Poultry
Marinated Chicken Thighs with Romaine Salad
These delicious chicken thighs were marinated overnight in sheep’s yogurt (Greek yogurt works great), red onions and Indian spices. Then they were packed in a cake pan and baked for about an hour at 450F. I made enough for three meals. Note: Mine were bone-in and had their skins on whereas the original recipe uses…
Read MoreChicken Thighs, Spinach and Sweet Potato
Worried about being hungry on a low-carb diet? It’s very unlikely unless you are deliberately restricting calories. Here’s one example of a low-carb meal that is very filling. Even without the small piece of sweet potato, this is a lot of food. I couldn’t even eat all three chicken thighs, so I have one for…
Read MoreShredded Chicken Salad
A big salad is such a versatile low-carb meal! This winter salad has Romaine lettuce, seasoned shredded chicken breast, a small amount of sweet potato, tomatoes, red peppers, red onion, salsa mayo, Aleppo pepper flakes and salt. I warmed up the chicken and sweet potato in the microwave.
Read MoreChicken Leg and Salad
What could be simpler? How about an air-fried chicken leg and a Romaine lettuce salad.
Read MoreChicken Legs with Kale Salad
Crispy air-fried chicken legs and a side salad of kale with citrus dressing, topped with goat cheese crumbles. An amazing low-carb meal!
Read MoreChicken Thighs, Cauliflower Rice with Scrambled Eggs
A nice quick and easy meal if you use frozen Asian Cauliflower Rice. I scrambled a couple of eggs and set them aside and then sautéed 1.5 packages of frozen Asian Cauliflower Rice with 1 tsp. of minced garlic. Once the rice was lightly browned, I added a mixture of 1 T. soy sauce, 1…
Read MoreSimplest Lunch Ever is Air-fried Chicken Thighs
Well, this has to be the easiest lunch ever… the air-fryer does all the work! My other easy lunch is just a plain ol’ steak!
Read MoreChicken Thighs and Tabbouleh (Hemp Hearts)
Nice crispy, air-fried chicken thighs, served with tabbouleh salad again. This low-carb tabbouleh is made with hemp hearts not bulgar wheat. Recipe link here.
Read MoreA Big Chicken Salad
Sometimes a big salad is the perfect meal. For me, that’s actually quite often! This is a pretty simple meal: a green salad with a home-cooked chicken breast (including the skin) and my usual salsa mayo.
Read MoreChicken Thighs and Cauliflower Onion Sauté
A deliciously simple meal! Two air-fried chicken thighs, a frozen side dish (Green Giant Restaurant Sides – Cauliflower and Onions; half the package) and two small tomatoes. I saved a third chicken thigh in case I needed a snack later in the day.
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