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Pressure Cooker Recipe – Chicken Mexican Soup

Let me start by saying that when you take a spoonful of this soup it is so full of flavor you can just skip the extra carbs in toppings. I love topping chilis and soups like this, but I found myself not craving a bit of cheese or sour cream making this a very low carb soup in 30 minutes!

Loaded with nothing but beans, veggies, chicken and low-sodium broth it was a hit in my home. I looked over several recipes online and every one I saw included some sort of ingredient I didn’t have so I opened my pantry and started throwing things into a pot and magic was made. More recipes like this HERE!

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What did I use to make this recipe a success?

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Low-Carb Instant Pot Recipe: Curry Chicken

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Erin Sluka

Low-Carb Instant Pot Recipe: Curry Chicken

There is nothing more satisfying than creating an instant pot recipe unless that meal tastes great and is low in carbs to help you with your diet goals. Find even more recipes HERE!

You will notice that my recipe includes onions and peppers (a great way to use them up before they go bad), but the picture does not show any. This is because the night I made this I wasn’t aware my husband had used up my veggies in the omelettes he made us in that days breakfast so this dish you see was minus those veggies so I added some steamed broccoli to the plate.

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Having the right gadgets makes this meal so easy! Here is what I used:

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Easy Chicken Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe

January 9, 2018October 7, 2020 Erin Sluka

Easy Naked Chicken Egg Roll Recipe

When your husband comes to you one day and says he wants to start eating healthier but no real plan that is the beginning of a lifestyle change. He wants to lose weight and knew he has little control over will power and we discussed the type of regimen we wanted to follow. I am not overweight but I could shed a few so I decided to join him on the journey to mainly eat healthier and be a partner with him to help keep him motivated.

We decided to choose – and tweak- the paleo diet. Basically it was very low carbs. That meant no breads, pasta, rice, cereals, tortillas, some cheeses and sugars. It is hard to suddenly get creative. We do allow ourselves a cheat night a week. After 3 months my husband is down 42 pounds and me 8.

This latest recipe has been a hit! I was asked twice this night to make it so I will finally share! By Naked Chicken Egg Rolls I mean you make the insides but no pastry to roll them in. Very low carbs and filling!

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My recipe is derived from this recipe I found on Tip Hero just changing a few things to our taste!

Here are some items I used to get my meal done right!

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Low Carb Chicken Pea Penne Recipe

December 6, 2017September 18, 2020 Erin Sluka

I have partnered with Explore Cuisine. Recipe is my own

Being on a low carb diet makes it hard to get creative. We have cut rices, most pasta and breads. Only poultry and lean pork and lots of fresh veggies and fruits. I can stare at a chicken breast a thousand hours some nights and am just flat out of creativity. Then one day you realize you have some peas, chicken and Explore Cuisine in the kitchen and crave pasta, but because we aren’t eating the sauces you just get creative anyway. Here is my Low Carb Chicken Pea Penne and it was a hit!

The only pasta we keep in our cupboard is Explore Cuisine because it is made with real veggies and lentils like edamame chickpea and green lentils. These are loaded with plant-based protein, are USDA Organic and Gluten free. They taste incredible. The closest store to me that carries Explore Cuisine is an Albertsons 30 minutes away and I will head there to stock up. I have approved this pasta for a once a week meal on our diet.

Everything is cooked separately then it all comes together with some herbs, parmesan and olive oil in the end.

Low Carb Chicken Pea Penne

Just an easy low card pasta dish for a quick meal

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Servings: 4 people

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

2 large Chicken Breast-cooked and cubed
1 cup peas cooked
1 package Lentil Penne Pasta I used Explore Cuisine Organic Green Lentil Penne
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 small onion chopped
1/4 Cup Shredded Parmesan
4 tbsp Butter melted I browned my butter
1/2 tsp Basil

Method

Cook chicken breast in Olive Oil with salt and pepper
Cook the pasta according to directions
Melt or brown the butter. If you brown the butter make sure to strain out the burnt bits
Cook the peas
In the end add all to the pan with desired amount of your butter
Add basil and S&P to taste
Heat through
Top with parmesan

Notes

The best part of this recipe is that everything is cooked separately then comes all together in the end