Fasting Day FD recipe ideas LUNCH and DINNER

flumi_f

Bumping for you @bethhjanee

oolou

I hope no one minds me bumping this up, but I want to be able to find this again easily

Meghan509

Couple of stew / soup ideas, mostly vegetarian

https://www.lavenderandlovage.com/2012/12/a-52-fast-day-diet-winter-meal-plan-with-low-calorie-highland-stew-recipe.html

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/egyptian-vegan-stew-peas-carrots/

https://www.pickledplum.com/vegan-lentil-soup-recipe/

http://www.cookincanuck.com/2016/09/split-pea-stew-recipe-cauliflower/


This is very low calorie, 22 to be exact. So may you could add some type of low calorie protein like ground turkey or chicken, or turkey sausage to this one to make it a meal?

http://www.recipe-diaries.com/2016/05/24/weight-watchers-zero-point-cabbage-soup/


Turkey burgers:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/naked-greek-feta-zucchini-turkey-burgers/

Meghan509

Here is the Bean Stew with Kale and Escarole that I make. I don't put in the turkey sausage, and I use a half a cup less of beans to get the calorie count a little lower.
I use low sodium chicken broth and a mixture of carrots, onions, and celery for the veggies.
Comes in at around 220 calories, give or take, with the way I make it. 4 servings.

http://goop.com/recipes/bean-stew-with-kale-and-escarole/

Meghan509

Here is a new recipe I found for dinner. To make it more 5:2 friendly I did the following:

Reduced the lentils from 1 1/2 cups to 1 cup
Took out the carrots and celery - note this won't be a huge calorie reduction, I was just getting tired of having these two flavors in all of my soups and stews lately
Reduced the amount of low sodium vegetable broth from six cups to four cups. I am thinking that based on how the soup looks and smells, I may be able to drop it down next time to two cups of broth and two cups of water. People can decide on how it tastes, on what they prefer going forward.
I didn't put the soup in a blender to make it less chunky - I left it as is.

This recipe came in at around 220 calories, via MFP, when I made the changes above (four cups of broth). Edit - This makes FOUR SERVINGS.

http://littlespicejar.com/moroccan-sweet-potato-lentil-soup/

Meghan509

Hi all,

Here is a new one for you all.

https://www.skinnytaste.com/chickpea-sweet-potato-stew/

I made a couple of changes to make it four servings.
First thing I did was swap out sweet potato and used butternut squash. Probably not a calorie difference there, just didn't feel like chopping up a bunch of sweet potatoes. LOL Dealing with a pound of already chopped butternut is easier. Just needs a tad more chopping and good to go.
Another thing I changed was using one container of garbonzo beans, instead of two.
Also added three large organic carrots, chopped up to give it a little more umph.
Added a dash of turmeric as well.
Comes in at around 211 calories when I did these changes and it makes four BIG servings.

I put it in the slow cooker for five and a half hours on low which was plenty of time. Could do less next time. The squash really breaks down and becomes soupy on its own. Spinach is tossed in last, with say 20 minutes left. Verdict - YUMMY!!

Meghan509

Check this one out, for a low calorie soup.

In the notes she says you can add more veggies to it, to make it more hearty. I might try that some time.

https://www.skinnytaste.com/dads-creamy-cauliflower-soup-1-p/#more-21613

Meghan509

Here is a nice vegetable soup. I made it in the slow cooker and put the zucchini in at the end. Added a small can of tomato paste, used four cups of vegetable broth and two cups of water. This makes 8 servings at around 200 calories each. Would leave water out next time. Don't need it. Tastes yummy....
Enjoy!!
https://ifoodreal.com/vegetable-soup-recipe/

orlcam

Bump