Recipes from the Your HCG Family [Belina’s HCG Journey]
As promised here are some recipes borrowed from members of the Your HCG Family discussion boards!!
If you can add any more feel free to reply and share! Gotta keeps it interesting!!
Ketchup:
2 tablespoons tomato paste not protocol, see below)
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
pinch of nutmeg and clove
pinch of black pepper
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
stevia to taste
It is pretty easy to make your own. tomatoed paste, just boil down tomatoes with some ginger, acv and stevia!
Baked chicken “casserole”
100g chicken
marinade – mustard POWDER, salt, pepper, ACV, lemon juice, water (just enough so that it’s covered
put chicken and marinade in small baking dish (I’m sure alum foil would work just as well)
put sliced onions on top (allowed amount)
sprinkled LIGHTLY with cinnamon and cumin.
covered baking dish and baked at 375 for 30min, and then 275/300 for 30min.
OMG! THE CHICKEN WAS SOOOO TENDER AND JUST MASHED UP AND WAS SPICY AND WARM AND FILLING!!!!
“FRENCH ONION SOUP” –
100g chicken (raw) into as much water as you want.
add salt, pepper, garlic powder.
boil until chicken is cooked.
add onion of whatever size you want.
simmer/boil for amount an hour.
CRAB CAKES
Crab cakes – 100g crab, salt, pepper, old bay, 2 plain melba toasts crushed to a powder, 1 TBSP milk. Makes two cakes. Bake in a glass Pyrex dish for 10-15 minutes. Crab is already cooked, so it’s just to get it all warm. YUMMY!
Grilled Asparagus
Heat George Foreman to 325
Place washed asparagus on grill,
squeeze fresh lemon juice over asparagus.
sprinkle with garlic power and pepper
Grill for approx. 4 minutes
YUMMY!
STRAWBERRY SORBET
This is my absolute favorite recipe! My whole family loves it!
Allotted amount of strawberries
Juice of 1 lemon
Stevia (as needed)
Water (if needed)
Freeze fresh strawberries about 1 hour.
Blend fresh frozen strawberries, lemon juice & sugar substitute in blender until very well blended.
You can serve immediately or place in freezer to allow it to firm up even further.
TIP: If you don’t want to wait, you can always use your fresh strawberries without freezing them and simply add ice any water needed.
Italian Chicken Soup
Enough for 2 meals.
2 handfuls of Fresh spinach Chopped a bit (not too finely, just run the knife through the leaves a few times)
7 oz chicken breasts, cut into small pieces.
2 C. water
Salt
Garlic powder – to taste
1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tsp. Italian Seasonings
1 or 2 teaspoons of ACV
In a nonstick pot add a few tablespoons of water and heat, then add spinach to wilt it, add a little salt/garlic powder to this. Then add the chicken and cook until done. Add the 2 cups water and Italian seasonings, black pepper. You can adjust the garlic to taste. Add the Apple Cider Vinegar – vinegar will bring out more flavor in the broth.
Simmer for 35 or so minutes and serve. You can add a bit more water. the broth will be very flavorful.
This is something I did on Atkins quite a bit, and even served when I wasn’t on a diet because it was just so yummy. It’s a bit like Italian wedding soup, only no pasta!
Chicken Chili
100g cubed chicken
1 cup chopped tomatoes.
1/2 cup water
2 cloves minced garlic.
Pinch of garlic powder
Pinch of onion powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
Pinch of oregano
Cayenne pepper to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
salad dressing.
3 Strawberries
1 TBS ACV
1 Dropper of Stevia
1 TBS Lemon Juice
Blended it in the Vit-Mix – AWESOME
Fish
100-gram fish, seasoned with lemon juice/salt/pepper and frozen.
thaw fish
in small pan with tight lid, put thick slices of onion, salt pepper and garlic powder the onion, in a glass add 3-5 drops orange stevia to water, spoon over onion, cover.
when onion is mostly cooked, add fish to pan, when fish is mostly cooked add 1/2 chopped apple, rest of the apple chopped and had cold on the side with cinnamon…
feels like I’m having a huge meal!!! wow.
Cucumber “coleslaw”
In food processor –
allowed amount of cucumber
5-6 drops orange stevia
1TBSP apple Cider Vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
grind – don’t go too far, I made mine a little too “runny” the first time… just lightly chop.
Sweet pickles
Try this: 1 Tablespoon Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, juice of 1/2 lemon, 8 drops of liquid Stevia ORANGE FLAVOR, pepper. Marinade the cucumber in this 10 minute. The cucumber comes out tasting like a butter pickle – sweet and tangy. ~ Linda
