In need of some -300 cal recipies!

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Hi Lowdog, I found this today - it's a British celebrity chef called Hugh Fearnley Wittingstall who says his daughter invented it - my version here for 2, comes in at 276 cals each (plus maybe some sliced ripe tomatoes or salad with it).

Sardine Omelette

3 eggs
I tin of sardines (125g tin - 88g drained)
I onion (Hugh says shallots, but he's posh!)
I use a tiny bit of butter to cook it in - knock some calories off if you use something else.

chop up the onion finely, whisk the eggs (I add a splash of water), open and drain the sardines, and break them up with a fork, heat the pan, toss in the eggs, onions, sardine flakes, and cook as any other omelette. Excellent with juicy red vine ripened sliced tomatoes!

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Thanks for the ideas!

love these low cal recipes

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As for canned soup, well you can always add vegetables to it to bulk it out. Even just the frozen mixed veg or peas or chopped up spinach. Then one can of soup becomes 2 or 3 proper servings. You should also check the labels for soups: Quite a few soups are about 250-300 calories for the whole can. Aldi has very low calorie soups (the pumpkin soup has 80 calories for the whole container!! admittedly it's only a small bowl of soup, but two of those is 160 calories!!).

I love lentil tacos:

Cook 182g lentils according to package
Add 7g McCormick's taco seasoning (or seasonings of your choice) and about 1/4 cup water; simmer until thick
You'll use about 1/6 of the mixture for two tacos, which is 112 calories. Serve on two lightly grilled small corn tortillas (~100 calories), top with a little diced tomato (~10 calories), and you still have room for very thinly sliced cheddar and/or a little light sour cream or Greek yogurt to come in under 300 calories.

I also like bacon quesadillas:
2 small corn tortillas ~100cal
2 strips turkey bacon (I actually use one, as they're way too long for the tortillas) ~70cal (~35cal for one)
1 slice sharp cheddar (I use pre-sliced from Wal-Mart for 80cal; just be sure to weigh/measure if you slice your own)
Fry up your bacon, layer it between tortillas with the cheese, grill lightly on each side until cheese is just melted. Slice into eights and dip into salsa -- or add some diced tomatoes & red pepper flakes to the quesadilla and dip into sour cream or Greek yogurt!

Slice a tomato (~25-50cal, make sure to weigh) into wedges so that it's all still connected at the bottom (like a flower); mix 150g tuna (150cal) with some finely diced pickled beets (a little goes a long way, maybe 15g), dill relish to taste, a teaspoon of mayo, and just the barest hint of nutmeg; scoop the tuna mixture into the center of the tomato, drizzle with lemon juice. Approximately 230 calories; serve on a bed of greens or with a side of quinoa.

Take a light English muffin (100cal); spread thinly with your favorite mustard; top with 50g deli turkey (45cal), 1oz Muenster cheese (100cal), a halved tomato slice (~5cal), and a halved sharp onion slice (~5cal); place all under broiler until muffin is crisp and cheese is melty. Have 100g broccoli on the side.

Egg white and turkey muffins are great breakfast options and are super low in calories, just line a muffin pan with 1-2 slices of thin turkey, add 3 T of flavored egg whites, bake @ 400 for ~12 minutes. 2 have only 110 calories. Plus you can make a bunch and then just nuke them in the mornings or whenever you want a little protein snack.

I find it's easiest to just find the recipes you like and substitute where you can. I use zucchini instead of pasta, I add spinach to practically all of my recipes to beef up the servings without adding a ton of calories, and I buy the frozen chicken tenderloins and only use one or two of them instead of grabbing a whole chicken breast. I save between 4-6 ounces that way, so even though it's a bit more expensive that way, I eat less and the 2.5# bag lasts longer than a 2.5# bag of breasts.

I'm also addicted to the Panera sesame salad dressing. I can eat a homemade salad with 1 serving of the dressing and then just whatever veggies I have on hand and protein if it's available, and it's under 300 calories and I haven't gotten sick of it yet!

Bump! This sounds yummy!