Low Sodium BBQ Chicken

This is an oh so easy, but incredibly tasty BBQ chicken recipe.

INGREDIANTS
Chicken
McCormick Roasted Garlic and Bell Pepper Seasoning (not salt free, but only 75mg of sodium per 1/4 teaspoon)
Apple BBQ Sauce

DIRECTIONS
sprinkle seasoning an both sides of the chicken.  Grill until almost cooked through, brush on apple BBQ sauce, finish cooking until chicken is cooked through.

Low Sodium Pulled Pork

After looking around for a good pulled pork recipe and disappointed by all the recipes that said "add a bottle of BBQ sauce"  I just made this up.  I didn't measure anything, below is approximately the amounts that I used.  Feel free to adjust as needed for how you like your BBQ sauce.

INGREDIANTS
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup molasses
2 Tbl yellow mustard
2 Tbl brown sugar
1/2 teas smoke flavoring
1/2 vidalia onion chopped
1 pork shoulder

DIRECTIONS
Place pork shoulder in crock pot, put onion and BBQ sauce on top of it.  Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low 8-10 hours.  When done remove shoulder from crockpot and shred using a fork, return pork to the pot and mix in with the BBQ sauce.

Low Sodium Honey BBQ Sauce

INGREDIANTS

1 cups ketchup  (I make my own using the recipe in the AHA Low-Salt Cookbook)
5 teas minced garlic
1 cup water
1/2 cup honey
3 T molasses
3 T brown sugar
1 teas worcestershire sauce
1 teas low sodium soy sauce
1 pinch paprika
1 pinch ground white pepper
1 pinch ground black pepper
1/4 cup unsalted butter

DIRECTIONS
Put all the ingrediants into a medium sauce pan.  Heat over medium low heat, and simmer until thick (approx 30 min to 1 hour)
NUTRITION
Servings per recipe: 28
Amount per serving
Calories: 51
Fat: 1.8 g
Cholesterol: 4.3 mg
Sodium: 14.7 mg
Potassium: 92 mg
Total Carbs: 9.4 g
Dietary fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 0.37 g

Low Sodium Memphis-Style BBQ Rub

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup paprika

2 T packed brown sugar

1 teas black pepper

1 t chili powder (I made my own using recipe from the AHA Low-Salt Cookbook )

1 teas dry mustard

1 teas garlic powder

1 teas onion powder

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a small container (with lid). Put lid on container and shake to combine. Store until needed. Keeps in a cool, dry place for 6 months.

Adapted from: Divine Dinner Party

Low Sodium Memphis-Style BBQ Sauce

Nice sweet and tangy BBQ sauce. I'm going to play with this one and see if I can re-create the Blues City Cafe BBQ sauce that we love from Memphis.

INGREDIANTS

1 T unsalted butter

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1 1/2 cup ketchup (I made my own using recipe from the AHA Low-Salt Cookbook )

1/8 cup hot chili sauce

4 T brown sugar

4 T molasses

2 T prepared yellow mustard

1 T lemon juice

1 T low sodium Worcestershire sauce

1 T liquid hickory smoke flavoring

2 teas minced garlic

1/2 teas black pepper

1 t chili powder (I made my own using recipe from the AHA Low-Salt Cookbook )

DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan, slowly saute the chopped onion in butter until soft and just beginning to turn yellow. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Adapted from: Diane Rattray

Low Sodium Memphis Ribs

Since our honeymoon we have craving Memphis BBQ again. We have almost used up our bottle of Blues City Cafe BBQ, so I decided to try my hand at making something similar myself.

INGREDIANTS

Rack of ribs

Memphis BBQ sauce

Memphis Rub

DIRECTIONS

Clean and trim fat from the ribs. Season the rib racks with the Memphis Rub. Rub the seasoning into the ribs then wrap or place in air tight container overnight in the refrigerator.

Smoker/Grill: Preheat to 225 to 300 degrees F and fill woodbox with hickory wood. Cook ribs slowly for about 4 hrs or until almost falling off the bone

Oven: Preheat to 225 to 300 degrees F. Cook ribs slowly for about 4 hrs or until almost falling off the bone

Serve with Memphis BBQ Sauce

Low Sodium Beer Teriyaki Beef

I also served these as kabobs last night, they were also really really tasty!

INGREDIENTS

2 (16 ounce) beef sirloin steaks
1/4 cup dark beer (I used Sam Adam's Honey Porter)
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt-free seasoning (I used McCormick's Salt-free table blend)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 teaspoon minced garlic

DIRECTIONS

1. Use a fork to poke holes all over the surface of the steaks, and place steaks in a freezer bag
2. In a bowl, mix together beer, teriyaki sauce, salt-free seasoning, pepper, garlic and brown sugar. Pour sauce over steaks in the bag. Massage the bag a bit to ensure that the marinade has covered all of the steak. Marinade for at least 30 min, but can marinade over night in the fridge
3. Remove steaks from marinade. Pour marinade into a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for several minutes
4.Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill steaks for 7 minutes per side, or to desired doneness. During the last few minutes of grilling, baste steaks with boiled marinade to enhance the flavor and ensure juiciness

NUTRITION

Servings per recipe: 4

Amount per serving

Calories: 530
Fat: 32 g
Cholesterol: 118 mg
Sodium: 266 mg
Potassium: 747 mg
Total Carbs: 9.7 gD
Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
Protein: 46 g

Low Sodium Apple BBQ Sauce Recipe

This is a sweet BBQ sauce that is excellent on both pork and chicken.

INGREDIENTS1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup ketchup (I make my own using AHA Low-Salt Cookbook)
2 cups unpacked brown sugar
6 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan over medium heat, mix applesauce, ketchup, brown sugar, lemon juice, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and cinnamon. Bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool completely. Use to baste the meat of your choice.

NUTRITION
(these are estimates, the brands of ingredients you use may change the nutrition facts)
Servings per recipe: 28
Amount per serving
Calories: 74
Fat: 0.06 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 10 mg
Potassium: 72 mg
Total Carbs: 19.2 g
Dietary fiber: 0 g
Protein: 0.22 g

Acknowledgement: Adapted from a recipe posted by YULANDA_US on allrecipes.com