DIET RECIPES ONLY

I thought this thread was needed since so many of us are on diets right now. I am copying the diet recipes from both of the recipe threads. Please feel free to post low carb, low fat, sugar free, low cholesterol, diabetic, or any other type of 'special' diet recipes.

I am placing links to DIET RECIPE sites on here. If you have any, please PM or email me and I will add them to this original post. That way we can keep them all in one place. Thanks!

LOW CALORIE SITES

http://www.aeb.org/recipes/diet/index.html

LOW CARB RECIPE SITES

http://www.aeb.org/recipes/low-carb/index.html

http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/lowcarb-recipes.html

http://www.camacdonald.com/lc/LowCarbohydrateCooking-Recipes.htm

http://southernfood.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fak2%2Fkathyslc%2FPage4.html

DIABETIC RECIPE SITES

http://www.diabetic-recipes.com/recipes.htm

http://www.recipesource.com/special-diets/diabetic/

http://vgs.diabetes.org/recipe/index.jsp

LOW FAT RECIPE SITES

http://www.low-fat-recipes.com/

http://webvalue.net/recipes/lowfat/

http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/cb/rec.html

LOW CHOLESTEROL RECIPE SITES

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,low+cholesterol+recipes,FF.html

http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/recipeCategory?category.cholesterol+orderBy.cholesterol

http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/cb/rec.html

SUGAR FREE RECIPE SITES

http://home.teleport.com/~jbdubois/SugarFree.shtml

http://www.pastrywiz.com/archive/category/sugarfree.htm

LOW G.I. DIET LINK

SOUTH BEACH DIET LINK

ATKINS DIET LINK

WEIGHTWATCHERS

WEIGHTWATCHERS PROGRAM

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By donnA

Garlic Chicken and Cabbage

Ingredients:
1- whole chicken 1/2-to 1- whole red or white onion chopped 3-8- garlic cloves or use garlic salt/powder to you liking salt and pepper to taste. Season chicken and place in crockpot. Add onion and garlice cloves and salt and pepper. Fill crockpot 1/4-way with water, cover and cook on high 6-8 hours. The chicken should fall off of the bone. During the last hour of cooking the chicken, cut up 1 head of green cabbage...I use red also...core removed. Place in a large pot of pan with a shallow amount of water...1/2-to 1-cup. Add two tablespoons of butter or margarine and sprinkle liberally with garlic salt and pepper. Cover and cook on med-high heat for 20-30 minutes. Once chicken and cabbage are done, place some cabbage in a bowl and top with chicken and some of the chicken broth. Talk about yummy. You can alter any of the seasonings and the butter or margarine to your satisfaction.

Dressed Cabbage (Irish)

Ingredients:
Dressed Cabbage (Irish) Cabbage 4 T Butter 3 T Bacon stock or water 1 pinch Nutmeg or mace 1/2 t Flour Pepper Shred the cabbage. Melt half the butter in a heavy pot; then add the cabbage and toss until covered with the butter. Add bacon stock or water,cover and cook gently for about 20 minutes. By this time the liquid should be nearly absorbed, and the cabbage cooked. Add the nutmeg or mace, the flour, and stir well; then add the rest of the butter and toss until melted into the cabbage. Add pepper if needed. by VegasMom

Kenyan Curried Cabbage

Ingredients: 2 Tbsp butter 1 medium head of cabbage, shredded 1/2 small white onion - finely minced 1 Cup shredded carrots 1/4 Cup heavy cream 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp salt - or 2 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp white pepper In large skillet over medium heat, sauté minced onion in butter until translucent. Add shredded cabbage and continually toss for several minutes to partially cook. Sprinkle curry powder and white pepper over the cabbage and mix well. Pour in heavy cream and allow 1-2 minutes for it to reduce. Add salt and stir in shredded carrots and continue cooking until the carrots are heated through. Do not overcook. Makes 8 Servings. 6 carbs per serving.

 

By Trotter

Cabbage Dump

Crumble and brown 1 pound ground beef . Drain well.

Chop 1/2 head cabbage (I usually use a whole head, but I love cabbage). Throw on top of ground beef.

Dump 1 can diced tomatoes on top of cabbage. Cover and let it simmer until cabbage is tender.

Top with shredded cheese when done.

(We sometimes add onions with the ground beef, or use salsa instead of tomatoes, add some sausage in with the ground beef, use varios spices, whatever)

 

By Sue

LOW CARB - LOW FAT - LOW SUGAR DESSERT
(Easy, cheap, quick, and good)

2 pkgs. sugar-free Jello
2-3 TBLS cool whip

Mix jello per pkg. directions
Chill and let set

(I put mine in a 9x13 baking dish. It sets up quicker and then I cut it into cubes)

Put into bowl and fold in cool whip - keeps well in fridge when in a bowl with a lid.

