Optavia recipes lean and green meals

Optavia recipes or lean and green meals are not just about eating healthy but also exciting and flavourful food. Optavia believes every meal should be an adventure, which is why they have compiled a list of recipes that lean towards the green side.

These recipes will have you enjoying your food in a whole new way, from breakfast to dinner!

Lean and Green meals are packed with flavour, nutrients, and healthy ingredients, so you can feel good about what you are eating and stay energetic all day long.

Optavia recipes are an excellent way to sneak some extra greens into your diet without realizing it.

With dishes such as creamy avocado and black bean bowls, savoury salmon with sweet potato wedges, and rich chocolate pecan tart, you will be eating plenty of nutritious, delicious greens every day.

Other healthy recipes to check out from the blog are healthy chicken breast recipes, smoothies to lose belly fat, detoxing weight loss smoothies, under 500 calorie meals etc.

About Optavia

Your Lean & Green Meals are the foundation of your success on Optavia. They are your portion-controlled protein and vegetable choices rich in vitamins and nutrients, low in carbohydrates, and just right in calories.

Optavia is a weight loss plan based on eating six small meals daily. The Optavia diet is a commercial weight-loss plan with several levels, ranging from basic to premium.

All of the programs are based on consuming 'fuelings' or packaged food products and one meal that the participant prepares for themselves.

Different recipes available

Check out some of the best collections of optavia recipes from the Optavia diet.

These recipes are all extremely healthy and following the Lean and Green Meals is one of the two most important aspects to follow on your journey to better health. 

Also, buy their plans according to weight loss goals or make the lean and green recipes at home and there are many recipes available to make and that is why sharing some of the optavia lean and green recipes below.

1. Optiavia lean and green chicken recipe

No of servings: 2

Per Serving: 145 calories 69 g protein 56.5 g carbohydrate 5 g fat

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 ½ scallions, chopped finely
• Two garlic cloves, thinly sliced.
• 0.25 teaspoon or a pinch of crushed red chilli pepper flakes
• 0.25 tsp, dried oregano herb or just a pinch
• ¾ cup diced canned tomatoes
• 2 ¼ cups cauliflower florets 
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
• ½ cup fresh basil, crushed or chopped
• ¼ tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

1. Add garlic, chopped scallions, crushed red chilli pepper, oregano, canned tomatoes, and cauliflower florets in a cooking pot.
2. Add about ¼ to ½ cups of water to the cooking pot mixture.
3. Bring them to a boil.
4.  Add salt as per taste and black pepper seasoning.
5. Cover with a lid.
6. Cook for at least 10 minutes or until cauliflower turns soft and tender.
7. Brush the chicken breast with olive oil.
8. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
9. Bake the chicken for 20-25 minutes.
10. Cut the chicken into pieces or two halves.
11. Serve the chicken along with the cooked cauliflower.

Note: Double the ingredients if the servings need to double.

 2. Optavia chicken with vegetables

No of servings: 2

Total Time: 45 Minutes

Per serving: 175 calories, 6g fat, 5g carbohydrate, 25g protein

Ingredients:

• Two boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 4 oz chicken breasts
• 1 ½ cup Roma tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 cup orange bell pepper
• ½ summer squash, peeled and chopped
• ½ zucchini, peeled and sliced
• ½ tablespoon olive or canola oil
•  salt and pepper as per taste
• 2 tablespoon feta cheese, reduced-fat cheese

For the dressing:

• one garlic clove, minced
• juice of 1 lemon
• ½ tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
2. Take a baking tray, place parchment paper over and spray some olive oil all over the paper.
3. Place the chicken on one side.
4. Add veggies such as zucchini, squash, bell peppers, and tomatoes to a mixing bowl.
5. Add salt and pepper as per requirement or just a pinch, and toss the veggies well.
6. Transfer veggies to the baking sheet pan or tray and place them as a single layer on the other side.
7. Place the baking sheet pan in the oven and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the chicken cooks well.
8. In a separate bowl for the dressing, mix the oregano, garlic,  lemon juice, and olive oil well.
9. Divide the cooked mixture into two halves.
10. Make them in two servings.
11. Serve one serving of chicken and veggies mixture and a tablespoon of feta cheese as healthy fats.
12. Drizzle about one teaspoon of the dressing over the chicken and vegetables.
13. Serve hot. 

3. Lean and Green meal 3 (Grilled Sandwich)

Yield: 2 Servings

Total Time: 30 Minutes

Nutrition Facts: Per Serving: 170 calories. 10g fat. 5g carbohydrate. 15.5g protein

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cauliflower, riced finely
•  Two eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• salt as per requirement
• Six slices of reduced-fat cheddar cheese each of 1 oz

Directions:

1. Take a baking sheet pan, place parchment paper and spread the riced cauliflower evenly.2. Place in the oven preheated to 425F.
2. Take the baked cauliflower out and allow it cool completely.
3. Once cooled, squeeze the cauliflower and remove the moisture present in it altogether.
4. Reduce the temperature of the oven from 425F to 400F.
5. Add the roasted cauliflower to a mixing bowl; add eggs, parmesan cheese, and salt if required and mix everything well.
6. Take at least ⅙ cup portion of the cauliflower mix, place it on the baking paper, and shape it into a bread slice with a thickness of at least ¼ inch.
7.  Repeat the same procedure and make four cauliflower bread slices.
8. Bake them for at least 8 minutes at 400F.
9. Take each bread cauliflower slice out of the oven and cover it with three pieces of cheddar cheese. Top it up with another cauliflower bread slice.
10. Repeat to make a sandwich with the remaining two bread slices with cheddar cheese as healthy fats between them.
11. Place the baking sheet pan in the oven until the cheese melts nicely.

