Showing posts with label dinner recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dinner recipes. Show all posts

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken (Low Carb Recipe) Zoodles!

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Ingredients
  •  2 lbs - Chicken Thighs (cut into bite size pieces)
  • 3 Large - Zucchini (cut into Zoodles using a Spiral Slicer)
  • 1/2 Stick - Butter
  • 5 - Whole Garlic Cloves
  • Salt & White Pepper
  • 2 Cups - Heavy Cream 
  • 1 Cup - Parmesan Cheese
Directions
  • In a large skillet over medium heat add butter and garlic cloves
  • Saute' for 2-3 minutes, then add the chicken and continue to cook the chicken for 5 minutes.
  • Remove garlic cloves, add heavy cream, bring it up to a boil and let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
  • Stir in the Parmesan cheese until smooth and turn the heat off.
  • Very quickly toss in and 'shock' the zoodles to slightly wilt them, you do not want to cook them and make them mushy and release all of their water into the Alfredo sauce.
  • Top with more Parmesan!
Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Chicken Fried Rice (Low Carb Recipe)

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Ingredients

Chicken and Marinade
  • 12 oz - Chicken (cut up into bite size pieces)
  • 2 tsp - Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp - Shaoxing Chinese Wine (or dry white wine or dry sherry, NOT cooking sherry)
  • 1/8 tsp - Granulated Garlic
  • 1/8 tsp - White Pepper
Faux Rice 
  • 1 Large Head of Cauliflower
  • 4 - Eggs (Beaten)
  • 2 TBS - Canola Oil
  • 1/4 Cup - Yellow Onion (Chopped)
  • 1/4 Cup - Frozen Peas and Carrots
  • 2 tsp - Toasted Sesame Oil 
  • 2 TBS - Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp - Salt
  • 1/2 tsp - White Pepper
  • 1 Packet - Splenda Sweetener
Directions
  • Combine chicken, soy sauce, wine, garlic and pepper in a bowl and mix well.
  • Let the chicken marinade for 10-15 minutes.
  • Cut the cauliflower off the head into florets.
  • Place all of the cauliflower in a large food processor or into several batches if you have a smaller one.
  • Pulse the food processor several times until the cauliflower resembles rice. DO NOT over pulse.
  • In a wok or large skillet over medium heat add 1 TBS of oil and scramble the eggs until fully cooked and chopped into little pieces.
  • Remove the eggs and set aside
  • Increase the heat to high, add 1 TBS of oil and stir fry the chicken for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and cook 4-5 minutes.  DO NOT overcook or the cauliflower will turn to mush.
Enjoy!