Posted on January 9, 2020
Another week, another grocery sale ad and some new recipes.
I hope everyone had a good first week of 2020! Now onto week 2 with more recipes and meal prep.
CHICKEN – Yes, you will see chicken on my meal prep every week. It is simple and versatile which is always a win, win.
KetoConnect – Keto Butter Chicken (recipe link HERE) was one of the first keto recipes I made when I started keto. I haven’t even tried any other versions because I love this one from KetoConnect. It is easy, quick and full of flavor. They also have Low Carb Naan Bread (recipe link HERE) that is a must to go with the chicken, seriously, take the time to make it.
Instant Pot Whole Chicken – I am still getting used to my instant pot, even though I have had it for a while. Every time I use it I am thrilled at how fast it is to cook with, how tender the meat is, and how easy it is to clean up. I purchased the Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 8 Qt. (Amazon Link Here) I don’t always need one that large, yet if I purchased a smaller one, guaranteed I would want to cook something big and not have the room. And my large slow cooker just gave out, so now I am even happier I have this Instant Pot to make bone broth in. The recipe I followed for the whole chicken is from Diana Rattray of The Spruce Eats (recipe link Here)
Low Carb Pulled Chicken Parmesan – This is a new favorite of mine. I feel like I am indulging in a cheat meal even though I am not. This recipe easily goes with my chicken food prep for the week. Almost every week I put 4 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breast in my slow cooker and cook overnight. When I do a large batch of food like this I cook it as basic as possible, (1/2 cup water, salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, cook on low 6-8 hours). that way I can adjust the flavors each meal or even each serving.
LOW CARB PULLED CHICKEN PARMESAN
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Author: Renee / Smiles And Trials
Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- ½ cup water or stock
- ½ jarRao's Marinara Sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Grease the slow cooker with butter or olive oil spray
- Pour the water in the slow cooker
- Place chicken in the slow cooker
- Top with all of the spices
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until the chicken internal temperature reaches 165
- Shred the chicken in the slow cooker
- Pour in the half jar of Rao's Marinara Sauce and stir
- Top with the mozzarella cheese
- Let cook on low until the sauce is warm and the cheese is melted
PORK – My Weekly Meal Prep 2020 w1 I told you about the sale on pork sirloin roast at my local grocery. I ended up with 10.22 pounds of roasts in a bulk bag (7 roasts in the bag) for $10.12. These roasts are a little smaller than other packages I have purchased, although I will still average 3 servings per roast for an average of .49 cents per serving of the plain pork. This leaves plenty of room to dress it up with seasonings and gravies and keep with a low budget for each meal. This week I made a low carb cream sauce to top one of the meals with.
Low Carb Cream Sauce
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This is a quick easy sauce to pair with any meat or even vegetables. When I pour over broccoli or green beans I use ½ teaspoon lemon rind.
Author: Renee / Smiles and Trials
Recipe type: Sauce
Serves: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese (softened)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon fennel powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon lemon rind (I don't always have lemons for zest so I always keep this on hand)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in pot
- Add in the rest of the ingredients
- Stir until the cream cheese is fully mixed in
- Simmer 3-5 minutes for the herbs release all of the flavor
- Ready to serve poured over meats or vegetables.
SHRIMP – A little change up this week with adding some shrimp. I have Contessa Black Tiger Shrimp from Alison’s Pantry, I place my food order monthly so I know I can always have a fresh supply in my freezer. These are nice big shrimp with great flavor and convenient for me. This is a new recipe find using crab, although since I don’t have crab the shrimp should work fine and I am excited to try. Recipe link here, from Gina at SkinnyTaste.com
GROUND BEEF – This is also a standard, although not every week. Bacon cheeseburgers are on the menu for later in the week.
Cheers to the New Year! New Goals! And Healthy Food Fun!
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