| It's kind of hard to beat cooking a big juicy | | | | brown. Let it sit for awhile after cooking |
| steak on the grill and having a nice fresh | | | | to thicken (if you can resist it long |
| salad to go along with it. But there are | | | | enough).For Pasta LoversDo you miss having |
| times when low carb dieters want something a | | | | pasta on your low carb diet? Cook a nice |
| little gooier. It's not hard to do with a | | | | casserole using thin slices of zucchini. |
| little creativity.This article is not | | | | Brown some ground beef and make 2 or 3 layers |
| designed to give you specific recipes, but to | | | | of beef alternated with the zucchini. Add |
| inspire you to become more creative in your | | | | some mozzarella cheese to each layer and some |
| low carb cooking. Having a good idea of | | | | crushed tomatoes. Top this off with more |
| foods that go well together can give you a | | | | cheese and cook on low heat for 60-90 |
| whole new perspective when preparing your | | | | minutes. This is absolutely delicious. You |
| meals.The first step is to think of obvious | | | | can even add pepperoni to each layer to help |
| foods that go well together; meat and cheese, | | | | kill the craving for pizza.Another variation |
| meat and onions, meat and cabbage, meat and | | | | of this crosses over the lines of Italian and |
| peppers, etc. I use ground beef a lot | | | | Mexican foods. For this recipe I recommend |
| because it's very versatile and goes well | | | | Mexican tomato sauce. It's lower in carbs |
| with a lot of things.Gooey and FillingWhen I | | | | and adds a little heat and zest to the dish. |
| want something gooey, I will take ground beef | | | | Any low carb tomato sauce, or even crushed |
| and brown it with chopped onions, salt and | | | | tomatoes will work.Parboil some cabbage |
| pepper. After it is browned I add shredded | | | | leaves then cut into bite sized pieces. |
| cheese and mix it well. It's very filling, | | | | Brown some ground beef with onion, salt and |
| very satisfying and very fast.For Mexican | | | | pepper. Then, mix the cabbage in with the |
| Food LoversIf you are a lover of Mexican food | | | | beef and add the tomato sauce. Cook in a |
| and miss it due to low carbing, brown the | | | | slow oven 30 to 45 minutes.These pasta lover |
| ground beef without putting the cheese in it. | | | | dishes are good to eat and good for cleaning |
| Then put the meat over some crisp chopped | | | | out your system.SummaryThe idea is to come up |
| lettuce and top with shredded cheese and a | | | | with ideas to put more variety into your low |
| little picante sauce. This makes a great low | | | | carb cooking. I don't use recipes, I shoot |
| carb taco salad.Another great tasting Mexican | | | | from the hip. If I want to make a meat loaf, |
| food dish is a low carb chilli relleno | | | | I throw some ground beef into a bowl, throw |
| casserole. Brown some ground beef with | | | | in an egg or two, maybe some crushed pork |
| onions, salt and pepper. Whisk 3 or 4 eggs | | | | rinds and some chopped veggies, a little |
| well and add 12 to 16 ounces of half and half | | | | Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt and |
| or heavy cream. Layer a square baking pan | | | | pepper and go. I go through the refrigerator |
| with whole green chilies (a couple 10 ounce | | | | and the cupboard to see what I have. If it's |
| cans with seeds cleaned out). Put the beef | | | | low carb and I think it will work in my |
| over the layered chillies then add the egg | | | | recipe, I put it in.If I'm craving a certain |
| mixture until it's just about at the top of | | | | food, I try to think of a way to make it low |
| the meat. Sprinkle a generous amount of | | | | carbohydrate so I can have it. Use your |
| shredded longhorn cheese over the top and | | | | creativity and you'll not only be looking |
| cook in a slow oven 30 to 40 minutes. Watch | | | | forward to eating, you'll be looking forward |
| to make sure the cheese doesn't get too | | | | to cooking. |