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Name: Low Carb Baked Feta Pasta
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 block feta cheese; 2 10 oz Cherry Tomatoes ((I used one red & one mixed medley)); 3-4 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 Box Dreamfields Pasta ((Can Sub Zoodles, Spaghetti Squash)); Fresh Basil ((for garnish) ); Fresh Cracked Pepper ((to taste))

Low Carb Baked Feta Pasta from Tik Tok

February 9, 2021 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

A viral video has tons of people baking cheese and tomatoes and tossing them with pasta for an amazingly easy supper. We altered the original recipe to make this low carb baked feta pasta from Tik Tok & we aren’t sad about it!

Easy weeknight meals are kinda my love language. Keeping low carb/Trim Healthy Mama/Keto easy is how I stay consistent on the plan. Because let’s face it, no one wants to drag out a cookbook every night.

And this recipe is so simple. It also tastes a little bit fancy which is so nice for a meal that was so easy. If you haven’t made this yet, do it. Like tonight. Seriously.

I made it Saturday night and on Monday I picked up more ingredients from the grocery to make it again!

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Low Carb Baked Feta Pasta from Tik Tok

Dump, bake & mix. Low carb baked feta pasta is that easy. Serve it up with a big salad and a rotisserie chicken breast and you have a full meal with very little effort!

It looks like this trend started with the FeelGoodFoodie and spiraled from there. And we are pretty happy that she posted it because it is a dinner time game changer.

What You Need:

Feta
Cherry Tomatoes
Olive Oil
Fresh Basil
Minced Garlic
Low Carb Pasta Substitute
Rotisserie Chicken (Optional)

What Can I Use For A Low Carb Pasta Substitute?

There are several options for you if you are trying to avoid the extra carbs in traditional pasta.

Zucchini Zoodles
Spaghetti Squash
Palmini Noodles
Miracle Noodles
Dreamfields Pasta

Baking the Feta & Tomatoes

In a 9×13 pan, slice a big block of feta lengthwise. Place the cheese in middle of the pan and place cherry tomatoes around the pan.

Drizzle generously with olive oil and freshly ground pepper.

Bake at 400 Degrees for 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven and add 2 teaspoons of minced garlic while it is piping hot.

Add in a box of cooked Dreamfields. Mix everything well.

**Note** I would add some pasta and stir. Then add a little more and stir. Just so you don’t have dry pasta.

Sprinkle with fresh Basil and serve!

If you want to use a rotisserie chicken (and I recommend it!), just slice up some of the warm chicken and serve it on top of the low carb baked feta pasta.

Check Out More Low Carb/THM S Recipes
Viral Salsa Verde Chicken with Queso Cauli

Keto Chicken Enchiladas – 15 Mins

Low Carb PB&J Tik Tok Wrap Hack

Low Carb Baked Feta Pasta

Jumping on the Tik Tok train, here is the newest recipe floating around but adapted for your low carb lifestyle.

Servings

people

Ingredients

1 block feta cheese
2 10 oz Cherry Tomatoes (I used one red & one mixed medley)
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Box Dreamfields Pasta (Can Sub Zoodles, Spaghetti Squash)
Fresh basil (for garnish)
Fresh Cracked Pepper (to taste)

Servings

people

Ingredients

1 block feta cheese
2 10 oz Cherry Tomatoes (I used one red & one mixed medley)
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Box Dreamfields Pasta (Can Sub Zoodles, Spaghetti Squash)
Fresh basil (for garnish)
Fresh Cracked Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place the block of feta in the middle of a 9x13 casserole dish. (I cut the feta lengthwise to make two blocks but you don't have to do this).
Dump in the cherry tomatoes around the cheese and drizzle it all with olive oil and fresh cracked pepper.
Place the dish in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
While your feta is baking, prepare your low carb noodles or vegetable zoodles according to directions.
Once the baked feta is done, broil for 2 minutes to brown the cheese slightly.
Remove the casserole dish from the oven and immediately add the minced garlic to the pan. Using a spoon gently mix everything together.
Add in your low carb pasta or veggie zoodles to the pan and mix gently.
Sprinkle with fresh basil (dried basil from your spice rack will work in a pinch) & serve immediately.

Low Carb Strawberry Cheesecake Cups – THM S

February 7, 2021 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

These no bake low carb strawberry cheesecake cups are an individual dessert that is easy enough for any day but cute enough to serve to company!

