The Stronglifts recipes thread!

[Sam277]

Yeah spinach is a neat idea, got some growing in the garden, will be giving that a go.

Only got oven dried tomatoes mind you.

[luco]

I love this, it's very quick and tasty. It's low carb, high protein, high fat, so perfect for the AD. If you want a low fat option, just make the dip with cottage cheese.

Crayfish 'n dip

200 gr Crayfish (or any other prawn, I just like crayfish)
100 gr Creme fraiche
big handful of chopped chives
1-2 cloves of finely chopped garlic
salt & pepper to taste

Kcal Protein ---- Carbs ---- Fat
470 45 ------------ 4 --------- 36

Pretty self explanatory. Make the dip. Dip the crayfish. Also really good as a spread on toast with the crayfish on top.

[Subdeacon]

Homemade Protein Bar
I have this as a post-workout snack, with a tall glass of my homemade sports drink (1/4 orange juice, 3/4 water, a few grains of salt -- great for rehydration, energy, and electrolyte replacement).

8 scoops* of vanilla-flavored whey protein
12 scoops of rolled oats
2 cups peanut butter
1 cup raisins (or more, to taste)
2 tablespoons honey

*I've been using the "Nature's Basket" whey from Giant Eagle, which comes with a 21.5g scoop. Use the same scoop to measure the oats.

Mix together until uniform, divide into eight equal portions, and refrigerate. If you want a lower fat version, halve the peanut butter and add enough milk to form a stiff (but not sticky) dough.

Nutritional content per bar:

Calories: 652.5
From fat: 283.75
Total fat: 34.25 g
Sodium: 365 mg
Potassium: 165 mg
Total carbs: 55.75 g
Dietary fiber: 8 g
Sugars: 25.25 g
Protein: 36.25 g

Note that an equivalent amount of PowerBar has a third as many calories and more than twice the sugar, all of which comes from cane and corn syrup.

[luco]

That looks tasty Deacon.. I'm gonna have to get me some more whey. Have you tried it with chocolate whey? PB & choc is usually a good combo.

[Soofy]

Chicken Curry (medium/hot)

Ingredients:

2 Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 Medium sized Onion
Yogurt (however % fat)500g
Raisins
Curry Powder (mixture of coriander, salt, turmeric, ginger, cumin, fenugreek, mustard seed, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, black pepper)
Ginger
Cumin
Thyme
Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (400g)

Recipe:

Cook the chicken breasts before hand in oven with Thyme seasoning for 45 minutes on 180 degrees celsius (tin foil on top)
Heat oil in a pan, chop up the onion and and fry on high flame till soft and slightly brown
Add the Curry Powder and stir for 1-2 minutes to release flavour
Add the Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice stir and mix them in then simmer slowly untill tomatoes are not visible and oil has disappeared
Slice up the chicken into chunks of your preference and add to sauce
Stir and cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes whilst adding raisins to your taste (few handfuls) and any extra seasoning you want.
Add boiling water, simmer for 15 minutes until the suace has thickened
Once thickened add half the container of yogurt to the mixture and stir in, simmer for a further 5 minutes, then serve.

You can stir in coriander at the end if you like it, but I leave it out. If you're not a carbo-phobe it's great with wholegrain rice. You can then have the remainder of the yogurt afterwards with some fruit like a little lassi to cool your mouth down!

[mjh]

thanks Soofy, that recipe looks awesome. I'm a big fan of curries, but haven't really tried making my own much. Might be time for me to change that.

[WarMachine]

I'm a big pizza freak. If I have kryptonite then it's pizza.

I've found two recipes online and was wondering how more experienced users think they fall into anabolic diet guidelines, and if they fall short then what can be done to improve them.

Cheese Crust

Ingredients:
2 cups Shredded cheese ( like Cheddar Jack )

1/2 cup to 3/4 cup Parmesan & Romano cheese in a can

1-2 tsp. Pizza seasoning

Your favorite pizza toppings (onions, green peppers, Canadian Bacon, pepperoni, ect)

How To Prepare: I sprayed the non stick pizza pan with non stick spray, I added the cheddar jack cheese evenly and then put the parmesan cheese on top of the cheddar jack, mixed it well, and sprinkled pizza seasoning all over the top of the cheese mixture.

