This recipe has many variations and features in our little family's weekly meal plan often for the simple fact that it is just so nice and easy to cook up, it staves off the hungry wolves and... it is simply delicious! Last night we deiced to make the "chicken-a-la-king" version of this dish. After a long days work, spending time in the kitchen is not always appealing but this takes about 30 minutes to cook up including prep time. In terms of what to dose for carbs, it really depends on the rice serving and how big the portion is.

We use the My Fitness Pal app to add in the recipe by entering all of the individual ingredients and then working out how many portions. The app will work out the nutritional information per portion including the carb value for you. It's a handy tool to use. We really recommend it.

Ingredients:

• a tablespoon of coconut oil
• some crushed garlic
• a chopped onion
• a chopped green pepper
• a punnet of mushrooms, sliced
• dried thyme and sage (go to herbs for chicken - remember that)
• 4 chicken fillets, sliced
• chicken stock, make up about a cup
• a tub of cream cheese
• seasoning
• rice (your choice based on low carb preferences), or a rice substitute (like cauliflower rice or quinoa)

Method:

1. We always start off by getting the rice going. Because the dish cooks up in the same time that it takes to cook your rice.
2. In a separate pan, melt the coconut oil and add the garlic, onion and green pepper to cook until onions are translucent.
3. Add the thyme and sage in with the sliced chicken fillets and the mushrooms. Add your salt and pepper seasoning in here too. Cook until the pink of the chicken has turned mostly white and then add in your chicken stock.
4. Let this cook for about 5 to 10 minutes before adding in the tub of cream cheese and allowing it to melt into the sauce. You can turn the heat down and let the sauce cook off a bit to thicken. When it is ready, and your rice or rice substitute is ready you can serve!

Here's a midweek quicky... You can choose how you would like to serve it, we normally pair this with a bit of sweet potato or butternut mash and a small salad. Otherwise, we make a whole bunch of these and keep them as lunch time snacks for our little warrior. There's really nothing to this recipe and you can literally have everything ready in half an hour!

A couple weeks ago Fran Steart, a local dietitian, and I chatted about collaborating to create yummy recipes that are applicable in the homes of families that have children, both with and without Type One Diabetes. Well... we're rolling into March and we decided there is no better time to launch this new section of our website "Warrior Pantry". For our first recipe we thought we'd share something that is quick and easy, and really just perfect for whipping up as an easy Friday night or weekend dinner.

The yummy low carb crustless bacon & spinach quiche is super quick and easy and nice and low carb for Harrison. Just a note though, and we are trying to work out our doses (or timing rather) with this still, because of the amount of cheese, the fat content is increased and it creates a similar delayed spike as would be expected from pizza or lasagne. The quiche serves 8 and per serving there is a low 5,4g carbs.

Pair your slice of quiche with a fresh garden salad. Super filling and yummy!

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. In a pan, over medium heat, melt the tablespoon of butter, add the onions and bacon and cook until the onions are translucent.
   
3. Add the spinach and "sweat" them slightly until the leaves are wilted.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and double thick cream until mixed.
5. Place the cooked onion, bacon and spinach into a baking dish. Then add the cheese and pour over the egg mixture.
6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until you can wiggle the dish and the quiche doesn't shake in the center. Remove and let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Please give this recipe a bash and give us some feedback - whether its about how delicious it is, or what the effect on your sugar levels is.