Kimkins Low Carb Recipe Contest 2010

Celebrating Kimkins 4th Anniversary!

May 1-31, 2010

Get Recipe Contest Details Here

..Our thanks to Designer Whey Protein Powder,
Torani Syrups, Miracle Noodle 0 Carb Pasta
and DaVinci Gourmet for their generous participation!

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CATEGORIES AND PRIZES
(winner receive all prizes in that category)

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Main Dish, Soup or Salad

• George Foreman Family Grill
• Indoor Grilling Made Easy Cookbook
• 1 Complimentary Kimkins Membership

Protein Shakes

• Hamilton Beach Personal Smoothie Maker
• Designer Whey Protein Powder Gift Pack
• Torani Sugar Free Syrup Assortment
• DaVinci Sugar Free Syrup Gift Pack
• 1 Complimentary Kimkins Membership

Desserts and Snacks

• Hamilton Beach Stay-Or-Go Slow Cooker
• Betty Crocker Low Carb Lifestyle Cookbook
• 1 Complimentary Kimkins Membership

Miracle Noodle 0 Carb Pasta

• Norpro 10 Piece Wok Set
• 20 bags Miracle Noodle Angel Hair Pasta
• Williams Sonoma Stir Fry Cookbook
• 1 Complimentary Kimkins Membership

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

 Makes 24 small cookies

3/4 cup Jif Natural peanut butter
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup part skim ricotta
1 cup brown sugar Splenda
1 tablespoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 300 F.  Lightly treat cookie sheet with cooking spray.

Mix ingredients and spoon on to cookie sheet to make 24 cookies. Bake10-15 minutes or until lightly browned.  Let cool a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

Tip:  For chocolate peanut butter add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder and add additional Splenda to sweeten cocoa powder.

Calories:  94
Carbs:  9 grams
Protein:  3 grams
Fat:  4 grams

70 Calorie Pasta Alfredo

Serves 2

1 pkg Miracle Noodle linguine pasta
2 wedges Laughing Cow Light Cheese
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons lite sour cream
garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste

Rinse noodles very well under running water. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.

Add pasta to a microwave safe bowl.  Add cheeses and sour cream.  Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt & pepper.   Microwave 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Toss to mix sauce evenly with pasta.  Add more seasonings if desired and serve!

Nutritional info per serving

• Calories: 68
• Carbs: 3 grams
• Protein: 5 grams
• Fat: 4 grams

Spicy Country Fried Cabbage

Serves 6

1 head cabbage
2 tbsp bacon fat
2 tbsp diet margarine
2 tsp red pepper flakes
salt & pepper to taste

Submitted by a Kimkins member and adapted from the Paula Deen website.  We've made a couple changes to bring down the calories a bit.

To shred cabbage begin by cutting into quarters. Cut by making thin slices across the cut sides of the cabbage. Discard core and any tough ribs.

Heat bacon fat and margarine in a large nonstick skillet. Add cabbage and stir just until glistening. Lower heat and sprinkle pepper flakes and salt & pepper to taste.  Continue cooking and turning until cabbage is just tender and serve!

• Calories:  77
• Carbs:  7 grams
• Protein:  1 gram
• Fat:  5 grams

Perfect Scrambled Eggs

Perfect Scrambled Eggs

1 egg
2 egg whites
2 tsp diet margarine
1 tsp green onion (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Add margarine to nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Whisk together egg, egg whites and green onion. Reduce heat to low and pour eggs into skillet.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook eggs stirring constantly with a spatula until cooked but still moist.  Turn off heat, stir eggs again and serve!

• Calories:  123
• Carbs:  1 gram
• Protein:  14 grams
• Fat:  7 grams

Iced Irish Coffee

St. Patty's Day is one of the most low carb friendly of the "celebration" holidays!  Take a look at these new Kimkins recipes that you'd be proud to serve to friends & family -- and with nary a high carb potato in sight!

Whiskey Glazed Corned Beef is a juicy authentic treat rich with a deep glazed flavor.  Serve a heaping bowl of Sweet & Sour Cabbage as an accompaniment and surprise your guests with a luscious Irish Lamb Stew.  Toast to the leprechauns with this potent twist on the classic Irish coffee. 

