Low Carb Chicken & Dressing

My mother always had plain dressing at holiday gatherings.  However, my mother-in-law always had “chicken and dressing”.  I always thought it a little strange to have when you are also having turkey, but you know what?  It works!  It is also great if Ham or other meats are the star of the show.  I no longer think it’s strange.  Too, one of my favorite tea room meals in Alabama had a chicken and dressing entree.  I also wanted to emulate that. 

In the process, I think I have a better update to my previous “Dressing” recipe, even, if you want to leave out the chicken.  Either way, it came out pretty tasty and I’m not sure I’ll make my dressing any other way but this way from now on.   

Oh, and if you are slightly lazy like me, you can buy a rotisserie chicken in your market or sometimes they have packaged rotisserie chicken breasts you can use.  You can use canned chicken as well, it just has the canned texture.

Again, please forgive the pictures.  I don’t do this for a living or have ads.  I think most of you, like me, just want simple recipes that are easy to follow.

         

Low Carb “Cornbread” Chicken and Dressing

A delicious chicken and "cornbread" dressing combining my "cornbread" and inspired by my mother, mother-in-law and favorite tea room.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Southern
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients

"Cornbread"

  • 2 cups Almond Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 4 Eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup Half and half
  • 1 stick Butter melted

Dressing

  • 2 cups Onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups Celery chopped
  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Poultry Seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sage dried
  • 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
  • 1/8 cup Chicken broth
  • 2 Eggs
  • 4 cups Chicken large diced or pulled

Instructions

"Cornbread"

  1. Preheat oven at 425 degrees.

  2. Grease a cast iron skillet and set in oven to heat.

  3. Combine almond flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Add eggs and half and half and stir until well blended.

  5. Add melted butter and stir together until well blended.

  6. Carefully get cast iron skillet out of oven using hand protection and pour mixture into cast iron skillet.

  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes. The "cornbread" should be brown and pull from the sides of the skillet.

  8. Let cool.  

  9. Crumble "cornbread" into a large bowl.  

Dressing

  1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.

  2. Spray nonstick spray on a 9 x 11.5 glass baking dish.

  3. Saute onions and celery in butter.

  4. Add all ingredients to "cornbread" in bowl and mix together well.

  5. Pour mixture into the baking dish and smooth out evenly.

  6. Bake for an hour or until set firm and slightly brown.

  7. Allow to cool slightly and serve!

Recipe Notes

  • Sometimes I add 5 cups of chicken. 
  • Sometimes I add a little more chicken stock.  It really depends on the level of moistness you like.  Everyone has an opinion.  Drier. Wetter.  Experiment and you will find what you like, and at least I gave you a base here to find yours. 
  • This recipe is more of a side dish and calculated for that, but if you wish to have it as a meal it would be double the carbs and fiber listed.
Nutrition Facts
Low Carb “Cornbread” Chicken and Dressing
Amount Per Serving
Calories 263 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 86mg29%
Sodium 460mg20%
Potassium 164mg5%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 8g16%
Iron 1mg6%
Calcium 81mg8%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Vitamin A 535IU11%
Net Carbs 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

For my sisters!

Until next time,

Dee

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Lower Carb Cinnamon Apple Muffins

I am always missing my carb foods and trying to find low carb alternatives.  This time, I was missing applesauce doughnuts.  Well, I tinkered with a recipe for muffins, that have pretty much quelled that craving.  Give it a try!

Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins

An applesauce and cinnamon muffin that is lower carb.

Course Bread
Keyword Applesauce, Breakfast, cinnamon, low carb, Muffin
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 133 kcal

Ingredients

Muffin

  • 2 cups Birch Benders Paleo Mix
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 3 tbsp Truvia baking blend
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon ground
  • 1 cup Applesauce unsweetened
  • 1 stick Butter melted
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tbsp Sour Cream

Topping

  • 1/2 cup Almond Flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Truvia brown sugar baking blend
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Butter melted
  • 1/2 tbsp Cinnamon ground

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Lightly grease muffin tins.

  3. Mix topping ingredients together in a small mixing bowl and set aside.

  4. Mix Birch Benders mix, baking powder, Truvia and cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl.

  5. Add applesauce, butter, eggs, vanilla and sour cream to the dry ingredients and mix well.

  6. Spoon into muffin tins.

  7. Add topping to each muffin tin.

    Applesauce Cinnamon Muffins
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

  9. Let cool and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts
Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 133 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 85mg28%
Sodium 186mg8%
Potassium 114mg3%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 4g8%
Iron 1mg6%
Calcium 67mg7%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin A 331IU7%
Net Carbs 7g14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Enjoy!

Until next time,

Dee

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Lower Carb Blueberry Muffins

I wasn’t really sure that I liked Birch Benders Paleo  for pancakes and waffles.  Sure lots of people like it, and it is okay with some extras added.  Where it really shines for me is for use as a muffin base.  I’ve made a couple different muffins with the Paleo and they’ve all come out yummy.   Give it a try!

Lower Carb Blueberry Muffins

A great blueberry muffin recipe that is lower in carbs than your average muffin.

Course Bread
Keyword Blueberry, Breakfast, low carb, Muffin
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 98 kcal

Ingredients

Muffin

  • 2 cups Birch Benders Paleo Mix
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 3 tbsp Truvia baking blend
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 stick Butter melted
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tbsp Sour Cream
  • 1 1/2 cup Blueberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Lightly grease muffin tins.

  3. Mix Birch Benders mix, baking powder, Truvia and cinnamon together in a large mixing bowl.

  4. Add milk, butter, eggs, vanilla and sour cream to the dry ingredients and mix well.

  5. Spoon into muffin tins.

  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

  7. Let cool and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

I've used dried unsweetened blueberries too.  Just soak them in warm water and drain before using in the recipe.

