Pasta
Homemade Hamburger Helper (Not Low Carb)
I made my own Hamburger Helper style meal! I sautéed one pound of regular ground beef with a quarter sweet onion, half a large celery stick, two heaping teaspoons of Better Than Bouillon (beef flavour), and half a can of peas and carrots (drained). Then I prepared one box of Great Value Original Mac ‘n’…
Read MoreMeaty Pasta and Romaine Lettuce Salad (Not Low Carb)
Pasta dish with macaroni, ground beef/pork/turkey, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, pasta sauce, onions. Simple salad with Romaine lettuce, red onions and Salsa Mayo.
Read MorePasta, Coleslaw and Ham Salad (Not Low Carb)
I warmed up some rotini noodles then added half a can of diced ham and two big handfuls of bagged coleslaw from Walmart. I dressed it only with mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Very good!
Read MoreTuna Egg Pasta with Coleslaw (Not Low Carb)
Two small cans of tuna and two hard-boiled egg mixed with penne pasta and mayonnaise. Bagged coleslaw with homemade dressing on the side. Another very quick and easy meal. To make it low carb, skip the pasta and mix the tuna and eggs with the coleslaw.
Read MoreTuna Pasta Salad with Coleslaw (Not Low Carb)
Two cans Rio Mare tuna (50 gm protein in total), two cups rotini pasta, bagged coleslaw with homemade coleslaw dressing.
Read MoreAlfredo Pasta Sauce (Not Low Carb)
2 cups Rotini pasta, 1 jar Great Value brand Alfredo Sauce, bagged coleslaw veggies (~ 1/2 a bag), 1 T fish sauce, 1/2 T jarred garlic, 1/2 tsp Aleppo chili flakes, ~1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 1 minced shallot. This was very tasty… although next time, I think I would add a little balsamic vinegar to…
Read MoreTuna, Coleslaw and Pasta Salad (Not Low Carb)
Pasta salad with bagged coleslaw and Rio Mare tuna, mayo, s&p, Aleppo chili flakes. Not a low-carb meal, but my only meal of the day. Happily today the scale read 112 pounds, so this recent experiment with pasta doesn’t seem to have affected my weight.
Read MoreSalmon Pasta (Not Low Carb)
Two cans of Rio Mare salmon with green onions, mayo and macaroni pasta. This is not low carb, but it was my only meal of the day. Weight remains very stable at around 112 pounds. I also made another version of this with Rio Mare tuna with chilis. Four of these small cans got me…
Read MoreMeaty Pasta with a Side of Cabbage (Not Low Carb)
Another meaty pasta meal; this time with some Instant Pot cabbage and tomatoes. Not a low carb meal, but weight is still stable (113 pounds today).
Read MoreMeaty Pasta with a Side of Broccoli (Not Low Carb)
Meaty pasta with a side of broccoli. Not a low-carb meal, but weight is still stable (weighed in at 113.2 pounds this morning).
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