Spiked Iced Irish Coffee (serves 4)

2 cups fresh brewed coffee, chilled
3/4 cup Irish whiskey
4 tablespoons light Cool Whip
1⁄4 cup 0 calorie chocolate syrup
4 packets Splenda
crushed ice

Mix together coffee, whiskey, Splenda and chocolate syrup. Fill serving glasses with crushed ice and pour in coffee mixture. Top each drink with 1 teaspoon of whipped cream and serve immediately.

• Calories: 115
• Carbs: 1 gram
• Protein: 0 grams
• Fat: .5 gram
• Alcohol: 15 grams

How To Make Cooking Spray

It’s super simple!  All you need to do is buy a beautiful stainless steel Misto Oil Sprayer for $9.99!  Add your own olive oil (or any cooking oil) and you can spray a fine mist on baking pans and casseroles.

Super economical!  The Misto will last forever and really extend your oil for hundreds of meals.  Much cheaper than Pam or other cooking sprays and you won’t get that annoying odor from the Pam can propellant.

When grilling chicken, fish or any protein spray the surface of the meat with oil from your Misto to prevent sticking.  Each spray is only about 1 calorie!  Super diet friendly and bye bye expensive cooking sprays!

Try this quick summer grilling recipe for chicken or fish:

Quick Herb Grilled Chicken

• 4 6-oz boneless chicken breasts, no skin OR
• 4 6-oz tilapia or salmon fillets
• 2 tbsp minced herbs (rosemary, thyme or oregano)
• garlic powder, salt, pepper to taste

Preheat the outdoor or tabletop grill to HOT (try this personal size grill for 1-2 people).  Spray chicken or fish fillets with oil from a Misto Oil Sprayer.

Sprinkle garlic powder (not garlic salt), salt and pepper evenly on both sides of fillets.  Sprinkle herbs on both sides of fillets and press into the fillets so it sticks.

Grill 4-5 minutes on each side depending on thickness of fillets.  Cook until desired doneness and serve hot!

Nutritional info for chicken breasts
Calories: 167   Carbs: 0 gm   Protein: 31 gm   Fat: 3.5 gm

Nutritional info for tilapia fillets
Calories: 163    Carbs: 0 gm   Protein: 34 gm    Fat: 3 gm

Nutritional info for salmon fillets
Calories:  259   Carbs: 0 gm   Protein: 28 gm   Fat: 15 gm

2 Carb Cream Puffs

Calories: 80
Carbs: 2 grams
Protein: 7 gram
Fat: 5 grams

Kimkins member, abbyblom, created the recipe and provided the photos for these light airy bakery worthy muffins. Wow, breakfast yummies with as much protein as an egg! You can even add a squirt of cream and only spend 80 calories!  (View Full Recipe)

Kimkins Pan Fried Chow Mein

Here's a delicious recipe for 0 carb Miracle Noodle pasta

Pan Fried Chow Mein

Calories: 105
Carbs: 3 grams
Protein: 1 gram
Fat: 8 grams

Ahhh, the delicious smoky taste of chow mein at your favorite Chinese restaurant! We've recreated the experience in your very own kitchen! Yes, it freezes like a dream so make a double or triple batch and stock up for lazy weekend meals.  (View Full Recipe)

2010 Diet Tools!

• Nintendo Wii -- Price Drop!
• Wii My Fitness Coach
• 1 Carb Choc Truffle Protein
• Personal Smoothie Maker
• Shirataki Angel Hair Pasta
• George Foreman Family Grill
• Magic Bullet Blender
• Rachel Ray Cookware Set
• P90X Extreme Fitness

Diet Tools for 2010

• Nintendo Wii -- Price Drop!
• Wii My Fitness Coach
• 1 Carb Choc Truffle Protein
• Personal Smoothie Maker
• Shirataki Angel Hair Pasta
• George Foreman Family Grill
• Magic Bullet Blender
• Rachel Ray Cookware Set
• P90X Extreme Fitness

