Dairy-Free THM

One of the things I delight the most in with this new way of eating is all the dairy! I love cheese and REAL whipped cream! Some, however, blow up like big balloons when they eat dairy and I want to devote this page to yummy recipes I've found that are totally dairy-free and also stick to the guidelines of the THM eating plan.

Lemon Blueberry Muffins- S

Ingredients

• 2 cups blanched almond flour
• ¼ cup coconut flour
• ½ cup Pyure or *homemade sweetener
• 1 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 6 large eggs
• ½ cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• ½ cup frozen blueberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper cups.
2. Using a whisk combine the almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, baking powder and sea salt in a medium mixing bowl. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, coconut oil, and lemon extract. Blend the flour mixture into the egg mixture and mix thoroughly. Gently add in the blueberries.
3. Fill muffin cups ¾ full.
4. Bake muffins for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let muffins stand in pan for 5 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool. If baked in paper cups remove from pan immediately to cool.

Notes

*homemade sweetener - 1 cup erythritol + 1 teaspoon Stevia

BLT Salad - S

Cut up your choice of leafy greens. Add fresh, ripe tomatoes (and avocado if desired), sliced. Fry up several slices of bacon and crumble over. Lightly salt & pepper the salad. Mix mayo with just enough almond milk to make of the consistency of salad dressing and pour over. ENJOY!

Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate — Cocoa Powder Variation

• 2 cups dairy-free milk, coconut or almond
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons Pyure (to taste for sugar-free)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• pinch of salt

Heat milk until warm.

Whisk in cocoa powder, sweetener, salt, and vanilla, continuing to whisk until the desired temperature is reached.

Bacon-Wrapped Guacamole Chicken Bombs

Makes 8 chicken bombs.

Ingredients:
* 2 ripe avocados
* ½ white onion, finely chopped
* ½ tomato, chopped
* 2 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
* ½ Tbsp. kosher salt
* 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
* 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
* Kosher salt
* Freshly ground black pepper
* 8 bacon strips
* 1 Tbsp. canola oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Using a knife, cut around the pit of the avocado, separating the halves from each other. Remove the pit and use a spoon to scoop out the avocado. In a large bowl, combine the avocado, onion, tomato, cilantro, salt, and lime juice. Mash and stir with a fork until there are no large chunks of avocado left.
3. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on all sides. Slice chicken breasts in half crosswise. Cut a slit into the center of each half to make a pocket. Take a heaping spoonful of the guacamole and pack it into the pocket. Pinch the edges of the chicken closed.
4. Wrap the chicken with two strips of bacon, making sure the ends of the bacon all end up on the same side of the chicken.
5. Heat oil in a pan over high heat. Sear the bacon-wrapped chicken for two to three minutes on each side. Remember to cook the sides of the chicken as well. Bake for 10 minutes. Serve!

Cilantro-Lime (Chipotle) Chicken Meal

Step One: Marinating the chicken

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts

1/2 cup olive oil

zest and juice of half of a lime

handful cilantro leaves- torn into small pieces 

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

2 tsp garlic powder

2 tsp cumin

Combine ingredients together in a large sized baggie, massage and marinate for at least one hour. I prefer 4-5 hours. At mealtime, pan fry chicken and serve. 

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Step two: Cooking the beans and rice

Ingredients for the rice: 

2 cups cooked brown rice- I boiled mine in chicken stock for added flavor

2 TBSP butter

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

2 tsp garlic

2 tsp cumin

zest and juice of half lime

handful of cilantro leaves- torn into small pieces

Cook rice then stir in the above ingredients and serve. 

Ingredients for the beans:

1 can of black beans - drained

1/2 cup water

1 tsp salt 

1 tsp pepper

2 tsp garlic powder

10 cilantro leaves- torn into small pieces

When the rice and chicken are almost done, combine ingredients in a stock pot. Heat on medium heat until serving. 

For a THM friendly meal, serve over a bed of chopped romaine with a citrus vinaigrette. Make it an S or an E by adding/excluding ingredients.

I love it wrapped in a Joseph's Pita as an S meal. I do use a very small amount of black beans and leave the rice off.

This recipe is linked up at www.stacymakescents.com and www.gwens-nest.com. 

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