Philly Cheesesteak

So this isn't really steak, I suppose you could use chopped steak if you had it on hand. I used ground beef for this and it's amazing. I made it and then my mom made it a few nights later she liked it so much.

Philly Cheesesteak 

1 lb. ground beef 

1 white onion, chopped into strips

1 green bell pepper, diced

Cheese sauce:

2 slices provolone cheese

4-5 slices Cooper cheese

1/3 c. unsweetened unflavored coconut milk (I like SO Delicious brand- green container)

garlic powder

bit of salt

fresh ground black pepper

In a cast iron skillet, caramelize the onions almost fully. You'll need a bit of butter or oil. Add in the peppers when it's almost done. Let cook for another few minutes. Remove from pan. 

Brown and break up ground beef. While the beef is cooking, place all cheese sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and heat while stirring until all ingredients are melted. It may take a while, but it will happen. Adjust the amount of cheese and coconut milk if you like. 

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spread beef evenly over the bottom of the skillet. Top evenly with cooked onion and peppers. Pour over the cheese sauce. Bake until bubbly. 

Cheesy Zucchini Bake

This is so simple and easy, but tastes and looks (with a little effort) amazing.

Cheesy Zucchini Bake

I made this a while back and kinda threw stuff into a pan so I'm gonna try to remember what I put into it. Measurements aren't going to be exact.

Slice up a large zucchini (or yellow squash) or two, and either layer it in the pan as shown, or just toss it in there. I won't judge you. Grease the baking dish before you put the zucchini in.

In a small sauce pot combine a few slices of Cooper cheese, a splash of heavy cream, some parmesan cheese (1/4 cup?), some butter (about a Tbsp), and some italian spices (Basil, oregano, parsley, black pepper, salt, & onion powder). Also add in some minced garlic or garlic powder. Cook, stirring over medium heat until all ingredients are combined. Carefully pour it over the zucchini slices. Top with some more parm and bake at 350 F until top is golden brown and sauce has thickened. 

Roasted Tomato Arugula Personal Pizza and Bacon Dijon Spinach Melt

There are so many things you can do with low carb tortillas. You can make a quesadilla, a pizza, a "crepe", a wrap, pinwheels, and tortilla chips. They're super versatile, and you can use one as a base for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. I've made so many different types of pizza using a tortilla, this is just one example. Personal pizzas are a good way to use up leftover veggies or meats left in the fridge. A few days ago I made Alex a sauteed mushroom and baby spinach pizza. He loved it. This one is a roasted tomato and arugula pizza, made using leftovers from the salad. (No I didn't keep the salad this long, the picture is from nearly a month ago.)

Roasted Tomato Arugula Personal Pizza

 Ingredients:

1 low carb tortilla (Tumaro's)
1/4 c. low sugar pasta sauce
1 handful mozzarella cheese
1 handful chopped baby arugula
a few roasted tomatoes, packed in oil, cut up
sprinkle of feta cheese (I used a French sheep's milk feta, you don't have to be that fancy)
Italian spices (oregano, basil, parsley)

Spread the cheese over the tortilla. Sprinkle on mozzarella. Add next 3 ingredients. Sprinkle on the spices. Bake in the toaster oven or oven (probably 350 F will do it) until edges crisp and cheese is melted.

You can do this little pizza with whatever you have on hand, veggies, meat, etc.

Bacon Dijon Spinach Melt

Ingredients:

2 slices bacon

several slices of Cooper or White American Cheese

1 handful of baby spinach. 

1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. of dijon mustard, depending on preference

1 tortilla

Fry bacon until crispy. Remove from pan and allow to cool a bit. Lay tortilla in bacon grease. Cover with Cooper cheese. Tear up the baby spinach as you put that on top. Coat the spinach with the mustard using a fork to carefully mix it. Add fresh ground black pepper if you wish. Chop up bacon and sprinkle on top. Fold tortilla in half carefully and flip over. When the tortilla is golden brown and crispy, remove from pan and serve. Makes a meal for one or a snack for two.