What are some great ideas for tasty, low cal dinners? I mean 200-300 calories.?

Answer 1

Title: Sesame Chicken Teriyaki
Categories: Low-cal, Main dish, Poultry
Yield: 2 servings

2 tb Teriyaki Sauce 1/4 ts Ground ginger
1 tb Water 6 oz Chicken Breast halves *
2 x Cloves Garlic, minced 1/4 ts Sesame Seeds, toaster

* boned, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 3/4" wide strips For
marinade, in a small mixing bowl combine teriyaki sauce, water, garlic, and
ginger. Stir in chicken. Let stand 20 minutes at room temperature, stirring
occasionally. Drain.
Thread chicken, accordion-style, on two 10-12" skewers or four 6" skewers.
Place on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4-5" from heat for 3
minutes. Turn chicken and broil 2-3 minutes more or till chicken is tender
and no longer pink. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Microwave
Directions: Prepare as above, except thread marinated chicken on four 6"
bamboo skewers and place in 8x8x2" baking dish. Micro cook, covered with
waxed paper, on 100% power (high) for 3 1/2 -5 minutes or till chicken is
no longer pink. Give dish a half-turn every 2 minutes.
******************************************************* Per serving: 160
calories, 27 g protein, 4 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, 72 mg cholesterol, 639
mg sodium, 268 mg potassium.


Title: Chicken Medallions
Categories: Low-cal, Main dish, Poultry
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 c Sliced fresh Mushrooms Tomato, peeled, seeded, chop
2 tb Shredded Carrot 4 x Chicken Breast halves *
2 tb Sliced Green Onion 1/2 ts Instant Chicken Bouillon
2 tb Finely chopped Celery 1 tb Cornstarch
2 1/2 ts Lemon Juice 1/4 c Skim Milk
1/4 ts Dried Thyme, crushed

* 4 med (12 oz total) boned skinless chicken breast halves For filling, in
a med saucepan cook mushrooms, carrot, onion, and celery, in a small amount
of boiling water about 5 minutes or till tender (keep pan covered.) Drain.
Stir in 1 1/2 t of the lemon juice, half of the thyme, and 1/8 t pepper.
Stir in tomato.
Place 1 chicken breast half, boned side up, between 2 sheets of plastic
wrap. Pound with a meat mallet till 1/8" thick. Repeat with all chicken
breasts. Sprinkle chicken with 1/8 t salt and dash pepper. Spoon 1/4 of the
filling onto each chicken piece. Fold in the sides; roll up. Secure with
wooden toothpicks.
Spray a med skillet with nonstick coating. Brown chicken over medium heat
3-4 minutes, turning occasionally. Add remaining lemon juice and remaining
thyme, bouillon granules, and 1/2 cup water. Cover and simmer about 15
minutes or till chicken is no longer pink. Remove chicken.
Combine cornstarch and milk. Add to skillet. Cook and stir till bubbly;
cook 2 minutes more. Remove toothpicks. Cut chicken into 1/2" slices;
arrange on top of sauce.
*********************************************************** Per serving:
174 calories, 28 g protein, 6 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat, 73 mg cholesterol,
192 mg sodium, 426 mg potassium.



You should check out the website that I sourced. It has a few really good low cal dinners.

Answer 2

The foods with less calories are:
Zucchini squash
Artichokes
Mushrooms
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Cabbage
Spinach
Swiss Chards
And all the leafy vegetables good in salad:
different types of lettuce, cress, etc.
Make yourself a huge salad with some of these vegetables. add a hardboiled egg for extra protein... And use a low cal dressing. or just a drizzle of olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice.
Or
Sauté some diced zucchini with a sliced onion and a chopped green pepper in 1 spoon of cooking oil, salt, pepper and a small amount of herbs (thyme is excellent) once tender, add cooked strips of chicken or turkey. and a half cup of plain boiled rice. Sauté all together 2 or 3 min. and serve,

Sauté a minced clove of garlic in a tablespon of olive oil, until it starts to change colour, add a package of fresh mushrooms and stir until the mushrooms are cooked, (about five minutes)...Add some minced parsley. And a slice of diced lean ham...Serve

Make yourself a good vegetable soup with half a cabbage,1 carrot, 1 leek, 1 turnip. Simmer with water (to cover the veggies) with 2 bouillion cubes for at least an hour, mash the veggies and put through a food processor for a thick creamy soup.

Steam broccoli and/or cauliflower flowerets, once tender serve
with a "light" sauce or just a little salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.

Boil spinach with a little salt. Once tender drain well and mix with 2 beaten eggs, Make an omelette. or scramble together.
Add 1 slice of bacon, cooked, put on paper to eliminate as much grease as possible, crumble and add to spinach mixture.

These are some of the lowest calorie meals I can recommend.

Answer 3

Try:
1. Mashed pumpkin instead of mashed potatoes,
2. Grilled chicken breast (no skin) with rosemary, sage, honey (little bit) and lemon
3. Mushrooms sauteed with a bit of olive oil and garlic

Have a cup of low-fat, low-sugar hot chocolate afterwards to tame that sweet tooth.

Other ideas:

1. Low fat pizza--use a whole wheat pita as dough, spread tomato sauce, add chicken, a hand full of olives, peppers, onions melt low fat cheese on top
2. Breakfast food for dinner--2 egg whites plus one egg on whole wheat toast, add some smoked salmon to make it more fancy. enjoy.

Answer 4

1 egg and 1/2 minced jalapeno, scrambled in a pan with 1 tsp oil.
Eaten with 2 hot corn tortillas. (200)

1 bagel toasted with 1tsp mayo, 3 oz smoked turkey, lettuce and tomato (300)

A giant piece of watermelon and a glass of skim milk.

Answer 5

Grilled fish or shrimp with a lemon vinegarette, roasted zucchini or asparagus and brown rice.

broiled chicken breast, salad and fruit

200-300 calories is not alot for dinner. maybe lunch

pasta with plain tomato sauce is a good one and low fat also

Answer 6

Grilled chicken with salad!!

Answer 7

fruit