Dieting Plans

Low Carb Diet and Atkins Recipes

9/16/2011

Atkins Creamy Cheddar Cheese Soup with Bacon

  • Serves: 4
  • Calories: 567
  • Net Carbs: 7.5 g
  • Protein: 29.0 g
  • Fat: 44.0 g

Ingredients

  • 4 pcs bacon

Ingredients A:

  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 tsp mustard powder
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 15 oz (450ml) chicken broth

Ingredients B:

  • 2 cups Half- and-half
  • 12 oz cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 tsp paprika

Directions

  • In a non-stick saucepan, fry bacon over medium heat until crispy. Drain bacon on kitchen towel to remove excess oil and then crumble it and set aside.
  • Then, cook onion from ingredients A in saucepan using the earlier bacon fat until it starts turning brown. Add in the remaining ingredients A and bring to boil. Once boil, reduce heat to low.
  • Then, add in ingredients B, stir until the cheese is melted.
  • Garnish with crumbled bacon before serve.

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.