7 Easy, Low-Fat Dinners
1. Quick and easy meals
Prepare a simple and satisfying dinner with these healthy recipes.
We'll show you how to make everything from pasta and pizza to burgers
and burritos, all with less than 15 grams of fat.
Fusilli Michelangelo With Roasted Chicken
This recipe is packed with fiber, protein, and a healthy dose of iron, but it contains only 3 grams of saturated fat. That's a claim not too many pasta dishes can make.
Ingredients: Sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, sugar, whole-wheat fusilli, mushrooms, olive oil, garlic, basil, tomato sauce, Parmesan, rotisserie chicken, arugula, pine nuts
Calories: 428
2. Grilled Bison Kebabs Over Minted Peas
The hearty bison and rich Greek dressing in this dish will wow your
taste buds for less than 300 calories! And peas are a great source of
fiber and vitamin C.
Ingredients: Greek yogurt, mint, feta cheese, garlic, lemons, parsley, cilantro, cumin, allspice, cinnamon, salt, ground bison, olive oil cooking spray, red onion, frozen peas
Calories: 231
3. Light Nachos
Baked tortilla chips, low-fat beans, and reduced-fat cheese create a
lighter nacho with 25 fewer grams of fat than traditional recipes.
Ingredients: Shredded chicken breast, yellow corn tortilla chips, low-fat refried beans, tomatoes, scallions, reduced-fat Mexican cheese
Calories: 215 (approximate)
4. Pepperoni Pizza
Lighten up your pie by using low-fat cheese and turkey pepperoni. The
result is a meal that has half the fat of traditional pizzas and is
equally delicious. Plus the recipe sneaks in some cremini mushrooms for
an extra serving of veggies.
Ingredients: Cooking spray, cremini mushrooms, basic pizza dough, olive oil, pizza sauce, part-skim mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, turkey pepperoni
Calories: 346
5. Lemon-Olive Grilled Chicken
Lemon and olives flavor this Mediterranean dish—not oil and butter—so
you get a delicious tangy flavor without the fat. The whole-wheat
couscous adds some heart-healthy fiber and rounds out this meal.
Ingredients: Chicken breast, lemon, honey mustard, low-sodium chicken broth, whole-wheat couscous, pimiento-stuffed olives, kalamata olives, fresh basil, olive oil, pepper
Calories: 318
6. Shrimp à la Grecque
Get lean protein, cancer-fighting tomatoes, and rich feta cheese in
one flavor-packed recipe. Though feta adds tangy flavor, it has less fat
per serving than other cheeses, so you can savor the dish guilt-free.
Ingredients: Olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, dry white wine, fresh flat-leaf parsley, marjoram, salt, black pepper, large shrimp, feta cheese
Calories: 286
7. Teriyaki Chicken and Soba Noodles
This dish gets its flavor from a mixture of heart-healthy oils,
herbs, and fresh ginger. The mushrooms provide iron and some umami, a
Japanese word used to describe savory flavor, and the soba noodles are
made of buckwheat, a fiber-rich grain thought to have cardiovascular
benefits.
Ingredients: Chicken breasts, low-sodium teriyaki sauce, low-sodium chicken broth, ginger, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, scallions, soba noodles, sesame oil, fresh basil, cilantro, radishes
Calories: 348
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