I cooked it at 325 degrees for about 10 minutes until the cheese crust was binded together and lightly browning.

After the crust was cooked I put it in the freezer for about 25 minutes. I am not sure why I did this, but it worked really great!

Then I added pizza sauce,pepperoni and 1 cup Mozzerella cheese & cooked it at 350 degrees until the cheese was melted ( about 10 minutes )We both loved the taste, and you can eat it like a regular slice of pizza. It was a little bit greasy, but it was WONDERFUL!!


Meat Crust Pizza

Ingredients:
2 pound of extra lean ground beef

2 cups of Lf mozzarella cheese (mixing)

1-2 cups of Lf shredded mozzarella (topping)

1 cup pizza sauce (e.g. Ragu pizza sauce, no sugar in it)

Canadian bacon or low fat pepperoni slices

onions, peppers (optional)

Directions:

Brown extra lean ground beef.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Put beef in a large bowl & mix well with 2 cups of Lf mozzarella cheese.

Spread mixture out like a pizza crust on a cookie sheet or a baking stone.

Put pizza sauce on the mixture. Top with 1-2 cups of Lf shredded mozzarella.

Top with Canadian bacon and or low fat pepperoni slices, onions and peppers. (I usually just use the Canadian bacon)

Cook 15 min.or until top cheese starts to brown. Put foil on rack below to catch any drippings.

[WhiteGorilla]

That looks really good. Do you know what the nutrition facts are?

[WarMachine]

That looks really good. Do you know what the nutrition facts are?

Not for the cheese crust...it's supposed to be a home knock off version of Van Harden's cheese crust pizza so I would think the info may be close.... http://www.vanharden.com/pizza/nutrition.html

The meat crust nutritional info from the site I found say:

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (728g)

Recipe makes 2 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:low-sugar pizza sauce
Calories 975
Calories from Fat 529 (54%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 58.8g 90%
Saturated Fat 32.1g 160%
Monounsaturated Fat 20.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g
Trans Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 292mg 97%
Sodium 1553mg 64%
Potassium 918mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 6.3g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 2.6g
Protein 100.4g 200%

[holvoetn]

Protein 100.4g 200%

OK, somehow this sounds too good to be true
I bet that needs to be about 14%

[WarMachine]

Protein 100.4g 200%

OK, somehow this sounds too good to be true
I bet that needs to be about 14%

Which part of which recipe?

[holvoetn]

Protein 100.4g 200%

OK, somehow this sounds too good to be true
I bet that needs to be about 14%

Which part of which recipe?

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (728g)

Recipe makes 2 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:low-sugar pizza sauce
Calories 975
Calories from Fat 529 (54%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 58.8g 90%
Saturated Fat 32.1g 160%
Monounsaturated Fat 20.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9g
Trans Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 292mg 97%
Sodium 1553mg 64%
Potassium 918mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 6.3g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 2.6g
Protein 100.4g 200%

[atypical1]

Ignore the percent figures as those refer to the U.S. rda for each of those ingredients and is not relevant.

james

[WarMachine]

lol...yeah, if it really has 100 grams of protein that thats 1/3 of my daily goal!

So does it sound "Anabolic Diet" friendly, because I'm really close to running to the grocery and making one...not sure which one though...

[WarMachine]

I made the cheese crust pizza today. It was really easy and no where as messy as I thought it would be.

It was really tasty and hit the pizza spot! I have a feeling I will be making quite a few of these in the future!

The bad thing was, as the recipe said, it was pretty greasy. I recommend getting a few slices and then eating with a fork.

I was actually able to save two slices for my wife for when she got home (lol, I told you I loved pizza and this was tasty!) and she was unable to tell there was no dough in it and thought it was tasty herself.

Tomorrow I will attempt to make the meat crust pizza and let you all know how it goes.