Dieting Plans

Low Carb Diet and Atkins Recipes

9/16/2011

Atkins Veggie-Ham Cheesy Omelet


  • Calories: 348
  • Net Carb: 3.8g
  • Protein: 26.0g
  • Fat: 24.7g

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 4 tsp unsalted butter
  • 4 oz (1 cup) grated cheddar cheese

Fillings:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chopped red capsicum
  • 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 3/4 cup diced ham/bacon

Directions

Filling:

  • Heat olive oil in a large pan on medium-high heat.
  • Cook chopped capsicum and onion for 5 minutes.
  • Add in ham and cook until ingredients turned light golden.
  • Keep aside for later use, 1/4 portion for each omelet.

Omelet:

  • In a big bowl, whisk eggs, water, salt and pepper.
  • Melt 1 tsp butter over medium high heat in an 8-inch nonstick skillet.
  • Pour in 1/2 cup of egg mixture into the skillet and swirl to properly cover the base with mixture. Cook until eggs just set.
  • Put 1/4 portion of fillings and 1/4 cup grated cheese over half of the omelet and fold to cover the fillings.
  • Repeat with remaining egg mixture, butter, cheese and fillings.
  • To save time, you may also cook all the contents at one time and cut into 4 pieces before serving.

Atkins Mushroom Beef Stroganoff

  • Serves: 4
  • Calories: 427
  • Net Carb: 3.6g
  • Protein: 39.5g
  • Fat: 27.3g

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lbs skirt steaks strips (2’ x 1’)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup small mushroom
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

Directions

  • Add some salt and pepper to the steaks strips.
  • Heat oil over medium-high heat in a nonstick pan and brown the meat strips, 1 minute for each sides. Then remove and put on a platter.
  • Melt butter in the same pan, cook chopped onion until soften. Then add in mushrooms and cook for another 10 minutes until liquid starts to dry up.
  • Pour in beef broth and cook until sauce thickens, then stir in the sour cream.
  • Add in the meat strips and accumulated juices.
  • Reduce the heat to low and cook until meat is heated through, about 3 minutes.
  • You may add some extra salt and pepper to suit your taste.