220 calories, 3.5g fat, 971mg sodium, 30g carbs, 8g fiber, 10g sugars, 21g protein
The recipe: "Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies...", page 81
or http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1072
Yesterday, I began my boot camp class that I had posted about last week. I was so excited to get back on plan with exercising and counting calories again. Unfortunately, my good ole hubby is apparently not on board with exercising and counting calories. Since I was getting home late, he thought he would be nice and pick up KFC grilled chicken with a bunch of different sides. Now, grilled chicken from KFC is NOT the healthy, skinless, grilled chicken breast you would make at home. I was disappointed that I wasn't going to be able to stay on plan because he had bought all of this fattening, high-calorie fast food. I even had a plate filled with the awful food, when I stopped myself and thought, "Why am I eating this?". I then realized there was no reason why I couldn't whip up a healthy dinner just for myself. If everyone else wanted to eat KFC, that was up to them. But, that didn't mean that I had to sabotage my healthy day at dinnertime.
So, I quickly made this recipe. It turned out delicious, and was just was I wanted after a workout. A good amount of protein, veggies, and low-calorie. Thai lettuce wraps are one of my favorite appetizers to get at a restaurant. While not as good as the Totally Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups I made previously, these were quicker to make (no meat to have to pre-cook) and still tasted pretty good. They had a good spice to them, and were nice and flavorful. I loved the crunch that the water chestnuts added to the lettuce cups.
The only thing I changed was the chili sauce in the sauce recipe. I did not have garlic chili sauce, so I just used regular chili sauce and added a little bit of minced garlic to the sauce recipe. It still tasted great, and had a really good flavor. I liked the amount of spice it had - spicy, but not mouth-burning spicy.
After my workout, I was so starving I ended up eating the entire dish for dinner. Luckily, it was only two servings, so I was still only eating 440 calories for dinner. Not too bad!
This recipe sounds good. My daughter and I love Thai food. I cooked separate meals for me and my husband for close to two years before he decided to give WW a try. It's a pain but sometimes it's for the best. :)
ReplyDeleteWe just made something exactly like this the other night! Lettuce wraps are so versatile - you can go Asian, Mexican ... it's all so good! And an easy way to save calories.
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