(I keep this on hand ALL the time for when I get a craving for something sweet)

 

By Sue

LOW-CARB SWISS STEAK

2 LBS ROUND STEAK, 3/4 INCH THICK
SALT TO TASTE
1 TBLS PEPPER
2 TSPS GARLIC POWDER
4 TBLS SOY FLOUR
1/2 CUP CELERY - CHOPPED
1/2 CUP ONION - CHOPPED
1 CUP HOT BOUILLON OR BEEF BROTH

Cut the steak into portion-size pieces. Salt each piece and pound with a meat mallet. Sprinkle pepper and garlic salt on both sides.

Put the flour in a paper bag and shake the steak in it - 2 pieces at a time. Save the remaining flour.

Sear steaks and place in shallow roasting pan. Cover with celery, onions, and bouillon or beef broth. Seal the top with foil and bake at 300º for 2 hours. Place on a platter.

GRAVY

Mix the remaining soy flour with a little cold water, blend into the pan juices, and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour over steak and serve.

Yields 4 servings. 4.7 grams of carbs per serving.

 

By Sue

LOW-CARB SPINACH SIDE DISH

Cook one box of frozen spinach, drain and chill.

Mix with:
3 TBLS parmesan cheese
3 TBLS ranch dressing
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Mix well and serve!

 

By Sue

LOW-CARB CHICKEN FRIED STEAK WITH GRAVY

4 Cube steaks
2 eggs - beaten
1 bag pork rinds - crushed
Olive Oil
1 small head of cauliflower - boiled until very tender and drained
1/3 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Dip steaks in egg and bread with pork rinds.
Fry steaks in oil until done.
Meanwhile, puree cauliflower, adding cream slowly until you get the consistency of gravy.
(If you can't get gravy thin enough, add some of the pan drippings or some water)
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve gravy poured over steaks.

 

By Sue

TURKEY FRITTATA

1 Tablespoon light olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped cooked cauliflower
1 cup leftover cooked chopped or diced turkey
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley, basil or cilantro
1/2 cup grated Monterey jack or mozzarella cheese

Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and bell pepper and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in chopped cooked cauliflower and cook until golden brown. Add diced turkey and toss to coat.

In a mixing bowl beat together the eggs and cream and season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture into skillet and stir in chopped herbs. Top with grated cheese and brown under broiler for about 2-3 minutes until the frittata puffs.

Serves 4 –– 2.8 carbs per serving.

**Sue's tips**
1) I used brocolli instead of cauliflower and it worked just fine.

2) I put mine in the microwave for 3 minutes instead of the broiler.

3) Heavy Cream substitute (courtesy of Donna) is 3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup butter melted and cooled
(use in place of 1 cup Heavy Cream)

 

By Sue

Low Carb Fried Pumpkin Blossoms

Ingredients:
1 Dozen Pumpkin Blossoms
3 Beaten Eggs
ground pork rinds
To taste Salt
To taste Pepper
1/2 stick Margarine

Preparation Directions:

**Pull stems out of center of blossoms**
Crush crackers and place in a shallow bowl.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Beat eggs in a second bowl.

Dredge pumpkin blossoms gently in egg batter, then into the pork rinds.

The flowers are tender, so it is better to set the blossom in the pork rind bowl and pat on the crumbs. Turn over and repeat.

Place directly into a frying pan with margarine.
Cook until slightly brown.

Remove from pan and place on a paper towel to drain.

 

By Abiyah

HOMEMADE SOBE DRINK

This makes 2 gallons of drink and, I am sure, can
be easily tweeked with other flavors.

1 qt water in a rolling boil
Remove from heat and immediately drop in 12
plain tea bags (I use Lipton orange pekoe)
Allow to steep for 10 minutes then remove tea bags
Immediately stir in enough 'artificial sweetener' to equal 2 cups of sugar and mix well.
Add 1 pouch of Crystal Light lemonade mix
1 package unsweetened cherry Koolade
1 package unsweetened lime-lemon Koolade
Stir well, then pour into a two-gallon container
Add water to make 2 gallons and chill.

 

By Sue

FRESH SQUASH CASSEROLE

3 cups yellow squash, sliced
1/4 cup onion, chopped
4 TBLS margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup sharp cheese, grated
enough crushed pork rinds to equal 1 cup crackers

Preheat oven to 350º.

Saute squash and onions with the margarine until tender. Drain

Add remaining ingredients, EXCEPT cheese and pork rinds. Spoon into a 9x13 baking dish and top with cheese and pork rinds.

Bake for 20 minutes.

***TIP
For a lower fat version of this recipe, hold the cheese and top casserole with pork rinds only.

 

By Sue

STUFFED ZUCCHINI

3 medium-sized zucchini
2 TBLS onion-chopped
1 TBLS butter
1 cup Provolone or Monterey Jack cheese
4 oz mushrooms - chopped
2 TBLS SOY flour
2 TBLS sour cream
2 TBLS Parmesan cheese
½ tsp salt
½ tsp dried basil

Preheat oven to 350º.

Cut off ends of zucchini and cut them in half, length-wise.

Cook zucchini in 1-inch deep salted, boiling water for 5-10 minutes, until crisp, yet tender; drain.

Scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4 inch shell. Chop enough pulp to make about 3/4 cup.

Saute onion in butter. Combine with remaining ingredients, including pulp.

Spoon into zucchini shells.

