Low Fat Chicken Recipes

There are so many different ways in which to prepare low fat chicken recipes that will be wonderful to serve at a dinner party or just for your family to have a new and unique meal to enjoy for anytime.

And remember the fat of the chicken is just beneath its skin. If you use chicken breast filets you avoid the fat and calorie rich parts of the chicken

This is a great Caribbean style low fat chicken recipe that will spice up any meal and have your taste buds jumping for joy.

For this recipe you will need:

• 6 boneless and skinless chicken breasts

For the Caribbean marinade you will need:

• 4 sliced scallions,
• 2 chopped jalapeno peppers seeded,
• 1/3 cup of lime juice,
• ¼ cup of honey, and
• 2 tablespoons of thyme.

To begin you will need to rinse your chicken well with cold water. Now, mix together all the ingredients to create the Caribbean marinade. Place the chicken in a bowl with a lid and pour the marinade over the chicken.

Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours but not over 6 hours. Prepare your grill by brushing with vegetable oil or using a non-stick spray.

Place the chicken on the grill and cover around 5 inches from heat. The grill should be on medium heat. Cook for 10 minutes and then turn and cook again for another 10 minutes.

You may think that cheese is a no no when it comes to low fat recipes, but you will be happy to learn that you can find many reduced fat or low fat cheeses to help you create wonderful tasting recipes like this one for Baked Cheesy Chicken.

For this recipe you will need:

• 6 boneless and skinless chicken breasts,
• two beaten egg whites,
• 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs,
• one jar of your favorite marinara or spaghetti sauce, and
• 1 cup of low or reduced fat mozzarella cheese.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Dip each chicken breast into the egg whites and then roll in the bread crumbs. In a large baking dish place each chicken breast after coating with the bread crumbs.

Bake for 10 minutes and then turn pour the marina sauce over the chicken breast and sprinkle with the cup of mozzarella cheese bake again until completely done around 10 more minutes.

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