Low Carb Tomato Soup

My daughter asked for tomato soup so I Googled "low carb homemade tomato soup" and several came up. The problem was that they all started with whole tomatoes which I didn't have time for. I threw this together as I went and thought it was really, really good.

In a medium saucepan add:

✅ 1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce (lowest carb you can find. I use Hunts with 4g total/2g net carbs)
✅ 1 can (15 oz) unsalted chicken broth
✅ 2 tsp dried basil
✅ ¼ tsp onion powder
✅ ¼ tsp of salt, or to taste
✅ pepper to taste

Simmer on stove stirring occasionally until it thickens - about 10 minutes. Turn off heat and add:
✅ 1 Tbsp heavy cream

Mine made about 20 oz when done. I'm cautious with cooked tomatoes for Samuel, so we had small 4 oz servings ~ just enough to dip our grilled turkey & cheese sandwiches in. So that made our servings about 3 net carbs each. 😋

Sugar-free Chai Tea Latte

This pre-made chai tea is in the tea/coffee section at Wal-Mart (and other places, I'm sure). A serving is ½ a cup which is 1 carb. Add a ½ cup+ of unsweetened vanilla almond milk and you have really awesome tasting drink under 2 carbs.

I think this tastes similar Panera Bread's (aka St. Louis Bread Co) chai tea latte, except theirs has about 42 carbs!

Both of my kiddos came down sick hard yesterday and neither want to eat, so we're alternating liquids. This was a nice warm treat for them on a yucky day.

Egg Roll in a Bowl

3 out of 5 people in the house liked this a lot. 1 thought it was "ok". The youngest didn't like it. I personally loved it (and had seconds which I don't do often)! 

I used ground beef and added a little bit of Dijon for some tang. I used 2.25 lbs of beef to 1 bag of cabbage and thought it was a good ratio.

Recipe Link: Egg Roll in a Bowl