Crispy Bacon Chili (C3)

Modified from recipe on The Chew website

1 lb turkey bacon (chopped)
2 lbs ground beef
2 garlic cloves (chopped)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 large red onion (diced)
1 jalapeno (diced; optional)
2 tsp dried oregano
56 ounces canned fire roasted tomatoes
Garnish
Scallions
Diced Red Onions
Hot Sauce

In a large dutch oven or heavy-bottom pot, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy (about 5-7 minutes). Remove bacon and reserve for garnish.

With the bacon drippings in the pot, add the beef and season generously with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until dark brown and crispy (about 10 minutes). Push the meat to the side and toss in the onions, jalapeno, and garlic.

Sprinkle in the seasonings and stir to coat. Cook for 2 minutes until softened then stir into the meat. Pour in the fire roasted tomatoes and adjust seasoning to taste.

Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until mostly thickened.

Serve with your choice of garnish and reserved crispy bacon.

Pork and Beef Chow Mein (C3)

Recipe Author: Simmie Sinow

This is a great crockpot recipe!

Serves 8

3/4 lb round steak, cubed
6 pork chops, cubed
6 cups water
1 large onion, chopped
3 ribs diced celery
1 can bean sprouts, drained
4 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce

Brown pork and steak. Remove and add to crockpot with other ingredients and mix well.

Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6 hours.

Add soy sauce and thicken with cornstarch or arrowroot, if desired.

Serve over:

• broccoli slaw that has been sauteed until soft
• whole wheat chow mein noodles
• whole wheat rice

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls (C2)

Recipe Source: Budget101 website

Click HERE for the recipe!!! Sounds yummy!

It is similar to the Unstuffed Bell Peppers recipe on our website, but seems to dirty less pans (always a plus!) and a little bit easier.

Filet of Beef with Stroganoff Cream (C2)

Filet of Beef with Stroganoff Cream (C2)

Site credit for original recipe and photo below: www.FageUSA.com

Serves 4

Oh  my does this sound wonderful!!!

If you use the following ingredients (changes to original recipe are italicized and marked with an asterisk*), it would be C2 or C3 compliant!


1/2 cup FAGE Nonfat Greek yogurt *
2 shallots, finely diced
1/4 cup brandy [99% of this will cook off, so don't worry about this]
2 cups beef or chicken broth, reduced sodium
2 teaspoon sweet paprika, plus more for garnish
4 gherkin pickles, finely diced
1/2 pound noodles, cooked and drained (C3) or brown rice (C2) *
3 tablespoon chopped fresh flat parsley leaves, plus more for garnish
12 ounce button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 pinch Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 lean, thick steaks
3 tablespoon olive oil *
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoon whole wheat flour *


If you use brown rice, this would be C2 compliant; whole wheat noodles would make it C3 compliant.

Be sure to go to the link above for complete instructions on how to prepare this wonderful dish.

Way to go Bobby Flay!

Steak Stir Fry (C2)

Steak Stir Fry (C2)

Recipe Author: Stacy Oliver

Steak strips
Broccoli florets
sliced onion
mushrooms
Olive Oil

Use 1 Tbsp olive oil to sauté the veggies; sauté the meat separately.

Then add 1 Tbsp of lite soy sauce for added flavor!

Chili Spaghetti (C3)

From: http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2010/11/chili-spaghetti-homemade-stovetop-beef.html

So does this recipe sound great or what (go to the above link)???

I'd only make a few changes to the ingredients to make it 17DD compliant:

* I use mostly ground turkey (mostly because that's what I enjoy the most); if using ground beef, it does tend to have more fat in it, so be aware of that

* Instead of sugar, I'd use sugar substitute like Stevia

* Instead of spaghetti noodles, I'd cook up some spaghetti squash and use that instead -- the flavor is just so much better!

* And of course fat-free or low-fat on the cheddar cheese

With the Rotel, this recipe will be higher in sodium than you might want; you could use just regular tomatoes and add some "zing" to it!

So here's what the revised ingredients would look like; be sure and go to the link above for the instructions on making this wonderful dish:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1 medium green bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons of sliced jalapeno peppers, chopped
2 pounds ground turkey (or ground chuck if you want beef)
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste, optional
1/2 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), optional
1 tablespoon of sugar substitute such as Stevia
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon of Kitchen Bouquet
1 teaspoon of hot sauce
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 can of Rotel tomatoes or regular diced tomatoes, drained
2 cups beef stock or broth
2 medium bay leaves
2 cans of light kidney beans, drained and rinsed
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Spaghetti squash noodles
Finely shredded cheddar cheese -- fat free or low fat

Beef Sliders (C3)

Recipe Author: Sabine Bauer


1 kg extra lean ground beef
100 g chopped onion
2 Tbsp sf apricot jam
2 Tbsp low carb, low sugar ketchup
1 Tbsp horseradish mustard
4 Tbsp ground flaxseed
2/3 cup reduced fat mozzarella
1/3 cup grated parmesan
1 tsp aniseed
1 Tbsp ground coriander
1/4 Tbsp cumin
salt

Mix together and form small patties.  I use 1 heaping tablespoon of the meat mass (you should end up with about 38 to 40).

Pan fry (I used olive oil cooking spray) at medium heat for app. 10 minutes.

At 38 sliders, one will clock in at 60 kcal.

Simmie Note:
To make this C1 compliant, just switch out the ground beef for ground turkey.

Cheese Sliders (C3)

Recipe Author: Sabine Bauer

This is good for those days when you want a bunch of protein fast and don't feel like protein powder!

100 g extra lean ground beef (or chicken/turkey for C1)
1/4 cup dry curds
1-2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
ground coriander
crushed chilis
salt
pepper

Mix all ingredients--took some squishing, because I decided to go without a binding agent, but you could add an egg white--form three sliders, fry either in cooking spray or friendly oil.

I like the fact that the curds go just a little soft and stringy (in other words, they display cheese-type behavior <g>) if you heat them with fat. Also, the sweet potato chips go really well with it <vbg>.  (Sweet potato chips would be C2, not C1....Simmie)

Nutritional Information (ENTIRE recipe):
(Nutritional info on this recipe is based on 93/7 ground turkey)

Calories: 265
Fat: 13 grams
Fiber: 4 grams
Protein: 33 grams
Carbs: 5 grams (1/3 of starch on 17DD)
Sugar: 1 gram

Crockpot Lasagna (C3)

Crockpot Lasagna (C3)

as posted on 17-Day-Diet Facebook community page at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/17-Day-Diet/178916518816387

Recipe Author: Patty Hecke

1 8-oz. pkg lasagna whole wheat noodles (uncooked) (C3)
1 lb. cooked ground turkey or lean beef (turkey=C2; beef=C3)
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 28-oz. jar low carb spaghetti sauce
1/3 cup water.
15 oz. low fat ricotta cheese
2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (you could also use veggie cheese)

Break noodles, place half in the bottom of a greased slow cooker (Use Pam spray).

Stir in the seasonings with the ground meat.

Spread half of the meat over the noodles in the cooker.

Layer with half each of the sauce, water, ricotta cheese and mozzarella over meat.

Repeat layers.

Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.

You could also add some onions to the meat while browning; also garlic would be a nice addition!

This is C3 due to the whole wheat noodles and the amount of cheese being used.  To make this a healthier/lower carb version of this recipe:

• Replace the whole wheat noodles with something else--cabbage has been used by some. With cabbage, this could then be used as a dinner meal and not a prior-to-2 pm meal.
• Use ground turkey for the meat instead of the beef.