Monday night dinners are becoming a weekly ritual with my roomie Mallory. We have been dedicated to trying a new recipe each time, and it's been really fun! This week we got several good ideas out of Rocco Dispirito's Now Eat This! diet plan and cookbook. His recipes all look so wonderful and he finds ways to cut unhealthy fats out of traditional dishes. From appetizers to desserts, all the recipes look sooo yummy and are super easy to prepare.
This week we flipped through the pages several times and finally decided on his Ginger Sweet chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry.
4 cups broccoli florets
¼ cup water
2 tsp canola oil
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
Salt/pepper
1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
¼ cup apricot preserves
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp fresh cilantro
½ tsp garlic chili sauce
2 cups cooked brown rice
- Steam broccoli in microwave or boiling water
- Sauté chicken in pan with oil (about 2 mins each side). Add ginger, apricot
- Add steamed broccoli to the pan and mix together with garlic chili oil.
- Garnish with cilantro
This beautiful dish contains only about 298 calories per serving with only 6 grams of fat!
We also added sliced carrots and sesame seeds for extra color and texture.
Nutritional Bonuses:
Pretty much everything about this recipe has nutritional benefits. The brown rice and broccoli make this a fiber-rich recipe, the chicken is a great source of lean protein, and the ginger helps keep your GI tract regular :)
Once again, Thank you Rocco!!
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