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Body For Life Recipes If you are on the body
for life diet, it does not mean that you cannot enjoy the taste.
You can find many Body for Life Recipes on the
internet. Following are some of the Body for Life Recipes:
Body for Life Recipe 1
Chicken With Crunchy Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings
3/4 pound skinned, boned chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces 1/4
cup low-sodium teriyaki sauce, divided 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1 cup diagonally sliced celery 3/4 cup thinly sliced carrot 1 clove
garlic, crushed 1 cup coarsely shredded red cabbage 1 (8-ounce) can
sliced water chestnuts, drained
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Combine chicken and 1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce in a bowl; stir well.
Let stand 10 minutes. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high
heat. Add celery, carrot, and garlic; stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in cabbage
and water chestnuts; remove from skillet. Add chicken; stir-fry 3
minutes. Add remaining teriyaki sauce; stir-fry 1 minute. Return cabbage
mixture to skillet; stir-fry 1 minute or until done. Yield: 4 servings
(serving size: 1 cup).
Body for Life Recipe 2
Low-carb "Club Sandwich" 2 large chicken breast halves,
cooked, bones and skin removed - dice into cubes
1/2 lb bacon, fried very crisp, drained - crumble into largish pieces
2 tomatoes - cut into small cubes
Generous amount of mayonnaise to bind
Salt & pepper to taste
Optional pinch of celery seeds
8 large leaves of Romaine lettuce left whole, washed, dried, and
crisped in fridge
Mix first group to make chicken salad, and use the Romaine leaves
like taco shells to eat it with. Serves two for a light supper.
Body for Life Recipe 3
Chicken in Garlic Sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
2 1/2-3 pounds chicken, cut in small serving pieces
Salt
2 tbsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup water
Juice of 1 lemon
Few strands saffron, diluted and crushed in very small amount of
water
Heat oil in large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook over moderate
heat until golden brown. Place chicken pieces in large, shallow
casserole. Salt. Pour off all but 4 tablespoons of oil in skillet.
Add garlic powder. Stir in water and bring to boil. Pour over chicken.
Add lemon juice and saffron. Cook, covered, over low heat about
15 minutes or until meat is tender. Serve, spooning sauce over chicken.
Body for Life Recipe 4
Balsamic Chicken
1 Lb. boneless skinless chicken breast
1 green pepper
2-3 whole garlic cloves
Salt and pepper to taste
Dark balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Mushrooms
Onion
Italian seasoning
In an aluminium pan pour olive oil then place breasts inside. Then
cut pepper into strips, slice onion, toss in garlic cloves and mushrooms.
Pour in balsamic vinegar. Let marinate in refrigerator for at least
an hour. Then pre heat oven @ 400.Season to taste salt/black pepper,
Italian seasoning. Cook until chicken is done.(30 min. or so) All
your ingredients can vary to taste. This is really good!!
Body for Life Recipe 5
Tandoori Chicken and Rice
for one serving:
1 serving of low-fat yoghurt 1 serving of sliced chicken 1 serving
of cooked rice 1 hard boiled egg (yolk removed) Tandoori spice (as
much as you like)
Combine ingredients in a non-stick pan, cook and enjoy!
Body for Life Recipe 6
Crunchy Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 cans of white, low fat turkey breast (drained)
1/2 cup peas (drained)
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped onions
1.5 tablespoons of fat free mayo
1.5 tablespoons of sweet relish or sweet salad cubes
Mix contents in large bowl for a delicious, nutritious, CRUNCHY
chicken salad! Serve over bed of lettuce or on wheat bread!
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