OT Low carb pics and Recipes

epcotisbest

johnmitchell said:

@Dyal_SC  Thank you. Wow great looking healthy meal for sure. Well you have elevated this thread to a new level... Cmon guys and gals the gauntlet has been laid..

Yes, the @Dyal_SC cook is a winner. Way above my skill set. I am more a spam and eggs, or cruciferous veggie guy.

Dyal_SC

@johnmitchell and @epcotisbest ...  Thx for the kind words!  It's actually not a difficult recipe at all.  Doesn't take too many ingredients.  If the recipe isn't viewable in that link then lemme know.  Bold and Healthy Flavors is a pretty decent recipe book.  

johnmitchell

Tonight's supper... Jalapeño cheddar jack cheese burger, sautéed onions, freshly sliced tomato served on a large mushroom cap. small side salad.. Total carbs less than 5 grams.. Tasty..

epcotisbest

johnmitchell said:

Tonight's supper... Jalapeño cheddar jack cheese burger, sautéed onions, freshly sliced tomato served on a large mushroom cap. small side salad.. Total carbs less than 5 grams.. Tasty..

Very nice. That looks great. Very low carb, but I'm sure flavorful and filling!

saluki2007

@johnmitchell never used a mushroom cap for a bun before. I'm a big fan of using bib lettuce as a bun. 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Here is my contribution tonight. Blue cheese hamburger patties with side of edemame.  Forgot the pre and during cool pics from the egg. 

epcotisbest

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

Here is my contribution tonight. Blue cheese hamburger patties with side of edemame.  Forgot the pre and during cool pics from the egg. 

Very nice. Never had edemame. Looks like peas.

epcotisbest

Not my lowest carb effort, and due to snow I made this inside. Oven roasted chicken quarters, carrots, and a cucumber and onion marinated salad. Very tasty and still healthier and much lower calorie than I used to eat, so that is still a plus.

johnmitchell

@epcotisbest... Nice looking plate there brother. As long as you are driving those numbers down I am happy.. We are going out to a cocktail party tomorrow, that will be a challenge.. Enjoy your evening .. Keep it up..

Mattman3969

Chicken thighs stuffed with japs,red pepper and turkey pepperoni wrapped in bacon. Prolly bout 6 carbs each. Sweet Chili Sauce was about 3 of the carbs

epcotisbest

Mattman3969 said:

Chicken thighs stuffed with japs,red pepper and turkey pepperoni wrapped in bacon. Prolly bout 6 carbs each. Sweet Chili Sauce was about 3 of the carbs

Looks wonderful. Excellent pics. Hard to believe you can have food like that while trying to eat lighter and healthier. Low carb is only boring if you let it.

hapster

Not on the egg... Egg is getting ready for a low n slow butt overnight in what I hope is the last snow of the year... This was done on the stove. Sautéed shrimp and veggies...

I see the pic loading order is stil f'ed up

Mattman3969

And @hapster is back!! Awesome as always hap. Glad to see you back to posting. 

epcotisbest

hapster said:

Not on the egg... Egg is getting ready for a low n slow butt overnight in what I hope is the last snow of the year... This was done on the stove. Sautéed shrimp and veggies...

I see the pic loading order is stil f'ed up

Simply stunning. Looks terrific and healthy too. Thank you for posting.

johnmitchell

@hapster Awesome cook and pics..

johnmitchell

A simple dinner tonight .. please excuse the crappy pic.. Reverse sear filet's done on the egg, mushroom cheese sauce, served with avocado and cherry tomatoes.. Tasted damn good.. Enjoy your evenings ..

epcotisbest

johnmitchell said:

A simple dinner tonight .. please excuse the crappy pic.. Reverse sear filet's done on the egg, mushroom cheese sauce, served with avocado and cherry tomatoes.. Tasted damn good.. Enjoy your evenings ..

