A Sunday morning Breakfast Muffin alongside Bacon and Eggs.
Cheddar Bacon MIM
1 teaspoon Butter, melted (I use a scale 0,15 ounce)
1 Egg, lightly beaten (1.75o ounce)
1/4 cup Flax Meal Flour or Almond Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Pepper
Dash of Chili Flakes
1 ounce Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1 strip Bacon, crumbled
Lightly spray a 4″ Ramekin with vegetable oil spray.
In large pyrex measuring cup melt butter to just barely melted (5 – 7 seconds) and stir in egg.
Add flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and chili flakes stirring until combined.
Stir in cheddar cheese and bacon.
Pour into prepared Ramekin.
Microwave on HIGH for 1 – 2 minutes depending on the strength of your oven.
I read on my FB page today that it was Black Forest Cake day! With my husband on the Atkins Diet I thought I might be able to muck around with a basic MIM (Muffin in a Minute) recipe to create a low carb Black Forest “Cake”. It was a hit! Black Forest Cake and no guilt! Who knew?
Low Carb Black Forest "Cake" - Black Forest Cake without the Guilt!
I used a whole can of Unsweetened Pitted Cherries because I tripled the MIM recipe to make three individual Black Forest “Cakes” for the family. If I were to make a single one, I would just cook the cherries up and store it in the fridge to have decadent Black Forest Muffins for Breakfast!
The recipe listed below is for a single MIM but the Cherry Filling is for 4 serves.
1 teaspoon Butter, melted (0.15 oz)
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup Almond Meal
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Splenda
1 teaspoon Carob Powder
Splash of Juice from canned Cherries
Splash of Rum Flavouring
3 Cherries, chopped
1 (398gm) can Unsweetened Pitted Cherries
2 teaspoons Splenda
Splash of Rum Flavouring
Fresh Whipped Cream
Carob Chips, ground
Start by making a Carob MIM.
A Carob Muffin in a Minute creates the base for our guilt-free Black Forest "Cake"
Lightly spray a 4″ ramekin with vegetable oil spray; set aside.
In pyrex measuring cup melt the butter; stir in egg, splash of cherry juice and rum flavouring.
Add dry ingredients and stir until no lumps remain.
Stir in chopped cherries.
Pour batter into prepared ramekin.
Microwave on HIGH for 1 -2 minutes depending on your microwave oven (I had to go 1 min 30sec )
Run a small metal spatula around the rim to loosen. Let sit in the ramekin for 5 minutes before turning out to cool completely.
While the “cake” is cooling prepare the Cherry Filling.
Drain the liquid from the can of cherries into a small saucepan.
Add 2 teaspoons of Splenda and a splash of rum flavouring; bring to a boil and continue boiling until the mixture has reduced to slightly syrupy texture.
Add the cherries, mash with a fork or potato masher and continue cooking until it has reduced to pie filling consistency; set aside to cool.
To build the Black Forest “Cakes”
Split a cooled cake, top with a layer of cherry filling then a dollop of whipped cream.
Put the top layer on, pipe a border around the top edge, fill the centre with cherry filling and dust with ground carob chips.
With Luke on the Atkins Diet and me being the Baking Fanatic that I am we often find ourselves craving something “sweet”. (Yes, good wife that I am, I have given up everything that he has given up in order to support his efforts! And I won’t complain because admittedly I can stand to lose a few pounds too.) I joined this FB group called Your Lighter Side where Bacon is often featured 😉 I love it because it is a community of low carbers and they have tonnes of low carb ideas and share them freely! That said, I would love to credit the owner/creator of the Muffin in a Minute but when I google it I come up with a gazillion hits so I have no idea who to credit O.o
If you are watching your weight but crave something sweet, you simply must try this! It will hit the spot and kill those sugar cravings dead in their tracks!
Low Carb Muffin in a Minute - a hint of Cinnamon, a touch of sweetness to satisfy the sweet tooth
How I brought it all together:
Put measuring cup on scale; tare. Add butter to 0.15 ounce; melt butter in microwave.
