mscruz75

I am trying diligently to improve my overall health in order to achieve weight control and wish to become vegetarian but i do not know what i can use as fillers to substitute the red meat that is PCOS and Carb friendly...do you have any recipes? Have u tried the veggie crumbles for ground beef substitute? Please suggest anything that may help, cannot eat mushrooms or olives.

AshleysMom1

I dont eat soy much so I dont eat the veggie crumbles. Mostly I use beans for protein. Sunshine burgers are great - http://www.sunshineburger.com/, ricera yogurt is good also and can be bought at whole foods.

Here's a few of my favorite recipes-

Bluto's Beans and Veggie Chili

3 cups canned kidney beans
1 large onion, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced well
1 green pepper
1/2 cup diced red unpeeled potatoes
1 can (10 oz) tomatoes, undrained
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
5 cups water
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste


Cover and soak beans overnight in cold water. Drain. Put
beans in slow cooker. In a large skillet over medium-high
heat, heat oil or a small amount of liquid; saute onion
and garlic until soft -- about 3 to 5 minutes. Add bell
pepper, potatoes, tomatoes, chili powder and the cumin.
Continue cooking, stirring frequently for about three
minutes; transfer to slow cooker. Add rice and water or
broth; cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or until
chili is thick and rice and beans are tender. Season to
taste with salt and pepper.
This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

SPICY CHICKPEA DIP

1 tsp. cumin
2 cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
3 tbsp. lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, put through a press
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

Blend in food processor. Serve with pita bread, crackers, corn tortillas, or fresh veggies

Taco Casserole
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 15 ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups frozen corn kernels
1 ½ cups salsa, mild
mexican seasoning mix

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Bean Burgers

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 tsp seasoning

Mash the beans. Add breadcrumbs and seasoning. Mix well. If it's too dry, add little water. Pat into 3 or 4 burgers. Put on a cookie sheet and bake at 350F for 20 min., then flip and cook another 10 min. Or you can cook in a sprayed skillet on top of the stove. Cool on a rack so they don't get soggy. You can either use seasoned bread crumbs or a variety of seasoning mixes. A little salsa is good too in place of seasoning.

I prefer Italian seasoning bread crumbs, mexican seasonings or creole seasonings.

My creole recipe I use is this
Essence (Emeril's Creole Seasoning):
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

AshleysMom1

Just thought I would write down one more.

Mexican Lasagna

1 small onion, chopped
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (optional)
1/3 cup water
2 15 oz cans mexican style stewed tomatoes
2 15 oz cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 4oz can chopped green chilies
1 teaspoon chili powder
8 corn tortillas
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place onions and mushrooms in a medium saucepan with the water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans, chilies, and chili powder. Mix well and cook for 3 more minutes.

Place 4 corn tortillas over the bottom of a 13x9 pour half of bean mixture over tortillas, layer remaining tortillas over bean mixture then pour remaining bean mixture over top sprinkle green onions over the top and bake for 30 minutes.

I dont follow carb counting and I still lose weight. I do and try limit high fat foods also like nuts, oils, seeds, avocadoes.

KatCarney

Here are some 'good carb' recipes from the Mayo clinic. many of them are vegetarian:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hea...ecipes/RE00097

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