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Spicy Spaghetti Sauce with Zucchini Noodles

Posted in Chicken, Low carb, Main Courses on May 7, 2016 by majcych

How about one of my staples for once… The one and only spicy spaghetti – my whole family loves it. I ain’t gonna lie, it’s just yummy… The best comfort food, and when you substitute pasta with zucchini noodles, it’s also not too bad for ya.

Ingredients:

1 lb of spicy chicken Italian sausage (or pork of course)

1 medium onion finely chopped

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1 large can of crushed tomatoes

1 tbsp chopped Italian parsley

1 tsp crushed pepper

1.5 tsp anise seeds, slightly grinder in mortar and pestle

1 tbs Italian herbs

2/3 tsp freshly grounded nutmeg

2 tbsp heavy cream

Salt and pepper to taste

Zucchini noodles (out of 5 zucchinies), sauté don 1 tbs of olive oil

Saute onion and garlic, add parsley and crushed peppers, saute until onion is translucent. Add meat, saute until browned. Add spices and crushed tomatoes. Slowly simmer for at least 30 min. Add nutmeg and cream. Season with sale and pepper. Serve over zucchini noodles, sprinkle with Parmesan and parsley.

Greek-Syle Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Posted in Chicken, Low carb, Main Courses with tags Chicken, low carb chicken, lt, stuffed chicken breast on April 19, 2016 by majcych

I was sooooo in a mood for something Mediterranean tonight…. But I also wanted to try something new, I haven’t made before. Hmmm, feta, kalamata olives, roasted peppers… Let’s pimp-up the old and boring chicken breast and keep it low carb!

Ingredients:

1.5 lbchicken breasts
3 tbsp kalamata olives chopped
4 tbsp chopped roasted peppers (from a jar or just roast one red pepper)
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
4 oz cream cheese
1/3 cup chopped parsley + 1 tsp for garnish
1 cup baby spinach slightly chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Aleppo pepper
1 tsp fenugreek
1/2 tsp white cracked pepper
Few pinches of paprika
1 tbsp olive oil

Preheat the oven to 400F/200C. Score the chicken across the top, deep enough to allow for stuffing to fill the cuts, but not letting the chicken fall apart.

In a sauté pan, heat up olive oil, add spinach and let it wilt a bit, add garlic, sauté a bit more, add olives, roasted pepper and parsley, then add cream cheese, feta and all the spices except for paprika.

Let everything melt/combine

Fill the scored chicken with the stuffing, and place in the oven for 25 min or so…