Recipes and Posts Tagged chicken

High Protein & Fiber Turkey & Mushroom Tomato Sauce

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Meatless tomato sauce is a healthy, low calorie, high nutrition food. One cup of tomato sauce has about 4 grams each of fiber and protein. By adding lean protein, this recipe increases the amount of fiber to 5 grams and protein to 24 grams. This recipe makes about 13 cups ...

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Chicken Enchilada Casserole

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Enchiladas are a Mexican food favorite and easily made at home. Traditional enchiladas are individually rolled in corn tortillas and can sometimes be frustrating to make when commercially made corn tortillas tear during assembly or crack when baked. This simple casserole uses the same ingredients, but cuts prep time in ...

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Cobb Salad


A Cobb or Chef’s Salad is an excellent source of fiber and protein. What’s the difference between a Cobb or Chef’s Salad? Primarily the size. A Chef’s Salad is usually served as part of a meal while a Cobb Salad can be a lunch or dinner entree. You can think ...

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Spicy Middle Eastern Style Chicken

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For thousands of years, spices were used to preserve foods and make ingredients past their use by date palatable especially in hot climates. These properties made some spices worth more than their weight in gold. When you compare the cuisines of warm versus cool climates, you’ll find cooler climates (northern Europe ...

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Meatloaf Meal

Easy 5-Minute Homemade Gravy

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Packaged and prepared gravies are convenient, but have additives and preservatives in addition to lots of sodium. In about the time it takes to make gravy from a mix, you can make this homemade gravy recipe. Easy 5-minute homemade gravy tastes best when made with pan dripping from roasting meat ...

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250 Calorie Chicken or Turkey Pot Pie

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Pot pies are comfort food. Fast food and casual restaurants serve them, and your grocer’s frozen food isle carries several brands and sizes. But this comfort food can come with more calories and sodium than most people need. Most of the calories and fat in conventional pot pies are in the ...

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Pasta Margherita with Grilled Chicken

One-Pan Pasta Margherita With Chicken


Margherita refers to an Italian style pizza made with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil that Queen Margherita supposedly preferred over two other Neapolitan pizzas prepared in her honor. A pasta recipe made with just basil, tomato sauce and mozzarella would be a bit boring, but it doesn’t take many more ingredients ...

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One-Pan Chicken Divan With Rice

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Chicken Divan is a French-American creation first served in the early 20th century. Like many French dishes, healthy chicken and broccoli was paired with a not so healthy high saturated fat Mornay sauce made with cheese and egg yokes. You may wonder why the French can eat rich sauces and ...

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Oven Fried Chicken Breast Tenders

Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken

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You can make this simple Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken recipe using chicken pieces or boneless, skinless chicken (breast, tenders, thighs). American chicken weights have doubled over the past 20 years.Today, it is rare finding a 3 to 3.5 pound chicken. Super-sized chicken provide super-sized breasts.  One chicken breast half (photo below) can weight ...

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Spicy Chicken Kabobs

Spicy Chicken Kabobs (kebobs)


Whether you spell it kabob or kebob, these easy, nutritious, low calorie, reduced sodium, quick cooking, colorful, recipe is a special treat you can serve anytime and for any occasion. Spicy chicken kabobs have a bit of heat, about 350 calories and 54 grams of protein per kabob. Make the marinade mild, medium, or spicy ...

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