1 lb. ground chicken breast*
2 T. mustard, yellow or Dijon (I use spicy brown)
Salt and pepper to taste
Paprika to taste and color
Mix all ingredients well. Shape into 4 equal, 4oz. patties. Grill or broil as you would a hamburger. Serve in a lettuce wrap, or to cut fat and calories, use for the HCG burger. You can also use this recipe crumbled and browned in a skillet. Wrap in lettuce with your choice of other vegetables, or serve over chopped salad greens.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 135 per serving Fat: 3g.
*Note: Choose your chicken breast from the butcher section of your grocer and ask the butcher to grind them, if you don’t have a way of grinding for yourself.
CHICKEN ZUCCHINI BAKE
1lb. chicken breast, cubed
1 med. onion, diced
8c. zucchini , sl iced
1 clove garl ic, minced
1(14oz.) can diced tomatoes
1(8oz.) can tomato sauce
1t. Italian seasoning
½c. water
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375o Lightly mist a large non-stick ski l let with ol ive oi l pan spray. Cook cubed
chicken in ski l let over medium-high heat unti l no longer pink. Reduce heat to medium; add onion, garl ic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and seasonings.
Heat through unti l thickened and bubbly. Mist a 9x13” baking dish with olive oi l pan spray. Evenly spread 1c. chicken mixture in bottom of baking dish. Layer 4c. zucchini over top. Spoon halve of chicken mixture evenly over top of f irst layer of zucchini . Repeat layers with remaining zucchini and chicken mixture. Cover with foi l and bake for 1 hour or unti l zucchini is tender.
Makes 4….2 1/2c. servings
Calories: 190 per. Serving Fat: 3g.
GRILLED CHICKEN PICCATA
1 lb. chicken breast
2 lrg. lemons
1 t. lemon zest
½ t. crushed dried rosemary
¼ t. salt
¼ t. fresh ground black pepper
2 T. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spray
1 T. capers, drained
½ t. dried parsley
Preheat grill to medium. Halve and juice 1 lemon (should have about 3 T.) set juice aside.
Slice remaining lemon into 8 very thin slices and set aside. Place chicken breast on a large plate. In a small bowl combine, lemon zest, rosemary, salt and
pepper. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over both sides of the chicken breast. Rub in with your fingers. Arrange two slices of lemon on top of each chicken piece, overlapping if necessary.
Place chicken on grill and cover. Grill for 15-18 minutes or until no longer pink and juices run
clear. Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan combine the lemon juice, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spray,
capers and parsley. Heat through. Remove chicken to serving plates and drizzle with warm lemon caper sauce.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 144 per serving Fat: 3g.
ITALIAN CHICKEN BUNDLES
1 lb. chicken breast
1 med. tomato, sliced into 8 thin slices
½ med. red onion, sliced into rings and separated
1 c. raw spinach stems trimmed
1 (8oz.) can tomato sauce
½ c. water
Italian seasoning
Garlic salt
Pepper
8 wooden toothpicks
Preheat oven to 375o Place chicken breast, smooth side down, between two pieces of plastic wrap. With flat side of a meat mallet, pound lightly to ¼ -inch thickness. Remove top layer of plastic wrap. On each breast, layer two slices of tomato, 3-4 slices of red onion, and 6-8 spinach leaves. Sprinkle
chicken with desired amount of Italian seasoning, garlic salt and pepper. Starting from the short
side, roll up each breast. Secure with wooden toothpicks. Lightly mist a baking dish with olive
oil pan spry. Place each chicken breast into prepared baking dish, with toothpicks facing up. In a small bowl, whisk together, tomato sauce, water and ¼ t. Italian seasoning. Pour sauce over top
of chicken. Cover with foil. Bake for 35-40 minutes until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
Place each bundle on a serving dish and spoon remaining sauce over top.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 162 per serving Fat: 3g.
LITE LEMON CHICKEN
1 lb. chicken breast
2 t. garlic powder
2 t. lemon pepper
½ t. seasoned salt
1 c. fresh squeezed lemon juice
4 lemon slices, optional
Preheat oven to 400o In a small bowl combine, garlic powder, lemon pepper and seasoned salt. Mix to blend. Place chicken on a large plate, and rub evenly with seasoning mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and mist lightly with olive oil pan spray. Remove chicken from refrigerator and place into heated skillet. Cook
chicken 2-3 minutes per side, until browned. Lightly mist a baking dish with olive oil pan spray and place chicken, smooth side up into baking dish. Pour lemon juice over the chicken, and top each with a lemon slice. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
Remove from oven, baste with pan juices. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 140 per serving Fat: 3g.
MUSTARD BAKED CHICKEN
1 lb. chicken breast
½ c. brown mustard (I use spicy brown)
1 T. soy sauce
2 pkts. Splenda or other sugar substitute
Preheat oven to 425o Lightly mist a shallow baking dish with olive oil pan spray. Place chicken, smooth side up into the baking dish. In a small bowl stir together mustard, soy sauce, and Splenda. Brush mustard mixture generously over each chicken breast. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until no longer pink, brushing with mustard mixture half way through cooking.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 140 per serving Fat: 3g.
