Main Dish Recipes

Fresh and Seasonal: Beef-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Goat Cheese

CarbSmart Magazine September 2013

Fresh and Seasonal: Beef-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Goat Cheese. This recipe is great for back-to-school. You can make the stuffing the night before to save time, then just pop it in the oven for a quick meal that the whole family will love.

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Fresh and Seasonal Paleo Tuna “Noodle” Casserole

CarbSmart Magazine September 2013

When I was a kid, my step-mom made us a huge homemade tuna casserole a few times a month; it was a favorite in our house. The problem was it was full of white noodles. I have found a way to recreate this dish with much healthier Paleo ingredients.

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Budget Low Carb – Beefy Comfort Food Perfect for Low-Carb St. Patrick’s Day or Any Day

Un-Corned Beef Brisket or Chuck Pot Roast

Budget Low Carb is all about staying warm! Winter still lurks and stout March breezes push insistently from the sidelines. Because of this, the months leading into spring are jam-packed with one-pot-low-carb-wonders such as low carb pot roast, low carb soups, low carb stews, and low carb hash. It's easy to low carb these one-pot phenoms by simply substituting a high fiber, low carb veg in place of carby nonsense like pasta, potatoes, and rice. Great low carb, high fiber veggie substitutes include turnips, cauliflower, green beans, broccoli, cabbage, radishes, even a tiny bit of rutabaga--even though rutabaga is a higher carb choice.

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Easy Low-Carb Beef Stroganoff with Buttery Cabbage Noodles Recipe

Easy Low-Carb Beef Stroganoff with Buttery Cabbage Noodles

You can have this satisfying comfort meal on the table in 50 minutes from start to finish. Although ground beef isn’t a traditional cut of beef for stroganoff, the ground chuck is not only budget friendly, but cook-friendly—no meat-slicing skills needed.

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Low-Carb Un-Corned Beef with Pan-Browned Winter Vegetables Recipe

Low-Carb Un-Corned Beef with Pan-Browned Winter Vegetables

Have a low-carb St. Patrick's Day! Susie T Gibbs shows us how to enjoy low carb comfort food on a budget with her Low-Carb Un-Corned Beef with Pan-Browned Winter Vegetables Recipe.

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Low-Carb Buttery Cabbage Noodles Recipe

Low-Carb Buttery Cabbage Noodles

Susie T Gibbs shows us how to enjoy low carb comfort food on a budget for St. Patrick's Day with her Low-Carb Buttery Cabbage Noodles Recipe. This quick and easy side dish makes a great replacement for high carb pasta noodles. It's a great SDS, "sauce delivery system".

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Pecan Crusted and Pan-Fried Halibut Recipe

Pecan Crusted and Pan-Fried Halibut Recipe

Southern flavor and comfort. Nothing whistles dixie quicker than anything with a pecan coating. this is a perfect recipe to turn a low-fat protein into a perfectly ketogenic entree. Don’t have the budget for halibut? Substitute any mild, firm, white-fleshed fish and go to town! (Pssst, it’s the South remember? try our country cousin, catfish.)

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