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) (9 page)

Name: Ragu

I wanted to make dinner extra special because we are celebrating a family event, but I wanted to keep it still low carb. So I chose this recipe as my pasta sauce. While the sauce itself is low carb, I would recommend substituting the traditional pasta with a better and low carb version. Scrape the meat of a large zucchini to make the pasta and you can keep this pasta meal low carb.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs lean beef
  
• 1 ½ cup beef broth
  
• 14 oz tomatoes, diced
  
• 14 oz tomatoes, crushed
  
• 1 carrot, diced
  
• 1 rib celery, diced
  
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
  
• ½ onion, diced
  
• 2 tbsp thyme
  
• 2 tbsp rosemary
  
• 2 bay leaves
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Put the garlic, celery, carrots and onion in the bottom of the slow cooker
   
2. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the beef, add to the slow cooker
   
3. Put all the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker
   
4. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low
   
5. Serve
   

In this chapter, you will learn recipes for:

• Chicken and Sausage
  
• Chicken in Balsamic Vinegar
  
• Chicken and Cabbage Soup
  
• Classic Chicken
  
• Turkey Stew
  
• Chicken Adobo
  
• Stuffed Chicken Breasts
  
• Turkey with Gravy
  
• Buffalo Chicken
  
• Chicken and Tomatoes
  

Name: Chicken and Sausage

I am all for dishes that are served in a very nice plate, with a few garnishing and with great presentation, but there are days when you can just skip the presentation. This recipe will not look nice on your serving plate, but trust me the taste and low carb content will more than make up for it.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ lb chicken breasts, deboned and skinned
  
• 6 links Andouille sausage
  
• 1 cup chicken stock
  
• 8 oz cream cheese
  
• 1 onion, diced
  
• 3 cloves garlic
  
• ½ cup white wine
  
• 2 tbsp mustard
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Put the cheese, mustard, white, stock, garlic, salt and pepper into a mixing bowl, mix until well combined
   
2. Put the chicken and sausage into the slow cooker
   
3. Top with onions
   
4. Pour the cheese mixture into the slow cooker
   
5. Cover and cook for 6 hours on low
   
6. Serve
   

Name: Chicken in Balsamic Vinegar

It was time to take the balsamic vinegar from the cupboard, and this recipe is the perfect time to use it. Plus, I wanted to add some strong flavors to my usual low carb meal. If you would rather skip the balsamic vinegar, then you can substitute it for the regular vinegar, but I suggest that you try it.

Ingredients:

• 6 chicken breasts, deboned and skinned
  
• ½ cup balsamic vinegar
  
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
  
• 4 cloves garlic
  
• 28 oz tomatoes, diced
  
• 1 tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 tsp basil
  
• 1 tsp rosemary
  
• 1 tsp oregano
  
• ½ tsp thyme
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Pour olive oil into the slow cooker
   
2. Add the breasts and sprinkle salt and pepper over each one
   
3. Put the onions and remaining ingredients in the slow cooker
   
4. Cover and cook for 4 hours on low
   
5. Serve
   

Name: Chicken and Cabbage Soup

It is the bi-annual office potluck, and I wanted to impress everybody with my cooking while still keeping it low carb. This recipe will do just it; it is best for the latter part of the challenge, and it has enough interesting ingredients to make it a hit. Since I needed an early start the next morning, thankfully I can have my slow cooker do the work while I sleep.

Ingredients:

• 6 links chicken sausage
  
• 6 cup cabbage, chopped
  
• 28 oz small tomatoes, diced
  
• 6 cup chicken stock
  
• 1 tsp fennel
  
• 2 tsp thyme
  
• 1 cup celery, diced
  
• 1 tbsp olive oil
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Put the celery, cabbage and onion into the slow cooker
   
2. Add the tomatoes, thyme, fennel, stock, salt and pepper
   
3. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low
   
4. Slice the sausage links into thin slices
   
5. Put the oil and the sausage slices into a pan, cook until brown
   
6. Add the sausages to the slow cooker
   
7. Cover and cook again for 30 minutes on low
   
8. Serve
   

Name: Classic Chicken

Who could not resist the aromas of chicken being cooked in your local rotisserie? I wanted to recreate it for my own home and with since I had the right spices to do it then I went for it. Also, make sure that you add this recipe to your first few days of the challenge; it has one of the lowest carb content recipes here.

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs chicken
  
• ½ tsp oregano
  
• ½ tsp garlic powder
  
• ½ tsp basil
  
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
  
• 1 lemon
  
• Salt and pepper to taste
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Take long sheets of aluminum foils and shape into 5 balls, put into bottom of the slow cooker
   
2. Put into a bowl all the spices and the juice of the lemon, mix until well combined
   
3. Rub the spice mixture into the chicken
   
4. Put the remaining lemon into the cavity of the chicken
   
5. Lay the chicken over the top of the balls
   
6. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low
   
7. Serve