Chorizo (C1)

Angela Scribner-Johnson

Oh my goodness! Angela's recipe for homemade chorizo sounds good and easy!


1 lb ground turkey
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 Tbsp garlic
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
2 Tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup water

Optional:
1 Tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp cayenne powder

Cook it all together until done, then combine with your favorite veggies and fats! Yum!

Lemon & Feta Chicken (C1)

8 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/4 cup lemon juice, divided
1 Tbsp oregano leaves, divided
1/4 tsp pepper
3 oz crumbled Feta cheese
3 Tbsp chopped green onions

Preheat oven to 350.

Spray baking pan with nonstick spray, then place the chicken in the dish and drizzle with half of the lemon juice.  Sprinkle with half of the oregano and all of the pepper.  Top with the cheese ajnd green onion.

Drizzle with the remaining lemon juice and oregano. Bake, covere3d for 45 minutes, then enjoy!

Crockpot Ketchup (C1)

Modified from a recipe on BalancedBites website

This was taken in part from a recipe on Diane Sanfilippo's website, and modified a bit in both ingredients and the process.  It's still a bit of an in-the-works project, as it is a bit thicker than I like my ketchup -- but the flavor is to die for!

1 small onion, diced
2 green/granny smith apples, peeled and diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 pinches of cloves
1/4 teaspoon ginger
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (next time: 2.5 Tbsp, see note below)
1/4 cup water (next time: 2/3 cup, see note below)
6 oz tomato paste

Place all ingredients into a slow cooker and stir to combine. Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 4 hours.  I have a small crockpot (2 quart) that I use for making my own individual portions of food items, so I used my small crockpot.

After 4 hours, remove the crockpot from the heating element and let it cool just a bit and then put in your food processor or blender.  Be sure not to fill your blender too full, as warm items tend to expand. Blend until smooth. 

Since this is fairly chunky to begin with, what I did was I put it in my larger Ninja and blended the heck out of it, then transferred to my smaller one and blended until I thought it was ready, and then kept blending. 

Once blended, place the ketchup into glass containers and allow it to come to room temperature before refrigerating.

NOTE:

1. This was still fairly thick, and I'm thinking that it was because my small crockpot runs a bit on the warm side, so next time I will increase the water from the original 1/4 cup the recipe calls for, to 2/3 cup, and also add 1/2 Tbsp extra apple cider vinegar, possibly at the very end of the cooking process for the extra being added.  Another option is to cook less time, thereby keeping more of the water in the crockpot and not evaporating as much.
2. If you are making this in C3, you can also add 1 Medjool Date (that's what I did), but it really is not necessary, as I think it's sweet enough as it is.

Creamy Egg Salad (C1)

Tina Rawson

3 eggs (only 1 yolk)
1-2 Tbsp fat free cream cheese
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp acidophilus milk
Salt to taste

Combine all ingredients and enjoy!

BBQ Turkey Cutlets - Crockpot (C1)

Serves 6-8

1 lb turkey cutlets
Dark Agave equivalent to 1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup no sugar added or low carb ketchup
1 Tbsp chopped onion
2 artificial sweetener equivalent to 2 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp pepper

Combine all ingredients and place in your crockpot. Cook for 2-3 hours.

Sweet & Luscious Curry Chicken (C1)

3 lbs of Chicken Breasts or Tenderloins
½ cup oil
4 Tbsp Stevia/Truvia
2 Tbsp mustard
2 tsp salt
3 Tbsp curry powder

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Lay chicken in 9×13 casserole dish.

In a bowl, combine the oil and the rest of the ingredients.

Pour over chicken to coat and bake for 1 hour.

Spicy or Sweet Chicken and Veggie Bake (C1)

Simmie Sinow

This is a super easy dish to make, and very yummy!

Layer a full layer of each of the following in a baking dish (from the bottom up):

• Pace Picante Salsa (you can also use regular salsa or marinara for a sweeter slant)
• Sliced mushrooms
• Baby Spinach -- you can leave it whole or chop it up
• Chicken breasts
• More Pace Picante Salsa or marinara

Place in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.

