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LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

Folks enjoying their low carbohydrate diet will enjoy this LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

Chicken is a popular food for people adhering to a low carb style diet.
Unprepared chicken has no carbs in it. It is how chicken prepared that adds carbs despite it being carb-free.

Fried chicken is a popular meal.

Obviously, if on a diet that avoids fried food an alternative is recommended. Hence, baked chicken is a good alternative to the friend chicken.

It is the breading and the fry oil that is synonymous with fried chicken.
Because the breading has carbs in it, an alternative must be used in it’s place. Using an alternative flour to wheat flour is how to get that breading. Use a low carb flour in place of the higher carbohydrate flour.

Carbalose is a lower carb flour that can be used.
Carbalose flour is used as a wheat flour substitute because it behaves like wheat flour. It is made mostly from wheat, yet, lacks most non-fiber carbohydrates. When Carbalose is used in place of wheat flour it adds 80% less carbs.

Carbolose is the main ingredient in Carbquik Baking Biscuit Mix.
Carbquik is what is used in this chicken recipe. Thus, this recipe is low carb.

Baking chicken rather than frying it is a healthier way of preparing it.
While oil may be low in carbohydrates, it still adds calories. Oil is also more difficult to clean.

Oil is used in this recipe.

The oil is used in a small amount. Olive oil is the oil that is used however, most any oil, or even melted butter, are substitutes. However, the oil should be no or low carb to maintain the low carb count of this chicken

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LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 42 minutes

Total Time: 52 minutes

Yield: 1 pound depending on cut used

LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

A delicious and easy recipe for a low carb baked chicken that resembles fried chicken but, without the added calories or carbs.

Ingredients

Chicken- 1 pound, strips (easy cheat!), chunks or cut up.
Olive or Other Oil- 1 tablespoon
Carbquik Baking Biscuit Mix- 1 cup
Seasonings*- Paprika, Italian Style,salt, pepper and/or other of choice- 1 1/2 tablespoon in total

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 and prep a baking pan for nonstick. Parchment paper or silicon mats are easy ways to prevent sticking chicken.
In a gallon sized zip top bag, combine the seasoning and the baking mix and set aside.
Using a soup or cereal sized bowl, pour the oil into the bowl.
Dip each individual chicken piece into the oil, shake the excess oil off back into the bowl and then place the chicken piece into the bag that was set aside.
Transfer the prepared chicken from the bag to the baking pan and then repeat until each piece of chicken has been prepared and placed on to the pan.
Bake the chicken for 30 minutes, flip or rotate it (depending on the cut being used) and continue to bake for another 10-12 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink. This timing will depend on the cute of chicken being used.

Notes

*Seasonings of your choice to personalize this recipe. Those listed are suggestions. If using a prepared seasoning mix make sure it is low or no carb.

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What do you serve this baked chicken recipe with?

A green salad is a great choice. Also, broccoli would be a great choice.

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Chocolate that is Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, etc

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I am pretty excited that I just found Chocolate that is Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, and more!

Chocolate that is Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, etc

The scoop is this.
This candy can be found on Amazon.

ChocZero 70% Dark Chocolate, Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, No Artificial Sweetener, All Natural, Non-GMO

Wow! Finally something that is as good as it seems!
I was pretty excited to find this candy. I was also a bit skeptical. And then I read all of the good reviews. There were many of them too.

The company says that this candy is:

Fair-Trade Premium Cocoa Beans, Tastes Delicious!
Sugar Free, No Sugar Alcohols, No Artificial Sweeteners. Sweetened with our exclusive Monk Fruit and Fiber blend, Perfect for Diabetics
Low Carb, Only 1g Net Carb per serving! Perfect for Keto Diet.
All Natural, Non-GMO, Kosher Certified. Made in USA.
Antioxidant-Rich, Teeth-Friendly, Waistline-Friendly.

Ingredient on the package:

Dark Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter), Soluble Corn Fiber, Sunflower Lecithin, Monk Fruit Extract, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans. May contain milk, wheat, soy and nuts

Chocolate, Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, No Artificial Sweetener, All Natural, Non-GMO

Everyone is asking about the taste of this chocolate.
Because this chocolate is missing the added sugar as well as other ingredients that are normally seen in candy, it may not taste good. However, it does taste good. This chocolate tastes surprisingly great despite having no sugar and no carbs.It was not hard to bite into like as expected. This chocolate tasted like chocolate with no sugar added to it.

Do you like the enjoy your chocolate without the added sugar or the effects of sugar alcohols ?
Because this candy is free of ingredients that people avoid, it is expected to not taste good. However, the lack of these ingredients makes little impact on the taste. Thus, this candy is a great choice for many. Especially for folks who like the taste of chocolate.

