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Chef Salad

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Chef Salad

2 OZ. PROTEIN*, 1 VEGGIE, 1 DAIRY, AND 1 CARB

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup mixed salad greens torn into bite-size pieces

  • ½ cup tomatoes, sliced or chopped

  • 2½ oz. fat free cheese, shredded

  • 1 hard boiled egg, chopped (remember, 2 eggs per week only)

  • 2 oz cooked chicken breast, sliced or chopped

  • ½ cup fat free croutons

  • fat free salad dressing (less than 30 cal/serving)

Instructions:

  1. Place salad greens, tomatoes, chicken, and cheese in a lidded bowl

  2. Shake to combine

  3. Add dressing and egg

  4. Shake to coat

  5. Top with croutons

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Chicken Twister

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Chicken Twister

2 OZ. PROTEIN*, 1 VEGGIE, 1 DAIRY, AND 1 CARB

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz cooked skinless chicken breast tenders

  • 1 whole wheat fat free tortilla (0-1 gram fat & not over 100 calories)

  • 2½ oz fat free cheese, shredded

  • 1½ cups total lettuce, tomato & onion**

  • 1 tsp prepared horseradish

  • 1 tbsp fat free ranch dressing (less than 30 calories per serving)

Instructions:

  1. Mix horseradish and ranch dressing.

  2. Spread mixture on tortilla.

  3. Place chicken on tortilla and top with cheese.

  4. Spread lettuce, tomato and onion onto the tortilla.

  5. Roll up and serve.

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Grilled Chicken with Yogurt Sauce

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Grilled Chicken with Yogurt Sauce

2 OZ. PROTEIN*, 1 VEGGIE, 1 DAIRY, AND 1 CARB

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz plain fat-free yogurt

  • ¼ cup thinly sliced green onions

  • 2 tsp snipped fresh mint

  • ½ tsp ground cumin

  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper

  • 1¼ cup chopped, seeded cucumber

  • 3 oz skinless chicken breast halves

  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper

  • ½ whole wheat pita - 6"

Instructions:

  1. In a medium bowl, combine yogurt, green onions, mint, cumin, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Transfer half of the yogurt mixture to a small bowl; set aside. For cucumber-yogurt sauce: Stir cucumber into remaining yogurt mixture.

  2. Sprinkle chicken breasts with 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

  3. Place chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F), turning once halfway through grilling and brushing with reserved yogurt mixture for the last half of grilling. Discard any remaining yogurt mixture.

  4. Serve chicken in/with pita along side the cucumber-yogurt sauce.

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Lemon Mustard Broiled Chicken

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Lemon Mustard Broiled Chicken

2 OZ. PROTEIN*, 1 VEGGIE, 1 DAIRY, AND 1 CARB

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz skinless chicken breast halves

  • juice of ½ lemon

  • 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard **

  • ½ tsp dried oregano

  • ½ tsp ground black pepper

  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (more, if you like it spicy)

  • 1½ cup side salad

  • Potato a la Cottage (click for recipe)

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven broiler and make sure rack is on the highest position

  2. Place the chicken on a broiler pan or cookie sheet and broil one side of the chicken 5-10 minutes until browned

  3. While the chicken is broiling, mix the remaining four (4) ingredients in a bowl

  4. Spoon mixture onto chicken to coat

  5. Flip chicken over and coat the other side with remaining mixture

  6. Broil uncooked side 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink

  7. Serve chicken with the Potato a la Cottage and a side salad drizzled with a fat-free dressing

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