Protein NOT Cake

Found an interesting recipe! Will try soon!

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/not_cake.html

Ancho Macho Chili

Ingredients:

5 pounds boneless beef chuck stew meat
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil, divided
1 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons ancho chile pepper powder or Mexican-style chili powder
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles
3/4 cup dry red wine or chicken broth
4 large roasted garlic cloves, minced)
Directions:

Heat oven to 325F. Toss beef with salt and pepper. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over high heat. Add one-third of the beef and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and repeat two more times with beef and oil. Add the last 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to Dutch oven and cook onion until lightly browned. Stir in chile powder, tomatoes, wine and garlic; bring to a simmer. Return beef and accumulated juices to Dutch oven. Cover and bake 2 1/2 hours, stirring once halfway through cooking time, until beef is very tender.


Nutritional Information
Per Serving:

Net Carbs: 6.0 grams
Fiber: 3.0 grams
Protein: 58.5 grams
Fat: 40.0 grams
Calories: 644

Makes: 8 servings
Prep Time: 0:10:00
Marinate Time: 0:00:00
Cook Time: 2:45:00
Cool Time: 0:00:00

Low Carb Crockpot Steak Strips

Low Carb Crockpot Steak Strips

1 1/2 pounds boneless round steak
Salt and pepper
1 onion -- chopped
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup seasoned tomato juice
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 medium green pepper -- chopped
10 ounce pkg. frozen okra (or 1 1/2 c. fresh)
2 1/2 ounce can sliced mushrooms -- drained carrot curls (opt.)

Cut steak into strips, about 1/2" wide and 2" long. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in crockpot with onion, celery, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Cover and cook on Low for 6-8 hours. Turn control to High. Add green pepper and partially thawed pkra and mushrooms. Cover and cook on High for 30 minutes until okra is done. Garnish with carrot curls, if desired.

Low Carb Philly Cheese Steak

Low Carb Philly Cheese Steak

Editor's Note: This is not a crockpot recipe, but we've included it because it is an ideal low carb recipe.

2 lbs. good sirloin chopped up
1 8-oz package cream cheese
8-oz provelone cheese
1 red pepper
1 portabella mushroom
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
Olive oil
Lots of seasonings

Heat up skillet. Pour olive oil into pan. Saute red pepper, portabella, onion, and garlic Add salt, pepper, and any other seasonings that you like (I like garlic salt and onion powder)

Add sirloin and cook to your preferred temperature. Cut up cream cheese and provelone into chunks. Add the cheeses and stir until you have made a sauce. Serve in bowls.

4 generous servings at 8g carbs each.

Low Carb Crockpot Cajun Chicken

Low Carb Crockpot Cajun Chicken

1 1/2 lb boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1" pieces
1/8 tsp garlic powder
5 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 large onions, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped
1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 to 2 tsp pepper
1 tsp dried whole basil
1 tsp dried whole marjoram
1 tsp dried whole oregano

Sprinkle chicken with garlic powder. Combine tomatoes and remaining ingredients except cauliflower in a crockpot, chicken on top and sauces and herbs poured over chicken and vegetables. Cook on high for 5-7 hours. Serve over steamed cauliflower.