Anyone keeping your tried and true LC recipes on Pinterest???

[razberry]

I have started, and it's really kept me motivated. My most recent attempt will be the following recipe. My hubbie is a Chick-Fil-A addict, and I love it, too. Here is a recipe I found. Not sure if I should use almond or coconut flour as the breading. What do you think?
I have stayed on plan for 3 weeks now without cheating. My new motivation comes from Pinterest. I've been saving and trying wonderful recipes there. I have a new one that my hubbie has requested that I need to make lowcarb. He's a huge Chick-Fil-A fan, so I found these chicken bites. I'm going to try and make them lowcarb, but not sure if I should use almond or coconut flour. Here it is. Please share your recipes and motivation with me!
Chick-fil-A Bites
I came across these little chicken bites over at skinnyrunner.com. The recipe comes from iowagirleats.com.
Chick-fil-A Bites

Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces and seasoned with salt & pepper
3/4 cup milk (I'll use almond milk/cream mixture)
1/4 cup dill pickle juice
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour (I'll use coconut or almond flour)
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar (I'll use SF sweetener)
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup peanut oil, divided (or canola or vegetable oil)

Directions: Whisk together egg, milk and pickle juice, and pour into a large Ziploc bag or bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.

Combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper in a large Ziploc bag. Shake to combine. Remove chicken from the marinade and add into the bag. Shake to coat the chicken completely.

Heat half the oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat (6 or 7 out of 10.) Test the oil by dropping in a bit of the flour mixture. If it sizzles, the oil is ready, if it pops, lower the temperature a bit.

Gently place chicken pieces into the oil with tongs. Do this in 2 batches, as you don’t want to overcrowd the pan. Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on one side. Turn the chicken over and allow to cook for 3-4 more minutes. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Heat the remaining oil and continue with the other half of the chicken pieces.

[Ginaaaaaa]

I keep my tried and true recipes in a folder on my computer and keep them backed up on an external hard drive. I know a lot of people love Pinterest but I just haven't got into it yet.


Here's what I would try if I were making it, but the coconut or almond flour would work too!

I came across these little chicken bites over at skinnyrunner.com. The recipe comes from iowagirleats.com.
Chick-fil-A Bites

Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces and seasoned with salt & pepper
3/4 cup milk (I'll use almond milk/cream mixture) I would use calorie countdown or a mixture of cream and water-personal preference.
1/4 cup dill pickle juice
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour (I'll use coconut or almond flour) I would use fantastic flour mix
Fantastic Flour Mix Big Batch & Recipes
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar (I'll use SF sweetener) I would use powdered xylitol
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup peanut oil, divided (or canola or vegetable oil)

Directions: Whisk together egg, milk and pickle juice, and pour into a large Ziploc bag or bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.

Combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper in a large Ziploc bag. Shake to combine. Remove chicken from the marinade and add into the bag. Shake to coat the chicken completely.

Heat half the oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat (6 or 7 out of 10.) Test the oil by dropping in a bit of the flour mixture. If it sizzles, the oil is ready, if it pops, lower the temperature a bit.

Gently place chicken pieces into the oil with tongs. Do this in 2 batches, as you don’t want to overcrowd the pan. Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on one side. Turn the chicken over and allow to cook for 3-4 more minutes. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Heat the remaining oil and continue with the other half of the chicken pieces.

[CindyCRNA]

I have put a couple of recipes from here onto Pinterest and I have also pinned from some LC sites. There is quite a bit on Pinterest that is LC and there are more all the time.

[rosethorns]

Yes as Gina says. I did this sorta with the mix and made " chicken nuggets". They were so good.I baked mine. The coating stayed on really good.

I haven't really done anything with Pinterest. I like the pics though.

[MSS726]

I love Pinterest, and I have pinned quite a few, but if they are really good, I save them to my computer only because a few that I have found and clicked on are gone, especially from blogs. I don't want to take a chance of losing them, since some are fabulous!

[razberry]

Thanks so much! I'll try it with your suggestions!

