Greek Chicken Salad

I absolutely LOVE the combination of black olives, feta, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, and red onion! You will notice that I eat a lot of "greek" style salads and omelettes. I use a slightly off plan dressing called Rene's Greek Feta. It is off plan only because of the type of oil in it, which I accept as ok for me. If you prefer more pure options, there are plenty of THM friendly greek salad dressing out there.

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Cheesy Chicken Soup

S because:

1) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.

2)There are healthy fats in this meal.

3) I used nonstarchy veggies.

4) My protein is the chicken. 

Cheesy Chicken Soup

You will need about 1-2 cups of pre-cooked chicken for this recipe. 

Cut up one onion, 2 carrots, 3 stalks of celery. Add to a pot with 4 cups of water. Add one natural, no msg or weird ingredient chicken bouillon cube. Add salt and pepper to taste, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, and a tsp of parsley. Boil and then simmer until veggies are tender. 

Use an immersible blender to blend until smooth. 

Add 1/4 cup of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese, cubed or shredded chicken. Stir until cheese melts. Enjoy!

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Spaghetti Squash Casserole

• S because:
  1) there are less than 10 g of carbs in this meal.
  2) there are healthy fats in this meal, which are great for you as long as they are not mixed with more than 10g of carbs. Add too many carbs, and this casserole will show up on your hips for sure!
  3) My protein source is the chicken breast in the casserole.
  4) GGMS (good girl moonshine) goes with anything and keeps you feeling full!!!

Spaghetti Squash Casserole with Grilled Chicken, Bacon and Garlic Cream Sauce

Ingredients

·         2 chicken breasts

·         6 slices bacon

·         salt and pepper or creole seasoning

·         3 tbsp. butter

·         4 cloves garlic, chopped

·         ½ onion , chopped
.      1/3 cup low fat cream cheese

·         1 egg

·         ¼ cup FF chicken broth

·         1/2 cup almond  milk

·         1 cup mozzarella cheese

·         1 spaghetti squash. ( I cook mine in the slow cooker for ½ to 1 hour then I split it and remove the seeds, put it back in the slow cooker until it is tender and pulls apart with a fork.)

1.    Preheat oven to 450.

2.    Line a small pan with parchment paper. Place bacon slices on parchment and cook for 10-15 minutes or until crispy.( Or you can use bacon bits for us drive thru Sue’s)

3.    Season and grill chicken. Set aside to cool.( I fried mine on the stove)

4.    For sauce:

5.    In a skillet, melt butter.

6.    Add garlic and onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes.( until onion is opaque)

7.    Add cream cheese and cook for 1 to 2 minutes stirring frequently.

8.    Add broth. Stir.

9.    Add almond milk slowly and stir.

10.  Salt and pepper to taste.

11.  Stir and cook for 2 more minutes over medium heat.

12.  Add chicken and bacon and slightly whipped egg to the spaghetti squash. Pour into a greased oven proof casserole dish.

13.  Top with shredded mozzarella.

14.  Bake at 375 for 20- 25 minutes.

Notes

I always like the cheese to be browned a little so I cook it under the broiler for about 3-4 minutes or until bubbly and brown.

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Salmon, Asparagus with garlic/sprinkle of Parmesan, Brown Rice, Sweet Potato Rounds with cinnamon

E because:
1) there are between 20 and 45 g of carbs in this meal. I used a half portion of sweet potato and brown rice because I wanted both. 
2) there are 5 g of fat in this meal.
3) My non-starchy vegetables are my asparagus. 
4) My protein is the salmon.

To make the sweet potato rounds, I wash the potato, slice it into 1-2" rounds, line my baking sheet with foil, place the rounds on and cover them with a second piece of foil, place in a preheated 375 oven for around 40 mins. Once they are fork tender, remove from oven and sprinkle with cinnamon.

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Greek Salad topped with Chicken Breast seasoned with Spicy Pepper Medley

S Because:
1) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.
2) There are lots of healthy fats. (Feta, olives and dressing) I use a slightly off plan greek dressing called Renee's Feta Greek. It uses an off plan oil, but this is a personal choice. If you are a purist, you could also make a homemade one using a recipe from Pinterest. 
3) My chicken is the protein source.
4) I used non-starchy veggies. (Lettuce, cucumbers, onions, orange pepper.) I used a small amount of tomato in this salad.

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Skinny Milk Chocolate

Skinny Milk Chocolate
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 tbsp. xylitol, ground
4 1/2 tsp. Truvia, ground...
2 donks Stevia
Pinch of sea salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup heavy cream(room temp)
1/2 scoop Whey protein powder
1/4 cup cocoa
Grind Truvia and xylitol. Whisk sweeteners, salt and vanilla in a bowl with coconut oil. Add room temperature heavy cream, whisk in protein powder then cocoa powder. If mixture hardened when cream was added, microwave for no more than 7 seconds. Pour into molds or mini baking cups and freeze until hardened. Store in fridge.

