Receta Clean Eating Slow Cooker Low Carb Tacos + Giveaway
Mexican food is a favorite around our house. But now that I’m trying to eat a few less carbs, I’m having to make some adjustments.
I know. Low carb stuff is not a terribly popular discussion among many clean eaters. Particularly today. But the truth is, I’ve lost weight so far eating clean AND low carb and I’m not even counting calories. I say whatever gets you to healthy is what you should do, so I’m sticking to it and it’s working. Yay!
Most people know that a simple way to cut carbs with tacos is to sub the tortilla for a large leaf of lettuce which is what I’ve done here. It’s tasty, and you don’t feel like you are totally missing out. But what about the rest of the ingredients?
I’ve had to look at carbs a whole lot closer lately to help control my blood sugar so I had to go just a little further than the shell to make this truly low carb.
Here’s some general info I found:
TOMATOES
Cherry tomatoes are just slightly lower in carbs by 1 gram per cup than regular chopped tomatoes.
AVOCADOS
Avocados are a healthy source of fat and fiber, but they do have carbs. Whether you make guacamole or just slice up the avocado, keep it to no more than about 1/4 cup. That amount of plain, mashed avocado is about 5 grams of carbs, give or take.
RED ONIONS
These are a little friendlier in carbs just because you typically won’t use as much when they are raw. At just under 3 carbs per 1/4 cup, it’s not a bad way to add flavor without upping the carb intake significantly.
Top these tacos with the low carb toppings of your choice and enjoy!
CONTEST
I have 5 copies of my slow cooker cookbook to give away today. Aren’t you excited?
You can do all of the options below or just one of them. It’s totally up to you. But the more you do, the more entries you’ll have and the better your chances will be for winning. Just be sure to follow the directions exactly. I can’t give points for entries that are not entered correctly. And no, this book is not a low carb book. Maybe that will be my next book!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
WINNERS ARE:
Beth
Lenore,
Stephanie
Denise
Sara
RULES
Must be 18 to enter
Contest void where prohibited
Open to USA residents only
Contest ends 7/13/14 at 10pm, pst
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Clean Eating Low Carb Tacos
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. onion powder
- 1 tbsp. ground cumin
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- Salt to taste after cooking
- Large lettuce leaves for shells
- Clean guacamole, sliced tomatoes and dices onions for toppings
Directions:
Lay the chicken breasts at the bottom of your crock.
Sprinkle the spices over the top.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours or until the chicken easily shreds when stirred.
Add salt to taste.
Build your taco.
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1/2 chicken breast which makes about 2 small to medium size tacos. Data does not include added salt or toppings. Cut data in half if you are only having 1 taco.)
Calories: 107
Total Fat: 1 gm
Saturated Fats: 0 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 18 mg
Sodium: 63 mg
Carbohydrates: 4 gm (from the spices)
Dietary fiber: 1 gm
Sugars: 0 gm
Protein: 19 gm
Please Note: Nutritional information estimated at MyFitnessPal.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.