Category Archives: Appetizers

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Mushrooms

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A George Stella winner.  Calories: 160, Fat: 9.5 g, Protein: 15.5 g, and Net Carbs: 3 g.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 pound large button mushrooms (about 16 mushrooms)
  • 2/3 cup finely shredded cooked chicken breast (I used cooked rotisserie chicken)
  • 1 large egg white, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons minced celery
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons Louisiana Hot Sauce
  • 1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees. Spray a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. SCRUB mushrooms clean. Remove stems and discard.
  3. PLACE chicken, egg white, celery, butter, and Louisiana Hot Sauce in a mixing bowl and mix well.
  4. STUFF each mushroom until overflowing with the filling.
  5. PLACE the stuffed mushrooms on the prepared sheet pan. Top each with a few crumbles of Gorgonzola cheese.
  6. BAKE for 15 minutes, or until mushrooms are tender and filling is bubbling hot.
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Crispy Baked Chicken Wings Recipe

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This is a great recipe that my friend Jana turned me on to.  I located it at http://www.fifteenspatulas.com and made some adjustments.  The recipe yields 2-4 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 lbs. chicken wing pieces
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Heat up a big pot of boiling water.  Season the water like you would for cooking pasta (taste the water, it should taste a little repulsively salty, like sea water).
  3. Boil the chicken wings for 7-8 minutes, then remove them to a wire rack so the excess water can drain off.  Let them drip dry a little bit, then dry them well with a paper towel.
  4. Place the chicken wings directly on a sheet pan.  (I use parchment paper on the pan.) Bake the chicken wings for 25-30 minutes on one side, then flip the wings and bake for another 5 minutes on the other side.  The wings should have crispy crackly golden skin on the side that was in contact with the sheet pan.

Options:  I mix ranch dressing and wing sauce to dip my wings in.  I also made these with parmesan cheese.  I put the parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder into my food processor and then just rolled my wings in the mix before baking.  D’lish!

Dill Dip

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This is my first recipe that I created myself (well, sort of).  I did make a change that improved the recipe thanks to my friend Jana.  This recipe is great with pork rinds or veggies!!  It takes only 5 minutes or so to make and is very low in carbs.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1-1/2 cups of mayonnaise
  • 2 cups of sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 3 tablespoons grated white onion
  • 3 tablespoons dried dill weed
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons seasoning salt
  • 1 teaspoon distilled vinegar

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients.  Mix well, cover and refrigerator at least 4 hours, but is definitely better if chilled overnight.

Deviled Eggs

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This is my own recipe.  I’m sure everyone has their own way to hard boil eggs, but I like Martha Stewart’s recipe.  Just a quick summary of her recipe: (1) cover six eggs with cold water in a pan, cover and boil water; (2) as soon as water boils, remove from heat and let sit, covered, for 12 minutes; (3) remove eggs and put in an ice bath for 2 minutes; and (4) remove and peel.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 hard boiled eggs
  • 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar (or 1 teaspoon if using regular mustard)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt or salt substitute
  • pepper, to taste
  • cajun spice, to taste (optional)
  • paprika

DIRECTIONS:

  1. SLICE the eggs in half, and carefully remove the yolks into a mixing bowl.
  2. MASH the yolks with a fork.  Stir in the mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper and cajun spice, and mix until creamy.
  3. SPOON the mixture back into the hollows in the egg whites.  Sprinkle with a little paprika for color.

Each egg half has less than 1 net carb each. ♥