Peach Dinner Under 300 (#2)

I had a good bit of grilled chicken leftovers after I made the chicken salad, so what was I going to make?

In the cabinet I found canned and russet potatoes. So, here is what I tried:

1]Chopped up 1/2 cup of grilled chicken with a little bit of basil. (116 calories)

2]Wedged up a 1/2 russet potato. (55 calories)

3]Finally, I used a 1/4 can of no sugar added/light peaches. (45 calories)

This serving was 216 calories and a FULL plate.

The potatoes and chicken were already cooked from the night before, so I tossed them on the grill with the measured amount of peaches. I grilled it up and enjoyed a delicious meal before my husband and I went to the movies. The basil was a perfect touch to pull it all together. I am on this pretty serious basil kick. (We would normally pig out on fatty movie food, but this was filling enough to get me through the movie without too many nacho cheesy popcorn, dibs, large Icee cravings.  )


This will be a regular on the menu again very soon! I am going to try the fruit additions more often now that I am not so scared of the two inter-mingling on my plate! :-)

Hungry Girl Chicken Salad (#1)

Today I have been taken a break from my Crockpot and embraced my Hungry Girl cookbook! :-) This sandwich you see is an ENTIRE cup of chicken salad (145 calories) and a Thomas Light (High Fiber) English Muffin (100 calories) is incredibly filling and only a total of 245 calories. +ANOTHER PLUS+ All three of the kiddos and the hubby LOVED it too. This is a must try! So, let's get to why you are here... the recipe. :-)

Ingredients

1) 9 ounces of chicken

2) 1 cup of chopped cucumber

3) 2/3 cup of halved red seedless grapes

4) 2/3 cup of chopped apples

5) 1/2 cup of Fat Free plain yogurt

6) 4 tablespoons of Fat Free mayo

7) 2 Splendas

8) 1/2 teaspoon of lemon-pepper seasoning.

I grilled the chicken and chopped it up. We like big chunks of chicken, but you can do small bites if that is more your style. In one bowl, you want to mix the halved grapes, the chopped cucumbers and apples. In another bowl, you want to mix the yogurt, (I used Dannon) the FF mayo, (I used Kraft) Splenda and Lemon Pepper. Then you want to add your chicken and mix until fully coated. After fully coated, you will add the fruit/cucumber mixture and TA-DA! You can eat it solo or add it to crackers or bread.

I will tell you that I am one picky person, and I truly enjoyed this. It was a nice mixture of sweet and savory. It's not often that you can find a filling meal for under 300 calories. Thanks to Hungry Girl for this WINNER in the Crook house! :-)