The best low cal recipes

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  • dodier01
    dodier01 Posts: 84 Member
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    ecaz Posts: 115
    YUM
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  • AlwaysWanderer
    AlwaysWanderer Posts: 641 Member
    I am so bumping this!
    My recipe: Basil chicken pasta salad
    150 gr any pasta ( I use penne)
    2 chicken breasts
    2 tbls sundried tomato pesto
    2 beef tomatoes, skinned and seeded or 2 cups cherry tomatoes seeded
    basil ( about 2 handfulls)

    Dressing:
    200g fat free greek yoghurt
    1 tbsp of each: light mayo, sweet chilli sauce, wholegrain mustard, lemon juice, sour cream
    salt and pepper to taste

    Cook the pasta, put in a big bowl
    cover chicken in pesto and bake until done, shred and put in the bowl with all the juices
    shred basil, put in the bowl
    chop tomatoes, but in the bowl
    Mix dressing ingredients together and add to other ingredients.
    Mix well and serve. Yum Yum!!!
    Makes 4, per serving : 361 cals, 30gr carbs, 10g fat, 39g protein, 8g sugar, about 500 sodium
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  • snakefarmer
    snakefarmer Posts: 1
    Always looking for low carb recipes because I'm diabetic and can't have white bread, potatoes or pasta. Thanks!
  • koizumi6
    koizumi6 Posts: 274 Member
    I'll post some low carb/ Diabetic friendly recipes tonight. My mom is also a diabetic so we have a few diabetic friendly cookbooks :)
  • koizumi6
    koizumi6 Posts: 274 Member
    Diabetic Friendly:

    Chicken Azteca- slow cooker

    2 15oz cans black beans
    4 cups frozen corn kernels
    2 garlic cloves minced
    3/4 tsp cumin
    2 cups chunky salsa
    10 skinless chicken breast halves
    10 oz ff cream cheese cubed

    combine beans corn garlic cumin and half of the salsa in the slow cooker. Arrange chicken over top and pour the remaining salsa on the chicken. cover and cook on high 2-3 hours or low 4-6. shred or cut chicken, stir in cream cheese and continue to cook until cheese melts. spoon chicken over cooked rice and top with cheddar cheese if you wish.

    10-12 servings
    exchange list: 1.5 starch, meat 4.0

    calories 252, 3 g fat, 366 sodium, 24 g carbs, 5 g fiber, 4 g sugar, 33 g protein
  • koizumi6
    koizumi6 Posts: 274 Member
    Diabetic Friendly

    Mushroom Chicken in Sour cream sauce (slow cooker)

    1/4 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp pepper
    1/2 tsp paprika
    1/4 tsp lemon pepper
    1 tsp garlic powder
    6 skinless bone in chicken breast halves
    10 3/4 oz can 98% ff reduced sodium cream of mushroom soup
    8 oz container FF sour cream
    1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
    1/2 lb fresh mushrooms sliced

    combine first 5 ingredients and rub on chicken, place in slow cooker. combine soup, sour cream, wine, and mushrooms, pour over chicken. cover and cook on low 6-8 hours. serve with broccoli or cauliflower, salad, or brown rice.

    exchange list: 1 carb, meat 4

    217 calories, 4 g fat, 407 sodium, 12 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 4 g sugar, 30 g protein
  • koizumi6
    koizumi6 Posts: 274 Member
    Diabetic Friendly

    Corned Beef and Cabbage (slow cooker)
    makes 12 servings

    3 carrots cut into 3" pieces
    2 lb corned beef brisket trimmed all fat
    2 medium onions quartered
    3/4 to 1 1/4 cups of water
    half a small head of cabbage cut into wedges

    layer all ingredients in slow cooker except for cabbage. cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or on high 5-6 hours. add cabbage wedges to liquid,pushing down to moisten. turn on high and cook an additional 2-3 hours.

    exchange list: vegetable 1.0, meat medium fat 2.0

    calories 159, fat 10 g, sodium 624, carbs 6 g, fiber 2g, sugar 3 g, protein 11 g
  • DaisyMoo86
    DaisyMoo86 Posts: 43
    these calories are amazing, being from the UK somethings are harder coz i have to find equivalents but thanks so much for the inspiration x
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