Last summer I made some No Bake Strawberry Cups that I made for my Bunko group. They were so yummy but they weren’t sugar or guilt free.

Months have passed and I didn’t forget them. So I went to work on converting it into a Low Carb & Trim Healthy Mama S friendly dessert recipe.

The good news is that it worked & worked beautifully. I personally think that cheesecake is one of the easiest treats to convert to low carb because it has a similar texture and tastes just like the real thing.

Low Carb Strawberry Cheesecake Cups – THM S

These individual low carb strawberry cheesecake cups start with a faux graham cracker crust. The cups are then layered with a sugar free no bake cheesecake, diced strawberries, more cheesecake and topped off with a few more strawberries.

And not only are they good, they are so cute too! The perfect little dessert shooter for a small dinner party & my kids like them too.

I have them planned for our Valentine’s dinner at home this year.

What You Need for No Bake Low Carb Cheesecake Cups

Here are the ingredients that you need for these low carb strawberry cheesecake cups.

Wasa Light Rye Crackers
Butter
Cinnamon
Monk Fruit
Cream Cheese
Heavy Whipping Cream
Vanilla Sweet Drops
Fresh Strawberries
6 Disposable Cups

Making the No Bake Sugar Free Graham Cracker Crust

To make this low carb graham cracker crust, you will place 6 Light Rye Wasa Crackers into your blender (I break them up a bit first).

Next, add the cinnamon, butter, 2 tbsp of monk fruit & blend until it is in crumb form.

Place two teaspoons of the graham cracker mix into each cup.

Can I Make the No Bake Cheesecake Without the Crust?

Sure! Do whatever you like.

I like the texture of having the crust but it is still yummy without it! I add one extra layer of strawberries at the bottom when I’m skipping the crust.

Mixing the No Bake Sugar Free Cheesecake

The next step in the low carb strawberry cheesecake cups is to make the cheesecake filling. Thankfully you don’t even have to turn on your oven!

Add your softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl and mix for a minute or so until it is whipped. Next, add the remaining monk fruit, heavy whipping cream and Sweet Drops.

Continue whipping the cream cheese mixture until it becomes well mixed and the whipping cream starts to fluff up.

Filling the Low Carb Strawberry Cheesecake Cups

Place your no bake cheesecake filling into a ziplock bag. Cut off the end and fill each cup about 1/2 way with filling.

Next, add a couple of tablespoons of diced strawberries. Then fill the cups just under the top with additional cheesecake filling. Finish with a few diced strawberries on top.

Cheesecake Chill Time

Move those little cheesecake dessert cups to the fridge and let them chill for at least an hour. Two hours is really my preference.

I think they are best eaten same day because the strawberries are prettier. But I have eaten these a couple of days later & they still taste good, just not as visually appealing.

Want More Low Carb/THM S Desserts?

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Crust

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie

Strawberry Lemonade Sorbet

Low Carb Puppy Chow

Wasa Cracker Toffee Candy

Low Carb Strawberry Cheesecake Cups (THM S)

Prep Time

20 minutes

Passive Time

1-2 hours

Servings

Ingredients

No Bake Sugar Free Graham Cracker Crust

No Bake Low Carb Cheesecake Filling

Prep Time

20 minutes

Passive Time

1-2 hours

Servings

Ingredients

No Bake Sugar Free Graham Cracker Crust

No Bake Low Carb Cheesecake Filling

Instructions

Faux Graham Cracker Crust

Break the 6 Light Rye Wasa Crackers in half and place in the blender.
Add the remaining crust ingredients (butter, monk fruit and cinnamon) into the blender until the mixture is crumbs.
Press two teaspoons of the "graham cracker crust" mixture into each individual cup. Use the back of the spoon to press it down.
Place the cups in the fridge while you make the cheesecake filling.

No Sugar Added Cheesecake Filling

Place the block of softened cream cheese into a mixing bowl and mix for one minute.
Add the 1/4 cup of monk fruit, heavy whipping cream and Sweet Drops.
Mix for several minutes until the mixture becomes larger in volume and a creamy, whipped consistency.
Put the cheesecake filling into a large ziplock bag and snip off the corner.

Filling the Low Carb Cheesecake Cups

Pipe the cheesecake filling into each cup, filling them half way.
Next, add a layer of diced strawberries to each cup.
Pipe in additional cheesecake filling, leaving about 1/2 an inch from the top. (If you have a different size cup than I used, you just want equal amounts of cheesecake in each cup)
Top with additional diced strawberries.