Here's a delicious recipe for 0 carb Miracle Noodle pasta

Pan Fried Chow Mein

Calories: 105
Carbs: 3 grams
Protein: 1 gram
Fat: 8 grams

Ahhh, the delicious smoky taste of chow mein at your favorite Chinese restaurant! We've recreated the experience in your very own kitchen! Yes, it freezes like a dream so make a double or triple batch and stock up for lazy weekend meals.  (View Full Recipe)

Low Carb Cream Puffs

Cream Puffs by Abby

Calories: 80
Carbs: 2 grams
Protein: 7 gram
Fat: 5 grams

Kimkins member, abbyblom, created the recipe and provided the photos for these light airy bakery worthy muffins. Wow, breakfast yummies with as much protein as an egg! You can even add a squirt of cream and only spend 80 calories!  (View Full Recipe)

Low Carb Stuffed French Toast

4 Kimkins Protein Rolls
4 oz low fat cream cheese
1 egg, beaten
4 tablespoons Davinci blueberry sugar free syrup
4 tablespoons Walden Farms 0 calorie pancake syrup
1 tablespoon "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" margarine
1 tablespoon light cream
1-2 packets Splenda

In a small bowl mix cream cheese, blueberry syrup and Splenda together.

In another microwave safe bowl, mix Walden Farms maple syrup and butter. Nuke on MEDIUM for 30-60 seconds or until margarine is melted. Stir and set aside.

Slice a pocket through the side of each egg bread slice. Spoon 1/4 of the cream cheese mixture inside each pocket. In a shallow dish, mix beaten egg with cream.

Treat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat on MEDIUM. Dip each French toast slice into the egg mixture on each side, then place in the skillet.

Cook until golden brown on one side, then flip and repeat. When both sides are browned, move to a heated plate and drizzle pancake syrup. Serve hot & enjoy!

Calories: 153
Carbs: 3 grams
Protein: 11 grams
Fat: 10 grams

Kimkins Low Carb Bread Recipe

We've got quite a few low carb bread recipes in the Kimkins Recipe Box -- garlic bread, vanilla rolls and cream puffs.  But here's a quick & easy basic recipe for every day that you'll love!

Try this quick and tasty low carb bread when you've got a yen for a sandwich.  Follow Tripledose's advice and make a double or triple batch and freeze the extras.  Insert a square of waxed paper between each one so they don't stick.

I always make at least 3 batches when I'm making it as I don't want to be making it every few days!

• 3 eggs (separated)
• 3 tablespoon cottage cheese (ricotta OK)
• 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
• 1 pkg artificial sweetener

Preheat oven to 300 F. 

In a metal bowl mix the egg whites and the cream of tarter until stiff (you can turn the bowl upside down and it won't fall out).

In my Magic Bullet (now now...get your mind out of the gutter) I mix the egg yolks, cottage cheese and sweetener. Add the yolk mixture to the egg whites and mix.

Spoon onto a Pam sprayed cooking sheet (I use parchment paper ... less mess) in 6 piles. Bake for 1 hour. You can freeze these, too.

You see why I make more than one batch, as this only makes 6 "slices" of bread...

... Submitted by Kimkins member, Tripledose
(mommy to triplets PLUS 2 other children!)

Stuffed Whisky Mushroom Burgers

Stuffed Whisky Mushroom Burgers (serves 6)

• 18 oz extra lean ground beef
• 8 oz Jennie-o ground turkey
• 6 .75-oz slices low fat pepper jack or cheddar cheese
• 2 green onion tops, finely chopped
• 1 egg white, beaten
• 3 tablespoons whisky (optional)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mesquite liquid smoke
• 1 1/2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon each garlic powder & ground chili powder
• 3/4 teaspoon each onion powder & black pepper
  

Preheat outdoor charcoal grill to medium heat or tabletop grill on high. Combine ground beef, turkey, Worcestershire sauce, whisky, beef bouillon, liquid smoke, egg white and spices in a bowl. Mix well and shape into 12 patties, pressed thin.

Add .75 oz cheese on top of 6 patties, then top with the 6 remaining patties. Cook about 6-8 minutes on each side or until cooked to desired doneness.

Note: Not for kids or pregnant ladies because the alcohol does not cook out

Nutritional Info

Calories: 287
Carbs: 2 grams
Protein: 29 grams
Fat: 14 grams