Makes 15 servings

Ingredients:

1 beef chuck roast -3 lbs
12 oz baby carrots
1 large onion, cut into chunks
5 stalks celery, cut into chunks
6 potatoes - 4 oz each
2 garlic cloves or equivalent
salt and pepper to taste
 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray coat a large rectangular baking pan with non-stick coating.
Place meat in oven cooking bag.
Put bag with meat in pan, salt and pepper to taste,
spread or spinkle garlic on meat.
On top of meat, place carrots, 
onion chunks, celery chunks, and potato chunks.
Tightly seal oven bag with ovenproof tie.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 2 to 3 hours
until meat is tender.

NOTE: Recipe calls for 1 large oven bag,
Aluminum Foil tightly covering the pan
and sealing it closed (use no airholes)
can be used as an emergency substitute
for the plastic oven bag. 

Makes 15 Servings
One serving is
3 oz meat, 1/2 cup potatoes and 1/2 cup other veggies=
Calories: 351
Carbs 17 grams
Protein 29 grams

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:

1 pre-made crepe (such as Melissa's 9 inch)
1 oz Havarti cheese
2 oz chicken breast (cooked chopped, or 1/2 5 oz can drained)
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

Directions:

Spray coat a large and a small skillet with non-stick coating.
Saute onions and mushrooms in small skillet or medium-high heat
Place crepe in warm, large skillet and slightly heat on one side,
then flip crepe over, keep heat on medium-low
Place cheese on top of crepe,
spread out chicken over cheese,
Pour sauted onions and mushrooms over chicken.
Fold crepe together to cover other ingredients.
Spray coat top of folded crepe, and flip over to brown other side.

Makes One Serving =
 
Calories: 230
Carbs 12 grams
Protein 21.9 grams

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Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups rice (white uncooked)
1 can cream of chicken soup (12 oz)
12 oz water
1/2 cup mushrooms (4 oz can drained)
1 pkg onion soup mix (Lipton)
6 chicken thighs (skinless, boneless)


Directions:

Spray coat rectangular baking pan
Pre-heat oven to 325 degees.
Stir together soup and water, add mushrooms, then add rice.
Pour into pan and spread out mixture evenly.
Place raw chicken thighs on top of rice mixture.
Sprinkle dry onion soup mix over all.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake in 325 degree oven for 2 hours. (a bit longer is also okay)

Makes Six Servings
1 Serving =  

Calories: 343
Net Carbs 43
Protein 18.8 grams

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients:

16 oz ground beef, raw
2 tablespoons light olive oil
2 onions, chopped very finely
2 green peppers, chopped vey finely
1 garlic clove, chopped very finely
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 can tomato paste (6 oz can)
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz can)
1 can peeled ready-cut tomatoes (15 oz can)
1 can whole corn (15 oz can)
1 can whole balck olives (15 oz can)
6 oz dry noodles - cooked in boiling water
8 oz shredded cheddar cheese


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray coat a rectangular baking pan and set aside.
Spray coat a large deep skillet or dutch oven with non-stick coating.
Brown ground beef in oil in pan, stirring to crumble.
Add onion, green pepper, garlic, salt and pepper.
Cook over medium heat 10 mintues, stirring frequently.
Stir in tomato paste, tomato sauce, and canned tomatoes, cook 15 minutes.
Add corn and drained olives, stirring well.
Remove from heat, gently stir in cooked and drained noodles.
Spoon mixture into rectangular baking pan.
Sprinkle cheese evenly over all, and bake, uncovered
at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Makes Twelve Servings
1 serving  =
 
Calories: 341
Carbs 18 grams
Protein 14.6 grams