Creamy Tomato Chicken (low carb / p2)

I've been craving a 'creamy' sauce lately and, as I'm currently doing HCG and in phase 2, I can't have any cheese.  Technically even the Greek yogurt in this recipe is somewhat 'rogue' (for the HCG diet) but the brand I use is higher in protein and since it's plain, there are no added sugars or anything.  All of the spices really are optional and you can use them in the amounts that you want to (to taste) but I've come up with this recipe and I really like it for a 'creamy' sauce.

Creamy Tomato Chicken

5 chicken breasts
1 large can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
1 cup plain Greek yogurt (I use 0% Fage)
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp basil leaves
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder, optional

Combine tomatoes, Greek yogurt and spices, mixing well.  
Place chicken in a crockpot or in a glass baking dish.
Pour sauce over the top.
Bake in crockpot for 4-6 hours on low heat (or however long you want pretty much).
Or bake in oven at 350* F for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until meat is cooked.

Creamy Tomato Chicken (low carb / p2)

Sugar Free Sweet Pickle Relish (low carb)

I've been trying to find a sweet pickle relish that's sugar-free / low carb and I've found that Cain's has a version (it's good, sweetened with Splenda) but I can't always find it in my local stores and that's the only one I've seen (though, I've read that other brands have some too).  I came across this recipe (it's in all the comments) and I wanted to make a note of it so I'll be able to find it again.  Hopefully I'll make it and actually post a picture of it at some point.  I've also contemplated food-processing dill pickles and adding sweetener to try it...  If I do it, I'll be sure to share the results on here. 

Sweet Pickle Relish

1 lb kirby cucumbers
1/2 cup vinegar
3/8 cup sweetener (I use liquid sucralose)
1 t mustard seed
1 1/2 t salt

Process cucumbers in food processer to desired-sized pieces. Put in strainer to drain for about 20 mins. Press out liquid with a spoon. Combine all other ingredients. Add cukes. Done. Tastes better as it sets. Lasts for months because of the high salt and vinegar content. You can thicken it with guar or xantham if you need to. But if I drain the liquid first, I can avoid this step.

Dog Cookies (for Dogs!)

I'm wanting to bake and I forgot that I had decided (in my head) that I was going to make some cookies for someone I know...  Yeah, I'm seriously that forgetful.  I ended up coming up with a recipe for dog cookies instead.  My dog is fairly picky but I wanted to make something he might like and he ate them!!  My sister's dog (who is much less picky) loved them!!  So, here it is...

Dog Cookies!

Dog Cookies (savory & full of dairy)

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup Vita-Gravy for dogs (dry mix - or you can just use Brewer's Yeast)
1 egg 
1/4 cup Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
2 Tbsp cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp butter, softened (or non-butter equivalent)
opt. 1 tsp. powdered barley grass (just because I had it and figured it would be good for them)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350* F.  Combine all dry ingredients.  Mix thoroughly.  Add egg.  Add in wet ingredients.  Mix well.  
Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.  Pour or spoon batter in dollops like you would regular cookies.  Mine made about 12 good sized 'cookies'.  If you have a smaller dog, you may want to make them smaller.

Right out of the oven!

Garnished with cheddar cheese
(because our dogs love cheese!)