Turkey "Lasagna" or "Pasta Burgers"

I haven’t decided what to call these little delicacies!  The idea came from my South Beach days when I’d make chicken roll-ups with ricotta and douse with sauce and pretend it was pasta.  But on a night like tonight when I have a zillion things to do, even those were too much work.

So, I layered a few slices of Boar’s Head Low Sodium Turkey, a bunch of whole milk ricotta, and more turkey.  See that ricotta oozing out?  I whipped up some sauce from a can of tomato sauce and paste (I haven’t found a good commercial brand of sauce that’s low in carbs and isn’t loaded with HFCS) and spices.  Poured some over the whole lot and sprinkled with pizza blend cheese.  I covered and microwaved for 2 minutes and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.  Quick with lots of short-cuts but relatively low carb (About 350 calories, 12 net carbs, 17 g fat and 30 g protein).  The search for spaghetti sauce continues as that would cut the carb count down quite a bit.

So with the pizza the other night and the Pasta Burgers tonight, I’m not feeling over-run with meat!

On a sweeter note, I’ve been listening to some back episodes of Jimmy Moore’s Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb podcasts and heard his interview today with the founder of Chocoperfection chocolate bars and chips, Mary Jo Kringas.  And yeah, the credit card is still smokin’!  I’m looking forward to getting those and seeing what I can create!