Atkins and Paleo Challenge Box Set (10 in 1): Over 400 Atkins and Paleo Recipes With Pressure, Slow Cooker and Cast Iron for Busy People (Atkins Diet & Paleo Recipes) (7 page)

Name: Pizza

Believe me; I am also surprised that this recipe can be low carb and can be cooked using a slow cooker. This is a best seller not only with my family but also to friends and coworkers, who get to taste it when I cook extra servings. I remember having this for the mid and last few days of the challenge. Believe me; that wait is worth it.

Ingredients:

• ¾ lb Italian sausage, cooked
  
• ¾ lb ground beef, cooked
  
• 15 oz pizza sauce
  
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  
• 1 cup olives, sliced
  
• ½ cup onion, chopped
  
• ½ green pepper, chopped
  
• 16 pepperoni slices
  
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
  
• 3 cups spinach
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• ¼ cup sundried tomatoes
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Put the sausage and beef into the slow cooker
   
2. Add the onions and sauce
   
3. Add the spinach and pepperoni
   
4. Add ½ of the mushrooms, olives, green pepper, onion and garlic
   
5. Top with half of the cheese
   
6. Layer the remaining ingredients
   
7. Cover and cook for 6 hours on low
   
8. Cut into slices
   
9. Serve
   

Name: Chocolate Cake

I am sure you would not believe that chocolate cake can be cooked in the slow cooker and can be low carb. While this recipe is best taken for around the second or third week of the challenge, you can be sure that this yields a very low carb content compared to other chocolate cakes or other desserts. Atkins is so much easier with these low carb recipes!

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
  
• 1 ½ cup almond flour
  
• ¾ cup almond milk, unsweetened
  
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  
• ¼ cup whey protein powder
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• ¾ cup sweetener
  
• ½ cup butter, melted
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Coat the pot with cooking spray
   
2. Put in a bowl the almond flour, cocoa powder, protein powder, baking powder, sweetener and salt, whisk until well combined
   
3. Add the almond milk, eggs, butter and extract, stir again
   
4. Pour the batter into the slow cooker
   
5. Cover and cook for 3 hours on low
   
6. Allow to rest for 30 minutes
   
7. Cut into preferred slices
   
8. Serve
   

In this chapter, you will learn the recipes for:

• Pot roast
  
• Kielbasa
  
• Cabbage rolls
  
• Ribs in Soy Sauce
  
• Mexican Beef
  
• Beef and Limes
  
• Spicy Beef
  
• Burritos
  
• Beef with Tomatoes
  
• Ragu
  

Name: Pot Roast

Trimming is the most important step in preparing this dish. Try to be as thorough as you can when you remove the fat. Use a sharp knife to remove the fat, leave only the fat that is directly attached to the meat. Here is a tip: If you are having trouble doing it yourself, a request from the butcher will usually do the trick.

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs chuck roast, deboned and trimmed
  
• 1 tbsp onion powder
  
• 2 tbsp ginger puree
  
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
  
• 14 oz crushed tomatoes
  
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
  
• 2 tbsp stevia
  
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
  
• Steak rub to cover the roast
  
• 2 tsp olive oil
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Prepare the roast by trimming the fat
   
2. Put together the salt, pepper and steak rub together
   
3. Coat the roast with the rub, set aside
   
4. Put the oil into a frying pan and cook the roast until brown on all sides
   
5. Put the cooked roast into the slow cooker
   
6. Put into a food process the stevia, onion powder, garlic powder, soy sauce, ginger puree, tomatoes and rice vinegar, pulse until ingredients are pureed
   
7. Pour the sauce into the same pan where the meat was cooked
   
8. Allow to simmer until liquid thickens
   
9. Pour liquid into the slow cooker
   
10. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low
    
11. Slice into preferred sizes
    
12. Serve
    

Name: Kielbasa

Kielbasa is almost a staple food item at home, and I am so thankful that it can be part of my low carb diet. It is very versatile, and I can have it whether for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For this recipe, I can up the flavor even more with stock while still keeping the carb content very low.

Ingredients:

• 14 oz. Kielbasa sausages, cut into bite sized pieces
  
• 6 cups chicken stock
  
• 4 cups spinach, chopped
  
• 1 onion, chopped
  
• ½ tsp thyme
  
• 1 tsp rosemary
  
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
  
• 14 oz small tomatoes, diced
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Put all the spices, onions and garlic into a mortar and pestle, crush together and add to slow cooker
   
2. Pour the stock and tomatoes and turn on cooker to low
   
3. Slice the sausages into crescent-shaped slices, add the sausages to the slow cooker
   
4. Cover and cook for 6 hours on low
   
5. Remove the cover and add the spinach to the slow cooker
   
6. Cover and cook for 30 minutes on high
   
7. Serve
   

Name: Cabbage Rolls

This one is a fun way of combing beef and veggies. While you can serve this with beef and cabbage on one plate, you can change it by making rolls out of the ingredients. You can shred the beef once cooked and lay it on the cabbage leaves, roll and then serve. It is interesting and add welcome novelty to the low carb challenge.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
  
• 14 oz stewed tomatoes
  
• 1 cup chicken broth
  
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
  
• 14 oz tomato sauce
  
• 1 onion
  
• ½ cabbage, chopped
  
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  
• 1 tsp olive oil
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Put the oil into a pan and cook the beef and onions until beef is brown and onions are translucent
   
2. Put all ingredients, except the beef and cabbage, into the slow cooker, mix until well combined
   
3. Put the beef and cabbage into the slow cooker
   
4. Cover and cook for 6 hours on low
   
5. Serve