KETO PEPPER STEAK LOW CARB BEEF STIR FRY

COURSE: MAIN COURSE

CUISINE: ASIAN

PREP TIME: 10MINUTES

COOK TIME: 10MINUTES

TOTAL TIME: 20MINUTES

SERVINGS: 4 PEOPLE

A quick and easy pepper steak beef stir fry dinner with optional baby corn. It’s a simple meal that great for busy weeknights.

INGREDIENTS:

▢1 tablespoon sesame oil or avocado oil

▢1 pound sirloin steak cut into thin strips

▢1 clove garlic minced

▢salt and pepper to taste

▢1 medium green bell pepper cut into strips

▢¼ cup onion chopped

▢½ cup beef broth

▢2 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari

▢8 ounces mushrooms sliced

▢¼ teaspoon xanthan gum add more if needed (optional thickener)

▢15 ounces baby corn optional

INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.

Add the beef strips and garlic; cook until the beef is browned. Once done, season to taste with salt and pepper, and remove from skillet.

Adde additional oil to the skillet if needed. Cook pepper and onion in skillet until they are tender.

Add the broth, soy sauce, mushrooms, and optional xanthan gum and baby corn (if using).

Cook and stir until mushrooms are softened.

Stir in the beef and continue cooking until heated throughout.

NOTES:

Baby corn will add another 1-2 grams net carbs per serving. Other keto friendly vegetables like broccoli can be added or used in place of the peppers and or mushrooms.

For a thick sauce, sprinkle in about ¼ to ½ teaspoon xanthan gum. Adding in about a 1 to 3 teaspoons of coconut flour or almond flour to the soy sauce before adding may also work.

Flank steak is a popular cut to use in beef stir fry so it can be used instead of the sirloin.

Nutritional Info 

Calories: 297 | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 538mg | Potassium: 593mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 3mg

Additional Info

Net Carbs: 4 g | % Carbs: 5.3 % | % Protein: 34.7 % | % Fat: 60 % | SmartPoints: 9

 

Perfect Greek Salad Recipe

Fresh tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, crisp red onions, green peppers, romaine lettuce, savoury olives and crumbled feta cheese all tossed in a homemade lemony Greek salad dressing makes for the most perfect Greek salad. This refreshing classic salad takes just a few minutes to prep and toss together.

TIPS FOR MAKING GREEK SALAD

Make it in advance. The great thing about this salad is that you can make lots at once and store it in your fridge for lunches throughout the week. Just be sure to keep the Greek salad dressing separate and only add it to the salad that you are consuming that day.

Double the recipe. So whenever I make this, I double or even triple the quantities of the vegetables so that I have enough leftovers to take to work for lunch the next couple of days.

How to store. Store the salad in an airtight container and store the lemon Greek salad dressing in separate dressing containers on the side.

The perfect Greek salad with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, green peppers, romaine lettuce, olives and feta cheese tossed in a lemon vinaigrette.

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4 side salads

Diet: Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups romaine lettuce, chopped

1 cup grape tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes)

1 cup red onion, chopped (roughly 1 small red onion)

1 + 1/2 cups cucumber, sliced and chopped into quarters (roughly 1 medium cucumber)

1 medium green pepper, chopped

1/4 cup whole Kalamata olives

1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

GREEK SALAD DRESSING

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 + 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (or more to taste)

INSTRUCTIONS:

In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, olives and feta cheese.

In a small bowl, make the lemon Greek salad dressing by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper.

Pour dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Add more black pepper to taste.

NOTES:

Make it in advance. The great thing about this salad is that you can make lots at once and store it in your fridge for lunches throughout the week. Just be sure to keep the Greek salad dressing separate and only add it to the salad that you are consuming that day.

Double the recipe. So whenever I make this, I double or even triple the quantities of the vegetables so that I have enough leftovers to take to work for lunch the next couple of days.

How to store. Store the salad in an airtight container and store the lemon Greek salad dressing in separate dressing containers on the side.

Italian Drunken Noodles Recipe

Any time I go out to Thai food, I’m getting Drunken Noodles, no question. There’s just something about that slippery, slurpable dish that’s positively irresistible, so when you find another opportunity to work it into your life, of course you have to do it. That opportunity is Italian Drunken Noodles. They’re just as slippery, just as slurpable, but are instead flavored with Italian flair such as spicy sausage, a red wine-kissed tomato sauce, onions, peppers, and fresh herbs. They’re absolutely delicious and they’re quick too!

