Portobella Mushroom Chicken

Looks good and I bet it tastes good too! From callieknutrition.com .

Portobella Mushroom Chicken


Ingredients:

3 cups sliced Portobella mushrooms
4 skinless chicken breast halves
2 eggs beaten
Egg noodles (or the kind of noodles of your choosing)
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs (without problem ingredients)
2 tbsp butter
6 oz Mozzarella cheese
1 cup mushroom broth (can use the organic "Pacific Natural Foods" Brand)
1/2 cup block cream cheese (without problem ingredients)
Spices if making bread crumbs: garlic, basil, salt, oregano


Directions:

Pre-heat oven 350 degrees F. Place half of the mushrooms in a 9"x 13" baking pan. Dip chicken into beaten eggs, and then roll in bread crumbs. In skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Brown both sides of the chicken in skillet. Place chicken on top of mushrooms.

Combine cream cheese and mushroom broth in sauce pan, and simmer & stir until cream cause is formed. Pour sauce into the baking pan, and bake! After about 20 minutes, add remaining mushrooms to the top of the chicken breasts, and smother in Mozzarella cheese. Total cooking time is usually 30-35 minutes for smaller chicken breasts. If larger ones, it may take longer.

Boil noodles. When noodles and chicken are done, serve chicken, mushrooms, and sauce over noodles.

*If you're making your own breadcrumbs: crumble up white bread (or any IC friendly bread), and add garlic powder, basil, oregano and salt.

1 Minute Homemade Ranch Dressing

Ava, who has IC has a wonderful blog and she found this recipe on pinterest and tweaked it a bit. She uses it as a salad dressing or dips her French fries or veggies into it. It looks really good and I can’t wait to try it! 😊 From avacooks.weebly.com.


*Some people with IC find yogurt to be bothersome, but many do tolerate plain or vanilla low-fat yogurt without added sugar or artificial sweeteners. As always, remember to check for problem ingredients.

1 Minute Homemade Ranch Dressing

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp dried parsley
1 tsp dried dill
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dried basil
½ tsp pepper (if tolerated or omit)
1/3 cup of plain nonfat Greek yogurt or you can try low-fat plain or vanilla yogurt (check for problem ingredients)
1/4 cup of milk


Directions:

Place all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix. Place your mix in a baggie or mason jar. Then whisk 1 Tablespoon of Mix plus Greek yogurt and milk into a bowl. You can add salt to taste if you feel like you need to.

“NoMato” Spaghetti Sauce (you can use this sauce in spaghetti, enchiladas, lasagna, pizza, etc.)

“NoMato" sauce, as the name suggests, is a tomato free marinara sauce. Since nightshades are a no-no on the IC diet, the community has gotten really creative in creating substitutes for tomato sauces. Use this sauce in spaghetti, enchiladas, lasagna, pizza, etc. spicing appropriately for the dish you're using it in. From ic-network.com. Be sure to read the NOTES below for further explanation. I also added a substitution for soy sauce for those who cannot tolerate it. 😊

Basic Sauce:
6 carrots
1 beet, small (see note below)
1 onion, quartered (see note below)
1 celery stalk, diced (see note below)
1 bay leaf, whole
1-1/2 cups water

The Flavor and Fun:
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 small onion, minced (see note below)
1 teaspoon dried basil or dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons olive oil or sesame oil
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce, miso or tamari (see note below)
2 heaping tablespoons kuzu or cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water

For meaty texture add:
1 cup mushrooms, sauteed


Directions:

1. Place Basic Sauce ingredients in a pot and boil, covered, for 30 minutes. (Or, place in a pressure cooker, bring to pressure and simmer 20 minutes.) Puree in a blender. Add water, if needed, until mixture has tomato sauce texture.
2. Saute garlic, onions, and herbs for 5 minutes in olive oil. Add parsley, mushrooms if desired, and saute 10 minutes more.
3. Add Basic Sauce and bring to a boil. Then, cover and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors. Season with salt or coconut aminos to taste.
4. Place kuzu or cornstarch in a small container and add water slowly while stirring. Stir until thoroughly dissolved in all the water. Add to sauce while it cooks, stirring until thickened.

Notes: You can use 6 cups cooked butternut squash instead of carrots to make the sauce more orange and sweeter. Her recipe calls for miso or tamari soy sauce, but you can substitute 1-1/2 teaspoons of salt if soy sauce bothers your bladder. (*My Tip: You can use coconut aminos if tolerated and without problem ingredients)

About onions: We all have differing levels of sensitivity to onions. For some people, simply cooking them as Ruth’s recipe indicates is sufficient to keep them from causing a symptom flare. For those who are slightly more sensitive, all the onions may have to be chopped and sauteed until translucent in oil or margarine before adding to the recipe. Another alternative is to substitute chives (which are milder) for the onions. For those who are most sensitive to onions, leave out the onions altogether or, leave out the onions and the soy sauce but use 1-1/2 tsp. onion salt in place of the soy sauce.

Grilled Hamburger Patties

Here's an easy recipe I thought I'd share. And thank you so much for your blog. It has been so helpful to me. I appreciate all your effort in sharing with others who are managing this chronic condition. ~ Jill.

Grilled Hamburger Patties


Ingredients:

1 lb. hamburger, grass-fed preferable
About 1/3 cup gluten-free bread crumbs, or any tolerated bread crumbs (put bread in blender to make crumbs)
Salt and pepper to taste (if tolerated)
1 1/2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, organic
2 tablespoon minced shallot or 1 clove garlic, minced


Directions:

Mix with light touch and form into four patties. Grill till desired doneness.

* You can also use other methods of cooking these such as pan-frying or broiling.
* I use Canyon Bakehouse Ancient Grain Bread for my bread crumbs.

IC Friendly Marinade

I needed a tasty IC friendly marinade, and this is what I came up with. The magic ingredient is coconut aminos which is found in many stores and some even have store brands. Coconut aminos is a dark-colored sauce that tastes similar to soy sauce. Instead of being made from soy sauce (which is a no-no if you have IC), coconut aminos comes from the sap of the coconut plant — not coconuts. After extraction, the sap gets stored and ages. During this time, it ferments due to the natural sugars present within it. Coconut aminos tastes similar to soy sauce, with a salty umami flavor. But coconut aminos also has a touch of sweetness not present in soy sauce. It does not, however, taste like coconut.

Marinade

Ingredients:

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons coconut aminos (if tolerated and check for problem ingredients)
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried rosemary


Directions:

Mix ingredients and pour over meat. Marinate overnight or at least 4 hours. Bring to room temperature before cooking.