Place shells into geased 9x13 baking dish. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.

 

By Donna

Roman Meatloaf

Makes 6 servings; 1.2 g carbs per serving

2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. dried basil
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. minced onion
2 eggs, beaten
2 hard-boiled eggs, shelled

Preheat oven to 450.

Mix up all ingredients except the hard-boiled eggs. Pat just under half
of the meat mixture into a loaf pan. Lay the hardboiled eggs on top and
form remainder of meat around them.

Bake for 10 minutes at 450, then reduce heat to 350 and bake another 1
hour and 15 minutes (75 minutes total at 350).

 

By Donna

Great Meatloaf

1 lb. ground chuck
1 cup pork rinds
1 egg
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup shredded cheese
Salt

Crunch the pork rinds up into crumbs. Put the meat in a microwave-safe baking dish. Add the pork rind crumbs, cream, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and cheese. Add salt to taste. Stir until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly and shape into a loaf. Put into microwave and cook for 14 minutes (or until internal temp rises to 150).

Makes 4 large servings -- about 3 grams carbohydrates/serving.

 

By Sue

Low Carb Easy Broccoli Casserole

3 small or 2 large packages frozen broccoli
Sliced Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 cup crushed pork rinds

Cook broccoli according to package directions, drain and chop. Place in a 9 X 13 baking dish. Cover top with sliced cheddar. Pour melted butter over all, and sprinkle crushed pork rinds over the top. Bake at 350º for 20 to 30 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and top is browned.

 

By Sue

Low Carb Peanut Butter Pie

1 Tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
8 packs of Equal (or sweetener of choice)
6 Tbsp. butter - I used margarine
4 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. heavy cream
2 Tbsp. heavy cream
5 Tbsp. Simply Jiff peanut butter - I used generic
6 Tbsp. spoonable Splenda (if you don't have this, it measures like sugar so use your favorite sweetener) - I used 6 pks of Equal
1 cup crushed pecans
16 Tbsp. Cool Whip
1 square of unsweetened chocolate
9 inch pie plate

Crust:

Mix pecans and 4 Tbsp. melted butter. Pour in pie plate, spread out to cover bottom of plate. Put in freezer.

Chocolate Layer:

Melt 2 Tbsp. butter and unsweetened chocolate in microwave on low setting for approximately 2 min. Mix in 2 Tbsp. cream and 1 tsp. vanilla. Stir well. Add in 8 packs of Equal. Pour over frozen pie crust. Put back in freezer.

Peanut Butter Layer:

Mix together:

Peanut Butter
4 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. heavy cream
1/3 cup Splenda.

Mix with blender. Spread over frozen pie.

Chocolate Whipped Topping:

Mix 1 cup of Cool Whip, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 1 Tbsp. cocoa with spoon. Spread on top of pie. Refrigerate. Cut pie into 12ths.

Each piece has 5.3 carb.

This pie is delicious! It's very rich so 1/12 is more than you think.

 

By Sue

Low Carb Great Meatloaf

1 lb. ground chuck
1 cup pork rinds
1 egg
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup shredded cheese
Salt

Crunch the pork rinds up into crumbs. Put the meat in a microwave-safe baking dish. Add the pork rind crumbs, cream, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and cheese. Add salt to taste. Stir until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly and shape into a loaf. Put into microwave and cook for 14 minutes (or until internal temp rises to 150).

Makes 4 large servings -- about 3 grams carbohydrates/serving.

 

By Sue

DIABETIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 TBLS. milk
4 tsps. liquid artificial sweetener
1 tsp. vanilla

Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
Cream together margarine and peanut butter.
Add egg, milk, sweetener and vanilla...blend well.
Add the sifted ingredients gradually to the peanut butter mixture and blend thoroughly.
Form dough into a roll 12 inches long and wrap in waxed paper.
Chill thoroughly.
When ready to bake, cut roll into very thin slices and place on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Yield: 11 dozen (17 calories per cookie)

Note: These cookies are better if served a day or two after baking. They can also be frozen. They also mail well, if wrapped individually.

 

By Donna

Italian Beef & Zucchini Dinner

4 lean beef cubed steaks (I would substutite whaever meat I had on hand)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. olive oil
2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 1/2 tsp. Parmesan cheese, grated

Combine garlic, basil and pepper; divide mixture in half. Press half of seasoning mixture evenly into both sides of beef steak; reserve. Heat oil and remaining seasoning mixture in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add zucchini; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook and stir 1 minute. Remove vegetables to platter; sprinkle with cheese and keep warm. Increase heat to medium-high. Place 2 steaks in same skillet; cook 3 to 4 minutes, turning once. Repeat with remaining 2 steaks. Season steaks with salt if desired, serve with warm vegetables. Makes 4 servings.

 

By SueLyn

easy baked chicken

Put chicken, potatoes, onions, peppers, carrots, celery....and anything else you want, into a baking pan. (I use a glass cake pan.) Add a stick of oleo/butter, salt and pepper, or any other seasoning you like, cover with foil, and bake in the oven for about an hour at 350 degrees. I usually will take the foil off after it is done and leave it in the oven so it can sort of brown on the top.