Meat & Poultry
Meat & Poultry Recipes for the hCG Diet
Chicken
Mexican Tomato Chicken Soup – 4 servings = approximately 250 calories each.
1 small can Mexican style tomatoes – blended
1 small can petite dices tomatoes
1 small can chicken or beef broth
1 small can green chilies
14 oz diced cooked chicken breast
4 oz diced onion
4 oz diced celery
Cilantro – chopped to taste
1 jalapeno or chili without seeds
Cumin to taste
Chili powder to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Add all ingredients and let simmer until veggies are tender.
Beef can be substituted for the chicken if desired.
Lettuce Wraps
Minced Chicken (3 1/2 oz)
Minced fresh ginger…about a 1/2 inch piece
Minced fresh garlic
Minced green onion
veggie broth to cover bottom of pan (10 cal, 0 fat, 0 carbs)
Braise (medium heat) ginger, garlic and onion til soft then add chicken, cook until no longer pink.
Add:
1 tsp Asian Red Chile Sauce (0 calories, 0 fat, 0 carbs, 0 sodium)
1/2 – 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp wheat free Tamari sauce ( 8 cal, 0 fat, 0 carbs, 150 mgs sodium)
Cook about 5 minutes more, stirring over low heat to reduce liquid. Remove from heat, spoon into whole lettuce leafs and roll. Bibb lettuce, Boston lettuce or Iceberg works well.
