ground chicken

Check the label on ground chicken. I've heard that it's made with the skin so can still be high in cals.

Ground turkey is good for making tacos!

Chili is great - substitute the chicken for the beef!

I normally use ground turkey because I think it cooks up better but we always make turkey chili, turkey tacos/burritos, turkey spaghetti, anything you put beef in you can do ground chicken or turkey. Just get creative and you'll come up with some really great calories. The ground breast is better than the normal ground stuff - FYI.

we LOVE ground chicken for burritos... but we also make enchiladas - cook gound chicken with seasoning (or we have also used the cut up cooked chicken strips), wrap in a tortilla with whatever else you like (we usually do black beans and a few veggies), bake at 350 for about 10-15 minutes. Add low fat cheese to top, bake until bubbly, add shredded lettuce or fresh salsa to top and yum!

I love to make burgers outta it. I always add different ingredients, but 3 things i always use: worchestershire sauce, minced raw onion, and 1 egg (or egg white). The W sauce makes it meatier tasting, the onion keeps it juicy, and the egg helps hold it together since its not usually as firm as beef. Some favorite add ins are spinach and fetta, all sorts of spices, peppers, roasted garlic, chunks of tomatoes, almost anything. Once, ill admit, I made bacon ranch burgers using dry ranch mix, crumbled bacon, and hot sauce. And a kudos to the lettuce wrap idea, it works great for chicken burgers too. Especialy if you want to feel less guilty about a little bacon. if ur up for it, you might try seafood burgers using shrimp, lobster, and scallops. u can make them, and ur own (skin free) ground chicken by cutting them into small chunks and lightly pulsing them in a food processor. Just dont do too much at a time or over pulse.

From the Biggest Loser Family Cookbook

BBQ-BACON MEAT LOAF
olive oil spray 1. c chopped red onion 4 slices extra lean turkey bacon, chopped

2/3 c. old fashioned oats 1/2 c fat free milk 1 pound extra lean ground chicken breast

1 clove frest garlic, minced

2 large egg whites, lightly beaten 1 t. Worcestershire sauce 1/8 t. salt 1/3 c. barbecue sauce


Preheat oven to 350. Lightly mist a 9"x5"x3" nonstick loaf pan with the olive oil spray.

Place medium skillet over medium-high heat. Lightly mist pan iwth olive oil spray. Add onion & bacon stirring for 6-8 mins or until onion is tender and just barely starting to brown and the bacon is crisped. Remove the pan and allow mixture to cool.

Combine the oats and milk in a medium mixing bowl and stir to mix. Let the mixture stand for 3 mins or until oats begin to soften. Add cooled onion and bacon mixture, the chicken, egg whites, garlic, Worchestershire sauce and salt. With a fork, mix till combined.

Transfer mixture to prepared pan and spread so the top is flat. Spread the barbecue sause evenly over the top. Bake 35- 40 mins. Let set for 10 mins before cutting into 8 slices to serve. Makes 4 servings.

Per serving: 258 calories, 35g protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, 76 mg cholesterol, 2 g fiber, 529 mg sodium.


My husband does NOT like meat loaf nor will he eat onions; doesn't like spices in general.. I also cooked my bacon in the microwave. I made this with ground turkey breast, powdered garlic and onion powder and he loved it. Even went back for seconds!