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