Light recipe with chicken

Two great light recipe options with chicken are grilled chicken breast with fine herbs and a chicken gratin, which are very simple to make and help meet the high protein diet.

Because they are rich recipes in proteins, they are great options for those who do physical exercises because they help in the construction of the muscular mass, defining the body. See more examples of these foods in: Protein rich foods.

Grilled chicken breast recipe with fine herbs

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg of chicken breast
• salt, garlic, thyme, oregano and black pepper to season

Method of preparation:

Season the chicken with the condiments above and let it marinate for about half an hour.

Then, put about 3 tablespoons of water in a frying pan and add the chicken cut into steak or in small pieces, letting brown until well cooked. If necessary, add more water a little so as not to stick to the frying pan.

Water is an excellent substitute for cooking oil and can be used for frying eggs, making scrambled eggs and also for frying beef or pork steaks.

Light chicken au gratin recipe

This recipe for chicken breast gratin has about 380 calories per serving and the entire recipe yields 6 servings. It is a good idea to vary the meal in the diet to lose weight, it is easy to do and can be accompanied by a green salad prepared with lettuce and arugula, seasoned with olive oil and lemon, being a low calorie and nutritionally balanced meal.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of shredded chicken breast
• 2 large tomatoes without skin
• 1 cup water tea
• 1 tablespoon wheat flour
• 1 can of light cream
• 200 g light grated cheese
• salt and aromatic herbs to season to taste

Method of preparation:

Put the water in a pan the tomato, the chicken, the salt and the herbs, on a low heat, until it starts to boil. Next, add the wheat flour and stir until thick. Remove from the heat, add the light cream and mix well.

Put everything on a shallow platter and spread over the grated cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes.

Nutritional information on the recipe for light chicken gratin

This is a recipe for light chicken gratin because it has 36% less calories than the traditional recipe and according to Anvisa, for a recipe to be considered light it has to have 25% less calories, fat or sugar than the original recipe.

See also a delicious lasagna light recipe.