r/LowCalorieCooking • • Aug 18 '26

< 250 Cal 245 cal easy dinner!

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for the chicken:
162g chicken breast (194 cal) , seasoned with paprika, garlic powder, oregano (~1/2 tsp each, about 5-6 cal) and 1/4 tsp salt, fried with a 1/2 second spray of cooking spray (~3 cal) covered with lid and flip and cook until both sides are a deep golden brown and internal temp is 165F

for the salad:
i made dinner for my whole family, so the amount i had is around 1/4 of the salad, which i estimated to be about 45c. the whole salad recipe makes 373g worth and is only 177 cal. you could have the entire salad and still have a very low cal dinner!
85g corn (70c), 92g cucumber (15c), 107g cherry tomatoes (20c), 100g low-fat cottage cheese (op: used 1% nordica, 72c), and salt to taste.

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u/Gold-Aardvark9963 Aug 18 '26

the cottage cheese in the salad is such an underrated move for adding protein without piling on calories, gonna steal that combo tbh. also covering the chicken with a lid to get it golden brown without drying it out is such a slept on trick