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Slow Cooker Greens Alfredo – low carb side dish using power greens!

September 17, 2018 by Denise Leave a Comment

If you are looking for an easy low carb side dish, try this slow cooker greens Alfredo. Just a few ingredients to make this rich and creamy Alfredo sauce with a healthy dose of power greens. Only 4g net carbs per serving.

You might also like this low carb slow cooker 3 ingredient cheesy spinach recipe!

Every once in awhile I buy a big bag of power greens from Costco and then I don’t really have a plan for how to use it. I use in smoothies sometimes or as a salad but then I got the idea to make these slow cooker greens Alfredo. I used the whole bag of greens and a creamy, rich Alfredo sauce and it was done in an hour! Even my son and husband enjoyed it as a low carb side dish.

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Cheesy Broccoli Cauliflower Rice – 15 minutes for this gluten free, low carb side dish!

September 14, 2018 by Denise 25 Comments

This cheesy broccoli cauliflower rice is a delicious side dish that you can make in minutes. It’s low carb and grain free too with only 4.6g net carbs per serving!

You might also like my asiago cauliflower rice or my mushroom & brie cauliflower risotto.

One day we had my in laws for dinner and I had nothing planned. Meaning I needed to go to the grocery store but was too busy to get there so I scanned the freezer for a main dish and threw together this side dish. No one was more shocked than I when my father in law actually liked this cheesy broccoli cauliflower rice. He’s very particular and I literally threw this together in minutes. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t something he would normally eat. So I was quite happy I stumbled upon something that he enjoyed.

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Roasted Tomato Sauce Made from Fresh Tomatoes – Super Easy to Make!

August 31, 2018 by Denise 11 Comments

This roasted tomato sauce is perfect with fresh tomatoes from your garden. It is so delicious you won’t buy jar sauce again and best of all it’s easy!

For more fresh tomato recipes try my tomato bacon jam or bruschetta salad!

So today I had 4 nice vine tomatoes just hanging out on my kitchen counter. When suddenly I remembered a cooking show I saw recently at the gym. (Yes I know watching cooking shows while working out is rather ridiculous.) Anyway, I remember it seemed simple and it looked delicious so I decided to just make my own version. Let me tell you this will be a regular at my house…especially when summer comes and we are bombarded with fresh tomatoes.

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Low Carb Tomato Jam With Caramelized Onions & Bacon

August 24, 2018 by Denise 11 Comments

This low carb tomato jam is packed with flavor from the caramelized onions to the bacon to the sweetness of the tomatoes. Perfect on burgers, chicken or fish. Only 3.1g net carbs for 2 tablespoons!

Looking to use up fresh garden tomatoes? Try this roasted tomato sauce or curried chicken salad stuffed tomatoes!

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I’ve never had tomato jam but it always sounded very tasty. Now that I’m faced with a mountain of tomatoes I tried to find more and more ways of eating them. I’ve also been craving caramelized onions for some reason. Yes, I know that’s strange but the I’ve been wanting to put them in everything so I thought it might be good in this low carb tomato jam and while I’m at it, may as well add some bacon! Everything’s better with bacon right?! Best of all this is low carb when used in moderation; only 3.1g net carbs for 2 tablespoons!…

Cold Cucumber Soup with Avocado & Lime (low carb blender soup)

July 23, 2018 by Denise Leave a Comment

This cold cucumber soup with avocado & lime is the perfect low carb lunch on a hot summer day. One of the summer soups that takes just a few ingredients and a high speed blender! Only 5.4g net carbs.

I think you will like this avocado lime dressing or this cucumber slaw with margarita dressing too!

Cold Cucumber Soup with Avocado & Lime - feature of soup

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It’s that time of year when my husband plops a couple of cucumbers from the garden on the counter and wants me to use them. Never mind that he doesn’t eat cucumbers so what ever I make I have to eat by myself. Well I had a few avocados, limes and some cilantro hanging around and thought they would be good together. So I threw everything in my high speed blender and in seconds I had this tasty cold cucumber & avocado blender soup! It was rich and creamy and very satisfying as a cold low carb soup.

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Cucumber Slaw with Margarita Dressing Recipe (low carb)

July 9, 2018 by Denise 2 Comments

This cucumber slaw with margarita dressing is a delicious low carb salad that would be perfect for your next bbq or picnic. A delicious way to use some of those garden cucumbers! The low carb creamy dressing has the sweet and tart taste of a margarita.

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My husband’s vegetable garden is starting to crank out some produce and that means it’s time for me to come up new vegetable recipes. He just presented me with his first batch of cucumbers and while I love cucumbers, I don’t eat that many.

So while watching the next Food Network Star a contestant made margarita dressing that sounded interesting to me. I decided to try my hand at that and made this cucumber slaw with margarita dressing. It’s cool, crunchy, colorful and the dressing is creamy and sweet but tart. You will love it!

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