Recipes

This Low-Carb Gluten-Free Lemon Herb Butter recipe tastes wonderful with fish, chicken, or vegetables. For an extra yummy treat, try this compound butter with fried eggs or other Fat Fast recipes!

This easy family-pleasing recipe is perfect for chilly autumn days, and will give you 16 mgs of niacin - 78% of your daily requirement! Add a salad with avocado in it to complete the Southwestern theme, and add even more niacin.

This started with a recipe for tabbouleh I saw posted online. Pretty much the only change I made was to swap the cauliflower for the bulgur. The results were fantastic! Very easy to double this for a crowd.

Low-Carb Lamb Shawarma Recipe - Low-Carb Shawarma is lamb, chicken, beef, turkey, veal, or mixed meats placed on a rotating, vertical spit (like you'd see in restaurants) and grilled for as long as a day. Thin shavings of the meat are cut off the block and served on a plate with accompaniments.

The Low-Carb Shawarma Condiment Recipe sounds easy and it is but it's very versatile and can be used for so many purposes. Tomato, onion, and cucumbers work well as a side dish or condiment in many Greek/Mediterranean dishes but think about all the other cuisines/recipes you can use them in.

Tzatziki is a dip or sauce found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe (especially Greece) and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley, and thyme. It is generally served as a cold appetizer or a side dish.

Break out the crockpot folks, because comfort is in the air, and who doesn’t love a steaming bowl of meatballs (of any persuasion) cooked low and slow in the family slow cooker? Using the same basic ratio of primary meats and veggies, you can jazz up these meatballs to fit any cuisine. BLC brings you flavors of Italy, Switzerland and China with our classic Italian Mountain of Meatballs in Sauce.

Low-Carb Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce is the perfect mix of protein, sweet and sour. The addition of 1 teaspoon of Sambal Oelek Sauce or Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce spices up this incredible side dish or meal.

Serve Low-Carb Italian Meatballs as a side dish or over a bed of your favorite veggies and call it a meal. We love sautéed spinach, zoodles, cabboodles (cabbage noodles), and green beans. Simply give these veggies a brief sauté in garlic and olive oil and serve the meatballs and sauce over them with a spoon or two of Parmesan! Yummy!

Low-Carb Swedish Meatballs in Brown Sauce are great meatballs to package and freeze for many different brown-gravy applications. Make, bake, portion, package and freeze on a tray. After frozen, place in a zip-top bag in the freezer and use as many as needed for individual servings. Way cheaper than store-bought meatballs plus you know what goes into them! Score!

This hearty Low-Carb Gluten-Free Italian Chicken Vegetable soup fills you up with every bowl! Even the kids will love it. Recipe: $9.92.

I recently visited my dad and he asked me to make a low carb/ Paleo chicken pot pie. This pie was a big hit with my family and it is perfect for fall. It is a great substitute for the high carb version most people grew up with and it won’t break your carb budget. This recipe is adapted from my Mediterranean Paleo Cooking: Over 150 Fresh Coastal Recipes for a Relaxed, Gluten-Free Lifestyle that I wrote with my husband who is a professional chef.