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I found this on a mailing list I belong to, but am going to cut down the amount when I make it.

Cheese, Bacon & Zucchini Breakfast Bites

3g Net Carbs+ per serving

4 slices bacon, chopped
1 cup chopped onion(s)
1 cup chopped zucchini
4 egg(s), slightly beaten
3/4 cup whipping or heavy cream
1 jar (1 lb.) Ragu’s Cheesy Creations sauce
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Lightly grease 12- cup muffin pan; set aside.
2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and reserve drippings. Add onion and zucchini to reserved drippings and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Set aside to cool slightly.
3. In medium bowl, combine eggs, cream, 1/2 cup Carb Options Double Cheddar Sauce and pepper. Stir in vegetables and bacon. Evenly spoon mixture into prepared muffin pan. Bake 40 minutes or until eggs are set. Serve warm with additional Cheddar Sauce, heated.

TIP: Breakfast Bites can be prepared ahead and frozen. To serve, microwave at HIGH 1 minute or until warm.

Serves: 12

Nutrition Information Per Serving:
Calories 140, Total Fat 13g, Saturated Fat 6g, Cholesterol 75mg, Sodium 360mg, Total Carbohydrate 3g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 1g, Protein 4g

Net Carbs+ 3g

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Breakfasts – eggs, bacon, natural sausage, cheese, veggies, Wasa crackers

Lunches – Left overs, corned beef open faced sandwiches, salads, Lean Cuisine (I’ve found some really good LC frozen dinners that have low carbs and are good for me to have a few on hand)

Dinners -

Amy’s Terragon Chicken (recipe in video blog)

Grilled steaks and salad

Roast beef and roasted vegetables

Spaghetti and salad

Parm chicken and veggies

Grilled Hamburgers with fixings and a salad

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Breakfasts:
Scrambled eggs and bacon
Omelets with ham or bacon and cheese

Lunches:
Left overs from the previous night
Salads – chicken and/or egg with tomato, cucumber, lettuce, bacon, and dressing
Lunch meat and cheese roll ups with sauteed veggies

Dinners:
Short Rib Stew – Slow Cooker – Slow Cooker Recipe Cookbook – page 93
Alice Springs Chicken – Linda’s Low Carb Recipes – link to recipe
Cheeseburgers and salad
Chicken baked in Slow Cooker – All Recipes – link to recipe
Steaks on grill with salad

I think that’s reasonable. We like to eat take out so much that I thought I’d easy into me cooking. I want to have atleast two slow cooker recipes a week. Once the week is over I’ll report on the main blog what I thought about each recipe.

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