Low Carb Dips for Pork Rinds

April 6, 2019 by Stacy Craft 2 Comments

Are you loving that you can have crunchy store bought pork rinds on your low carb lifestyle but struggling to find something to dip those little piggies in?

29 easy low carb, THM S and keto friendly dips are listed below to help you in your snack sessions.

What is the hardest part of staying Low carb or Keto for you? For me it is when I am invited to some type of social event. There are always tons of yummy dips and treats there to tempt me off my diet.

Instead of falling off the wagon, just take one of these yummy low carb dips for pork rinds and a big bag of skins to curb your need to dip!

Low Carb Dips for Pork Rinds

Creamy and cheesy dips are one of the best part of a keto/low carb diet, right? They are so decadent and taste like you are cheating! But what do you dip into those delicious dips? Pork rinds of course.

And I have a low carb confession. I really don’t enjoy pork skins plain. I like the crunch that they provide but the taste is just a bit overpowering for me. So I find that some kind of dip really helps to mellow out the pork rind’s flavor.

I actually don’t follow a Keto or low carb specific diet. I have lost 60 lbs postpartum following the Trim Healthy Mama Plan. On THM, they recommend that you eat every 3 hours.

Although there are several things on the plan that I don’t do, if I do eat an afternoon snack some of these dips are easy enough to be used then!

And if you are joining here on the THM journey, all of these are going to be used with “S” meals or snacks.

Dip Ideas for Pork Skins

Guacamole

Tuna Salad

Siete Dairy Free Cashew Queso

Brami Lupini Hummus

Ranch Dressing mixed with hot sauce

Tzatziki

Salsa

Egg Salad

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Popper Dip

Easy Pimento Cheese

Sour cream, lime juice and hot sauce

Roasted Cauliflower Hummus – great option when traditional hummus is not friendly on the carbs.

Grilled Avocado Hummus

Warm Ranch Crack Chicken Dip

Mississippi Sin Dip

Mustard

Chicken Salad

Slow Cooker Spinach and Artichoke dip

Cheese Dip

Salsa mixed with Sour Cream

Crab Dip

Sausage Cream Cheese Rotel

Cream Cheese sprinkled with Everything Bagel Seasoning

Creamy Feta And Roasted Red Pepper Dip

Creamy Cheddar Bacon Dip (just omit the Ritz & sub your Pork Rinds)

3 Layer Mexican Dip

Cuban Ham Spread

Dill Dip

Instant Pot Hot Onion Dip

Chorizo Pizza Dip

So if you are like me and don’t just LOVE pork rinds, try them with some delicious dip. And then bread your pork chops with them too!

Trim Healthy Mama Meal Plan 1/31-2/6/21

February 1, 2021 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

A free Trim Healthy Mama Meal Plan 1/31 – 2/6/21.

Hi! If you are looking for a weekly Trim Healthy Mama meal plan, you have come to the right place! First let’s talk about my meal planning style.

I create a plan for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks by day for the week. But then when Monday rolls around, I don’t necessarily eat for breakfast what I had planned for Monday. In fact, I might eat Saturday’s breakfast on Monday if it sounds good. I use the plan as a general guide for what I will eat in a given week but don’t force myself into it.

I freely mix and match throughout the week according to what my body is craving. By planning, it helps me to ensure I have 7 dinners planned out to make the evening rush easier. It also helps me to make sure I don’t skip out on my E meals!

Meal Plans are one week behind. Just to clarify, I release my meal plans the week after I eat them. This is done so that I can include more photos of the meals that I eat because I know some of you love pictures! They should still be seasonally appropriate.

New to THM? Here is a brief summary of the plan and a guide to fuel rotations (like what the heck is an S, E or XO and when do I eat those letters?!).

Grab a free THM Meal planner here.

Trim Healthy Mama Meal Plan 1/31-2/6/21

After many, many (should I say many again?) months of not eating out, we apparently went crazy for this week.

If this is too much eating out for you, feel free to check out some of the past meal plans. We don’t typically eat out this often.

Here is the plan!

Sunday

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Bacon (S)
Lunch: Smoked Chicken with Mushrooms
Snack: 2 Cutie Oranges and Lean Lunch Meat (E)
Dinner: Meatballs (leftover) with green beans (S)

Monday

Breakfast: Leftover Baked Oatmeal & 1/2 Banana (E)

Lunch: Salad with Rotisserie Chicken, cheese and ranch (S)

Snack: Popcorn & Turkey Deli Meat (E)
Dinner: Take Out From Tazikis (Beef Kabob, Greek Salad & Grilled Veggies) (S)
*This was takeout but I plan on making it soon. So good!