Randi's Chicken Meatza (C1)

Randi Leimsider Ferris

1 lb ground chicken breast
Small amount of Parmesan Cheese
FF Mozzarella cheese
Seasonings: Salt, pepper, garlic, oregano

Combine the above ingredients and press into a pie plate and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes (10 on each side).

Then put it on a cookie sheet covered with marinara (homemade) and fat free mozzarella and baked another 5 minutes. Yum!

Smoky Chicken Saute (C1)

Recipe Author: Brittany Simpson

Chicken
Onion powder
Garlic powder
NuSalt (salt substitute)
Pepper
Smoked Paprika
Spinach
Mushrooms
1 Tbsp fat free cream cheese
1 tsp Parmesan Cheese

Season your chicken with the spices, garlic powder, nusalt, pepper, & smoked paprika. Cook on your stovetop with the spinach and mushrooms; then mix in the cream cheese and sprinkle the parmesan on top.

Shredded Crockpot Salsa Chicken (C1)

Recipe Author: Jennifer Borruso

8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 cups salsa (watch for compliance)
1 packet taco seasoning (I usually make my own)
1/4 cup water

Put it in at 9 am, set to low for 6 -7 hours, shred and turn on warm.

Stuffed Chocolate Drizzled Strawberries (C1)

Recipe Author: Mandy Connolly

Each strawberry is stuffed with:

• 1 tsp of fat free cream cheese
• 2 Tbsp Greek yogurt with a splash of vanilla

Scoop out your strawberries and fill!

You can melt 1 Tbsp sugar free dark chocolate and drizzle over the top if you want!

Veggie Frittata (C1)

Recipe Author: Mandy Connolly

3 egg whites

1 egg with yolk
yellow pepper
onion
green onion
mushroom
fresh dill
tomato
1 tbsp fat free feta.

Saute the veggies (except tomato and dill) for a few minutes prior to adding to beaten eggs.

Then mix all together in a baking dish that's been sprayed with PAM-type spray.

Also, you can sprinkle very lightly with just bit of low fat parmesan about 1 tsp after baking for about 20 minutes at 325.

Honey Garlic Meatball Sauce (C1)

Recipe Author: Stasi Blais L'Hirondelle

1/2 cup Walden Farms Honey BBQ Sauce
1/2 cup no sugar added ketchup
3 cloves crushed garlic
5-6 Tbsp water (add more if you like a thinner sauce)

Great meatball sauce! It can also be used as a marinade for chicken, etc.!

Greek Turkey Burgers (C1)

Recipe Author: Angie Ojeda-Kreiman 

1 package of ground chicken or ground turkey
1 package (6-9 oz) fresh baby spinach
1/2 cup chopped roasted tomatoes or sundried tomatoes
3 cloves of crushed garlic
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1/4 to 1/2 cup Fat Free feta cheese
Cracked pepper to taste

Spray frying pan with cooking spray.

Place ground chicken or turkey in a bowl and set the bowl aside.

In the pan, saute the spinach. When done, remove from the pan and put it in the bowl with the ground chicken or turkey.

Saute onion and garlic and add to the bowl with chicken and spinach (let the onion/garlic mixture cool before adding to the bowl).

Then add the roasted tomatoes and pepper. When mixed thoroughly, add the feta cheese.

Make small patties and saute in your frying pan!!!

These are good for saving to use as snacks for in between meals hunger!

Turkey Breakfast Sausage (C1)

These look so great and are easy to make! Plus, the secret to making them is so easy!!!

Note: Use olive oil for Cycle 1 or Cycle 2; if you use canola oil, they would be Cycle 3, as would coriander.

