Pizza-tastic Chicken

One of the hardest things about going low carb/sugar-free has been the lack of pizza in my life. I honestly could eat pizza for every meal, every day, for the rest of my life and not get sick of it. But now that crust and I have broken up, I've had to find other means of getting that cheesy pepperoni goodness in my mouth. I've accomplished this in a couple different ways (which I'll eventually post) but this pizza-fied chicken is probably my favorite.

These are the ingredients you'll need:

2 Chicken breasts
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Salt
Pepper

3 thin slices mozzarella
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan
Marinara sauce (which I forgot to picture, sue me)
Pepperoni slices (I actually prefer to use turkey pepperoni, I just had some regular that I needed to use up when I made this)


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lay your two tenderized chicken breasts in a small baking dish that has been lightly coated with cooking spray. In a mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, garlic, grated Parmesan, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Spoon this mixture over the chicken and make sure everything is decently covered.

 

Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until chicken is 95% cooked through. Remove from oven and lay those delicious looking slices of mozzarella on top of the chicken.

 

  

Bake for 10 more minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and the cheese is nice and gooey. Spoon a thin layer of marinara over the chicken and mozzarella, then top with pepperoni and the shredded Parmesan.

 

 

Place back in the oven for just a couple minutes until the toppings get warm and melty. The broiler works well for this as long as you watch it closely.

 

 

Now serve that cheesy, melty, gooey mess up with a big pile of vegetables and enjoy! Yum!!

 

 

 

Easy Lettuce Wraps

I feel like this is the laziest "recipe" ever, but people keep asking me what I'm eating so I guess I'll be posting more easy SFLC ideas!

But first a confession: I had a bunch of sugar last weekend. And by a bunch, I mean probably 1/4 of what I would have eaten in a sitting in the past. But after not having any for two months it felt like a ton. It tasted oh so good going down...(my sister made Butterfinger puppy chow, y'all)...but then I paid for it. I felt so incredibly sick. Pounding headache, upset stomach, all I wanted to do was lay in bed and slip into a coma. I may or may not have had this conversation with Lamar:

Yeah it was a nice cheat (aside from the wanting to die part), but it really just confirmed to me that I am doing the best thing for my body by getting rid of that junk on a daily basis.



Onto the lettuce wraps though!

These don't need a whole lot of explaining...basically I just take everything I would have put on my ex-bff white bread, and stuff it into a giant romaine leaf. My favorite easy combo is turkey, Havarti, tomato and avocado. The Havarti and avocado give the wraps enough creaminess that I don't feel the need to put dressing on them, but you just do whatever your little heart desires. I usually eat five big leaves stuffed full, and all for under 350 calories! They are so filling I don't even miss the chips or crackers I would have normally eaten with a sandwich.

Some good variations are BLT wraps, Club sandwich style wraps, Fajita style wraps, Asian chicken wraps, etc. The possibilities are pretty much endless folks.

There ya go! Happy low carb sugar-free lunch to you all!