Achieving weight loss is easier when exercise is accompanied by healthy low-calorie recipes. You can prepare these healthy recipes daily or alternate weekly. These are also quick and easy to prepare and fit to your busy schedule.
1. Chicken with Vegetables
Ingredients:
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
• 4 oz chicken breast (chopped into bite-size pieces)
• 2 medium carrots (peeled and chopped)
• 2 tbsp water
• 3 oz broccoli
• 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce + 1 tsp honey
• Black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Set nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.
Spray 1 tsp olive oil and warm it up.
Saute finely chopped garlic for 1-2 minutes.
Add chopped chicken breast and carrots.
Stir and cook until chicken changes color.
Add 2 tbsp water and cover the lid.
Let it simmer.
Add broccoli and cover the lid.
Let it cook until vegetables are tender.
Add mixture of 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce and 1 tsp honey.
Season with black pepper to taste.
Stir until well combined.
Remove from heat and transfer to a plate.
Serve and enjoy!
2. Veggie Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
• 3 oz green beans (chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/4 medium yellow onion (chopped)
• 2 medium carrots (julienned)
• 2 tbsp water
• 3 oz broccoli
• 1/4 cup peas
• 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce + 1 tsp honey
• Black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Boil 3 oz chopped green beans.
Set aside.
Set a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Spray 1 tsp olive oil and let it warm up.
Saute chopped yellow onion and garlic.
Add julienned carrots and 2 tbsp water.
Cover the lid and let it simmer until carrots soften.
Add 3 oz broccoli and cover the lid.
Let it cook until broccoli is tender.
Add boiled green beans earlier and peas.
Add mixture of 1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce and 1 tsp honey.
Season with black pepper to taste.
Stir well.
Remove from the heat and transfer to a plate.
Serve and enjoy!
3. Chickpea, Spinach, and Egg
Ingredients:
• 1 egg
• 1 garlic clove (chopped)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 medium tomato (diced)
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp curry powder
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 3 oz chickpeas (cooked)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp parsley (finely chopped)
• 2 oz spinach
Instructions:
Boil egg for 12 minutes.
Peel off the shell and cut in half.
Set aside.
Set a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Spray 1 tsp olive oil.
Saute chopped garlic clove and diced tomato.
Season with 1/4 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp curry powder, salt, and black pepper.
Stir until well mixed.
Add 3 oz cooked chickpeas, 1 tsp lemon juice, and finely chopped parsley.
Stir and cook until well mixed.
Add 2 oz spinach and cook until wilted.
Remove from the heat and transfer to a plate.
Top with the halved egg.
Serve and enjoy!
4. White Bean Salad
Ingredients:
• 2 leaves Romaine lettuce (chopped)
• 7 cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 1/4 medium red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 medium zucchini (peeled and chopped)
• 2 oz canned white beans
• 2 tbsp olives
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Mix 1 tsp white vinegar, 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper.
Mix well and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, add chopped Romaine lettuce, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped red bell pepper, white beans, chopped zucchini, and olives.
Add the dressing mixture.
Mix well.
Serve and enjoy!
5. Tuna Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
• 1 oz fusilli pasta
• 1/2 medium cucumber (peeled and chopped)
• 1/4 medium red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 medium green onion (chopped)
• 3 oz tuna
• 1/4 cup peas
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp honey
• Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Cook 1 oz fusilli pasta according to its package.
Set aside.
Mix 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp honey.
Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, add chopped cucumber, and red bell pepper, and green onion.
Add 3 oz tuna and 1/4 cup peas.
Add the cooked fusilli pasta.
Mix well.
Drizzle with the dressing.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Mix well.
Serve and enjoy!
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