8 EZ Chicken Recipes Under 250 Calories

8 Simple Chicken Recipes Under 250 Calories [Hungry Girl]( Trouble viewing? [Click here.]( [8 Simple Chicken Recipes Under 250 Calories] [HG Character] [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( [Subscribe]( [Question@2x] Hi Hungry Girl, I always keep chicken breast in my fridge and freezer -- it's my go-to protein for lunch and dinner. But I'm getting so bored with plain chicken! How can I make it more exciting without spending a lot of time in the kitchen? Chicken Rut --------------------------------------------------------------- [Answer@2x] Hi Chicken Rut, Chicken's my go-to protein too! But I can definitely see how you could be getting bored if you tend to eat it plain. Here are eight easy ways to give that poultry a serious upgrade... Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Top with Fruity Salsa Top with Fruity Salsa 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 3 tbsp. salsa = 200 calories SmartPoints® value 3* Fruit and chicken go so well together, and this combo doesn't even require any produce chopping. Pick up some salsa studded with peaches, pineapple, or mango. [Newman's Own]( makes some great ones. Or DIY by whipping up a batch of this [Tropical Pico de Gallo]( in advance! Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Enjoy Burger Style Enjoy Burger Style 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 2 large lettuce leaves, 3 dill pickle chips, 2 tsp. each ketchup and mustard = 215 calories SmartPoints® value 4* Create a variation on a burger by wrapping the chicken in lettuce. Iceberg is great if you like a little crunch, but butter lettuce works too. Add classic condiments -- ketchup, mustard, and pickles -- for a burger fix with a fraction of the calories and fat. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Greek-ify It Greek-ify It 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1 slice roasted red pepper, 2 tbsp. crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese, 1 tbsp. sliced black olives = 230 calories SmartPoints® value 4* This one's delicious and packed with Mediterranean flavor. It even features a couple of foods you probably already have in your pantry! Just top your chicken with roasted red pepper (previously packed in water, not oil), crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese, and sliced black olives. So much yum... Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Spread with Hummus Spread with Hummus 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 2 tbsp. hummus, dash paprika = 240 calories SmartPoints® value 5* Speaking of Mediterranean flavor, hummus is a great way to zazzle up that chicken. And it's protein on protein, so you know you'll be satisfied after eating it! My favorite hummus these days is made by [Lantana](. I love that some of the flavors come in single-serve containers. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Top with Mozzarella, Artichoke Hearts & Sun-Dried Tomatoes Top with Mozzarella, Artichoke Hearts & Sun-Dried Tomatoes 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1 tbsp. each chopped sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts, 2 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese = 245 calories SmartPoints® value 4* Taking things Italian, here's another flavor-packed idea. Chop some bagged (or rinsed and dried if packed in oil) sundried tomatoes and canned artichoke hearts, and sprinkle over your chicken. Then top with shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, and heat until melted. Mmmm... Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Smother with Creamy Tomato Soup Smother with Creamy Tomato Soup 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1/4 cup tomato soup with 4g fat or less per serving = 210 calories SmartPoints® value 4* What's better than a bowl of steamy tomato soup? Steamy tomato soup poured over chicken like a sauce! My favorite, hands down, is [Amy's Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque](. There's even a Light in Sodium version of that soup, which rocks. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Buffalo Wing It Buffalo Wing It 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1 1/2 tsp. hot sauce, 1 tbsp. crumbled blue cheese = 210 calories SmartPoints® value 4* [Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce]( makes just about anything taste like Buffalo wings. (I'm pretty sure my tennis shoes would taste like wings if I doused 'em in Frank's!) Coat your chicken with the hot sauce, and sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles to seal the deal. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Go Naked Chicken Parm Go Naked Chicken Parm 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 3 tbsp. low-fat marinara sauce, 2 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese = 245 calories SmartPoints® value 5* Enjoy the taste of chicken Parmesan without all the extra calories and fat. Just slather low-fat marinara sauce on your chicken breast, and top with shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese. Heat until the cheese is nice and melty, and dig in. [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( [Subscribe]( Chew on this: It’s almost the end of November, a.k.a. Good Nutrition Month! That doesn’t mean you should ditch good nutrition in December, though. We have [plenty of healthy holiday recipes]( for you… [Ch lt] [.] [Chew on this:] [Bite] It’s almost the end of November, a.k.a. Good Nutrition Month! That doesn’t mean you should ditch good nutrition in December, though. We have [plenty of healthy holiday recipes]( for you… [Ch lb] [.] [.] [Ch rb] [Logo] You know you're not the only one who's bored with chicken -- click "Send to a Friend" now! [Send to a Friend]( [Have a Question for Hungry Girl?]