4. Optavia Egg Muffins recipe

Servings: 2

Total time: 55 to 60 minutes

Nutrition: 145 calories, 14g protein, 6g carbohydrate, 7g fats

Ingredients:

• Four large eggs
• ½ cup egg whites liquid
• ⅕ cup low-fat Greek yoghurt
• 1 oz goat cheese, crumbled
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 5 oz frozen-thawed kale, pat dry after chopped
• 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
• cooking spray 

Directions:

1. Take a mixing bowl.
2. Add egg whites liquid, eggs, salt, and goat cheese in crumbled form, combine all the ingredients well and mix well.
3. Add in chopped kale and cut tomatoes, and give a mix.
4. Grease the muffin tins or place parchment paper into the muffin cups.
5. Pour the egg mixture into each muffin cup.
6. Bake them for at least 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven or until nicely done.
7. Check the muffins by inserting a knife; if the muffins come out clean, it indicates that the muffins cooked well.

5. Optavia Chicken with Zoodles

Yield: 2 Servings

Total Time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 12 0z, boneless skinless chicken breast(grilled and cut into cubes)
• ¼ cup basil leaves, chopped
• ⅙ cup Italian salad dressing (low-fat)
• pine nuts, ⅙ oz (-27 kernels)
• ¼ cup of parmesan cheese
• Cooking Spray
• One big zucchini, make noodles like strands or shred thinly
• 1, cherry tomato, halved
• 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes

Directions:

1. Take a blending jar or a processor.
2. Add the salad dressing, pine nuts, a tablespoon of parmesan cheese, and basil to the processor.
3. Blend the mixture until fine and smooth.
4. Take a skillet and spray with cooking spray.
5. Add zucchini noodles and saute for 3 to 5 minutes, or until just soft.
6. Add the blended pesto and the rest of the parmesan cheese.
7. Take the skillet off the heat.
8. Add tomatoes, grilled chicken cut pieces, and crushed red pepper flakes to finish and serve.
9. This makes into an impressive list of optavia recipes, and I hope it turns out successful.

6. Optavia Chicken Pizza

Servings: 2

Total Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

• ½ pound chicken breast, pound well
• 2 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated
• One egg
• Cooking oil spray
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ½ cup tomato sauce (without sugar sauce)
•  ½ cup reduced-fat Mozzarella cheese, shredded
• Two Roma tomatoes. sliced
• ¼ cup basil chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Add ground chicken breast, egg, cheese, and Italian seasoning to a mixing bowl.
3. Take a round baking tray and place parchment paper on it.
4. Place the chicken mixture on the tray and give the chicken mixture the shape of a round pizza crust by pressing.
5. Bake the chicken pizza for at least 2 minutes until it turns golden.
6. Take the pizza out and add the topping of tomato sauce, cheese, and a tomato slice.
7.  Bake again until cheese melts or roughly about 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Serve the pizza and add some fresh basil before serving. 

7. Optavia Chicken Soup

Servings: 2

Nutrition: cal: 150g, Protein: 16g, carbohydrate: 7.5g, Fat: 6g

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

• 1 oz, skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 2 cups chicken stock
• salt as required
• ½ cup celery, chopped into pieces
• 1 cup green cabbage, shredded
• ½ cup summer squash, diced
• ½ cup florets of cauliflower
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes, cut into equal halves
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper seasoning
• 2 teaspoon reduced fat parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Take a cooking pot.
2. Add the chicken thigh and chicken stock to the pot.
3. Bring it to one boil.
4. Simmer and boil for at least 40-45 minutes until the chicken cooks well.
5. Remove the chicken thigh pieces and allow to cool them down.
6. Shred the chicken thighs into small pieces using a fork or a hand.
7. Add the vegetables, such as zucchini, squash, shredded cabbage, etc., to the chicken cooking stock.
8. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
9. Add the shredded chicken pieces back into the chicken and vegetable stock.
10. Add the seasoning such as basil, pepper and tomatoes and stir well.
11. Serve in two different bowls, and each bowl makes one serving.
12. Serve each serving with a teaspoon of parmesan cheese. 
13. This is among the healthy optavia recipes and a must-try soup for a healthy meal.

8. Lean and Green Taco Salad

Yield: 2 servings

Total time: 20 minutes

Nutrition: 185g calories, 26g protein, 7g carbohydrates, 7g fats

Ingredients:

• 14 oz, lean ground turkey
• 4 cups lettuce, chopped
• 2 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
• ¾ cup tomatoes, diced
• ½ cup cilantro, chopped
• One scallion, minced
• One jalapeno, minced
• ½ avocado, diced
• ¼ cup non-fat Greek yoghurt 

Directions:

1. Take a non-stick pan or a skillet.
2. Add the lean ground turkey and brown it well by sauteing for a few minutes.
3. Add the taco seasoning and mix it well.
4. Make a salad using lettuce, jalapeno, tomatoes, and chopped scallion and divide it into two halves.
5. Divide avocado and turkey into equal parts.
6. Top the salad equally with diced avocado and cooked turkey.
7. Drizzle greek yoghurt over the salad and serve.

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