Parmesan Crusted Chicken

This dish was so good and check out the Carb count!  BF who is so not a chicken person loved it!  It is super easy and full of flavor.

 

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/4 lbs.)
• 4 tsp. Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Combine Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise with cheese in medium bowl. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Evenly top with mayonnaise mixture, then sprinkle with bread crumbs.
3. Bake 20 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.

Calories 370, Calories From Fat 210, Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g, Total Fat 23g, Cholesterol 100g, Sodium 390g, Total Carbohydrates 2g, Sugars 1g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Protein35g,

Tuna Muffin with Cajun Mayo

I was skeptical about this recipe but it really turned out so good.

Tuna Muffins
2 6-ounce cans tuna or salmon, drained well
2 eggs
1/4 cup celery, chopped fine, 1 ounce
2 tablespoons onion, chopped fine, 1/2 ounce
1/4 cup green pepper, minced, 1 ounce (I used red bell pepper)
2 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt and pepper, to taste
Pinch Old Bay seasoning
Mix all of the ingredients and spoon into 6 well-greased muffin cups. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes until puffed, set and lightly browned around the edges.
Makes 6 servings

Spicy Mayo
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chile powder
Mix all of the ingredients and chill several hours to let the flavors blend.

Grilled Chicken Thighs and Cheesy Spinach

This is a staple in the house. Cheesy spinach recipe to follow!

Good food means no dirty plates!

How do you know your food is delicious? When you don't dirty any plates.

Best Ribs ever and low carb!

How to cooks ribs that fall off the bone. The answer is slow and low. 250 degrees for 4 to 5 hours. It is so worth the wait.

Awesome low carb side

The finished product. Low carb and delish!

My favorite side dish

Texas grown mushrooms because everything really is bigger in Texas. Equal parts of cream cheese and shredded cheddar ( amounts depending on how much you need for fill) and a palm full of bacon bits topped with a slice of jalapeno. Cook 350 degrees for 20 minutes and enjoy.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Zero calorie zero carb Margarita. Pretty tasty and so worth it when a regular margarita is 1000 calories

Birthday Celebration

I have been on the low carb diet for 2 months and proudly can say that I have lost 17 lbs!  Wow it is amazing how much better I feel every day.  But since we are celebrating my birthday I want CARBS and am going to have them with no regrets or guilt!  So our day started off at the Ole' South Pancake House in Ft Worth.  I have never been but I assure you I will definitely be going back.  As much as I wanted pancakes I had french toast and it was soooo good.  BF had pancakes so I just opened a path to his plate and had a few bites off the back. 

Grocery shopping success story

We went grocery shopping at Wal-Mart last night and I can honestly say that I think we have passed a huge test for ourselves.  This is the very first time that we have shopped only on the outer section of the store without going into the aisle. When I first heard this is the way to shop I thought there is no way that we could possibly do it.  There is so much in the aisles I need!  Now that we are on the Atkins plan and following so closely I can't think of one food item in the aisle that we need.  We got chicken, ground beef, bacon, pork chops and steaks.  In the veggie section we got too many to mention but I will say that I did buy cauliflower and I am going to attempt to make the cauliflower crust pizza this weekend.  I hear it is awesome so wish me luck!

Atkins is still moving my scale

Coming from someone who thought they could never live without bread, pasta, and sugary snacks I can say that the cravings I have had for the past 2 weeks has slowly disappeared.  I am not looking after dinner for any kind of sweet snack to munch on nor am I thinking about it 24/7 because I am not having any.  The scale continues to slowly move to a lower number every day and that is enough to encourage me to continue and make the choices that are the right choices for me.  It is a great feeling!

Creative Cooking

The Atkins low carb plan is not a hard plan to follow but I have found out that you need to become a create cook in order to have something a little more flavorful and different.  I will be the first to admit I hate spinach!  I know this is odd but fresh baby spinach for salads I am fine with but that we slop that comes out of a can that stinks I just can't eat it.  So we had some fresh baby spinach that needed to be cooked and I found a recipe for a low carb cheesy onion and spinach dish and it was so delicious!  So now that I know that onions are full of carbs I will be cutting way back on just throwing those into a recipe for added flavor but basically you saute the onion and we added mushrooms as well and just cook them till tender then you throw your spinach in at the end and wilt it but not too much or it becomes that wilted slop from the can.  Once done put into a small baking dish and add mozzarella cheese and cook till cheese is melted.  So many variations you can do with this and it will taste amazing.  So if you are like me and hate the slop canned spinach give this a try and you will be surprised that it is really delicious.

PS we did add red bell pepper too

Atkins for real this time

I have attempted on many occasions to diet and get my life back to healthy and have always been unsuccessful. Just like this blog I have attempted to start one up several times but I lose interest and just stop posting.  I mean who I am kidding no one is reading it anyways right?  But today is different.  Why you ask?  Because I have been officially doing the low carb Atkins for 2 weeks and have lost 8 lbs.  This is such a huge accomplishment that so many of us dieters know.  Starting a diet is not the hard part staying on a diet is the struggle.  I have tried so many and when I dont see the scale moving I just get frustrated and give up.  Well this time it is definitely different because my scale is moving!  I think a lot has to do with BF supporting me and helping me stick with it.  I have not had any wine for 2 weeks which is an accomplishment in it's self.  I did actually have a glass last night to watch the Super Bowl but to be honest it took me over an hour to drink it and it just didnt taste the same.  I think I have finally gotten past the suger cravings and the headache I have had the last few days has finally gone.  So I am extremely happy to say that things are on the right path.  What was my motivation you ask?  My friend Holli.  Thank you and you look amazing!