( [Send it in!]( She answers new Qs each week (but cannot respond to emails personally). 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How can I make it more exciting without spending a lot of time in the kitchen? Chicken Rut [A] Hi Chicken Rut, Chicken's my go-to protein too! But I can definitely see how you could be getting bored if you tend to eat it plain. Here are eight easy ways to give that poultry a serious upgrade... Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Top with Fruity Salsa Top with Fruity Salsa 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 3 tbsp. salsa = 200 calories SmartPoints® value 3* Fruit and chicken go so well together, and this combo doesn't even require any produce chopping. Pick up some salsa studded with peaches, pineapple, or mango. [Newman's Own]( makes some great ones. Or DIY by whipping up a batch of this [Tropical Pico de Gallo]( in advance! Enjoy Burger Style 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 2 large lettuce leaves, 3 dill pickle chips, 2 tsp. each ketchup and mustard = 215 calories SmartPoints® value 4* Create a variation on a burger by wrapping the chicken in lettuce. Iceberg is great if you like a little crunch, but butter lettuce works too. Add classic condiments -- ketchup, mustard, and pickles -- for a burger fix with a fraction of the calories and fat. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Enjoy Burger Style Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Greek-ify It Greek-ify It 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1 slice roasted red pepper, 2 tbsp. crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese, 1 tbsp. sliced black olives = 230 calories SmartPoints® value 4* This one's delicious and packed with Mediterranean flavor. It even features a couple of foods you probably already have in your pantry! Just top your chicken with roasted red pepper (previously packed in water, not oil), crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese, and sliced black olives. So much yum... Spread with Hummus 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 2 tbsp. hummus, dash paprika = 240 calories SmartPoints® value 5* Speaking of Mediterranean flavor, hummus is a great way to zazzle up that chicken. And it's protein on protein, so you know you'll be satisfied after eating it! My favorite hummus these days is made by [Lantana](. I love that some of the flavors come in single-serve containers. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Spread with Hummus Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Top with Mozzarella, Artichoke Hearts & Sun-Dried Tomatoes Top with Mozzarella, Artichoke Hearts & Sun-Dried Tomatoes 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1 tbsp. each chopped sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts, 2 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese = 245 calories SmartPoints® value 4* Taking things Italian, here's another flavor-packed idea. Chop some bagged (or rinsed and dried if packed in oil) sundried tomatoes and canned artichoke hearts, and sprinkle over your chicken. Then top with shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, and heat until melted. Mmmm... Smother with Creamy Tomato Soup 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1/4 cup tomato soup with 4g fat or less per serving = 210 calories SmartPoints® value 4* What's better than a bowl of steamy tomato soup? Steamy tomato soup poured over chicken like a sauce! My favorite, hands down, is [Amy's Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque](. There's even a Light in Sodium version of that soup, which rocks. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Smother with Creamy Tomato Soup Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Buffalo Wing It Buffalo Wing It 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 1 1/2 tsp. hot sauce, 1 tbsp. crumbled blue cheese = 210 calories SmartPoints® value 4* [Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce]( makes just about anything taste like Buffalo wings. (I'm pretty sure my tennis shoes would taste like wings if I doused 'em in Frank's!) Coat your chicken with the hot sauce, and sprinkle with blue cheese crumbles to seal the deal. Go Naked Chicken Parm 4 oz. cooked skinless chicken breast, 3 tbsp. low-fat marinara sauce, 2 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese = 245 calories SmartPoints® value 5* Enjoy the taste of chicken Parmesan without all the extra calories and fat. Just slather low-fat marinara sauce on your chicken breast, and top with shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese. Heat until the cheese is nice and melty, and dig in. Easy Healthy Ways to Dress Up Chicken: Go Naked Chicken Parm [NOV] [29] [2017] [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( [Subscribe]( [Ch lt] [Chew on this:] It’s almost the end of November, a.k.a. Good Nutrition Month! That doesn’t mean you should ditch good nutrition in December, though. We have [plenty of healthy holiday recipes]( for you… [Hungry Girl Logo]( You know you're not the only one who's bored with chicken -- click "Send to a Friend" now! 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