Share your favorite receipe??

[Lunababy76]

I've found so many excellent recipes here. I am wondering if anyone would like to share your favorite QUICK/EASY recipe with me. I am a working mom so I normally don't even get started making dinner until 8:00/9:00pm!! So I am always looking for something super easy to make for my hubby and I. So far my favorites from this site are the Egg Muffins, Ranch Chicken, Chicken Cordon Bleu and the Ham and cheese roll up snack.

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[not2late]

I like faux-jitas or faux-ritos. For the faux-jitas, I just grill chicken sprinkle it with lime juice slice and roll into a large lettuce leaf with regular fajita ingredients. The faux-ritos are similar---I saute ground meat add chili spices, and roll it into a large lettuce leaf.

If I want an Asian flavor, I adjust the spices and change the veggies, roll it into a lettuce leaf for mu shu pork or chicken.

[Lunababy76]

I like faux-jitas or faux-ritos. For the faux-jitas, I just grill chicken sprinkle it with lime juice slice and roll into a large lettuce leaf with regular fajita ingredients. The faux-ritos are similar---I saute ground meat add chili spices, and roll it into a large lettuce leaf.

If I want an Asian flavor, I adjust the spices and change the veggies, roll it into a lettuce leaf for mu shu pork or chicken.

oooooooooh... I'll have to try those! They sound awesome! Usually I'll prepare fajitas for the family and I'll just put mine in a bowl which is good too. I'll have to try the lettuce.

[ana]

quick dinner ideas

throw some meat (your choice) in the crockpot with a can of green chilis or a couple of jalepenos let it cook all day when you come home serve on a bed of lettuce with shredded cheese, sour cream and some cilantro.

chicken in the crockpot with a bit of spaghetti sauce or tomato sauce makes a good cacciatore.

I make a really quick asian lettuce wrap with canned chicken, a bit of sesame oil, and hot pepper add all of these to a hot skillet warm for 5 mins and wrap in lettuce yum. this is also really good with shrimp and a bit of diced celery for crunch.

cabbage is also a life saver mix it with any kind of meat for a quickie meal. cabbage stir fry, cabbage with bacon, cabbage baked with ham and cheese,
quick cole slaw made with mayo, splenda and vinegar makes a quick side.

hot wings and salad are my monday night staples as mondays are always a bear for me.

I hope that some of these ideas are a help to you.

[not2late]

Julie, if you don't mind experimenting with other veggies, you can also use blanched cabbage leaves (green cabbage, chinese cabbage, savoy cabbage), lightly blanched Swiss Chard leaves, or raddichio as the wrap. The cabbage and raddichio leaves are a bit more sturdy than the lettuce leaves and I think they go better with meat that's more seasoned. For the Swiss chard, just drop into boiling water for 1- 2 seconds take out and plunge into ice water, then let it drain.

I also make bell pepper scoops: cut a bell pepper into quarters, then cut the quarters in the middle. The naturally rounded ends of the peppers form a scoop.

[Lunababy76]

mmmmmm, all those ideas sound so yummy! And you know I had never really thought about using green peppers as "scoops" what an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing everyone!

[book]

ohh.. I have a pepper and some spinach artichoke cheese blend... and only an hour till lunch!

book

[Heidi3]

I have posted this before but it is worth repeating

this is so yummy a bit pricey but for a treat it is wonderful and company loves it...for non Atkins it can be served with rice...(I at least offer brown Texmati so I am bumping down a little on the glycemic index for my friends too!)

Shrimp Mozambique

2lbs. shrimp (lg)
1 bottle beer (good beer)
2 sticks real unsalted butter
1 good yellow onion diced
a few cloves of crused garlic
2T.paprika
1tsp.salt and pepper
1/2 of a lemon juiced
1/4 C. fresh parsley
1/2 T garlic
cayenne to taste (I like a lot)
2 pkgs.Goya seasoning (con azafron) With shrimp on front of box.


In large skillet melt 2 sticks of butter saute' onion and garlic just until transluscent then add the beer boil it down by a third. Place the shrimp in skillet. Add all other ingredients in at this time and cook on medium heat for about 15 min.

[ana]

Nurselady I love your recipes!!! OHH YUMMM I am gonna make this one!!!!
Thank you!!! :joy

[Heidi3]

thanks Ana! ok another fav

thanks for saying that!....I love to cook....so now that you stroked my ego here is another!!! The shrimp Mozambique can be split in half of even quartered it is not an Exact recipe...
I love Portuguese food so here is another fave I will post it in the catagory too...this is very easy and can be put in the marinade two days in advance it is absolutely to die for!!! ...this can be induction friendly with a few tweeks!!!.....Dump the whole thing in a huge pasta bowl and serve with a salad it is a feast!!!! and very very easy I promise!!!

