French Onion Soup

This will taste pretty darn official!

Chili Con Carne

This is a meaty chili with some veggies tossed in for crunch factor. Makes a satisfying lunch.

Creole Seafood Stew

When I made this Creole stew, I used some “aristocratic” ingredients (shrimp and lump crab meat) but you can certainly make it…

Cioppino (Seafood Stew)

Plan Z dieter Karen has taken the classic Italian seafood dish cioppino and turned into a Plan Z recipe. Thanks Karen!

Tomato Shrimp Chowder

Talk about easy to make. This dish is done in a flash. If you’re like me, you’ll make a triple batch of the tomato base. You can…

Chicken Meatball Soup

With a salad, bread sticks and fruit, dieter JoAnn found this to be a very satisfying meal.

Chicken and “Sausage” Etouffee (Cajun Stew)

Two of my favorite Cajun dishes are etouffee and Marengo. Like lots of Cajun food they are basically stews. Simple, flavorful…

Mayan Chicken Stew

This is an amazingly easy dish to make. On a diet like this Mexican or South American food would not normally be possible but…

Italian Crock Pot Chicken

You can also have a salad on the side with a few bits of celery and cucumber.

Tomato Basil Soup

Tomato basil soup is very easy to make. It comes together in a flash. The addition of cooked chicken elevates it to a one bowl…

Shrimp and Chicken Creole

This tastes pretty darn authentic. Creole… or low country food. If you want it spicy you might consider adding a bit of cayenne…

Chili #4

I have designed several chili recipes for Plan Z. This is one of those that is very straightforward and simple. It doesn’t even…

Italian Pepper Steak in a Crock Pot

This is a great crock pot recipe. Super simple but really tasty.

Tomato Steak Stew

Made this tonight and was very happy with it – it would count as your vegetable and your meat although you could definitely add a…

Beef & Vegetable Stew

This stew will contain your meat and vegetable portion, serve with salad greens for a complete meal.

Beef and Vegetable Soup

Tastes very much like the traditional version but this one doesn’t include higher carbohydrate vegetables like carrots and…

Roasted Poblano and Ground Sirloin Stew

Have a bottle of hot sauce on the side if anyone wants theirs with more heat. This is intentionally very mild for those that…

Chunky Chicken Chili

We made this during a snow storm, the taste took off the chill of the day.