I've been eating low carb so long that I'm pretty used to just skipping out on noodle dishes. However, sometimes there's a dish that I kind of crave, and Alfredo fits the low carb profile except for the noodles involved.
BUT - I've been in 2 Carnivore Diet groups to learn new dishes and I kept seeing talk of "noodles". If you aren't familiar, Carnivore Diet means only animal products, so if it's Carnivore approved that means it's also going to be low to no carbs. There were a few recipes to make your own, but this version caught my eye for the simplicity: buy Egg Life Wraps and turn them into "noodles". WHAT? Yup!
If you've not seen them, they are generally in the refrigerated section of the grocery store by the eggs, egg white cartons, etc. I have never used them as wraps, but last night I turned them into "noodles" and I think it's actually life-changing, LOL!!
You can honestly make the Alfredo any way you want to with your favorite recipe. The main thing was learning how to best make the "noodles". But, here's basically what I did for the entire recipe.
Season chicken breasts (I cut mine into strips) with Redmon's Real Salt, garlic powder, black pepper and a little dry Italian seasoning. Brown in batches in a large skillet. Separately, I steamed some fresh broccoli in a steamer basket and put that aside when it was done.
After all the chicken was browned and in a dish staying warm, I poured 2 jars of Alfredo sauce into the same pan with the chicken drippings (don't waste flavor!!). I added some red chili flakes and brought it up to a simmer.
While all of that was cooking, I brought a small sauce pan of water to boiling. Place the egg wraps on a cutting board, and using a pizza cutter, cut the wraps into strips. Drop them in batches into the boiling water and cook for exactly 1 minute for each batch, stirring to make sure they all get submerged and don't stick together.
Bring the cooked chicken, broccoli and the boiled noodles all back together in the sauce and let it simmer for just a few minutes so everything gets coated and comes together in the sauce.
I served ours with grated parmesan cheese and extra red pepper flakes.
I hope you'll try these "noodles" out even if it's not this specific recipe! I am planning on trying them next with Beef Stroganoff, and I'm honestly excited about that! LOL It's definitely time for some comfort foods since it's gotten cold here in Texas.
If you do try this, let me know what you thought and if you use the "noodles" for any other dishes! Enjoy!
Blessings,
Blessings,
Sarah Claburn, ND
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