Portuguese Pork and Clams

1 1/2 pounds pork roast, cut into 1 inch cubes (use a cheap cut it is going to marinate I like to buy a whole butt cut it up, all at once and freeze to make again when I need it)
1 cup dry white wine
1Tbl of sweet paprika
2 bay leaf
2 whole cloves
salt and pepper to taste
4 large cloves garlic, chopped
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
2 onions, sliced
4 tomatoes, chopped (you do not need to peel and seed but it takes just a min to put them on a fork scorch skins off and squeeze seeds out )
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 pounds clams in shell, scrubbed (manilla clams are perfect or any small clam)
big handfull chopped fresh cilantro
small handfull chopped fresh parsley
1 juicy lemon, quartered
Put pork in a dish, and add the wine, paprika, bay leaf, cloves, pepper, salt and 2 cloves of garlic. toss well then transfer to a big ziploc bag and refrigerate overnight, turning and mashing around occasionally.
In a large saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Saute onions, tomatoes and 5 cloves of garlic. Cook gently until onions are soft; add salt and pepper to taste.
Wash the clams, discarding any that are open. Add them to the onion/tomato mixture. Cover, and cook over high heat until all clams have opened, about 5 minutes, then cook for another minute.
Meanwhile, drain the pork; set marinade aside. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons margarine in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook pork until brown on all sides. Stir in marinade, and cook until there is very little liquid left. Keep turning pork or it will stick and burn!
Serve the pork, the clams in their shells, and the onion mixture with boiled potatoes. Sprinkle everything with coriander and parsley, and garnish with lemon quarters.

[calyn320]

My favorite recipe I have is a revision I did of a high carb recipe for:

CHEESE BALLS

8 oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 cup Bake Mix
1/2 cup almond flour
1 stick butter, melted
green olives, small


How to Prepare:

Preheat oven to 350 (may need to be 375, depends on oven). Mix the cheese, bake mix and almond flour. Add melted butter and mix until evenly combined. (Best if you use your hands to mix) Take 1-1 1/2 tsp of mixture, wrap around a olive and roll into a ball. Repeat until mixture is gone. Bake for 15-20 minutes. You can also make them and freeze them. They do not need to be defrosted before baking.

Whole recipe is 30 carbs, depends on how many you make but they are 1 to 1.25 carb per cheese ball.


My favorite recipe I found here was by JoanOH (thanks again :nod )


MEXICAN CASSEROLE

1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup diced onion
3 eggs
1/3 cup mayo
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
1/2 tbsp oregano
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can (4.5 oz) green chili peppers, drained


How to Prepare:

Brown hamburger meat and onions, drain and add 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tbsp chili powder, oregano and drained can of green chilis to meat mixture. Put in a buttered (or Pam-sprayed) casserole dish.

Mix eggs, mayo, heavy cream and 1 tbsp chili powder. Pour gently over the meat mixture. Top evenly with shredded cheddar cheese.

Cover casserole dish (alum. foil is fine) and Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 15 more minutes.

Serve with some shredded lettuce and a tbsp of sour cream. 4 servings.

[otbthin]

Quick Dinners

This is not a quick and easy recipe but my new way of Life. I hope it could work for you.

I spend a part of Sunday afternoon preparing for the following week.
I BOIL a whole batch of chicken in water until it's just pink inside and then take them out of water, cool a little and then I place them a freezer bag and put them in the frig.
That way when I get home and want a quick lunch or dinner, I just grab out a piece or two and throw it in the microwave for 1 minute and voila, the meat is cooked. If I have the time or the want, I will make them into a stir fry or something more elaborate.

Preparing the veggie is just as easy. I cut up the lettuce, celery and mushrooms that I use in my salad and put them all in seperate freezer bags in the frig. When I want a salad, it's just grab and go.

For snacks, I always have a cup of Jello Light Jello made in the frig and ready to go, as well as celery sticks and cream cheese or ham and cream cheese and cheese sticks. Open the door and I have choices ready made. No thinking.

I have also found that my supermarket sells hard boiled eggs. They are small sized and ready for a snack or to make a quick devilled egg. I always have a package of these eggs available in my frig.

I find that by doing these few little things, life seems so much easier and I stick to my diet so much more.

I think I became so heavy in the first place, because I hated cooking. I enjoyed the grab and go life style. By cooking and preparing these things in advance, gives me the same freedom.

Good luck.