Low Fat Recipes
The main goal of the low fat recipes is to help you replace your old eating habits with nutritious, good-tasting recipes. This eating plan to lose weight should become highly personalized weight loss plan that would help you achieve your ideal weight. When using the low-fat recipes, you will achieve your goal of a trimmer, healthier body. This means healthy nutrition and well balanced diet that is very different from the old green tea and weight loss methods. Does green tea make you lose weight? Yes, the green tea effect on weight loss is not debatable. Many people used green tea to lose weight and have remarkable results. But we’re talking here about effective low fat diet recipes.
When getting started on these kind of diets, it is always the hardest part, but this is your chance to choose healthy, low-fat entrees, salads, desserts, bread, soups, beverages. The low fat recipes will help keep cooking fun, which is how it should be!
They can also be very tasty, and bring new quality items in your cookbook and the kids may even come home early for dinner. The next low-fat recipes include a calorie count and fat grams per serving, so you'll know what you're getting into. It is possible to turn your dreams into reality. By incorporating these recipes into your lifestyle, you'll get where you want to be sooner than you think.
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This is one of my favourite Low fat recipes:
Orange Glazed Turkey Tenders
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pound turkey tenders
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/3 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon peeled & grated fresh ginger
1 small navel orange cut into wedges
1 teaspoon parsley
1. In a non-stick skillet, heat oil on medium temperature until hot.
2. Place turkey tenders in skillet and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Cook tenders until they are slightly browned on the outside and have lost the pink color on the inside. This will take about 4 minutes on each side.
4. While tenders are cooking, mix marmalade, vinegar and ginger in a small bowl.
5. Add this mixture to the skillet containing the turkey heat to a boil. Upon reaching the boiling point your delicious turkey entrée is ready for garnish.
6. Garnish with the orange wedges & parsley to serve.
Serves: 4
Each serving about 220 calories, 27g protein, 20g carbohydrate, 4g total fat (1g saturated) 68mg cholesterol, 340mg sodium.
Some more of my favourite low fat recipes below:
Mediterranean Eggplant Casserole
2 tsp. olive oil
1 onion, halved and sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. oregano, dried
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 lbs. tomatoes, chopped
3 tbs. fresh basil, sliced
1 cup dry bread crumbs, seasoned
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
3 egg whites, lightly beaten
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 lg. or 2 1/2 lbs. eggplant, peeled and cut crosswise into 3/8" thick slices
1. Prepare a cookie sheet with fat free cooking spray and set aside.
2. Mix breadcrumbs with 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Beat egg whites with 1/2 tsp. salt.
3. Dip eggplant slices in egg whites, coat with seasoned breadcrumbs.
4. Place eggplant slices on prepared cookie sheet. You will have 2 different batches. Spray eggplant slices with cooking spray. Set aside.
5. In nonstick skillet heat oil over medium heat, add onion and garlic. Cook until softened. Add oregano, 1 tsp. salt and pepper. Cook for one minute. Add tomatoes, increase heat to high and cook until thickened, about 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat and add basil.
6. Broil eggplant slices, 1 batch at a time for 3-5 minutes per side, until brown.
7. Preheat oven to 425 F. Layer eggplant slices in a 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Top with tomato mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan cheese.
8. Bake uncovered until cheese is bubbly, 10-15 minutes.
Makes 6 servings: Cal 249; Pro 13 g; Fat 8 g; Chol 17 mg; Carbs 34 g Sod 1,287 mg; Fiber 7 g; sugar 11 g
Chicken Soufflé
2 c chicken breast strips, cooked and cubed
1 1/2 c long-grain white rice, cooked
3 whole hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 c onions, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
10 3/4 ozs low-fat cream of mushroom soup
3/4 c fat-free mayonnaise
1 c Rice Krispies cereal
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
3. Combine chicken, rice, eggs, onions, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Mix well.
4. Fold in mushroom soup and mayonnaise. Mix well.
5. Spoon and spread mixture evenly into prepared dish.
6. Sprinkle Rice Krispies over top.
7. Bake for 45 minutes.
8 servings; Cal 228, Fat 3g, Pro 11g, Carb 39g, Chol 80mg, Sod 726mg.
LOW-FAT CHEESE RAVIOLI
3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 ounce (about 1/4 cup) grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 egg
1 garlic clove, pressed
Pinch of ground nutmeg
24 pot-sticker or gyoza wrapper
Light Tomato Sauce
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Additional chopped fresh basil
Combine first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add salt and pepper. Place 1 rounded teaspoon of filling in center of gyoza wrapper. Brush edge of gyoza wrapper lightly with water. Fold wrapper in half, making sure all-filling remains inside.. Seal edges by pinching. Move ravioli to baking sheet. Continue with remaining filling and wrappers. (Can be prepared up to 2 hours ahead; refrigerate.) Add salt to large pot of water. Bring to boil. Gently add ravioli to pot. Cook about 3 minutes until ravioli are tender, stirring gently. Using large slotted spoon, place ravioli into bowls. Pour sauce over ravioli. Sprinkle each with 1/2-tablespoon cheese. Garnish with additional basil and serve immediately.
Serves 4. Per serving: calories, 270; fat, 8 g; sodium, 444 mg; cholesterol, 75 mg
Fiesta Skillet Spaghetti
1/2 tsp olive oil
1 lb ground chicken breast, skinless
1/2 c onions, chopped
1/2 c bell peppers, chopped
15 ozs tomato sauce
4 c water
1 env taco seasoning mix
8 ozs thin spaghetti, uncooked
1/2 c fat-free cheddar cheese, shredded
Heat oil in a 12" skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, onions, and bell peppers. Cook until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Stir in water, tomato sauce and taco seasoning mix. Bring to a boil. Add the uncooked spaghetti. Reduced heats covered and simmer until spaghetti is tender, about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese.
6 servings; 290 Calories; 2g Fat; 23g Protein; 38g Carbohydrate; 44mg Cholesterol; 899mg Sodium
GOURMET SPINACH SALAD
2 teaspoons lemon juice, fresh
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
4 cups of spinach leaves
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled
1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted
Salt & pepper to taste
1. Whisk lemon juice, oil and vinegar together. Add salt & pepper to taste.
2. In a large bowl toss spinach leaves with dressing.
3. Add the tomatoes and goat cheese, mix gently to flavor entire salad.
4. Sprinkle pine nuts over entire surface of salad.
Approximate Nutritional Breakdown:
Servings (4)
Fat 3.9g, Calories 79, Protein 8g, Carb 7g, Cholesterol 15mg, Sodium 87mg
A non-fat salad dressing can be used in place of the oil and vinegar to lower the fat and calories in this recipe.
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