How to Low Carb the Munchies

In my town, there is a great sandwich place called Munchies. They make the best sandwiches. They have this one sandwich called a New Jersey Style Sloppy Joe. This sandwich is a triple decker with roast beef, turkey, imported ham, swiss cheese, cole slaw, russian dressing, and mayonaise.

When I was pregnant, I absolutely craved these sandwiches. Well, I have been on Atkins for over a year, and I just figured out I could make my own low-carb version of this great sandwich.

First make your own cole slaw. (This is critical! If you buy it already made it will be loaded with sugar!)

Buy a premade/sliced pack of cabbag/cole slaw at the grocery store if you don't want to slice it yourself.

For 16 oz. of vegetable, take 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1/2 cup mayonaise, 2 tablespoons Carb Countdown or heavy cream, 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon Splenda, and a teaspoon of celery seed. Mix and refrigerate. (Update: I used 1/4 cup No Carb Gourmet Thousand Island Dressing and 1/4 cup mayonaise to make a sweeter version of this recipe. Tasted great! Try it with lots of low carb salad dressings to try one you like!)

Take a La Tortilla Wrap and heat it up for 10 seconds in the microwave. Then I took horseradish mayo instead of Russian dressing, but if you have low carb Russian dressing, use that instead and put it on the heated wrap. (Regular Russian dressing is loaded with sugar!) Add the meat, cheese and some lettuce if you want; top with the coleslaw; roll it up and eat it!

Try it and let me know how you like it!

I think I'll give a copy of this post to Munchies so they can create a low carb version of their sandwich!

Comments

[Sue]

Does anyone have a good recipe for a low carb broccoli slaw using the ready made broccoli slaw in hte produce aisle?

[Robin J DenBleyker]

I am starting a new teaching job....overseas in Saudi....can you believe that?

I would like to be thinner by the time we leave in August.

I heard that if you lo carb, you need to limit veggies and cheese...I think I remember a number like 20 grams of carbs per day...of course I get the bread/starchy stuff is out part.

Can someone advise me about the cheese....I love cheese.

Thanks so much

RJ