Note: I didn't like the regular skinny chocolate, too strong for me because I am not a big fan of chocolate.
Make sure you grind sweeteners to powder(mine was a little gritty).
You could also add a little unsweetened coconut or finely chopped nuts.
Next time I will use mini baking cups because chocolates stuck to molds.

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Chicken, brown rice, orange pieces, red pepper and onion on a bed of spinach

 E Because:
1) This meal has less than 5 g of fat. The fat comes from the oil in the salad dressing.
2) there are between 20 and 45 g of carbs in this meal. I used three quarters of a cup of brown rice.
3) my protein source is my chicken breast.
4) there are lots of non-starchy vegetables in my salad.
5) One piece of fruit per meal is allowed in this setting. I chose an orange.
6) good girl moonshine is good anytime.

To make the salad dressing:
1 clove of minced garlic
salt and pepper
A 1/4 doonk of Stevia. (Not too much or it tastes bitter with the orange juice)
The juice squeezed from the orange peels. (I cut the top and bottom off the orange. Set it bottom down on the cutting board and cut curved slices from top to bottom to cut the peel away in the same way you would a pineapple. When you are done, you should have a round naked orange and some peel with some orange membrane still in it. Squeeze the peels into the dressing mixture.)
Add 1 tsp of olive oil to it.
Mix well. Tah-dah!

To Make the Chicken:
Cover the bottom of a baking dish with water. Place your thawed or frozen chicken breast in the dish. Cover. Bake at 350 for about 25-40 mins depending on your oven and if your meat is thawed or not. Chicken is done when you can cut into it and there is no pink inside.

To make Salad:
Place a bed of spinach on a plate.Top with cooked brown rice, chopped and cooked chicken, sliced red pepper, orange pieces and green onion. Pour the dressing over the top and enjoy! 

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E - Baked Sweet Potato with Cinnamon, Roast Chicken and Cucumber

E Because:

1) The sweet potato is a carb, and this puts me between 20-45g of carbs.

2) I used 1tsp of coconut oil, and that is 5g of fat or less. (And a healthy fat at that!)

3) Chicken is my protein source

4) My non-starchy vegetable is the cucumber.

5) good girl moonshine is good with anything

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Twice Baked Mexican Sweet Potato

E because:

1)  there are between 20 and 45 g of carbs in this meal.

2) there are less than 5 g of fat in this meal. The sprinkle of cheese is a reduced fat mozzarella.

3) I have non-starchy veggies in this meal with berries and a drizzle of vinaigrette dressing.

4) My protein source is ground turkey (left over taco meat from Monday's tacos) .

5) Ice water to drink! To Make the Filling for the Potato: I use leftover Taco meat. So I had better start with that! Taco Meat:
Fry up some lean ground turkey. Once it's cooked, add 1 tbsp of chili powder and 2 tsp of cumin. Add 1/2 cup of salsa. Filling: Bake your sweet potato until soft. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides. Mash this in a bowl. Add this to the ground meat mixture. Fill your sweet potato skins with the mixture. Top with grated reduced fat mozzarella, and broil until it's all melted and lovely.

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S- Buffalo Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken, Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

S- Buffalo Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken, Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

S Because:
1) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.
2) There are lots of healthy fats in this meal.
3) There is a great source of protein with the chicken and bacon
4) There are lots of non-starchy vegetables in this meal

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E - Rockin' Moroccan Stew

E Lunch - Rockin' Moroccan Stew. This is a Looney Spoons recipe that my husband LOVES! He requests it often. :D I started adding chopped chicken breast to up the protein.

E Because:

1)There are less than 5g of fat in this meal.

2) There are between 20-45g of carbs in this meal. (The sweet potatoes and chick peas make up most of my carb count)

3) My protein source is chicken breast, chick peas. 

4) There are lots of non-starchy veggies in this meal. 

5) To drink I have a tall glass of ice water. Make sure you are drinking LOTS! Er... of water that is. ;)


Rockin' Moroccan Stew

2  Tbsp olive oil

1  cup chopped onion

½ cup each  diced celery and green pepper

1  garlic clove, minced

3 cups vegetable broth

3 cups peeled cubed sweet potatoe

1 can tomatoes drained

1 can chick peas

1  tablespoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons grated ginger root

1 teaspoon each of  cumin, curry powder, coriander and chilli powder

½  teaspoon salt

¼  teaspoon pepper

¼ cup peanut butter

2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro

Heat olive oil in large frying pan on medium high heat. Add next 3 ingredients.  Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened .

Add remaining  ingredients except peanut butter and cilantro. Bring to  boil. Reduce heatnto low and simmer covered for 20 minutes. Stir in peanut butter and cilantro. Mix well Simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve hot.

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S Dinner - Creamy Mushroom and Chicken Casserole, Greek salad and good girl moonshine

S Dinner - Creamy Mushroom and Chicken Casserole, Greek salad and good girl moonshine.

