9 Slow Carb Recipes To Help You Lose Weight

Slow carb recipes are the perfect way to stick to your diet while still enjoying delicious food. These recipes use only healthy, low-glycemic ingredients that will help you lose weight and keep it off. Slow carb recipes are easy to follow and can be tailored to fit any dietary needs or restrictions.

What is the Slow Carb Diet?

The Slow Carb Diet is a weight loss diet that was popularized by Tim Ferris. The Slow Carb Diet was popularized in his book “The 4-Hour Body” and “The 4-Hour Chef,” emphasizes eating foods that are high in protein and fat and eliminating foods with high carbohydrates.

What are the benefits of the Slow Carb Diet?

If you do this diet right, you will lose weight because you are eating fewer calories than your body needs to maintain its current weight. You will also have more energy – probably due to being in ketosis – so it’s easier to exercise or partake in activities that you enjoy. You’ll also be able to eat out without feeling deprived! Here are 9 slow carb recipes to help you lose weight!

Slow Carb Recipes

Breakfast

Fajita Breakfast Burrito

• 1/2 cup black beans
• 1 chopped Tomato
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1/2 Avocado, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 large leaf lettuce or cabbage
• 1/4 cup chopped white onion
• 1 chicken breast
• 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
• black pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup of salsa

Directions:

Pour oil into pan and heat to medium-high.

Place the black beans, onions, and pepper into the pan.

Stir the ingredients until hot and blended.

Place inside a large lettuce or cabbage leaf and garnish with salsa and avocado (if using cabbage, make sure to de-stem the large section of the the vein).

Fold as if you were using a tortilla.

Enjoy!

Bacon Egg Muffins

• 12 Eggs
• 12 Slices of thick cut bacon
• 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
• black pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup of chopped kale
• pinch of cayenne pepper

Directions:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
• lightly grease muffin pan with olive oil or coconut oil
• add kale to eggs
• whisk eggs and add the salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper
• place one slice of bacon in each of the muffin cups to make a ring
• pour eggs into muffin tins
• bake for 20-25 minutes, or until eggs are fully cooked

Spicy Stuffed Bell Peppers

• 12 eggs
• 4 bell peppers
• black pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup of chopped kale
• 1 tsp. cayenne pepper

Directions

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
• add kale to eggs
• whisk eggs with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper
• slice off the tops of the bell peppers and remove the seeds and membrane
• pour egg mix into each of the bell peppers
• bake for 20-25 minutes or until the eggs are fully cooked

Lunch

Slow Carb Wrap

• 1 large leaf of lettuce or cabbage (if using cabbage de-vain)
• 1/4 cup of broccoli
• 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 chicken or turkey sausage links, chopped
• black pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil

Directions

• heat oil in pan on medium-high heat
• add broccoli, beans, and sausage to the pan
• after several minutes, add the salt and pepper, stir
• pour the ingredients into the lettuce or cabbage leaf
• fold one side of the leaf and roll

Cajun Taco Rollups

• 3 pounds of ground turkey
• 2 packets of low-sodium taco seasoning
• 2 cans of black beans, drained and rinsed
• several leaves of lettuce or cabbage
• diced avocado and salsa

Directions:

• heat olive oil or coconut oil on medium heat
• cook the ground turkey until brown
• add taco seasoning and stir
• add black beans
• mix all the ingredients together and roll up in a lettuce or cabbage leaf

Mexican Bowl

• 1 chicken breast
• 1/2 cup of red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 avocado, peeled and diced
• 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 of salsa
• 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil

Directions:

• heat oil in pan on medium heat
• place the onions and peppers into the pan and sauté
• place the chicken and black beans into the pan, cook until chicken in done
• dice the avocados and add to the salsa
• place all of the contents into a large bowl, garnish with the avocados and salsa

Dinner

Late Night Classic

• 1 cup of broccoli, cauliflower, or chopped kale
• 1.5 cup of sliced mushrooms
• 1 large sirloin steak
• 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil

Directions:

• steam or sauté the broccoli, cauliflower, or chopper kale
• sauté the mushrooms until brown and tender
• grill or pan fry the sirloin steak until your liking

Grilled Salmon and Asparagus

• 1 pound of wild caught Atlantic salmon
• 1 lemon sliced
• black pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp. of garlic powder
• 1/2 pounds of asparagus
• 1 tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil

Directions:

• season the salmon with garlic powder, salt, pepper, and squeezed lemon
• pre-heat the grill for medium heat
• lightly brush oil onto the grill
• grill the salmon and asparagus 6 to 8 minutes on each sdie

Spicy Shrimp

• 1/2 pound of medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• black pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsp. of cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp. of chili powder
• lemon sliced
• 3 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped

Directions:

• season the shrimp with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and chili powder
• heat oil in pan over medium heat
• when hot add half of the shrimp
• cook undisturbed for 1.5 minutes
• turn the shrimp over and cook until opaque throughout, place on a side plate
• add the remaining shrimp to the pan and cook for about 1.5 minutes
• turn the shrimp over, add the garlic, and cook until the shrimp is opaque throughout, about 1.5 minutes
• return the first batch of shrimp to the skillet, mix well so that the garlic is evenly cooked and incorporated
• squeeze the lemon over the shrimp
• add the parsley and toss well

Conclusion

This is just a sample of the many slow carb diet recipes available. The basics are high quality protein, green leafy vegetables, and beans. Create your own and enjoy!