LOW CARB CHILI
From: Susan

1 lb. ground beef (as lean as you like it)
1 lb. stew meat (chuck for more fat, sirloin for less).
1 lb bulk italian sausage
1 onion, chopped (as large as your carb allowance allows)
1 28 oz. can tomato puree
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 chipotle in adobo, chopped
1 Tbs. chili powder
1 Tbs. paprika
1 Tbs. cumin
1 - 3 15 oz. cans of black soybeans, depending on carb tolerance
(they're almost all fiber)

Brown the meat, drain fat (or not), remove to crockpot or other simmering pot you'll finish it in. Cook onions 'til translucent in remaining fat. Add chopped garlic, cook a minute more. Add tomato puree and spices, heat just 'til warm. Add soybeans, mix all ingredients together and cook 'til chuck or sirloin is very tender. Serve garnished with your faves; mine are chopped onion or scallion and shredded cheddar.If I make this with sirloin cubes in place of chuck, and 95% lean ground beef, there is almost zero fat in the liquid when it's done. With chuck and regular ground beef, it's more Atkins fat level. I use a non stick pan to brown the meat, and drain off all the sausage fat.
Susan

LOW CARB ONION RINGS

Recipe By : Unknown Low Carb Website
1 lg onion -- sliced into rings
1 egg -- beaten
1/4 cup water -- or more
3 tbsp Atkins Bake Mix
salt
oil -- for deep frying

In a large bowl, combine eggs, water and bake mix. Mix well. If it is too thick, add some more water, 1 tbsp at a time, until you have the consistency of pancake batter. Add the salt and the onions. Dredge the onions in the batter. Let sit for a few minutes while the oil heats in a deep fryer.Heat oil in deep fryer to 375 degrees F. When ready, drop onion into deep fryer. Watch it carefully. Onions are ready when golden brown.Fry in batches. Drain well and sprinkle with a bit of salt if necessary or other seasoning mixture (cajun if you like some heat).

Hope you enjoy these! Carmel

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