Recipes from "What's for Dinner?"

[sandyfanny]

Faklr's recipe for low-carb pizza with a cheese crust:

Cheese Crust Pizza

Crust:
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded cheddar
3 eggs
Garlic powder
Basil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Mix all ingredients together and spread thinly on parchment paper. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Pat excess grease from cheese and add toppings. Bake an additional 5 minutes.

Ragu Traditional Pizza Sauce (5 carbs per two tablespoons). Add mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, onions, black olives, mushrooms and green peppers. Saute the onions, mushrooms and green peppers before putting them on the pizza.

[sandyfanny]

A recipe from 500 More Low-Carb Recipes By Dana Carpender

Sophia Loren Chicken *

Cut 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3 lbs.) into finger-sized pieces. Set aside (wash your hands!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine 1 Cup (150 g) grated parmesan cheese (the canned kind) with 2 T. (8 g) dried parsley, 1 T. (3 g) dried oregano, 2 tsp. paprika, 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper.

Line a 9" X 13" (22.5 X 32.5 cm) baking pan with foil.

Combine 1/2 Cup (120 ml) extra-virgin olive oil and 6 cloves minced garlic in another bowl. Dip each chicken finger in the olive oil, roll in the cheese/seasoning mixture, and arrange in the foil-lined pan.

Bake for 30 - 45 minutes. After removing from the oven, place the chicken fingers in shallow dish and pour hot sauce over chicken, thoroughly coating each piece. Grab a handful of napkins and enjoy.

Makes 6 servings, each with 364 calories; 24 g fat; 33 g protein; 3 g carbohydrate; 1 g dietary fiber; 2 g usable carbs.

This note from Suzann.com: I have made this twice now. The first time, I didn't have any grated parmesan cheese, so I just used regular shredded cheese, and it worked fine. Both times, I needed twice as much cheese, spices, and olive oil than they specified here, and I had LESS chicken! So make sure you have enough of everything to double it if needed.

I didn't want it as messy or spicy, so I left off the hot sauce and it was still delicious.

I don't know why it says 45 minutes because it's done long before that (I may have a fast oven). You want to check a few pieces to make sure they are done and no longer pink, and cooked through, but you really don't want to over-bake them so they come out dry.

This was really delicious with the Fauxtatoes recipe...the oil and spices makes a kind of sauce that was great over them.

Let me know if you make it and like it!

I'm allergic to flour, so this is much better than the kind with bread crumbs.
low carb, gluten free

Source: This recipe is from Suzann.com

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[sandyfanny]

This is from Dana Carpender's cookbook. "It's hot, spicy, and Italian." Arkansas Kel shares her version:

Sophia Loren Chicken (Arkansas Kel's version)

3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch fingers or cut into some longer pieces
1 1/2 c. cheap parmesan cheese (the finely ground kind in a can)
2 tbs dried parsley
1 tbs dried oregano
2 tsp dried paprika
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 c. EVOO
6 cloves garlic, minced ( Run them through the mini- blender with the EVOO)
1 c. hot sauce (Serve on the side for dipping or omit entirely)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix garlic/EVOO. Add the chicken to the mixture; coat chicken with garlic/EVOO. (You may want to do this the night before and refrigerate until ready to use). Mix cheese and spices in bowl. Dip chicken in cheese mix. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken fingers on baking sheet in a single layer. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.

Pour the hot sauce over them or serve on the side.

Approximately 2 net carbs per serving. Serves 6. Chicken fingers are good the second day on a salad.