Dieting Plans

Low Carb Diet and Atkins Recipes

9/16/2011

Atkins Baked Salmon with Veggie in Red Peppers Salsa

  • Serves: 4
  • Calories: 447
  • Net Carbs: 4.0 g
  • Protein: 48.0 g
  • Fat: 25.0 g

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs (900g) salmon fillet

Ingredients A:

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Ingredients B:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter

Ingredients C:

  • 1 1/2 lbs (680g) green leaf veggie (e.g. bok choy)
  • 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel

Ingredients D:

  • 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, patted dry
  • 1/4 cup mild chunky salsa

Directions

  • Season fish fillet with ingredients A.
  • Preheat oven to 475°F/245°C.
  • Put ingredients B in a skillet and heat in oven for 3 minutes to melt the butter.
  • Then, put seasoned fish fillet in the prepared skillet and bake for 10 minutes, until just cooked. Turn the fish halfway through cooking. Remove and cover with foil to keep warm.
  • Add ingredients C to skillet and coat with pan's oil. Cook in oven for about one minute to warm it through.
  • To make the sauce, blend ingredients D for 30 seconds.
  • Place cooked salmon and vegetables nicely on serving plate. Pour sauce over the fish and serve.

Atkins Spicy Chicken Wings with Blue-Cheese Sauce

  • Serves: 6
  • Calories: 686
  • Net Carbs: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 19.5 g
  • Fat: 66.0 g

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs (900g) chicken wings (cut into 2)

Ingredients A (For marinating):

  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (240ml) apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) cooking oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp celery salt
  • Dash of cayenne pepper

Ingredients B (For blue-cheese dipping sauce):

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 spring onion or scallion (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp minced garlic

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 450°F/230°C.
  • Beat egg in a medium bowl. Add in all the ingredients A and mix well.
  • Put the chicken into marinade and set aside for 15 minutes.
  • Arrange marinated chicken wings on a baking pan and bake for about 30 minutes.
  • In between cooking, turn and brush wings with marinade repeatedly, until all becoming crispy.
  • For preparing the dipping sauce, mix all ingredients B.
  • Serve chicken wings with dipping sauce.