Originally Posted by razberry

I have started, and it's really kept me motivated. My most recent attempt will be the following recipe. My hubbie is a Chick-Fil-A addict, and I love it, too. Here is a recipe I found. Not sure if I should use almond or coconut flour as the breading. What do you think?
I have stayed on plan for 3 weeks now without cheating. My new motivation comes from Pinterest. I've been saving and trying wonderful recipes there. I have a new one that my hubbie has requested that I need to make lowcarb. He's a huge Chick-Fil-A fan, so I found these chicken bites. I'm going to try and make them lowcarb, but not sure if I should use almond or coconut flour. Here it is. Please share your recipes and motivation with me!
Chick-fil-A Bites
I came across these little chicken bites over at skinnyrunner.com. The recipe comes from iowagirleats.com.
Chick-fil-A Bites

Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces and seasoned with salt & pepper
3/4 cup milk (I'll use almond milk/cream mixture)
1/4 cup dill pickle juice
1 egg
1 1/4 cups flour (I'll use coconut or almond flour)
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar (I'll use SF sweetener)
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup peanut oil, divided (or canola or vegetable oil)

Directions: Whisk together egg, milk and pickle juice, and pour into a large Ziploc bag or bowl. Add chicken pieces and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours.

Combine flour, powdered sugar, salt and pepper in a large Ziploc bag. Shake to combine. Remove chicken from the marinade and add into the bag. Shake to coat the chicken completely.

Heat half the oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat (6 or 7 out of 10.) Test the oil by dropping in a bit of the flour mixture. If it sizzles, the oil is ready, if it pops, lower the temperature a bit.

Gently place chicken pieces into the oil with tongs. Do this in 2 batches, as you don’t want to overcrowd the pan. Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on one side. Turn the chicken over and allow to cook for 3-4 more minutes. Remove to a paper-towel lined plate. Heat the remaining oil and continue with the other half of the chicken pieces.

[razberry]

Originally Posted by CindyCRNA

I have put a couple of recipes from here onto Pinterest and I have also pinned from some LC sites. There is quite a bit on Pinterest that is LC and there are more all the time.

Yes, I have saved mine into categories. I went back and looked at the original boards I'd made with all of the high carb foods, and am tempted to just delete them. Hopefully I'll replace all of my old favorites with new LC ones. I know that I'll have to eat this way for the rest of my life, so it needs to become my norm. I'm not very creative, so it gives me a way to see what others are doing and get ideas. I tend to fall off track from boredome and monotony, so maybe it will be the thing, other than this board, that keeps me on track. Hey, whatever works!

[razberry]

Originally Posted by MSS726

I love Pinterest, and I have pinned quite a few, but if they are really good, I save them to my computer only because a few that I have found and clicked on are gone, especially from blogs. I don't want to take a chance of losing them, since some are fabulous!

Thanks! I never thought about losing the pinned links. I haven't been doign it that long, but you're right. I need to go back and save my tried and trues so I won't lose them. Some of them I've pinned the ingredient list, so that when I'm bored and want to know what I can make, I can easily see what works with the ingredients I have.

[crazywoman-n-wy]

Originally Posted by MSS726

I love Pinterest, and I have pinned quite a few, but if they are really good, I save them to my computer only because a few that I have found and clicked on are gone, especially from blogs. I don't want to take a chance of losing them, since some are fabulous!

Originally Posted by razberry

Thanks! I never thought about losing the pinned links. I haven't been doign it that long, but you're right. I need to go back and save my tried and trues so I won't lose them. Some of them I've pinned the ingredient list, so that when I'm bored and want to know what I can make, I can easily see what works with the ingredients I have.

I like you & others have repinned recipes I've found on Pinterest. Haven't put any on there myself.
But, I have found that some of the things I've pinned are missing (at least sometimes). I think they (Pinterest) either delete some of them, or they just don't show all of what "we" have pinned, and it may alternate. That really aggrevates me. But then it is free. But it is aggravating when they get us hooked, make it seem like your pins will be there for you, then they disappear!!
I too keep all my recipes in files on my computer. I do try to keep them backed up, but I get behind. I need to do that tomorrow!! (Too sleepy tonight, it's late!)
I have a nook (simple nook) which I bought actually mainly for recipes (I'm not a reader). I have been saving a lot of my recipes to PDF, and putting them on the nook. It started out to just be for trying new recipes, but I got an 8gb disk for it, and have been putting quite a few on it to use from there (and keeping there).

[razberry]

That's a great idea! I've never had any come up missing, but I'm going to start saving the ones I'm most interested in, or the ones I've made and liked, on the hard drive, or emailing them to my recipe email.