The Yummy Life website: Turkey Breakfast Sausage

Simmie's Super Stewy Chicken Vegetable Soup (C1)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

This is yet another modification for my thick Chicken Vegetable Soup (the first recipe on this blog is called Simmie's Stewy Chicken Vegetable Soup).  This is a family recipe passed down from my great grandmother to my grandmother, to my mother--and finally to me.  Each time I make it, I change something else!!! Great Gram used to make it in a soup pot on the stovetop, but mom and I have always liked making this in a crockpot.

Combine the following in a large crockpot:

28 oz can crushed tomatoes
4 cups chopped (small) cabbage (I got the shredded and diced the heck out of it)
1/2 of a 12 oz pkg broccoli slaw, chopped
4  7-oz cans of mushrooms, liquid included
4 carrots, cut up
1 large sweet onion, diced, then run through your food processor (I have a Ninja)
2 large bell peppers, diced (I use orange)
4 cups vegetable or chicken broth

I use the oregano/basil crushed tomatoes, so taste the broth before adding too many other spices! I use an all-purpose spice like Cavender's Greek Seasoning or some other italian seasonings.

Cook on high in your crockpot for about 2 hours before adding the chicken -- the carrots need that amount of time to soften up.

Then add:
3 chicken breasts, diced (I do not cook them before putting them in the soup--no need to)

Once the carrots have started to soften, add the chopped/diced chicken and cook on medium or low for another 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

This soup is REALLY thick, so for those of you that enjoy stewy soups, this one's for you!!!

I was going to add diced celery and some eggplant, but well, I ran out of room.  This would be a good vegetable soup without the chicken, for snacks and such as well.

The recipe I've used for a long time calls for 14 oz of broth and 2 cups of water, but with vegetable stock, it's not as strong, so I just used 4 cups of vegetable broth and no water.

For Vegetarians: Just omit the chicken and make sure to use vegetable stock. You can also put some cubed tofu into it for some protein.

This soup freezes really well and this recipe makes a lot.  It makes approximately 16 to 20 1-cup servings.

Asian Marinade (C1)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

1/2 + 1/4 tsp tsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp mashed garlic
2 tsp curry powder
1 pinch red pepper flakes
Equivalent to 1 pinch sugar
3/4 cup yogurt

Depending on how spicy you like your marinade, adjust the red pepper flakes accordingly!

Mix all ingredients together well, then put the item to be marinated in a ziploc bag along with the marinade for a few hours.  It is suggested that you turn the bag every 30 minutes or so to make sure all surfaces are coated with the marinade.

Indian Marinade (C1)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

1/4 cup plain lowfat yogurt
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp finely chopped parsley
1/4 tsp dried mint
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and mix well.

Put your items to be marinated inside a ziploc bag along with this marinade and let it sit in the refrigerator for 15 minutes minimum; overnight works good too!

Make sure all items to be marinated are coated with the mixture.  What I do if I'm making this for same-day use, is I check on it every 30 to 60 minutes (for a 2-hour marinade).

Cabbage with a Mustard Slant (C1)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

Serves 4

5 cups shredded cabbage
1 cup thinly sliced onion
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
1/2 tsp italian seasoning
1/8 tsp black pepper

In a medium microwaveable bowl, combine cabbage, onion and tomatoes.  Alternatively, this could be prepared in a saute pan on your stovetop as well.

Combine remaining ingredients and pour over vegetables.

Microwave on high 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Chipotle-Lime Marinade for Chicken (C1)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

This recipe is good to marinade 2-3 chicken breasts.

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lime juice
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp lime zest
2 Tbsp agave nectar
2 Tbsp ground cumin
2 Tbsp chipotle powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Combine all the ingredients and use as a marinade for your chicken breasts.  Place the marinade and chicken breasts in a large ziploc bag and marinate for 2-4 hours, turning the chicken every 30 minutes or so to thoroughly coat the chicken.

Bake or grill your chicken as you normally would.  With baked chicken, it is recommended 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.

NOTE:
It is recommended that you poke holes in the chicken breasts (with a fork or knife) before putting them in with the marinade, so that the flavors permeate the inside of the breasts.