Ideas for dinner - less than 500 Cal

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  • ashlinmarie
    ashlinmarie Posts: 1,263 Member
    When I have a mexican craving, I make a low cal variation of Chicken Fajitas

    I use old el paso tortillas because my husband will eat them but you can do lower cal/carb tortillas. 2 are 150 cals. Just cook up chicken breast and either weigh out or if you don't have a scale break it into fractions for about 4oz (think packs usually come in 1 lb so take 1/4th). Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts are about 180 cals for 4 oz. I warm up the tortillas, cook up some green peppers (and whatever other veggies you want...they're low cal so load em up!) with the chicken and then add it to the tortillas. I then add 1/4 cup of cheese (split between the two fajitas) and some pace chunky salsa (10 calories for 2 tbsp!) Altogether for 2 it is 447 calories.
  • syrklc
    syrklc Posts: 172 Member
    Vegetarian flat bread pizza - < 300 cal and a good sized personal pizza

    Flatout - Flatout Flatbread - Multi-Grain With Flax, 1 flatbread (53g)

    Red Pepper Raw - ring (3" dia, 1/4" thick), 1 Ring ( cut in pieces)

    Spinach Baby Organic -- Triple Washed, 1.2 cups

    Fresh Plum (Roma) Tomato,1 med ( cut in pieces)

    Whole White Mushrooms, 3 oz ( sliced -about 2-3 mushrooms)

    Contadina - Tomato Paste With Roasted Garlic , 1 Tbsp ( mix with enough water to spread on flatbread)

    Black Pearls - Sliced Ripe Olives, 2 Tbsp (16g)

    Mrs. Dash - Extra Spicy Seasoning Blend - Salt-Free, 1/2 tsp (0.7g) or season to taste

    Polly-O Cheese - Mozzarella Fat Free, 2 oz (28g)

    Belgioioso Parmesan Cheese - Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese, 1 Tbsp


    Mix tomato paste with approx 1 tbsp water - spread with knife on bread, top with all the prepared veggies and black olives, season with Mrs Dash extra spicy seasoning, finish with grated mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.

    Bake at 400 degrees on aluminum foil - sprayed with non stick olive oil spray for appox 8-12 min. Make sure bottom is browned.

    This is loaded with veggies and my own recipe. You can alter any way you want .
  • patty1138
    patty1138 Posts: 196 Member
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  • RoseAmongThorns91
    RoseAmongThorns91 Posts: 215 Member
    I have a personal favorite but it's a crockpot recipe. Throw the ingredients below into a crockpot and let it cook all day - around 300 cal a serving and it's delicious!!

    Ingredients Calories Fat Carbs Fiber Protein Sodium
    Great Value - Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, 16 oz (112g) 440 10 0 0 92 880
    Uncle Ben's - Natural Whole Grain Brown Rice, 4 cup cooked 680 6 144 8 16 0
    Lundberg Farms - Organic Wild Rice Blend, 1 cup (45g) 640 4 140 12 16 0
    Knorr - Homestyle Stock - Chicken, 1 container (1 pot (11g) ea.) 45 3 3 0 2 2,550
    Hunt's - Diced Tomatoes - 100% Natural Rosemary & Oregano, 2 container (1 4/5 cup (123 g) ea.)
    280 0 63 14 7 2,240
    Total: 2085 23 350 34 133 5670
    Per Serving: 298 3 50 5 19 810

    Makes 7 15oz servings
  • RoseAmongThorns91
    RoseAmongThorns91 Posts: 215 Member
    I tried to take a screenshot but no such luck
  • Lay821
    Lay821 Posts: 73 Member
    BUMp 4later... thanks
  • fitfreakymom
    fitfreakymom Posts: 1,400 Member
    Grilled or baked chicken with veggies and use spices instead of sauce.
  • icmuse
    icmuse Posts: 263 Member
    meat, veggies, olive oil - BAM!

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