S Because:
1) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal
2) There are lots of healthy fats in this meal, which is awesome in an S setting. (Creamy sauce, feta cheese)
3) There are lots of non-starchy vegetables in this meal.
4) Black olives are allowed in an S setting.
5) My protein source is my chicken breast.
6) Good girl moonshine goes with anything!

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S - Roasted Chicken, Bocconcini Salad, and Steamed Vegetables with Cheese

S Dinner - Roasted Chicken Breast, Steamed Broccoli and Cauliflower with butter and cheese, Tomato and Bocconcini Salad with a 1/4 tsp of Balsamic Reduction.

S Because:
1) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.
2) My protein source is my chicken.
3) I used fats with the butter, and cheeses. That's ok, as long as I don't stack carbs on top!
4) There are lots of non-starchy veggies in the salad and side dish.
5) I had chicken as my lean protein, but with an S meal, you could choose any type of fattier meat.
6) A tall glass of ice water to drink. Try to drink at least 3 large glasses of water every day.

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S - Bacon Wrapped Chicken, Greek Salad and Good Girl Moonshine

S Lunch or Dinner - Bacon Wrapped Chicken, Greek Salad and Good Girl Moonshine

S Because:
1) My protein sources are the chicken and the bacon
2) I used a full fat salad dressing and feta cheese. That spells fat which means S! :D
3) There are lots of non-starchy veggies in the salad. (Lettuce, and tomatoes)
4) Olives are allowed in an S setting.
5) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.
6) Good Girl Moonshine goes with anything! :)

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S - THM Cheeseburger Pie, Greek Salad and Good Girl Moonshine

S Lunch - Cheeseburger pie, greek salad, and good girl moonshine.

S Because:
1) There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.
2) Full fat dairy in the cheeseburger pie and salad dressing are just fine for an S setting. As long as you are not mixing your fats and carbs, you are ok! :D
3) My protein source is the beef.
4) There are lots of non-starchy veggies in the salad.
5) A few black olives are allowed in an S setting.
6) Good girl moonshine because it goes with everything.

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E - Twice Baked and Stuffed Mexican Sweet Potato, Garden Salad, Good Girl Moonshine

E Dinner - Twice baked sweet potato with Turkey Chili and fat free sour cream. Sprinkled with low fat mozzarella cheese. Garden salad with fat free dressing. GGMS to drink.

E Because:
1) This meal has less than 5g of fat.
2) Lots of non-starchy veggies in the garden salad
3) Sweet potato and black beans make this an E. (carbs)
4) Using low-fat sour cream and low fat dressing keeps me within my 5g of fat.
5) I can have a sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella cheese in an E setting for some healthy fat. I don't go crazy with it though.
6) Good Girl Moonshine goes with anything. :)
7) My lean protein comes from the turkey in the chili and the beans.

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S - Portobello Mushroom Pizza, Greek Salad

S Dinner or Lunch -Portobello Mushroom Pizza with a Greek Salad

S Because:
Non-Starch Vegetables - There are lots of veggies in this meal! Mushroom, red and yellow peppers, onions, tomatoes, cucumber, mixed greens.
Protein - My protein source is my pepperoni and my cheese.
Full Fat Dairy - I have feta and dressing on my salad and cheese on my pizza.
Carbs - There are less than 10g of carbs in this meal.

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E - Chicken Fajita Pizza, Hot Sauce/Sour Cream Dip, Zevia

E Dinner - Chicken Fajita Pizza, Hot Sauce/Fat-free Sour Cream Dip, Zevia Pop

E because:

1) I used Gwen's Nest easy bread recipe earlier this week to make on plan sour dough bread. 2 Slices is one serving. I tried to make it the size of two sliced of bread. :)

2) I used just a wee sprinkle of reduced fat mozzarella cheese on the top of the pizza. This is acceptable in an E setting as long as I don't go ape bananas with the cheese. (I save that for S days!)

3) Lots of non-starchy veggies on the pizza, peppers, mushrooms, onions, green onions, tomatoes. (It says in the book to limit your tomato and onions, so that's what I did.)

4) The dip is fat-free. It's just fat-free sour cream with a dash of hot sauce mixed in.

5) The Pampered Chef recipe I was basing this on called for salsa. I didn't have any, so I just mixed chili powder/cumin/garlic powder into 1/8 cup of tomato sauce. Tah-dah! On plan and with a lot of the same flavor. I would have loved to all fresh cilantro, but I didn't have any.

6) Zevia, because it's on plan and you have to drink pop with your pizza on a Friday night! :D

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S - Taco Chicken Breast, Ranch Salad

S Dinner - Taco Chicken Breast, Ranch Salad, ice water.

S Because: 
1) There is less than 10g of carbs in this meal
2) I used full fat dairy sources in the sour cream, and cheese.
3) There is a healthy portion of protein with the chicken breast. (Yes there is one under there - I promise!) 
4) There are lots of non-starchy veggies in my salad, cucumbers, peppers, tomato, lettuce and green onion.
5) No sugary drink for this momma! 
6) I used a low carb dressing.

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