The sauce here takes just about as long as it does to boil the pasta, so don’t think for a second that you’ll have to stand at the stove all day to get this kind of deliciousness. Nope, you’re looking at more of a thirty-minute meal. And it’s sure an easy one!

While your pappardelle boils, you just brown some sausage and then soften some onion and bell peppers in the drippings. (There’s garlic too, don’t worry.) From there, reduce some red wine and scrape up all the browned bits from the sausage and then stir in some crushed tomatoes which only need to simmer for a few minutes before fresh basil and parsley are stirred in

It’s fast, but it tastes fresh and herby and a nice drizzle of olive oil gives it that same satisfying slippery quality you know and love. So tasty! That’s my kind of fusion.

Serves 4

5m prep time

20m cook time

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz pappardelle noodles

1 lb bulk spicy Italian sausage

1 large onion, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup white wine

1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon red chili flake

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, julienned

Olive oil, as needed

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

PREPARATION:

In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pappardelle according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

In a large heavy bottomed skillet or pot, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.

Once hot, add sausage to pan, breaking up into small chunks with a spatula. Let brown, then remove to a plate and set aside.

Add onion to pan, and let cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Add more oil to the sausage drippings if needed. Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasonings and stir to combine.

Add in bell peppers, and cook until tender, about 2 minutes. Then stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more.

Add wine and let reduce for a couple of minutes. Stir in tomatoes, then return sausage back to pan. Let simmer about 3 minutes, then remove from heat.

Drizzle in a couple tablespoons of olive oil, adjust seasoning as needed, then stir in basil and parsley.

Add pappardelle to sauce and toss with tongs. Serve and enjoy!

Grilled Romaine Salad Recipe

Grilled Romaine Salad is this summers go-to for an easy and delicious side salad. Romaine lettuce is grilled and topped with bacon, toasted hand-torn croutons, parmesan cheese and the creamiest lemon dressing

Prep Time: 15mins

Cook Time: 6mins

Total Time: 21mins

Servings: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE DRESSING:

1/3 cup mayonnaise I use a light mayo

1 teaspoon garlic (grated)

1/2 large lemon zest and juice

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste

freshly ground black pepper to taste

FOR THE SALAD:

8 slices center cut bacon

2 cups seedy whole grain bread hand torn into pieces

2 medium romaine lettuce heads halved

garlic olive oil or regular, for brushing

pickled red onion

parmesan cheese shavings

INSTRUCTIONS:

MAKE THE DRESSING:

In a small jar or bowl, combine mayo, garlic, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper. Whisk well to combine. Add a splash of water to thin out the dressing, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

MAKE THE SALAD:

Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy. Drain on paper towels before giving a fine chop. Drain out all but a little of the bacon fat and add the torn pieces of bread to the pan. Toast the croutons over medium heat until crisp and golden.

Preheat your grill to 500°.

Meanwhile, cut your romaine in half and brush the cut side with olive oil. Once your grill is preheated, place the romaine cut-side down onto the grill grates. Use tongs to press the lettuce gently onto the grates. Grill for 2 to 3 mintues before turning. Repeat on the second side before transferring to a platter.

Top grilled romaine with a little of the dressing, the bacon crumbles, croutons, some pickled red onion, parmesan cheese shavings. Top with more dressing and lots of freshly ground black pepper.

Nutritional Info:

Serving: 1wedge | Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1162mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g

Cherry Bars Recipe

Great for a Church pot luck or a family get-together.Dig into these delectable cherry desserts at your next patriotic picnic! A perfect combination of cherry, almond and cookie flavors.

INGREDIENTS:

1 ½ cups butter, softened

3 cups granulated sugar

1 ½ tsps salt

5 large eggs

1 ½ tsps vanilla extract

1 ½ tsps almond extract

5 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ tsps baking powder

21 ozs cherry pie filling

For The Glaze

1 cup confectioner’s sugar

3 tbsps milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a jelly roll pan (12×17) with aluminum foil. Spray with nonstick spray. Set aside.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar, about 1-2 minutes. Add salt, eggs, and vanilla and almond flavorings and continue stirring until fully incorporated. Add flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. Reserve 1 3/4 cup of dough. Spread/Press remaining dough into the prepared baking pan. Top with cherry pie filling. Drop remaining batter in small pieces over the cherry filling.

