 8 carbs.

From: 1000 Atkin's Diet Recipes

Fluffy Cinnamon Muffins - Atkins

This is a great breakfast recipes to make Fluffy Cinnamon Muffins. Not diet recipe has to have the appearance of being painstakingly healthy all the time. :)

Serves: 10.8
CarbsPerServing: 14g carbs total
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon cream of
tartar
1/4 cup cottage cheese
2 tablespoons soy flour -- or
atkins bake mix, both work
1 tablespoon artificial
sweetener1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon artificial
sweetener
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons butter -- softened

How to Prepare:
Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 300. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff. Set aside. Mix cottage cheese, egg yolks, 1T splenda and
1/2tsp cinnamon until well blended (can use blender if desired). Add soy flour /
baking mix & blend well. Gently fold into egg whites and spoon into muffin tins
makes 8-10. Bake at 300f until lightly browned and springs back when touched -about 25 minutes. Mix butter, splenda and cinnamon well. When muffins are done and cooled slightly, spread the butter mixture over each one. You could make a cream cheese frosting (cream cheese, splenda, vanilla and some cream -beaten well) and bake this
in a small loaf pan (4x8?) and have a cinnamon coffee cake out of it:)

From: 1000 Atkin's Diet Recipes

Ground Beef and Savoy Cabbage Casserole - Atkins

This is another Atkin's recipe that makes Ground Beef and Savoy Cabbage Casserole.

CarbsPerServing:36g carbs total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
3 small heads savoy
cabbage -- chopped
1 1/2 pounds lean ground
beef
1 large onion -- chopped
1/2 can tomato saucegarlic powder -- to taste
1 can chicken broth
1 can beef broth

How to Prepare:
saute ground beef and onion until no longer pink, add garlic powder,tomato sauce and
cabbage,saute until cabbage is slightly wilted about 10 min. Add both cans of broth
,bring to a boil,reduce heat and simmer about 1 hr, or until cabbage in done and liquid has reduced.

NOTES : Counts provide for 1/2 cup tomatoe sauce.. poster did not indicate can
size.

From: 1000 Atkin's Diet Recipes

Tapenade - Atkins

Here's how to make Tapenade the Atkin's way.

Serves:4
CarbsPerServing: 2.5
Prep Time:10 minutes
Effort: Average

Ingredients:
½ cup kalamata olives 1 tsp capers
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic vinigar

Equipment Needed:
Chef’s knife
cutting board
mortar & pestle
small bowl
measuring cups and spoons1/4 to ½ tsp oregano
¼ to ½ tsp rosemary
1 clove garlic
1/8 tsp black or white pepper

How to Prepare:
Hints: The vinaigrette should run slightly from the tapenade after
it sits for a few seconds. Tapenade may be prepared a day in
advance. Experiment with other herbs and types of acids to complment
other foods such as fish or cold meats. Wine or cider vinigar may be
substituted to reduce the carbohydrate by 0.5 g per serving.
Instructions: Chop olives until pieces are 1/8” or less. Crush
capers and garlic with knife blade and mince fine. Grind oregano and
rosemary with mortar and pestle until powdered. Combine all
ingredients in small bowl. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Serve over
cold asparagus or thin sliced tomato or other cold cooked vegetables.

From: 1000 Atkin's Diet Recipes

Colorful Chicken Stew

We're going to start with a delicious chicken stew. This is a low fat diet that bound to be liked by the whole family

Ingredients:
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can Italian diced tomatoes, undrained
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2−inch cubes
5 medium carrots, chopped
3 celery ribs, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
2 (4 oz.) cans mushroom stems and pieces, drained
2 low−sodium chicken bouillon cubes
Artificial Sweetener equal to 2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. chili powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 cup cold water

Directions:
In a 5−quart crockpot, combine the first 12 ingredients.
In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir into
chicken mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours or until
vegetables are tender.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1−cup serving equals: 123 calories,
209 mg sodium, 25 mg cholesterol, 16 gm carbohydrate, 11 gm protein,
1 gm fat, 3 gm fiber.

Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetables, 1 very lean meat, 1/2 starch.

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