CHICKEN WITH ONION CILANTRO RELISH
1 lb. chicken breast
½ c. onion, coarsely chopped
¼ c. fresh cilantro
¼ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
3 T. fresh squeezed lime juice
2 med. limes, halved
In a food processor combine onion, cilantro, salt and pepper. Process until mixture is very finely
chopped. Dip chicken in lime juice and grill or broil for 6 to 8 minutes. Turn chicken over and spread with onion cilantro relish. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink. Serve with half a lime.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 160 per serving Fat: 3g.
1 lb. chicken breast
¼ c. soy sauce
½ c. chicken broth
½ c. fresh squeezed orange juice
1 t. ground ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
In a gallon size Ziplock bag combine, soy sauce, chicken broth, orange juice, ginger and garlic.
Seal bag and mix well. Add chicken and marinade for 2-6 hours.
Preheat grill to medium. Remove chicken from bag and reserve marinade. Grill chicken for 8-10
minutes. Turn, brush with marinade and grill for 8-10 minutes more, or until tender and no longer pink.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 144 per serving Fat: 3g.
CHICKEN SAUSAGE
1 lb. ground chicken breast*
2 green onions, finely sliced
1 egg white, slightly beaten
2 t. poultry seasoning
1 t. ground sage
1 t. ground fennel seed
1 t. garlic powder
1 t. onion powder
1 t. paprika
1 t. salt and pepper
Preheat large non-stick skillet on low-medium heat.
Mix ground chicken, green onion, egg white, and seasonings together. Form into four equal 4oz.
patties. Lightly mist skillet with olive oil pan spray and gently place patties inside. Turning once,
half way through cooking. Cook until lightly browned on both sides and until no longer pink.
Serve in a lettuce wrap, on Wasa flatbread, or alone for a little something different.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 135 per patty Fat: 3g.
*Note: Choose your chicken breast from the butcher section of your grocer and ask the butcher to grind them, if you don’t have a way of grinding for yourself.
SAUSAGE ZUCCHINI BOATS
2 med. zucchini
1 (14oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 t. Italian seasoning
1 recipe Chicken Sausage (see recipe on previous page)
Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 450o Prepare sausage recipe from previous page. Lightly mist a large non-stick
skillet with olive oil pan spray and heat over medium-high heat. Crumble chicken mixture into
preheated skillet instead of forming into patties. Cook and stir sausage until browned and no
longer pink. Stir in tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and heat through. Remove from heat and set aside.
Cut ends from each zucchini and discard. Cut zucchini in half, lengthwise. With a 1 inch melon
baller or measuring spoon, carefully scoop out center seeded area of each zucchini half, forming a boat. Lightly mist a baking sheet with olive oil pan spray and place each zucchini boat on baking sheet. Sprinkle zucchini with salt and pepper. Divide sausage mixture evenly into the center of each boat. Cook for 20-25 minutes until zucchini is tender.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 188 per serving Fat: 3g.
1 lb. boneless chicken breast, skin attached
2 cloves garlic, minced
¾ t. orange zest
¼ t. fresh thyme, minced
¼ t. fresh rosemary, minced
Fresh ground pepper to taste
½ c. fresh squeezed orange juice
¼ c. vinegar
2 t. Worcestershire sauce
Preheat grill to medium-high.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Take each chicken breast and slip your fingers between the skin and flesh of the chicken, leaving the skin attached. Slide some of the herb mixture under the skin of each breast, pulling the skin back over when finished. Mix orange juice, vinegar, and Worcestershire in a small bowl. Grill chicken for 6-8 minutes on each side, turning once and basting with orange juice mixture. Cook until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Remove skin before eating.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 174 per serving Fat: 3.1g.
SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN
1 lb. chicken breast
2 T. cumin
1 c. chicken broth
½ c. fresh squeezed orange juice
1 T. jalapeno, chopped very fine
2 T. Dijon mustard
2 small oranges, peeled and cut into ½ inch
pieces Salt and pepper to taste
¼ c. fresh snipped cilantro
Sprinkle cumin over chicken, coating both sides well. Heat a large non-stick skillet over mediumhigh
heat and mist lightly with olive oil pan spray. Place chicken into skillet. Cook 4 minutes or until browned, turning once. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. Increase heat to high.
Add chicken broth to skillet and boil 1 minute to reduce broth slightly. Whisk in orange juice,
jalapeno, mustard, salt and pepper. Return chicken to skillet and reduce heat to low; cover and
simmer 8-10 minutes or until no longer pink, turning chicken once. Add orange segments. Cook
briefly to warm. Place on serving plates and sprinkle with cilantro.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 166 per serving Fat: 3g.
1 lb. chicken breast*
4 T. soy sauce
2 T. Fat Free plain yogurt
1 lemon, juiced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t. dried basil
1 t. ground ginger
Dash of crushed red pepper flakes Put all ingredients, except chicken, in a gallon size Ziplock bag. Seal bag and mix well. Add chicken to bag. Seal and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes or for several hours in refrigerator, turning bag a few times to coat chicken. Remove chicken from marinade and grill or bake at 375o for 15-18 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
Makes 4 servings
Calories: 150 per serving Fat: 3g.
*Note: This recipe is also a great marinade for fish. I broil or bake my fish, as it turns out better for such a small and thin portion.
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