In need of some -300 cal recipies!

Some days I am really hungry and I just want a heaping portion of something - this always works for me, since quinoa made with chicken broth is the best.

1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth

(cook to package specifications)

while that is simmering, cut up:

1 zucchini
1 bunch of asparagus (1 - 1 1/2'' lengths)
4 cloves garlic

(spray a large frying pan with a small amount of olive or canola oil, cook all of the above till slightly underdone)

Mix everything together in the quinoa pan once the quinoa is about a minute away from being done. Divide into 3 servings, around 2 cups and 300 calories each.

1. Buy 90% or 93% lean ground beef or hamburger patties. The patties are easiest because you dont have to weigh them out. They are either 170 calories or 190 calories depending on which beef you buy. I found lite hamburger buns in Pathmark that are only 80 calories. Season with whatever spices you like since they are usually zero calories. At most that burger is 270 calories. Add whatever toppings like onion, tomato, lettuce, etc.... Just dont go over board with ketchup or whatever condiment you like because thats what will kill your calories. My burgers are always below 300 calories.

My boyfriend claims to hate fat free or lite anything but he brags to anyone that he can how my burgers are the best he has tasted. (its all in the seasoning). He cant even tell taste wise that the buns are low-cal ( i never told him ) and he still grabs loose ones to put butter on or dip in tomato sauce.

2. 2oz Pasta (200 calories), 1/4 cup tomato sauce (45 calories), 2 oz chicken cut up into chunks and grilled ( add whatever spices you like) (50 calories), add green veggie of your choice. I usually do 2 oz broccoli ( about 15 cal), 5 brussel sprouts (38 cal), etc... Its about 333 calories but still worth mentioning.

3. 4 oz lean steak of your choice ( usually 170-190 calories), corn on the cob (90 calories), 2-4 oz green veggies of your choice, also about 300 calories total

4. Quick meal: Campbells chunky soups in a can. they have filling ones with beans, rice, beef, chicken, etc.. whole can 280.

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Some really nice stuff here people. I'm new and appreciate the efforts.

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Here is my own recipe and 303 calories!!! It is also low sodium if you are needing that as well

Serving Size: One 1/2 cup serving (Recipe makes two servings)

Calories: 303 Fat: 8g Carbs: 27g Protein: 32g Cholesterol: 73g Sodium: 105g

Ingredients:

one chicken breast

one garlic clove

Mrs. Dash lemon pepper (2 tsp)

1 cup bowtie pasta

1 cup artichoke hearts

(I used frozen from Trader Joes)

one large lemon

one cup baby arugula

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

On medium heat, start cooking the pasta. In a small skillet at medium heat, start cooking chicken with 1 tsp olive oil. Top chicken with 1 tsp lemon pepper. Once chicken is almost cooked, chop garlic and add to skillet until golden brown. Once pasta is completely cooked, keep one 1/2 cup of reserved water from pot. Drain pasta but do not rinse. Add back to pot and add chicken, garlic, and artichoke. Mix and add reserved water. Mix again. Add in 1 tsp lemon pepper and 1/2 cup lemon juice. Mix. Serve with 1/2 cup fresh arugula. Salt and Pepper to taste.

The nutrition facts above do not have any added salt. The arugula will be eaten mixed in with the pasta to give added flavoring and to help you feel fuller.

Thanks Belinda.....I love soups too.....but normally they have 2 or 3 servings per can, No? And there is no way I can only eat half a can of soup......Although, Thanks for the input!

Hahaha. The cans I go for have two serves per can (500g) and I eat the full can which is 200-250 calories.

Better to make it yourself though

all the below serve 2


Bengali Fish curry - I used sea bass fillets but you can use any fish, just adjust cooking times, just over at 335 cals, tastes great


Tesco Fish Counter - Whole Sea Bass, 237.5 g
360 Organic - Spice (Cayenne Pepper - Red), 0.25 tsp
the Groovy Food Company - Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, 15 g
Colman's - Dry Mustard Powder, 2.5 tsp
Francuska - Mustard Seeds, 1 tbsp
Generic - Black Mustard Seeds, 0.75 tsp
Generic - Cumin Seeds, 0.75 tsp
Onion - Whole, Medium Size, White, Raw, 1 whole
Tesco - Green Chillies, 5 g
Spices - Dried Whole Bay Leaf, 1 whole
Generic - Organic Ground Turmeric, 0.5 tsp
Spices - Garam Masala, 0.5 tsp
Morrison's - Salad Tomatoes , 150 g (chopped roughly)
melt the coconut oil, add onions and soften, and fry all the spices for a few mins till fragrant, add the tomatoes and 300ml water, simmer for 15 mins, add the fish whole or in chunks and cook until done (approx 5 mins if using fillets)


Vietnamese Sea bass 299 cals

sea bass fillets 250g
****ake mushrooms 100g
oyster sauce 1 tbs
fish sauce nam pla 15ml
spring onions (scallions)
chilli flakes (to taste)
ginger
garlic
lime juice

mix all ingredients except the onions and mushrooms, fry the mushrooms in a little spray oil, add the fish fillets and cover with the wet mix and spring onions, bake in hot oven for 5 mins and serve

fish stew 301 cals

basa fillet 300g
raw tiger prawns 120g
tin tomatoes
smoked paprika 1 tsp
chipotle paste 1/2 tsp
corgette (zuchini)
red pepper
garlic
green pepper
red onion

sweat the onion/pepper/garlic/corgette, add the chipotle paste and tin tomatoes, simmer for 15 mins, add the fish and cook until done (5/10 mins)

chicken Jalfrezi 313 cals

300g chicken breast
white onion
2 peppers red
2 peppers green
tin tomatoes
green chillies
garam masakla 1tsp
cumin seed 1 tsp
100 g fat free yoghurt

cook chicken , add spices and cook till fragrant, add tomatoes and simmer, meanwhile cook peppers/onions in a sperate pan and add to chicken mix when tender but still have a bit of bite, stir through yoghurt and serve

Peral barley and sweet potato salad 271 cals

2 med sweet potato
100 g french beans
175g peral barley
small red onion
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
2 tsp honey
1 red chilli
1 garlic clove

fry onion/garlic in a little spray oil, cook peral barley according to packet instructions, cube sweet potato and boil until just tender, do likewise with green beans, mix honey/chilli/mustard together then add to the rest of the ingredients and serve warm or cold

Goat tagine 309 cals

tin tomatoes
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp ground ginger
13 oz lean goat meat
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp harissa paste
lamb stock cube
lemon rind
fresh coriander

add all to slow cooker (crock pot) and cook for 4/6 hrs, add frsh coriander before serving

I have loads more!!!

Great recipies - bump for consulting later :-) Thanks !

bump. really great looking recipes

Quorn:
You can have sausages and some veg
Burgers in a bun with a bag of 100cal potatoe chips
Can have chunks of it in rice or with noodles
Mix Chicken chunks into a curry
Use the mince and make a vegetable chilli, which is amazing just on it's own and really low cal

A kitkat bar and a qorn ham sandwhich.

I love quorn because it gives you good variety of flavour and is low in fat.

My fav is southern fried burgers with 2 peices of corn on the cob (I usually have it without salt and butter, but just with salt isn't that bad)

Bump, some of these recipes sound so delicious.....hmm how to improvise with ingredients for the UK though? Thats my next challenge.

We grill everything now with extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper and a fresh herb - rosemary, thime, basil, etc.

Salmon with olive oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary.
Squash with olive oil, salt and pepper

I have discovered everything taste great with olive oil salt and pepper -