3 Low Calorie Recipes
Sweet 'n' Hot Chicken
Serves 4
Average calories and fat per serving for this low fat recipe
Calories 179 Fat 4g
Recipe Ingredients:
4 skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon chopped dill
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
Recipe Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
Combine mustard and honey in small bowl. Stir in grated orange peel and
dill.
2. Line baking sheet with
foil and place chicken on sheet and coat both sides with mixture.
3. Bake for 18 minutes or
until no longer pink inside. Turn once uring cooking.
Baked Chicken Parcels
Serves 4
Average calories and fat per serving for this low fat recipe
Calories 184 Fat 7g
Recipe Ingredients:
1/4 cup low-fat margarine
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1/4 tsp garlic powder (or 1 clove chopped garlic)
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 tbsp skim milk
6 tbsp fine breadcrumbs
1 lemon, cut into wedges
round wooden toothpick
Recipe Directions:
1. Combine margarine, parsley,
rosemary, garlic and pepper to taste in a small mixing bowl. Shape margarine
mixture into 4 2 inch long sticks; freeze until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of waxed paper and flatten
to 1/4 inch thickness with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
3. Place 1 margarine stick
in the center of each chicken breast; fold ends over margarine and roll
up, beginning with long side. Secure each end with wooden toothpicks.
4. Dip chicken rolls into
the milk and coat thoroughly with breadcrumbs.
5. Bake at 400°F for
25 minutes until browned. Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
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American Pork Chops
Serves 4
Average calories and fat per serving for this low fat recipe
Calories 180 Fat 7g
Recipe Ingredients:
1 tsp unsalted butter
1 tsp oil
4 boneless pork loin chops, each 1/2 inch thick
2/3 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup carrots, peeled and chopped
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/3 cup cranberries
Recipe Directions:
1. Heat butter and oil in
a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Brown chops 1 minute per
side then set aside.
2. Sauté onions and
carrots 5 minutes until brown and tender.
3. Return chops to pan and
add broth. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes, until pork
is cooked throughout. Remove chops and keep warm.
4. Add remaining ingredients.
Cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes until cranberries pop. Return
chops to skillet and cook until pork is heated through.
5. Serve sauce over chops.
See also: Low
Calorie Recipes (Breakfasts)
For calorie details of 2500
Foods, see Calories
in Foods
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Low Calorie Diets Should
be Supervised
Self-Administered-Low-Calorie-Diets
are not recommended. They should only be followed under doctor supervision.
Moreover, they should be used only in the treatment of severe obesity
not simply for fast weight loss. The World Health Organization states
that these low calorie diet plans should be reserved for quick weight
loss on medical grounds only.
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