Add egg and beat slightly.
Add remaining ingredients, stirring until fully incorporated.
Pour into 4″ Ramekin which has been lightly butter or sprayed with vegetable oil spray.
Microwave on High for 1 minute or more, depending on your microwave. (I have a not so great microwave oven and a minute was all it took…)
Now I have not made meatloaf in years and I was really doubtful about whether or not I could pull it off using Yves Just Like Ground Round but, lo and behold, it worked!
I suppose my husband might enjoy REAL meatloaf made with ground beef…perhaps I will give it a go sometime in the future though I must admit out of all the meats there are to cook? Ground beef is my least favourite to cook!
Where did I get the recipe? I googled Low Carb Mexican Meatloaf and one of the top hits was http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1221493. Of course there would be substitutions and no, I didn’t exactly follow the recipe but I was happy with the results.
Low Carb Mexican Meatloaf
2 lbs Ground Beef (2 pkgs Yves Just like Ground Round)
1 teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 teaspoon ground Cumin
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1/4 cup Sour Cream (Greek Plain Yogurt)
2 Eggs
1 cup Colby and/or Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
1 cup Salsa
*7 ounces canned Black Beans, rinsed and drained and mashed
Black Olives, sliced
Easily sub in Yves Just Like Ground Round for a Vegetarian version
Preheat oven to 400F.
Lightly spray 9X5 loaf pan with vegetable oil spray.
In a large mixing bowl combine ground beef (Yves JLGR) eggs, spices, sour cream (yogurt), mashed black beans and half of the cheese.
Evenly spread half of the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
Sprinkle with a bit of cheese and 1/2 cup salsa.
Pour remaining beef mixture on top, spread evenly and top with remaining salsa, sprinkle with black olives and remaining cheese.
Bake in 400F oven for 45 to 60 minutes.
Ready to go into the 400F oven for 45 – 60 minutes.
Serves 8.
Calories per serve: 507, Total Fat: 42.3g, Cholesterol:198.6mg , Sodium:497.1mg, Total Carbs: 2.1g, Dietary Fibre: 0.6g, Protein: 28.2g (when made with Ground Beef)
I am always looking for new, interesting ways to cook chicken for my husband. This recipe got his hearty approval. I found this flipping through “Atkins The Complete Cookbook; Lose Weight with Hundreds of Low Carb Dishes” searching out all the Induction Phase recipes.
Tangy LC Chicken Adobo
1 cup White Vinegar
2 cloves Garlic, pushed through a press
1 Bay Leaf
1 1/2 teaspoons whole Peppercorns, lightly crushed
1/2 cup reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
6 whole Chicken Legs, cut into drumstick and thigh pieces
1 cup Water
3 Tablespoons Canola Oil
In a large glass baking dish, mix vinegar, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns and soy sauce; add chicken and toss to coat.
Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator 1 hour.
* I had bought a family pack of Chicken Breasts which I divided into two large freezer
Ziplock bags; I simply added the marinade to a defrosted bag of chicken pieces.
Transfer chicken and its marinade to a large saucepan.
Add water and heat to boiling, over high heat.
Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
With tongs, transfer chicken to a plate to cool.
Bring cooking liquid to a boil and continue boiling for about 10 minutes, until it is reduced to 1 cup.
Let sauce cool and strain into a small saucepan; skim off fat and reheat.
Pat chicken dry with paper towel.
In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat until very hot.
Brown chicken, in batches, about 2 minutes per side.
Transfer to a deep platter and pour hot sauce over chicken.
Snip green onions over top for garnish.
Serves 4
Per Serving: Net Carbs: 6 grams, Total Carbs: 6.5 grams, Fibre: 0.5 grams, Protein: 46 grams, Fat: 33 grams, Calories 515
“Chicken Adobo” Recipe. Atkins The Complete Cookbook, New York, New York, Time Inc. Home Entertainment, 2004, P. 83
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