300 Calorie Dinner Ideas?

smlamb33 · April 2011

This sounds great! I never thought about using a tortilla shell!

Lulumaguloo · April 2011

HUNGRYGIRL.com she has some that are under 200 or under 300. I've tried the faux fried chicken it was great and so was the Sweet & Sticky sesame chicken AWESOME!

jansus · April 2011

some great recipes on here and because I am in the uk I have bought some "cup" measurements so I can try some.

mommybrain82 · April 2011

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AbbieK06 · April 2011

I don't know if anyone else said this (there were a ton of replies), but I recently bought the Betty Crocker 300 Calorie Cookbook. We've been trying recipes from this book and haven't been disappointed yet. Tonight we had the Garlic Shepards Pie (I loaded it into the database on here) and it was delicious and a big hit with my husband as well!

cklbrown · April 2011

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traceymccune · April 2011

I bought a cook this, not that cookbook...everything in it is 350 cal and under. I have only made a couple of things so far, but they were pretty good!

DHalaby73 · April 2011

Made this tonight for dinner it was AWESOME...didn't include bacon but you can..

Shrimp Cobb Salad

YIELD: 4 servings
TOTAL:20 MINUTES
Ingredients
4 slices center-cut bacon
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Cooking spray
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon whole-grain Dijon mustard
1 (10-ounce) package romaine salad
2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 cup shredded carrots (about 2 carrots)
1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
1 ripe peeled avocado, cut into 8 wedges

Preparation
1. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan; cut in half crosswise. Wipe pan clean with paper towels. Increase heat to medium-high. Sprinkle shrimp with paprika and pepper. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until done. Sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt; toss to coat.

2. While the shrimp cooks, combine remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, juice, oil, and mustard in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add lettuce; toss to coat.

3. Arrange about 1 1/2 cups lettuce mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with about 6 shrimp, 1/2 cup tomatoes, 1/4 cup carrot, 1/4 cup corn, 2 avocado wedges, and 2 bacon pieces

Amount per serving
Calories: 332
Fat: 15.2g
Saturated fat: 2.9g
Monounsaturated fat: 8g
Polyunsaturated fat: 2.6g
Protein: 30g
Carbohydrate: 21.8g
Fiber: 7.5g
Cholesterol: 181mg
Iron: 4.3mg
Sodium: 551mg
Calcium: 110mg

PecanTanDiva · April 2011

I can't wait to try some of these recipes

almarsala · April 2011

Oh god...BUMP! so hungry now haha

ldon37 · April 2011

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ldon37 · April 2011

I either got this from Hungry Girl or Spark Recipes. I can't remember which, but it is now a favorite.

Cilantro-Lime Shrimp:
2 tsp olive oil
large, cleaned shrimp, tail off
2 cloves garlic
fresh cilantro
juice of one lime

This is sooo fast - cooks in 3 minutes. Simply heat oil, add shrimp, a little kosher salt, saute for 2 minutes, flip shrimp, add garlic, cook 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Squeeze fresh lime juice over shrimp and toss with fresh cilantro. So good.

chubswonky · April 2011

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lvcsy1 · April 2011

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chevy3501002 · April 2011

what is bumping??

amuhlou · April 2011

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/mums-everyday-red-lentils-recipe/index.html

It comes in WAY under 300 and is super satisfying. My hubs was a meat & potatoes kind of guy and this transformed him! It keeps well in the fridge, so you can make it in advance and heat it up. I actually love this recipe so much I blogged about it last month:
http://www.amuhlou.com/2011/03/17/meat-free-week-day-4-everyday-red-lentils/