That looks really good. Low carb, low calorie and very delicious I'm sure. Almost seems wrong to eat so good and yet it is good for you. The tomatoes and avacado side is a good choice. I like that combination. The mushroom cheese sauce topping for the steak is a great idea. I'm gonna have to try that.

epcotisbest

Went ahead and loaded up the medium with good ole chicken thighs dusted with a Cajun rub for this week's protein. Being it is just the two of us, we can make this last for several days and we both thoroughly enjoy leftovers.
We will have broccoli with it fresh tonight. Tomorrow probably chopped up in a salad and maybe some sandwiches for my wife and cabbage wraps for me later in the week.
I don't normally crowd the grill like this, but had two packs of thighs the sell by date was today on. Planned to cook them Saturday, but life got in the way, so I just put both packs on this evening instead of freezing one. Turned out quite tasty. Not fancy by any means, but good.

johnmitchell

@epcotisbest.. Chicken thighs are the best.. Sounds great. Have a great evening..

johnmitchell

After a hard days work, sorting out @tarheelmatt waste water problems in Thomasville NC.. I stopped at Fresh market and picked up a great Hereford Rib eye.. Simple cook on the Egg..The Hand brake was out with her Hens  at book club..  Carb friendly dinner.. Minus the Adult beverages..

SmokeyPitt

@johnmitchell - wine is a much better choice than beer.  That is an amazing looking steak. 

Can you tell me more about the mushroom cheese sauce a couple of posts up?  That looks amazing. 

johnmitchell

@SmokeyPitt  Thanks.. What I do is sauté some sliced onions in a mix of butter and olive oil over a med/high heat when they are translucent I add the mushrooms, the key here is not to overcook the shrooms, then add some thick cream, and a good quality cheddar cheese( or what ever you prefer).. reduce a bit..then spoon over the rested steak..

DuckDogDr

Mattman I would love that exact recipe for that stuffed chicken

tarheelmatt

johnmitchell said:

After a hard days work, sorting out @tarheelmatt waste water problems in Thomasville NC.. I stopped at Fresh market and picked up a great Hereford Rib eye.. Simple cook on the Egg..The Hand brake was out with her Hens  at book club..  Carb friendly dinner.. Minus the Adult beverages..

We the people of tville appreciate your willingness to wrangle sewer pickles for our needs. You deserve that steak! 

Dredger

@epcotisbest, great looking thighs. I wish I could get this household to embrace that. I love thighs, not so much everyone else. @johnmitchell , great looking steak. I love the pic, vitamins on one side, wine on the other. Looks like our house, lol.

epcotisbest

Dredger said:

@epcotisbest, great looking thighs. I wish I could get this household to embrace that. I love thighs, not so much everyone else. @johnmitchell , great looking steak. I love the pic, vitamins on one side, wine on the other. Looks like our house, lol.

Thanks. Easy for me to embrace chicken thighs when the local grocery has them for .39 cents per pound on sale. And they often have them for .49 or .59 cents too, and we pick up a pack or two whenever we are there.

epcotisbest

Us low carb folks gotta snack too. I find snacking difficult as all the stuff I want is loaded with carbs...Little Debbie, cupcakes, chips, even beef jerky. Today I just wanted something to hold me over. Used what I had and it was quite good and only about 3 carbs. Took some deli sliced ham, provolone and peppers and just rolled them up into a handy snack. It squelched the craving and held me over for a little while without my gobbling down lots of carbs I don't want or need.

epcotisbest

johnmitchell said:

After a hard days work, sorting out @tarheelmatt waste water problems in Thomasville NC.. I stopped at Fresh market and picked up a great Hereford Rib eye.. Simple cook on the Egg..The Hand brake was out with her Hens  at book club..  Carb friendly dinner.. Minus the Adult beverages..

Looks very good. I am not a wine drinker, so one less thing to worry about containing carbs. Carb friendly dinner there indeed.

johnmitchell

@epcotisbest That looks awesome and a tasty snack.. Did you see the post Jason @theyolksonyou posted ? "National meat ball Day".. A great low carb recipe. I am doing that tonight but as a meat loaf.. Go check it out. Have a great weekend.

nolaegghead

The very definition of "low carb" is annoying to me.  We (on the forum) cook 99% low carb.  The sides add all that carb stuff, or bread for sammiches.  That said, some excellent looking cooks above this post.  I'm not angry at all.  Carry on.