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Appetizers & Snacks
CHICKEN WINGS (ZERO CARBS)
Serves:2,10
CarbsPerServing:0 Prep Time:20 min.
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
3 lbs. chicken wings 6 T. Hot Sauce
1 Stick Butter2 qts. cooking oil Lawry's Seasoned Salt
How to Prepare:
WINGS: Cut whole wings at joints and discard tips. Sprinkle wings
liberally with Lawry's Seasoned Salt. Deep fry until golden brown
and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
SAUCE: Combine melted butter and hot sauce in a large bowl, mix
well. Add wings and coat evenly.
This recipe is for mild wings-add extra hot sauce for more heat.
Serve with bleu cheese and celery.
Bites of Heaven
Serves:1,2
CarbsPerServing:Depends on serving- very low Prep Time:Seconds
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
Salami slices
Cream Cheese or Cheddar Almond Accents" (salad topping by Sunkistany
flavor)
How to Prepare:
Spread cream cheese on a salami slice, top with a few Almond Accents
(any flavor), fold like a taco and sit down to watch your favorite
movie with a little plate of these. You can also substitute cream
cheese for cheddar, or use both!
Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Mushroom
Serves:Depends on # of mushrooms
CarbsPerServing:About 2 per mushroom Prep Time:20 min
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese, softened 5 or 6 slices of bacon, fried crisp
1 small onion, chopped - or less 15-20 large mushrooms
How to Prepare:
Preheat oven to 350.Take the stems out of your mushrooms, reserving
4 or 5. Clean your mushrooms well and set aside.
Chop your onion well, and chop up the reserved stems.
Fry your bacon til crisp, reserving the grease. Cook your onion and
stems until tender in the bacon grease. Drain the grease and add
onions/stems to the softened cream cheese. Crumble your bacon in
cheese mixture. Combine well. Scoop some into each mushroom cap.
Bake for about 10-15 minutes on baking sheet with edges, then broil
to brown the tops. YUMMY! Great refrigerated and reheated in oven
the next day!
Easy Pizza Rolls
Serves:your choice!,
CarbsPerServing:depends on toppings, serving size, etc.
Prep Time:5 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
shredded italian cheese (mozzerella, italian blend, etc.)
pizza sauce (low carb, Ragu pizza quick is great)
pepperoni olives onions
other pizza toppings of your choice
How to Prepare:
Sprinkle the cheese into a small pan and cook until edges are
lightly brown and cheese has a "lacy" appearance. Top with a LITTLE
(a little goes a long way!) pizza sauce and toppings of your choice.
Remove from pan, roll together and ENJOY!! SOOO good & SOOO easy!
Garlic Pepper & Parmeson Crisps
Serves:12,10
CarbsPerServing:1.6g/serving ; 19.2g total recipe
Prep Time:5 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
12 ounces freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
How to Prepare:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well. Sprinkle
cheese mixture into a 1 1/2" round cookie cutter on a nonstick
cookie sheet. Repeat procedure with cheese mixture, placing 16
circles on each sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 to 10 minutes or
until golden. Cool slightly on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks
to cool completely. Repeat procedure 5 times with remaining cheese
mixture. Yields 96 crisps.
Peanut Butter Protein Bars
Serves:10
CarbsPerServing:10g total
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons sugarfree peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter
4 ounces cream cheese1/4 cup artificial sweetener -- splenda
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 scoops vanilla protein powder (mine is 0 carbs)
How to Prepare:
Melt peanut butter, butter and cream cheese in microwave. Mix in
Splenda and vanilla. Make sure everything is mixed well before
adding protein powder. Add protein powder, 1/2 scoop at a time. You
will need to use your hands towards the end. Press into a small
casserole and chill until firm.
Makes 6 good size bars.
NOTES : Counts for peanut butter and protein powder not included in
totals.
Pepperoni Chips
Serves:10,10,10,3,10,10
CarbsPerServing:no counts provided
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
pepperoni
How to Prepare:
Place pepperoni slices on a paper towel on a plate, and nuke for
about a minute- to a minute and a half, usually it will stop
sizzling sound when it is done.
Let them sit a minute or two until they dry and get crispy.
Great alone, or with cream cheese, dipping, etc...
Roast Beef Roll Ups
CarbsPerServing:no counts provided
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
2 slices thin sliced deli roast beef (I buy Boars Head Seasoned
Roast Beef at my grocery store)mustard
How to Prepare:
Place roast beef slices flat with one egde of one slice overlapping
the other slice, spread about a teaspoon of deli mustard on roast
beef and then sprinkle with cheese. Roll up and place in hot skillet
coated with cooking spray. brown on each side (careful this only
takes a couple of minutes).
Place on plate and munch
Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms
Serves:4,8,8,9
CarbsPerServing:2
Prep Time:10 min
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
canned crab meat (2 cans) 1/3 cup real mayo
1 pckg large mushrooms2 tblspn red hot garlic chili sauce
2 tblspn olive oil pinch basil
How to Prepare:
mix mushroom stems and all ingredients into bowl. Place all mushroom
caps on foil and drizzle w/olive oil. Fill caps with mix and grill
15 minutes. Awesome!!! We love them
Smokey Bacon Cheddar Cheese Balls
Serves:varies -nutritional info is for entire
recipe,10
CarbsPerServing:Per serving: 3477 Calories (kcal); 319g Total
Fat; (81% calories from fat); 129g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate;
9g fiber; 842mg Cholesterol; 5020mg Sodium
Prep Time:30 minutes
Effort:Easy
Ingredients:
16 ounces cream cheese
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese -- sharp or extra sharp
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring
1/2 cup sliced green onions -- thinly sliced green only
8 slices bacon -- crisply cooked, patted dry and crumbled
1 tablespoon bacon fat
1/2 cup sunkist Bacon Cheddar Almond Accents
How to Prepare:
Bring cream cheese and blue cheese to room temperature. In a food
processor combine cheeses and bacon fat well. If it seems too stiff*
,add 2-3T cream to thin it out some.
Add the remaining ingredient (except almonds)and pulse to blend. Try
not to break the bacon and onions up too much.
Form cheese mixture into either 60 marble sized balls oe 2-3 cheese
logs or balls and refrigerate until solid again(about 30 minutes).
For mini-balls, pulse almonds in a food processor until almost
ground then place 1T of the mixture in a baggie and shake 5-6 of the
mini balls at a time to coat.
If making larger cheese balls or logs, crush almonds slightly to
break up a bit then roll chilled cheese balls or logs to coat
lightly.
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