Tuesday

Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage Breakfast Burrito on low carb tortilla (S)

Lunch: Lunch Out – Blackened Salmon Salad (S)
*This had a lot of black beans! I left a bunch on my plate – you can have 1/4 cup in an S.

Snack: No Snack (ate a late lunch)
Dinner: Sheet Pan Smoked Sausage and Veggies (S)
*I cooked gold potatoes and carrots on the same pan for the kids (which made their meal a XO). I just drizzled everything with olive oil, salt/pepper and some seasonings.

Wednesday

Breakfast: Hard Boiled Eggs, Turkey Deli Meat and A slice of Cheese (S)

Lunch: Buffalo Tuna on 2 Light Rye Wasa with LLC cheese wedge split between the two, Veggies & unpictured was a tablespoon of yogurt Ranch and a pouch of sour raisins (E)
*Note: the buffalo tuna has a couple of questionable ingredients but I do fine with it.

Snack: Cashews and cucumbers (S)
Dinner: Fajita Pasta (Dreamfields) *Recipe Coming Soon (S)

Thursday

Breakfast: Breakfast Taco with Sausage (S)

Lunch: Pimento Cheese & Fresh Veggies (S)
*Didn’t eat the carrots pictured.

Snack: Berries and Oikos Triple 000 Greek Yogurt (FP)
Dinner: Asian Beef & Stir Fry Veggies from my Freezer Stash

Friday

Breakfast: Oikos Triple 000 & Lean Turkey Lunchmeat (FP)

Lunch: Chef Salad with Deli Meat and Cheese (S)

Snack: Apple & Light String Cheese (E)
Dinner: Street Tacos with Mr. Tortilla shells (PC) – S Meal

Saturday

Breakfast: Egg Scramble with Cheese and Sausage, Strawberries

Lunch: Turkey Deli Meat, Bacon, Cheese & Mustard Wrap with a Side Salad (S)

Snack: Charcuterie Tray (S)
Dinner: Steak, Roasted Broccoli, Baked Sweet Potato & a Caprese Salad (XO)
*This was dinner at my Dad’s and I forgot to take a picture.

Click Trim Healthy Mama in the menu bar to check the “What I ate Wednesday” series which is a fun daily meal plan to give you meal ideas.

Want More Meal Plans?

THM Meal Plan 1/24-1/30/21

Weekly Meal Plan 1

Weekly Meal Plan 2

1 Rotisserie Chicken, 5 THM Lunches

Lunch On THM – Tons of Easy Ideas

Join me on Instagram for daily food inspiration! And join our closed group on Facebook that is all about saving money on THM & daily deals! I’d love to have you!

-Stacy

THM Tacos in a Bag

January 25, 2021 by Stacy Craft Leave a Comment

Looking for a fun & healthy family meal that your entire Trim Healthy family will enjoy? Stop your search you found it – THM tacos in a bag will make everyone at the table happy (even those that are off plan).

You might call them “walking tacos” but around here we call them THM tacos in a bag. A little bit of nachos, a little bit of tacos and a whole lotta good.

Save a plate tonight and eat your Trim Healthy Mama dinner out of a chip bag! The kids think it is hilarious, you do less dishes and everyone likes the way it tastes.

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THM Tacos in a Bag

Tacos are kind of a universal favorite. I mean everyone loves tacos right? I know my family does & it is such a simple meal that doesn’t require a ton of effort from me.

Win!

Trim Healthy Mama Taco In a Bag Ingredients

Here are the items that you need for your taco dinner in a bag.

The Base:

An Individual Bag of Baked Tostitos (E) (These often come in and out of stock on Amazon. Join my THM Deals group – I often update when they are back in stock and on sale!)
Lean Ground Turkey (E) Make it like this in the Instant Pot for the most flavorful taco meat ever!

The Toppings:

Diced Tomatoes (FP)
Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (FP)
Jalapenos (FP)
Salsa (FP)
Diced Onion (FP)
Shredded Lettuce (FP)
Corn (E)
Black Beans (E)
Pinto Beans (E)
Fat Free Refried Beans (E)
Brown Rice (E)

Adding the following toppings would make this recipe a delicious & on plan crossover (XO):

Full Fat Cheese (S)
Avocado (S)
Sour Cream (S)
Olives (S)

The fun thing about walking tacos is that you can customize the bag exactly to your liking and your family can make their dinner just the way they want it.

