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Low Carbohydrate Recipes

Hungry? If you're on a low carb diet, you may not be hungry, but instead bored with the food you're allowed to have. But with an arsenal of low carbohydrate recipes at your disposal, you can make it a lot more interesting. We've got a few low carbohydrate recipes here to get you started.

Low Carbohydrate Recipes for Breakfast

Breakfast is the easiest meal to prepare when you're on a low carb diet. Why? Because most low carbohydrate diets emphasize high protein and high fat foods. Eggs and cheese are both high in protein, but bacon and sausage are high in both protein and fat. Combine bacon or sausage with eggs and cheese and you could wind up with a tasty breakfast that's even suitable for lunch or dinner as well. One of the low carbohydrate recipes we've listed below even uses ground beef as the meat in the dish (which isn't really much different from sausage.) Enjoy!

Burger Breakfast Scramble

1/2 pound ground beef

2 tablespoons minced onion

3 oz. cream cheese

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon water

Salt and pepper to taste

1. Brown ground beef in skillet with onions.

2. Add cream cheese and cook over low heat until melted.

3. Beat eggs with water, salt and pepper and pour into skillet with beef and cheese.

4. Scramble to desired doneness.

Breakfast Meatballs

2 lbs. breakfast sausage

1 lb. ground beef

3 eggs

2 Tablespoons dried, minced onion

1/2 lb. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Combine all ingredients and pepper to taste in a bowl. Mix thoroughly.

3. Roll into 1-1/2 inch balls or drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet.

4. Bake 18-20 minutes.

Low Carbohydrate Recipes for Lunch

Here are a couple of low carbohydrate recipes for lunch:

Mustard Chicken and Arugula Salad

6 oz. skinless, boneless chicken breast

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

2 Tablespoon spicy brown mustard or Dijon mustard

3 Tablespoons calorie-and sugar-free honey-Dijon dressing

1 teaspoon olive oil

3 cups arugula, washed and dried

2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts

1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Coat with mustard and 1 Tbsp. of honey-Dijon dressing.

2. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight.

3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

4. Heat 8" ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add oil and chicken. Cook 3 minutes on one side, turn over and cook 1 more minute. Transfer the skillet to oven until chicken is cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.

5. Transfer chicken to plate. Slice into thin strips.

6. In a large bowl, toss arugula and remaining honey-Dijon dressing. Mound arugula on two plates and top with sliced chicken and walnuts.

Deli-Style Rollup

1 whole wheat tortilla

Veggie cream cheese

Cheese slices of your choice

Deli-style meat of your choice

Shredded carrots

Lettuce

1. Spread cream cheese on tortilla.

2. Lay lettuce on top of cream cheese (if desired).

2. Lay meat on top of lettuce or cream cheese.

3. Put cheese on top of meat.

4. Put shredded carrots on top of meat (if desired).

5. Roll up and eat!

Low Carbohydrate Recipes for Dinner

Here are a couple of low carbohydrate recipes to make dinner a snap.

Steak with Garlic Butter

6 oz. lean filet or sirloin steak

1 teaspoon olive oil

For garlic butter:

1 oz. butter

1 clove crushed garlic

1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

Black pepper to taste

1. Brush he steak with the olive oil on both sides, then grill to desired doneness.

2. Put the butter in a small bowl and mix with the garlic, parsley and pepper. Serve over cooked steak.

Bacon-Stuffed Burgers

4 slices bacon

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 lbs. lean ground beef

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

2 Tablepoons steak sauce

1. Cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and discard all but 2 Tablespoons of the drippings.

2. Saute onion in drippings until tender. Crumble bacon, add to skillet and set aside.

3. Meanwhile, combine beef, cheese, pepper, garlic powder and steak sauce in a large bowl. Shape into 16 patties.

4. Divide bacon mixture and place over eight of the patties.

5. Place remaining patties on top and press edges tightly to seal.

6. Grill over medium coals until well-done.

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