While you may be partial to a certain Cocoa percentage in your candy, see these additional choices because they are all similar:

ChocZero Premium Milk Chocolate, 45% Cocoa, No Sugar Added, Low Carb. No Sugar Alcohol, All Natural, Non-GMO –
ChocZero 50% Dark Chocolate, Sugar free, Low Carb. No Sugar Alcohol, No Artificial Sweetener, All Natural, Non-GMO
ChocZero 85% Ultimate Dark Chocolate, Sugar Free, Low Carb. No Sugar Alcohols, No Artificial Sweeteners, All Natural, Non-GMO
ChocZero 92% Ultimate Dark Chocolate, Sugar Free, Low Carb. No Sugar Alcohols. No Artificial Sweeteners. All Natural, Non-GMO

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Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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This Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe proves that even if you are trying to avoiding sugar does not mean having to avoid a delicious dessert.

Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

A while back I posted a recipe for sugar free buttercream frosting.

This recipe has surprised me in it’s popularity. I guess that we are all looking to have our cake and enjoy it too. Right?

Because I have had many people tell me that they liked my recipe for Sugar Free Buttercream frosting, I thought that I would post this recipe.
That is a good thing as I like to hear how my recipes are working for folks. This recipe for frosting allows those of us who want a delicious frosting for our cakes without all of that sugar. This is a recipe for chocolate buttercream frosting that has no added sugar.

People ask me for a chocolate version of my sugar free butter cream icing.
This recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is a way to top a cupcake or cake without adding a lot of extra sugar. This frosting is simple to make.

Buttercream frosting recipes call for confectioners sugar. The easy fix for this is to use in this recipe.
I use No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated + cornstarch.

Whipping cream is also needed in a buttercream frosting recipe.
I am not a fan of the full-fat cream that is usually used because of the high amount of fat. Fat-free half-and-half or 1% milk can be used in the same amount. As with many of my recipes, I would rather use Greek Yogurt. Therefore, you could use Greek Yogurt in this recipe too. Due to fat and consistency, Greek yogurt should be used in a higher fat variety. You could also combine the yogurt with a 1% milk to maintain the consistency that is close to the regular buttercream icing consistency. If you can tolerate the difference in taste and consistency, by all means stick to your Greek Yogurt as is.

Here is the basic recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frostingby TheSugarFreeDiva.com

Alternative ways to enjoy that butter cream icing without all of the sugar

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups Splenda or similar sugar alternative (equivelent amounts)
6 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa
1 cup softened butter
1/4 cup Whipping Cream or Greek Yogurt
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Use an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Start by blending together the sugar alternative, cornstarch,cocoa and butter on low until somewhat creamy.

Add to the mixing bowl, the remaining ingredients and increase the speed of your mixer. Mix for 5-6 minutes or until you reach your intended consistency.You can use a hand mixer for this but, and electric mixer will be a bit easier for you.

Details

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: Total time: 15 mins Yield: 10-12 servings depending on what you are using it for

Rather than making this recipe full chocolate, you could probably try this idea.
Add 1 teaspoon of coffee granules for 1 tsp of cocoa. This substitution will give a special taste to the frosting. The taste is almost as good and maybe even a bit better.

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Easy Shrimp Spring Rolls

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Impress your crowd with these Easy Shrimp Spring Rolls.

Spring rolls feature a bit of rice along with shrimp, pork or chicken and a bit of vegetables.

Easy Shrimp Spring Rolls

Spring rolls are an impressive and delicious appetizer that we can make at home.
This is a light and tasty recipe.

Because this calls for finding unusual ingredients, it is intimidating.
However, finding an Asian supermarket will make this easy to make. Larger and diverse supermarkets often carry the ingredients as well.

Personalize Spring Rolls with the ingredients.

The Asian method of making Spring Rolls includes rice vermicelli. Rice vermicelli is a thin form of rice (flour) noodles. Rice vermicelli is also used in stir fry recipes.

Also needed are rice wrappers.

Rice wrappers are close to translucent when used in recipes. Rice wrappers do not seem to add a whole lot of taste as they are really there to serve the purpose of holding the contents of the roll while giving us a sneak peek of what is inside.

As mentioned, these ingredients are found at Asian supermarkets.
A well-stocked grocery store with an Asian food area should have these items as well. Finding these ingredients is the hardest part of making this recipe.

Vegetables are important to Spring Rolls.

The vegetables assist in personalizing the taste of this.
Asian Spring Roll contain shredded carrots, mint, some kind of a lettuce green and a parsley such as cilantro. However, cucumbers, bay leaves, and peppers are also popular choices.

Sauce is an important ingredient.

Using an Asian sauce, such as a peanut sauce or hoison sauce, is a popular choice. The sauce can also be used for dipping the roll into.

This recipe calls for shrimp.

Shrimp is the ‘protein’ added to this as shrimp is light in taste and texture. Other proteins that are used are chicken stripes or beef strips.

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American Style Spring Rolls Recipe

Ingredients

Rice Vermicelli- 2 ounces prepared as directed. Find this at an Asian store or well stocked grocery store with an Asian food area.
Rice Wrappers- 8 that are 8 1/2 inches round. Find this at an Asian store or well stocked grocery store with an Asian food area or sub in a regular wrap if you are desperate.
Protein ingredient. If using Shrimp- cooked, clean, peeled, and cut in half-10 medium or 8 large. Can use chicken, pork, sliced chicken nuggets etc instead.
Green herbs- 6-7 tablespoons total, can include (Asian)basil, cilantro, mint, bay leaves etc. chopped Lettuce leaves- about 2-3 per wrap.

Instructions

Warm 4 cups of water in a large pot or bowl. Do not boil.
Remove the water from heat.
Dip each rice wrapper individually into the water for just a second and then lay the wrapper flat on a cutting board or similar surface.
Starting with the lettuce leaves and then the shrimp, layer your ingredients in the middle of the wrap, leaving about 2? of the edge of the wrap free.
You will need about 1/4 cup of vermicelli, 2 shrimp, and herbs as needed placed over this. Fold the empty edges of the wrap in as you roll your wrap- kind of like a burrito.
Serve with your favorite dips.

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Serve this with a chosen dip. However, using an Asian style dip would make this authentic.

Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs

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Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs are a fun way to add some variety to your grilling.

This is an easy chicken recipe to make on the grill whether outdoors or indoors.

Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken

It is grilling season and there are some people who are happy to know it.
Chicken is a popular item to grill in my house which means that we are grilling a lot of chicken. A variety of chicken recipes helps keep the variety of grilled chicken intact.

Garlic and lemon sound like a match made in food heaven in my mind.

Both of these have a distinct taste. This distinct taste is a taste of their own and a taste that separates them from the others. When garlic and lemon are together in a marinade there seems to be a perfect combination of tastes.

It is a good thing for an at-home chef/ griller that when combined together, garlic and lemon make a great marinade.

Making additional marinade makes it easy to serve this recipe with a sauce. Simply double the marinade recipe and then divide it in half. Set half of the marinade aside in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Use the remaining marinade for the recipe. It is important to not use the soaking marinade as the serving marinade and to keep these apart.

I made this recipe using kabobs.

Cooking this using a kabob or skewer makes it easy to serve. I will often add vegetables to the skewer to dress it up. You could use any kind of skewer for the kabob. Omitting any kind of a skewer and enjoy the lemon garlic chicken breast as is.

The prep for this recipe is done in advance.

Making this recipe in advance is a plus to the taste. Soaking in a marinade overnight will allow for the fullness of the flavors to soak in.

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Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken

Lemony tasting chicken strips grilled indoors or outdoors. These are easy to make and tasty to eat!

Ingredients

Chicken- breast meat, about 2 pounds boneless.
Olive Oil- I use extra virgin, 3/4 cup.
Lemons- 3 juiced. You can add a fourth if you will serve this with lemon as a garnish.
Garlic- 2-3 tablespoons minced or chopped small.
Seasonings such as salt, pepper, oregano, etc. To taste.
Zip top bag

Instructions

Slice your chicken into strips and place them into your plastic bag.
In a bowl, whisk together your olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and seasonings.
Pour the whisked marinade over the chicken in the zip top bag, close the bag and then evenly distribute the marinade over the chicken by moving it around in the bag.
Refrigerate the bag of chicken and marinade overnight or for at least 8 hours.
When ready to prepare, soak wooden sticks for kabobs in water for 20 minutes while your grill heats.
Thread your chicken into each stick and then discard all of your marinade.
If additional marinade is desired for serving or basting, simply make an additional batch using the directions above. Grill for 8-10 minutes per side or until your chicken is no longer opaque.
You can also add vegetables to your skewers if desired.

Notes

Double the marinade ingredients if you are intending to use marinade for basting or serving. Be sure to keep the half of the marinade that will be exposed to raw chicken separate from the half batch you will be serving.

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How to Grill Portobello Mushrooms

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When I discovered how delicious a grilled portobello mushroom actually is, I couldn’t believe how good it tasted as well.

The grilled portobello mushroom is easy to make.

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It really is as good as it looks!

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Easy Grilled Avocados

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The answer is yes, you can grill up some avocados.