Nutrition Facts
Lower Carb Blueberry Muffins
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 49mg16%
Sodium 84mg4%
Potassium 122mg3%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Iron 1mg6%
Calcium 56mg6%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Vitamin A 308IU6%
Net Carbs 7g14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Enjoy!

Until next time,

Dee

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Stroganoff

This is one of those comfort foods I missed.  Traditional stroganoff, in our family, was always served over egg noodles.  Well, noodles are out the door for a low carber, but there are alternatives.  I discovered hearts of palm noodles a long while back.  They are probably my favorite pasta alternative.  Sure you can use zoodles, cooked broccoli slaw (another favorite noodle alternative especially for spaghetti), and so on.  However, for this recipe… the Palmini hearts of palm linguine noodles fill in just right.  Give it a try!

Beef Stroganoff Low Carb Style

Beef Stroganoff using Palmini noodles instead of egg noodles.

Course Main Course
Cuisine International, Russian
Keyword "Pasta", Beef, Hearts of Palm, Mushrooms, Stroganoff
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 390 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1.5 pounds Beef Sirloin sliced
  • 8 ounces Mushrooms sliced
  • 1 medium Onion sliced thin
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 cup Vermouth dry
  • 2 cans Palmini

Instructions

  1. Open cans of Palmini. Drain water from cans. Fill cans back up with milk. Let sit while making Stroganoff. Use a fork to separate the noodles for milk to reach.

    Palmini Noodles
  2. Add meat, salt, pepper and garlic powder to large skillet and fry on medium high heat until color changes.

    Stroganoff meat
  3. Add mushrooms and onions to pan and cook until tender.

  4. Turn skillet to low.

  5. Take pan off heat and add vermouth and sour cream. Stir until sour cream smooths out.

    Stroganoff
  6. Put pan back on heat and cook mixture until sauce thickens. Stir occasionally, but keep an eye that sauce doesn't boil.

  7. Drain Palmini and rinse with water. You can eat as is or put in microwave safe container and microwave on high for about 4 minutes to soften. (Or longer, if desired.)

  8. Serve stroganoff over palmini noodles.

    Final Stroganoff

Recipe Notes

  • This recipe is how my mother made it.  It didn't miss a beat using Palmini noodles instead of egg noodles.
  • If you don't have dry vermouth, any dry white wine that you like to drink will work.
  • I didn't add milk to ingredients for the Palmini as it would add to the recipe counts, but it takes about 1 cup or so to fill the cans.
Nutrition Facts
Beef Stroganoff Low Carb Style
Amount Per Serving
Calories 390 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 130mg43%
Sodium 481mg21%
Potassium 909mg26%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 42g84%
Iron 3mg17%
Calcium 107mg11%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Vitamin A 358IU7%
Net Carbs 7g14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Enjoy!

Until next time,

Dee

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Lower Carb Sausage Bread Pudding

I had some leftover almond flour “cornbread” that I had made the night before and wondered what I could do with it.  I decided to make a bread pudding using it and thought I would add sausage to make it a breakfast dish, but really you can add any meat and make it for dinner or lunch as well.  You can vary the ingredients to your taste.  You might want more or less salt (depending on the meat especially) or add herbs.  My best friend made a ham version for dinner the very day I made the sausage version for breakfast.  Both were hits with the family, and I had other family asking for the recipe.  So for them, and you all… here it is!

Lower Carb Sausage Bread Pudding

A breakfast or dinner bread pudding loaded with sausage and topped with cheese

Course Multi-Meal
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Bread Pudding, Cheese, Sausage
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 529 kcal

Ingredients

"Cornbread"

  • 2 cups Almond Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 4 Eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup Milk or buttermilk
  • 1 stick Butter melted

The Other Stuff

  • 1 pound Pork Sausage
  • 1 medium Onion chopped
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
  • 2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated

Instructions

"Cornbread"

  1. Preheat oven at 425 degrees.

  2. Spray non-stick oil on a 10" iron skillet or other equivalent baking dish and put into the oven to heat.

  3. Combine almond flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Add eggs and milk.

  5. Mix well.

  6. Add melted butter to mixture.

  7. Mix well and pour into the skillet and put in the oven.

  8. Bake 20-25 minutes

  9. Let cool.  

    "Cornbread"

The Bread Pudding

  1. Preheat oven at 425 degrees.

  2. Spray nonstick oil on a 9 x 13 glass baking dish.

  3. Crumble the "cornbread" into the bottom of the dish.

    SPB Cornbread
  4. Saute sausage and onions until well cooked. Drain grease.

    SBP Sausage
  5. Pour sausage and onions over the "cornbread".

  6. In a bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, salt and pepper until smooth.

  7. Pour the wet ingredients over the "cornbread", sausage and onions.

  8. Let mixture sit for about 10-15 minutes to let the "cornbread" soak up the wet ingredients.

  9. Top with grated cheese.

    SBP Cheese
  10. Bake for 35 minutes.

    SBP Bake
  11. Enjoy!

    Sausage Bread Pudding

Recipe Notes

  • Be super careful when working with oven heated dishes and skillets.  I forgot and touched the handle of my cast iron skillet once.  Something I won't do again.
  • I usually make the "cornbread" a day ahead and have a slice or two out of it and use the rest for this recipe.
  • You can do this recipe with ham or other meats and it is delicious!
Nutrition Facts
Lower Carb Sausage Bread Pudding
Amount Per Serving
Calories 529 Calories from Fat 405
% Daily Value*
Fat 45g69%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Cholesterol 218mg73%
Sodium 761mg33%
Potassium 361mg10%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 24g48%
Iron 2mg11%
Calcium 343mg34%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin A 832IU17%
Net Carbs 7g14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Enjoy!

Until next time!

Dee

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