Need recipes and/or meal ideas...

lydia1959

14 years ago

DD is home from college for the summer and is looking forward to some good home cooking... but I am on a diet and find most of my regular recipes don't fit the criteria.

I need meatless recipes that can use vegetables, breads, corn, potatoes etc. (no tofu please). Cheese, eggs are okay to add as is any low-fat dairy product.

Also any meat and vegetable dishes. No breads, rice, potatoes, corn, beans with these recipes.

Basically I can have a meat and vegetable meal or a starch and vegetable meal. It is a higher carb diet, but I've lost 22 lbs. since the first of Feb. so it is working for me.

I've been making lots of vegetable sides and salads as well as vegetable soups, baked chicken and grilled meats. Egg or cheese sandwiches for other meals. We had pasta with mushroom and onion sauce with hot bread tonight and a side salad.

I'm running out of ideas. Help!

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sheilajoyce_gw
14 years ago
I like Cheese Rarebit served over toast and a slice of fresh tomato. Bacon is a good addition to the tomato for the rest of the family.

Try a meat stew, and don't put potatoes in it.

I love special order omlettes for dinner every now and then. I chop some onion, green pepper, ham, tomato, mushrooms, and grate cheddar cheese. Then everyone picks the omlette flavor they prefer. I saute the onion, pepper and mushrooms, pour in the egg, and add the tomatoes, cheese and ham to the top, fold the top over and serve it.

Beef stroganoff? Fajitas? meatloaf? Just a good steak for a kid who's been away.
glenda_al
14 years ago
Congratulations on your weight loss!

Wish it was me, sigh!
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glenda_al
14 years ago
I love this and can eat the whole thing by myself.

Tuna and Chips casserole
My recipe is so old that I can't read the amts!
It has mushroom soup, tuna, potato chips, milk and green peas!
sheilajoyce_gw
14 years ago
Gads, Glenda, I remember that recipe from our Girl Scout cooking lesson at the local gas company.
sue_va
14 years ago
Here's a recipe for Tuna and Chips Casserole, but it is not the old "original" one. I'm not sure there ever was a recipe for that one. I think we all just knew how to make it.

Tuna with Chips Casserole

1 (16 ounce) package uncooked pasta shells
2 (6 ounce) cans tuna, drained (I only like Albacore and now the cans are 5 ounces)
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom (or chicken) soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
4 slices processed American cheese
1 1/2 cups crushed potato chips

Boil pasta in lightly salted water for 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain well. Return the pasta to the pot it was cooked in.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Spray a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
Mix tuna with cream of soups, milk, salt, black pepper, and garlic in a medium saucepan. Place pan over medium low heat, and heat through. Alternatively, place these ingredients in a microwave safe dish, and warm in the microwave.
Mix tuna mixture with pasta. Spread 1/2 of the noodles into the prepared dish. Arrange the cheese slices over the noodles, then spread the remaining noodle mixture over the cheese. Top with crushed potato chips.
Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes; cook until the casserole is hot, and the chips begin to brown. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Sue
glenda_al
14 years ago
Mine didn't have pasta, but yours sounds delicious!
shellm
14 years ago
How about grilled veggies.Zucchini,yellow squash,red onions,mushrooms,cherry or grape tomatoes,aspargus,red or yellow peppers.Coat w/some olive oil,salt and pepper.Place in grill basket and turn or stir every 5 min or so.I also like grilled pineapple and peaches.These items are also great cold.

Shelley
patti43
14 years ago
Stir fry--add chicken or shrimp if you want. You can buy the vegetables already chopped up and frozen or cut your own. It's hard to find recipes with meat and veggies only. DH was on Atkins for a long time and I still have a binder of recipes from that. I'll look through and see what I made that was a winner with DH.

If you have a grill I'd cook almost everything outside. Grilled vegetables are pretty good and it doesn't heat up the kitchen! And even a hot dog tastes gourmet cooked on a grill!

Those 22 pounds you lost are the same 22 I need to lose!! Congratulations!
lydia1959
Original Author
14 years ago
Some good ideas! Thanks!

Sheila, what is cheese rarebit? I went to see if there was a recipe at allrecipes.com but I couldn't find one.
Omelets are a good idea.. I'd love to make a cracker/breadless meatloaf. Any recipes?

The tuna casserole sounds good. I don't think tuna is considered a meat on this diet.. but I'd have to leave out the potato chips. It's a low-fat diet too. :-)

Anybody have a meat and vegetable casserole recipe without potatoes or corn?
lydia1959
Original Author
14 years ago
Sorry Patti, didn't see your post. Atkins diet recipes would work great!
Vegetarian dishes (minus the tofu) would be great too.
I've tried searching for both at allrecipes.com but didn't really find anything.
Adella Bedella
14 years ago
Have you looked at quiche recipes? I sometimes make a quiche and leave the crust off. Leave out some of the yolks if you want it more cholestoral friendly. I can't find my recipe, but it's eggs, ham, cheese, broccoli or cauliflower, carrots and onions and cream or substitute milk. I would think you would be able to find a recipe online that looks good and can be modified to fit your dietary restrictions.
Marilyn Sue McClintock
14 years ago
Welsh Rarebits from the Joy of Cooking Cook Book!

Page 252 and 253. Maybe one of those recipes will work or type in a search for Welsh Rarebit.

Sue
patti43
14 years ago
There aren't many recipes around for meat and veggies casseroles. I don't know why except a lot use flour or soup and I don't think creamed soups are allowed--??

Most of the recipes for Atkins are definitely not low fat, but you could substitute low fat cheeses for this one. You could also omit the sausage and add more ground beef.

PORTABELLO MUSHROOM LASAGNA

1 lb. ground beef
4 or 5 Italian sausage links , mild or hot w/casings removed
1 med. onion
Garlic to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
6 large Portabello mshrooms
1 large container ricotta cheese
1 egg
Lots of grated mozzarella cheese
Spaghetti sauce (bought or make your own)

Preheat oven to 350. Brown sausage and ground beef with onions, adding garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Clean off mushrooms and scrape out the black gills. (I do this with a spoon.)

Beat egg into ricotta cheese. Spray a 9x13" in pan and spread a small amount of spaghetti sauce. Generously pack each mushroom with ricotta mixture and place in the pan ricotta side up. Top each cap with a handful of mozrella. Then top with a generous amount of the meat mixture. More mozzarella on top of that. Then pour spaghetti sauce over each cap and around the bottomof the pan. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Bake at 350 for 30-35 mins. Cool about 10 minutes. From a low carb web site--no carb amount listed.
rthummer
14 years ago
Hot Chicken Salad

4 cups diced, cooked chicken..skin removed.

1and 1/2 cups celery, finely chopped

1 cup toasted slivered almonds

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons grated oonion

l cup green pepper, chopped

l cup lite mayonnaise

4 tablespoons, chopped pimento

4 tablespoons lemon juice

1(l0 and 3/4 oounce)can of cream of chicken soup, undiluted

2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

2 cups grated New York State Sharp Cheese

Crushed potato chips for topping
Combine all ingredients except for potato chips and cheese, blend well together. Spoon into a lightly greased 3 quart shallow casserole dish. Top with 2 cups cheese. Bake at 350Â° for 30 minutes. Put sprinkling of crushed potato chips over surface during last l0 minutes.
lydia1959
Original Author
14 years ago
Those recipes look good. Thanks! I found a quiche recipe that sounds good and a rarebit recipe. See link below if anyone else is interested.

Here is a link that might be useful: Welsh Rarebit recipe

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