Easy Grilled Avocados

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The good news is that there are more uses for avocados beyond being mashed up for guacamole.
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Sugar Free Cocoa Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

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Can you smell this skillet cookie?

Sugar Free Cocoa Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

I should probably call this cookie the cookie that burnt my hand.

That’s because after I took it out of the oven and reached over for something to cut it with, I forgot that the handle was so hot that I could actually burn my hand. I was over-taken my the delcious smell of the great chocolate delight. Needless to say, I learned my lesson.

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Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake

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I am a fan of the lemon.

I love to drink lemonade- the homemade kind. I like to cook with lemons.
And, it should be no surprise that I also like to bake with lemon.

Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake

I'm not sure if this is can also be classified as a bread. Call it what you want to call it. I'm calling it a "Lemon Loaf Cake".
It's like a happy medium of being a cake and a bread.

I think that I could easily call this a 'knock-off' of a buttermilk recipe for cake.
By "knock-off" I mean that this recipe for lemon yogurt loaf cake is kind of like a version of a buttermilk cake but, without the buttermilk. I have added Greek Yogurt instead.

I am a fan of Greek Yogurt.

I will use it instead of many other dairy products whenever I can. The experts seem to think that Greek Yogurt is a healthier dairy product. I believe them. I also like the taste of Greek Yogurt. Many of the dairy products that I substitute Greek Yogurt in for are often a bit rich for my tasting. I also don't need any extra fat calories in my diet.

Lemons are pretty vital to this recipe.

You will need about eight or nine lemons for this. To make this Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake, you will need to both zest and juice the lemons. Fresh juice always tastes and works the best. I have yet to find a fresh lemon zest that I can just buy at the store. So, there will be a bit of elbow grease to get this recipe going. I look at it as burning a few calories before I enjoy the cake. Sounds like a good idea right?

When would you serve this cake?

Personally, I think that this would be the perfect breakfast kind of a cake. I could serve this lemon yogurt cake to my family or to guests that I have invited over for breakfast. You could also serve this at about any other time that you would like to serve a fun kind of cake or bread.

How to make this Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake

You will need some kind of a loaf pan. If you do not have one, pretty much any kind of a bread pan will do.

What you will need:

Butter- 2 sticks at room temperature
1 3/4 cup of sugar or equivalent of sugar alternative. I use Splenda or something similar.
Flour 2 2/3 cup all purpose
Salt 1/4 tsp
Baking soda 1/2 tsp
Greek Yogurt- 1 cup
Lemon Zest 1/3 cup
Lemon Juice- 1/4 cup
Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp
Eggs- 4 large preferable

How to make this:

Preheat your oven and prep your loaf pan (can use muffin pan, 9" bundt or even 2X 8 1/2 by 4 loaf), for nonstick- butter or parchment paper works best
In a mixing bowl using a stand mixer, if possible, cream together your sugar (alternative) and butter. It will take about five minutes for this to get creamy. A paddle attachment works best.
Meanwhile, sift together your flour, salt, and baking soda and then set aside.
In a third mixing bowl, mix together your yogurt, lemon juice lemon zest and vanilla and set aside.
When your butter mix has become creamy, you can add your eggs one at a time, stirring and scraping the sides of the bowl as you go.
Stirring slowly as you go, you will add 1/3 of your dry mix to the mixing bowl with the butter mix, stir, and then add about 1/3 of the yogurt mix. Stir gently and then repeat this until everything is added to the mixing bowl that originally had the butter mix in it.
Pour into your prepped pan(s) and bake for 1 -1 1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool on a rack. You can additionally top this with sugar/alternative to serve.

Enjoy!

LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

Fried chicken is a popular meal.

What do you serve this baked chicken recipe with?

Chocolate that is Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, etc

Chocolate that is Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, etc

The company says that this candy is:

Ingredient on the package:

Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Buttercream frosting recipes call for confectioners sugar. The easy fix for this is to use in this recipe.
I use No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated + cornstarch.

Here is the basic recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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Easy Shrimp Spring Rolls

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Personalize Spring Rolls with the ingredients.

This recipe calls for shrimp.

Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken Kabobs

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LOW CARB Baked Chicken Recipe

Fried chicken is a popular meal.

What do you serve this baked chicken recipe with?

Chocolate that is Sugar free, Low Carb, No Sugar Alcohol, etc

The company says that this candy is:

Ingredient on the package:

Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Buttercream frosting recipes call for confectioners sugar. The easy fix for this is to use in this recipe. I use No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated + cornstarch.

Here is the basic recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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Lemon Yogurt Loaf Cake

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Buttercream frosting recipes call for confectioners sugar. The easy fix for this is to use in this recipe.
I use No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated + cornstarch.