Place in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from the oven and place pan on a wire rack to cool completely.

Once cooled prepare the glaze. Whisk together confectioners’ sugar and milk until smooth and drizzle over the bars.

Cut into 35 squares and serve.

Nutritional Info:

Servings: 370 Calories per serving

Amounts Per Serving

Total Fat: 17g/Saturated Fat: 11g/TransFat: .5g/Cholesterol: 70mg/Sodium: 290mg/Total Carbohydrates: 48g/Dietary Fiber: 1g/Total Sugars: 27g/Added Sugars: 26g/Protein: 4g

Insanely Delicious Cinnamon Roll Cake With Apples And Pecans

Insanely Delicious Cinnamon Roll Cake With Apples And Pecans combines the flavors of fall like apple and pecan together with refrigerated cinnamon rolls for an easy ooey gooey breakfast cake or quickie coffee cake.

Trust me – stop what you’re doing and make this recipe!

This easy country coffee cake cheats by calling for refrigerated cinnamon roll dough that, once combined with ripe apples and sweet pecans, becomes a coffeetime indulgence you’ll not soon forget.

One bite of a homemade cinnamon roll and you’ll swear you’re going to learn to bake come hell or high water.

Hey, in my case, there’s a first time for everything! But seriously…

Prep Time: 10mins

Cook Time: 40mins

Cooling: 10 mins

Total Time: 1hr

Servings: 8 servings 

INGREDIENTS:

for the cinnamon roll cake

2 tablespoons unsalted butter divided; 1 tablespoon melted, the other at room temperature

1 ½ cups apples peeled, cored, and chopped

1 can (roughly 10 ounces) canned cinnamon rolls

⅛ cup brown sugar light or dark, firmly packed

1 teaspoon cinnamon

⅓ cup light corn syrup

1 tablespoon whiskey may substitute apple brandy, pear cognac or any orange-flavored liquor such as Cointreau

2 large eggs

¾ cup pecans halves and pieces

for the glaze

⅓ cup Confectioners sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 to 2 teaspoons milk reduced fat or full fat

INSTRUCTIONS:

Heat oven to 350°F. Use 1 tablespoon of the butter which has softened to room temperature to butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round or 8 x 8-inch cake/baking pan. **NOTE in Not Entirely Average test kitchen trial bakes, this cake baked ooey gooey at 350°F with the apples in tact and texture maintained. We also baked this cake at 375°F for the same amount of time and yielded a less ooey gooey cake with slightly broken down apples. Oven accurateness plays a major role in how recipes finish. Take all into consideration when determining the best temperature to set your oven within the 350°F to 375°F range for this recipe.

Spread 1 cup of the apples in the bottom of the pan. Separate the canned cinnamon rolls and cut each into 4 pieces. Arrange cinnamon roll pieces point side up over the apples. Scatter remaining apples.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining tablespoon of butter which you have melted, brown sugar, cinnamon, corn syrup, whisky, and the eggs. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the mixture to 2 to 3 minutes until the brown sugar is visibly at least partially dissolved.

Stir in the pecans and pour over the assembles apples and cinnamon roll points being sure to fill all of the peaks and the valleys.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes at 350°F or until the top of the cake has turned a deep golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes. Cake will have puffed up significantly.

While the cake cools, prepare the sugar icing by whisking all of the glaze ingredients in a small bowl until very smooth. Drizzle over warm coffee cake.

Serve warm with hot coffee as a breakfast, Brunch, or mid-morning treat, or serve warm with a scoop of French vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of hot caramel sauce as a dessert.

Notes:

Substituting Alcohol use apple or orange juice in equal measure in lieu of any alcohol if preferred.

Substituting Pecans use walnuts, macadamias, or whole or chopped almonds in lieu of pecans if preferred.

Make Ahead by one day and refrigerate uneaten portions for up to three days. Reheat in microwave for several seconds to serve warm.

To Freeze use a vacuum sealing system if possible. May also freeze in a plastic freezer bag or casserole dish with a lid.

Nutritional Info:

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg