Light Chicken Recipes

A great twist on traditional pizza, light on calories and fat, heavy on taste.

This dish is easy to prepare - mix all ingredients (and salt and/or pepper to taste) and marinate with chicken for 10 minutes up to 24 hours before (refrigerate if marinating more than 20 minutes). For Honey, note that 1 tbsp = 3 tsp (i.e. 2/3 tbsp = 2 tsp). Feel free to substitute seasonings to taste.

Recommend preparing this for a family or, for multiple meals to be used in salads, with pasta, veggies and more.

Easy, fast and quite satisfying!

Served this on top of tostado shells (Guerrero Brand) with a serving of lite sour cream on top! (these items not included in nutritional calculation)

Healthy, tender, saucy chicken soaking into rice. This recipe gives you the flavor you're craving without needing a trip to an exotic market. You just need 3 spices you may have already plus curry powder. Next, yogurt and other goodies maintain the flavor (without any MSG) while replacing butter and sour cream found in other recipes. Finally, you just throw it in the slow cooker and this meal will be hot and waiting on your schedule. Enjoy!

One of the easiest ways to lighten up a pasta dish is to add tons of protein and vegetables to your dish which keeps the portions large and the carbs low and this dish is a perfect example. Be sure to be generous with your Cajun spices, it should have plenty of kick so don't be shy! (Skinnytaste.com)

These reduced-fat chicken sandwiches feature chicken cutlets encrusted with tortilla chip crumbs, which yield a satisfying crunch. You can also use spicy chips for more heat.

Savory lightened chicken pot pie

Baked skinless chicken breast and thigh with apples and grapes. Made with one part mayonnaise one part fat-free yogurt.

Cut chicken breast into strips
1-2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
1 Med red, 1 med yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
8 oz. mushrooms
1/2 Red onion, sliced
2 Medium tomatoes, sliced
1/3 cup skim milk
1 Tbs flour

A light take on philadelphia chicken rolls, inside a light garlic sour cream and feta, rolled and baked. Light calorie depending on serving size and no salt is added originally, the salt comes from the feta.

This recipe came from a card that was handed out with my weekly Weight Watchers materials. It's comfort food for 6 points per serving. Note: substitute turkey for chicken if desired.

A light recipe that has full flavor.

A quick and healthy version of this French classic!

from Cooking Light Magazine; served with Marscapone Mashed Potatoes

I love the traditional, sour cream laden, chicken paprikash recipe with the wonderful heavy dumplings, but...the scale doesn't love it. So I altered the recipe to have the taste without the calories.

I made this up after getting frustrated with the calories involved in the usual chicken salad. I wanted something that tasted great, but was low cal and low fat. It is very yummy. Hope you like it.

From www.zenlizzie.com ... A lighter version of the cool summer salad.

Cut chicken into 4-5oz pieces. Dip chicken in beaten egg, then drudge with breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 for 30 min til chicken is done.

Mix tomato sauce & garlic powder. Heat to a boil. Simmer 10 min or until thick. Stir in butter. Pour sauce over chicken. Top with a pinch of Parmesan cheese per chicken portion. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 min. Remove foil and bake 10 min longer. Serve over whole grain pasta ($1) and 1# of veggies ($1).

A lighter version of the Orange Glazed Chicken

Lighter version of Chicken Piccata. This is one of my husband's favorite dishes! A light coating of flour adds just enough breading without all the egg and flour.

So light and tasty. Great for a hot summer night!

Delicious, low in fat, high in protein and calcium.

UPDATED: Added the ramen and the almonds. Still a low-fat winner. Note that you don't use the ramen seasoning packet, so the sodium count is incorrect. Thanks for all the awesome reviews!

I'm sure no one in China actually eats anything like this, but we thank them for their culinary contribution of the soy-sesame-ginger-chile combo, which makes anything delicious.

A classic recipe with the calories calculated with the lighter version of Swiss Cheese and Cream of Mushroom soup. The original calls for Apple Juice or White Wine but I think Sherry is the best

A serving size equals - 1 chicken cordon blue with 2 tbsp of sauce.
For the cornflakes I used Special K protein plus, which is lower in carbs & higher in protein.

If you don't like spicy but you like flavor, you'll love these. Simple and delicious! One serving is big and it leaves enough calories for sour cream!:)