Simple Salsa Beef

Simple Salsa Beef

A good low-carb, slower cooker recipe, very close to Roast, Potatoes, and Carrots.  :)

Ingredients:

3 Turnips, peeled and cubed

1 lb Baby Carrots (I use more like 1 1/2 lbs)

3 lbs Beef Arm Pot Roast

2 Cups Salsa

Guar or Xanthan (Optional)

Directions:

Put the turnips and carrots in your slow cooker, then place the beef on top. 

 

Pour the salsa over the lot.

Cover the slow cooker, set it to low, and let it cook for 8-10 hours.

When the time is up, remove the beef and pull it apart into shreds with two forks.

Scoop the vegetables out onto serving plates with a slotted spoon.  Pile the beef on top.  If desired, thicken the sauce with a little guar or xanthan.  Spoon the sauce over the vegetables and beef.

YIELDS: 8 servings, each with: 200 calories, 5g fat, 26g protein, 11g carbohydrates, 3g dietary fiber, 8g usable carbs.

Cheesburger Soup

Cheeseburger Soup

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground Beef
3/4 Cup Chopped Celery
1/4 Cup Chopped Carrot
3/4 Cup Chopped Onion
1 Teaspoon Dried Basil
1 Teaspoon Dried Parsley
1/2 Teaspoon Xanthan Gum
3 Cups Chicken Broth
1 1/2 Cups Cream or half-and-half
2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/4 Cup Sour Cream

Directions:

Brown the hamburger, and celery, carrot, and onion together in a large pot.  Drain the grease.

Stir in basil and parsley.

In a blender, blend together the xanthan gum and the chicken broth. 

Add to beef and veggie mixture.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add cream or half-and-half and cheese and stir until cheese is melted.

Add sour cream and heat through.  Do not boil.

Yields: 4 very generous servings

Each will have: 878 calories; 75g fat; 40g protein; 10g carbohydrate; 1g dietary fiber; 9g usable carbs









WOW....It has been a while!!

So sorry, it has been awhile since I have posted new stuff.  A LOT has happened since the last post. 

1) Moved back to Florida
2) Built a house
3) Moved into a house
4) Had a bunch of medical tests
5) Started pre-nursing school

I am going to try to post some new receipes though, could I got about 4 new cookbooks and have made some cool new stuff lately.

Yummy Chicken Casserole

Gwen Meehan's Yummy Chicken Casserole

(No, I don't know who Gwen is, but that is the title of the recipe in my book)

Ingredients:

6 Boneless Chicken Breasts (about 3 pounds)

1/4 Red Onion, Diced

1 Cup Water

1 Teaspoon Salt

1 Teaspoon Peper

2 Teaspoons Garlic Powder

2 Teaspoons Poultry Seasoning or Adobo Seasoning

1 14.5oz Can Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, Drained

2 Cups Cheddar Cheese

3 Ounces Cream Cheese

1 Cup Sour Cream

Directions:

In a deep, covered skillet, simmer chicken breasts and onion in 1 cup of water with salt, pepper, garlic salt, and poultry seasoning.  Cook until chicken is no longer pink, let it cool for 10 minutes.

Cut into 1/2" cubes.

Place the chicken mixture on the bottom of a baking dish (I use a 9 X 13 dish) you've sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, cover with the tomatoes with chilies, a thin layer of cheddar cheese, followed by a layer of cream cheese, and finally a layer of sour cream.  Top with remaining cheddar cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees F for at least 15 minutes or until cheese has thoroughly melted and ingredients combine.

Yield: Approximately 6 servings

Each will have: 368 calories; 26 g fat; 26 g protein; 7 g carbohydrate; 1 g dietary fiber; 6 g usable carbs.

Moving

Just in case no one has heard....we are moving back to Florida.  Kevin got a new job in Winter Haven and we will be moving back there shortly. 

Let the packing begin.....see you all on the other side. :)

Making Myself Healthier

So as most of you readers might know...I recently had a small surgery.  As I was recovering I decided that I needed to change some things about myself once I was recovered.  I created a Health Manifesto of sorts.  I am publishing my Health Manifesto in hopes that you will create your own and make yourselves (and our environment) healthier.

Health Manifesto

~ Go to bed around the same time each night

~ Get up around the same time each morning

~ Drink at least 18oz of water daily

~ Do yoga at least 2 days a week

~ Take a walk around the block at least 3 times a week

~ Read a book for 30 minutes daily (which will result in 30 minutes less TV each day)

~ Take a multivitamin daily

~ Recycle newspapers, plastics, cans, glass and whatever else is accepted at my local recycling plant (We don't have curbside pickup...but I did find a place in my town to drop off certain recyclable materials.)

~ Send notes/cards to my friends and family that might be struggling

~Work on the following behaviors with my dogs - Peyton & Hayley

     ~ "Come"

     ~ "Leave It"

     ~ Reward for good behavior / punish for bad behavior

I also wanted to show off my new shirt...which I feels goes well with this post.

P.S. If you look closely at my shirt it has the names of things that can be recycled. :)

 

Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash

** My Favorite Gloomy Day Food **

Ingredients:

1 lb Hamburger
2 (28oz Cans) of Tomatoes
8 oz Elbow Macaroni
Dash of Salt
Dash of Pepper
1/4 Teaspoon Basil
1/4 Teaspoon Oregano Leaves
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Bay Leaves
(If you use whole leaves, use 3 - 4)











Directions:

Make elbow macaroni according to the package












Brown the hamburger while making the pasta











Drain the pasta

(I like the make mine the slow cooker.  I make it in the morning and cook it on LOW until supper.)

Put pasta in the slow cooker.

Add browned meat to slower cooker.

Add spices: salt, pepper, basil, bay leaves, & oregano leaves.

Add tomatoes

Stir together well.  Add 1/8 cup of water.

(If you taking some of this out to freeze, now is the time to remove half and put it in a freezer safe container.  I can't eat a whole batch of goulash myself and my husband can't eat it because it has to many carbohydrates.  So I take half of the batch and freeze it for later use.)

If you don't want to make this in the crook pot and/or make it ahead, you can make it like stated above and then let it simmer on the stove for about 40 minutes. :)

To unfreeze....let it sit over-night (or a couple of nights) in the fridge.  Then dump it into your pot and cook as directed above.