Two Creamy Recipes

Recently I've made two really tasty carb-free dishes, and I thought it would be a good idea to record the recipes here.

Chicken Primavera Alfredo



Ingredients

• 4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 medium onions
• minced garlic
• 2 packages stir-fry vegetables (includes broccoli florets, pea pods, shredded zucchini, carrot etc)
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1-1/3 cup heavy cream
• 2-1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• salt & fresh ground pepper to taste

Preparation

Cook chicken. I used a George Foreman grill, but it could be boiled, roasted, or otherwise heated through by any method. Slice into bite-size pieces.

Meanwhile, chop and sautée garlic and onion in a skillet with hot olive oil. Cook until onions are translucent. Add stir-fry vegetables and mushrooms, and heat to desired softness, covering to steam. Toss with chicken.

In a separate saucepan, heat butter and cream until butter is melted. Remove from heat, add Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper, and stir until smooth.

Pour Alfredo sauce over chicken and vegetable mixture. Top with Parmesan or Romano cheese, and serve hot.

This recipe makes a very large amount with lots of leftovers - it can easily be halved or otherwise divided. Alfredo sauce recipe comes from this source.

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Thin Beef and Spinach in Three Cheese Cream Sauce



Ingredients

• 3 Steak-Ummms minute steaks or thinly sliced shaved beef
• large onion
• package of frozen chopped spinach
• minced garlic
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 4-5 oz cream cheese
• 3 oz crumbled Feta cheese
• 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
• ground red pepper
• several dashes Worcestershire sauce
• salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Thinly slice onion and sautée with garlic in a skillet with hot oil. Heat until onions are translucent. Add steaks and cover to heat through. Using two wooden spoons, cut up steaks into small pieces. Add salt, peppers, and Worcestershire sauce to flavor. Add package of spinach and cover to steam.

When spinach has fully defrosted, stir in cream, cream cheese, crumbled Feta, and Romano cheese. Combine to a creamy sauce, and flavor to taste. Serve hot.

This basic recipe can be adapted to the ingredients on hand, for example using more beef or other vegetables. Sliced mushrooms would make an especially suitable addition.

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So, I hope you enjoy these recipes if you choose to prepare them. They are definitely tasty and a nice change of pace from the sometimes greasy, overly salty Atkins dishes we usually prepare.