P2 meals, recipes, pics

**jeepcurlygurl** · September 14th, 2011, 04:29 PM

I'm starting round 3 this week and thought I'd kind of journal the food part here.
Many times when we look for certain recipes here it can be a chore to find exactly what we're looking for so I thought I'd put all my favs in one spot.
Please join in and add yours!!

Tonight's supper was shrimp and P2 pesto over cabbage noodles, and 2 melba rounds. For dessert I had pink grapefruit sweetened with vanilla stevia.

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SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH PESTO AND CABBAGE NOODLES

Slice cabbage into strips and cook in some broth or water until tender.
Cook shrimp in a little broth with chopped garlic, add pesto , pour over cabbage noodles.

P2 PESTO
Chop fresh basil, garlic, salt, pepper or run thru food processor.
Put in container and freeze then cut into blocks
and put in freezer bags.

**jeepcurlygurl** · September 15th, 2011, 09:29 AM

Lunch today was buffalo chicken over italian slaw with mandarin oranges.

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BUFFALO CHICKEN
Mix together -
Hot sauce
Dried onion
Chives
A little water
Pour over chicken, sautee or bake.

ITALIAN SLAW
chop cabbage and marinate in Italian dressing overnight.

ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING
Vinegar
Sweetener
Oregano, parsley
Hot pepper seeds
Garlic powder
A bit of water

**jeepcurlygurl** · September 15th, 2011, 03:31 PM

A chilly day so it's time for Chili Salad!

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CHILI
100 grams lean ground beef
½ cup crushed tomatoes
½ cup tomato sauce
½ cup water
Dried onion
Pinch of garlic powder
Pinch of onion powder
Chili powder, paprika, hot pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

For Chili Salad, serve over a big pile of chopped romaine.
I counted the tomato as a fruit, and the romaine as the veg.
I mixed veggies a bit by adding a little chopped raw onion.

**LeLu** · September 15th, 2011, 03:38 PM

This is great!
I'm always over at the P3 food **** thread drooling! I've really enjoyed getting creative in P2 I try to make my food still look beautiful as well as tasty every time I eat, and would love to share!
I only have a week left, but I will be back with pics later~

**BarbaraS** · September 15th, 2011, 04:49 PM

Deni - Thanks for this. I usually cook things pretty simply, but this will be great when I start getting bored, especially toward the end. Keep it up please! Doubt I'll have much to add, as I'm not that creative, but if I do I will.

**evafromca** · September 15th, 2011, 05:26 PM

Thank you for this!!! I love seeing the pictures of the food!

**jeepcurlygurl** · September 16th, 2011, 04:27 PM

Hi guys!

Tonight was French onion/egg drop soup combo. Melba rounds and some grapefruit sections sweetened with vanilla stevia for dessert.

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French Onion/Egg Drop Soup

1 whole egg plus 3 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/2 onion, sliced
2 cup chicken, beef, or veggie broth
1 cup water
salt, pepper
In medium saucepan, bring liquid to a boil. Add all ingredients except egg and cook til onions are soft.
Very slowly pour in the eggs and gently stir in a big circle with a fork til strings form.
Top with chopped chives. You can also top with crumbled melba toast.
This is also good with chicken instead of eggs.

**justjoy** · September 16th, 2011, 04:30 PM

Wow, these are great!!!! Thanks so much for doing this for all our benefit!! You're awesome.

Love the pics!!

**Mylittlelambs** · September 16th, 2011, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by jeepcurlygurl

A chilly day so it's time for Chili Salad!

chili salad.jpg

CHILI
100 grams lean ground beef
½ cup crushed tomatoes
½ cup tomato sauce
½ cup water
Dried onion
Pinch of garlic powder
Pinch of onion powder
Chili powder, paprika, hot pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

For Chili Salad, serve over a big pile of chopped romaine.
I counted the tomato as a fruit, and the romaine as the veg.
I mixed veggies a bit by adding a little chopped raw onion.

Thank you so much for this recipe, it was wonderful!!

**jeepcurlygurl** · September 16th, 2011, 04:49 PM

You all are very welcome!

Over the past year I've seen so many posts by people saying they were bored with the limited menu or that they are sick of eating chicken every day.
For me, even if the list of foods is tiny, there are simple ways to liven it up.
And also, making big batches and freezing it really really helps! You can heat up chili in the micro, chop up some lettuce and ta da! You have a hot spicy crispy meal in a couple minutes. It makes this diet a pleasure!! : )

**jeepcurlygurl** · September 16th, 2011, 06:58 PM

I was going to make baked apples for my sisters when they come to dinner Sunday. Decided to make apple 'pie' instead.

For each serving --
1 apple
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of clove
2 tbl water
sweetener to taste
Slice apple into very thin slices. Arrange in layers in a small baking dish.
Mix rest of ingredients and pour on apples.
Cover with alum foil, bake at 350 for 30 min or until apples are tender.
Uncover and broil for a few minutes to brown top.

This is 3 apples/servings.

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