LOW CALORIE DINNERS

low-calorie dinners

Eat these meals for dinner and you'll be lean in no time.

2 Chicken Fajitas (300 calories)

Ingredients:

• 2 corn tortillas
• 1 sliced chicken breast
• 1 sliced large bell pepper
• 1 sliced onion
• 4 tbsps tomato juice
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• Garlic powder

Directions:

1- Simmer sliced chicken breast, bell peppers, onions, tomato juice, chili powder and garlic powder in a skillet until chicken breast is cooked and sauce thickens.
2- Microwave tortillas and add the chicken mix.

Asian Stir-Fry (350 calories)

Ingredients:

• Sliced lean beef
• 1 large garlic clove
• ½ medium sized sliced yellow onion
• 1 chopped medium red pepper
• 1 chopped carrot
• 1 chopped head of broccoli
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsps soy sauce
• 2 tbsps sesame sauce
• 2 tbsps garlic sauce
• salt, cayenne pepper to taste

Directions:

1- Toss beef, salt and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
2- Sauté beef mix in a wok (hey, we're making Asian here) for 5 minutes.
3- Remove the Sauté mix but leave the leftover sauce in the pan.
4- Add garlic and onions to the wok and Sauté for about 4 minutes, then add the rest of the vegetables.
5- Reduce heat and add beef to the vegetables, then add lemon juice and soy sauce.

Barbecue Chicken Thigh (320 calories)

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless and skinless chicken thighs
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp barbecue powder

Directions:

1- In a bowl, mix the chicken and oil.
2- Add barbecue powder and let it sit (in a refrigerator) for at least half an hour.
3- Pre-heat oven at 450°F.
4- Place the chicken in tinfoil (shape foil into a bowl-like receptacle with the top slightly open).
5- Roast the chicken in the oven for about 40 minutes.

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