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Getting Started
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For many of these Level One chicken recipes, the addition of whole wheat pasta, rice or whole wheat tortillas makes them Level Two
Pour olive oil in skillet and heat pan. Add garlic. Add chicken strips and cook. Add peppers, and onions and cook till done. Serve with South Beach Diet Tortillas
Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry
Heat skillet until water sizzles when its dropped on to the pan. Add oil and swirl pan till the oil coats the bottom. Add chicken, and heat through, add frozen vegetables and fresh spinach, Add soy sauce to season. In a separate pot, prepare brown rice,
Pre-heat the oven to 250 degrees. Place chicken between 2 layers of saran wrap and pound. Spray skillet with PAM, heat pan till hot but not smoking, Add chicken and cook 2- minutes per side until no longer pink in the center. Transfer chicken to platter and place in warm oven. Add mushrooms, onions, water and salt to skillet. Cook until water is almost evaporated, Mix wine and cornstarch in a small bowl; add to skillet, heat till thickened, then pour over chicken.
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil and crushed red pepper flakes in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Stir in the garlic, olives, parsley, and capers. Add the wine. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes. In a separate pot, boil water, add salt and then pasta. Cook till al dante
Mix the shredded and grated cheese in a bowl. Mix in the Italian seasoning. Coat your chicken breasts in the mix and bake 325 for about 20-30 min or until done (mine were frozen so it took longer). Heat the spaghetti sauce and put about 1-2 TBSP on each breast, Sprinkle a little LF mozzarella on top. Goes great with a tossed salad. Other Italian cheeses, like Romano, would work. Choose lower-fat varieties, and a lower- carb sauce like Hunt's No Sugar Added Italian Sauce (in a can).
Place cooked breasts in microwave safe bowl for 30 seconds until hot. Drizzle pizza sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with seasonings, salt and parmesan and enjoy.
Whisk lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar substitute, garlic and crushed red pepper in a small bowl until sugar substitute is dissolved. Set aside. 2. Preheat oven to 325°F. Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until softened and heated through. Keep warm. 3. Combine lettuce, chicken, tomato, carrots, scallions and mint in a large bowl. Add 1/3 cup of the reserved dressing; toss to coat. 4. Set out chicken mixture, tortillas and remaining dressing for diners to assemble wraps at the table. Serve immediately.
Spray small nonstick skillet with nonstick spray, add chicken cubes, garlic & onion and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broth, mushrooms, pimento and broccoli, cover, cook for 2 more minutes or until broccoli is crisp tender. Remove chicken & veggies to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add cream & parmesan cheese to skillet, stir quickly over high heat until thickened. Check for seasoning. Return chicken & veggies to sauce, stir to coat and serve! Serve this over a pasta and serve with fresh spinach salad for a complete dinner!
In a medium skillet, heat the oil and garlic over medium heat. Sprinkle the chicken with the salt and pepper, then, add to the skillet and cook for 7-10 minutes. Add the white wine and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove the chicken to a platter. Sauté the tomatoes in a skillet until tender. Place the tomatoes over the chicken and cover with the pan drippings.
Turkey Italian Sausage Patties
Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate overnight to allow the meat to absorb the flavor of the spices. Form into small patties or small links: the thinner the patty the shorter the cooking time. Use to spice up Portabella pizza
Begin heating water in a large pasta pot with a liner basket. Make sure water level stays below the inner pan. When water is boiling, place the squash halves, cut sides down, in liner basket and put in pasta pot to steam for 8-10 minutes, until the squash is tender. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 Tbs. of the oil. Add the crushed garlic cloves and onion and cook over medium high heat for 3 minutes until onion is translucent. Add ground meat and cook for 4-5 minutes until the meat browns. Reduce the heat; simmer gently for 10 minutes. Place the spaghetti squash in a serving bowl, and use a fork to pull the threads of squash from the shell. Place squash on plate and add pasta sauce to the top. Top with Parmesan cheese.
Turkey Sausage
Heat oil in large skillet, heat water for pasta. Sauté sausage, peppers and onion in skillet. Pour sauce over sausage and vegetables.
In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the all ingredients except spaghetti squash over medium-low heat and whisk until smooth and creamy, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Add the whole whet pasta to the sauce and stir until thoroughly mixed and heated through. Serve immediately.
Sauté chicken pieces in butter until cooked, about 10 minutes.
5 ounces cooked chicken breast, cut into ½ to ¾ inch chunks In a medium bowl, gently stir together the chicken, celery, apple, walnuts, and raisins. Pour the dressing over the mixture and toss gently to coat. Serve on a bed of Bibb lettuce.
Italian Turkey Meatloaf Mini-Muffins
Non-Stick Spray. Measure all ingredients into bowl and mix well. Cover meat mixture and place in fridge for 3 hours or overnight to allow flavors to blend. Preheat oven to 375. Spray muffin tin with non-stick spray and divide meat mixture into tin -- I find that 1 lb ground meat works out to 6 good size muffins (they're about 2 oz each when cooked). Bake until cooked through and slightly browned. Remove from oven and take individual meat loaves out of tin and allow to cool slightly. I use individual silicon muffin cups rather than a muffin tin. This allows me to make up a dozen portions and freeze for later meals.
2 oz. Chicken breast, cooked and cut into Place cooked breasts in microwave safe bowl for 30 sec. until hot. Drizzle pizza sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with seasonings, salt and parmesan and enjoy.
Spicy Chicken and Black Bean Burritos
For the rub:In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, paprika, thyme, cayenne, and black pepper. For the chicken: Lightly pound each chicken breast to an even 1/2-inch thickness. Rub a thick layer of the spice mixture onto both sides of each chicken breast. In a large heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add chicken and cook until blackened on both sides and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a cutting board. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1/2 Tbs of oil and onion to the skillet. Cook, stirring to scrape up any brown bits clinging to the bottom of the skillet, until onion is softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add beans and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in tomato and minced cilantro. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Cut chicken on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place tortillas on 4 plates. Divide chicken and beans among tortillas. Fold tortillas |
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