And that is even more important on Trim Healthy Mama because no one wants to make multiple meals. Since you choose your toppings, you can make this work for off plan family members or those that want a different fuel than you.

How To Make Your THM Walking Taco Bag

Making the THM tacos in a bag is an easy weeknight dinner that is fun to eat. My 7 year old thinks it is an incredibly fun way to eat her dinner.

Here are the items that you need to prepare.

Cook your ground meat, drain grease and season with THM Taco seasoning. (I like this Instant Pot method for the meat)
Warm or cook any other toppings that need to be prepared (rice/beans/corn).
Place bowls out with the remaining toppings that you have chosen.

Building Your Taco Bag

Open an individual bag of baked Tostitos and crush the chips lightly. You just want to break the chips up gently but don’t reduce them to crumbs!

Start scooping the toppings that you want right into the bag! The chips are an E so if you want to keep it that fuel, only use FP or E toppings.

What’s in My Bag

I crush my chips a bit and then add in a tablespoon or two of corn and probably around 1/4 cup of fat free refried beans. I don’t measure the beans but that is roughly the amount.

Next, I add in the turkey taco meat. Then I add the Greek yogurt as a sour cream sub, diced tomatoes, onion, salsa and jalapenos.

With whatever space I have left, I pile in a bunch of chopped baby spinach. As listed, this would be an E meal.

Full disclosure: I love adding a big sprinkle of shredded cheese for a XO to make this meal even better!

Eating Tacos in a Bag

Now for the fun part! Eating your THM tacos in a bag.

Grab a spoon and mix your taco meat, veggies and chips together. Scoop up a big spoonful and enjoy eating your dinner right out of a bag.

Hey – whatever we have to do in order to do less dishes on THM right?!

Avoid Overdoing the Carbs

I listed multiple E toppings that you can throw in your chip bag. But it is important to remember that the chips already have 19g of carbs so you don’t want to go overboard with too many additional E toppings.

Counting and measuring is something that I despise in a way of eating so you won’t often see me saying that I measured 1/4 a cup of beans and 1/3 a cup of whatever. It isn’t how I eat & thankfully it isn’t what THM preaches. That being said, just be mindful.

As an example, one bag of chips with 1/4 cup of black beans and 1/4 cup of corn will keep you under the recommended carb limit of 45 grams per meal.

Last note is for the Trim Healthy Husbands! One bag does not fill my husband up so he eats two. While eating two bags of the chips is not ideal in my eyes, I’m not his keeper! He does go heavier on meat and FP toppings though so numbers wise, it really works out.

If I am still hungry after eating my taco bag, I usually just make a little side salad with lettuce, meat and FP toppings.

Want an “S” Walking Taco Bag?

Not tested yet (tell me if you try it) but I’m thinking an individual bag of pork rinds could work here! Pile it high with cheese, ground beef, sour cream, avocado and black olives. Sounds pretty good to me!

Or if I want an S meal while my family in having THM Tacos in a bag, I will just make a big salad with the taco meat and toppings.

Print Recipe
THM Tacos in a Bag

Servings

people

Ingredients

Base for

4 Individual Bags Baked Tostitos
1 lb ground turkey taco meat prepared and divided

Toppings

Shredded Lettuce or Baby Spinach (FP)
Black Beans (E)
Whole Kernel Corn (E)
Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (FP)
Salsa (FP)
Fat Free Refried Beans (E)
Olives (S)
Sour Cream (S)
Cheese (S)

Servings

people

Ingredients

Base for

4 Individual Bags Baked Tostitos
1 lb ground turkey taco meat prepared and divided

Toppings

Shredded Lettuce or Baby Spinach (FP)
Black Beans (E)
Whole Kernel Corn (E)
Non-Fat Greek Yogurt (FP)
Salsa (FP)
Fat Free Refried Beans (E)
Olives (S)
Sour Cream (S)
Cheese (S)

Instructions

Open an individual bag of the baked Tostitos and gently crush the chips. Don't crush them to crumbs, just break them up a bit.

Start adding in toppings. Add a portion of cooked ground turkey taco meat and then whatever toppings that you like.

*Remember that if the chips are an E fuel, so if you want to avoid a XO, you will want to add toppings that are either an E or a FP.

Once you have added all of your toppings, use a spoon to gently incorporate everything together. Enjoy your THM Tacos right out of the bag!