low carb high protein recipe for weight loss
Weight loss low carb high protein recipe to make ahead for meal prep.
Ingredients
Tuna Omelette
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup spinach ( chopped
- ¼ cup cheddar cheese (or shredded cheese)
- ¼ cup minced or ground tuna
Baked chicken salad
- 1 chicken breast piece, medium size
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- ¼ cup corn
- handful of lettuce leaves
- ¼ cup sliced red onions
- ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, chopped
- 4-5 broccoli florets
- ¼ cup boiled chickpeas
- salt as required
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
Cauliflower fried rice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 150 gms chicken breast. cut into small pieces
- ¼ cup frozen peas or boiledpeas
- ¼ cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup cauliflower, riced
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce or chili garlic sauce
- salt to taste
Instructions
Tuna Omelette recipe
- In a bowl, add eggs and beat them well.
- Add chopped spinach, cheese to the beaten eggs, mix well.
- Add ground tuna and mix everything well.
- Add salt if required or needed.
- Take a pan, add olive oil or spray some olive oil all over the pan.
- Pour the mixture and spread slightly.
- Cook well on both sides and serve.
Baked chicken salad
- Season the chicken breast with salt, pepper powder, lemon extract and olive oil.
- Can add other spices too such as oregano, basil, paprika etc...
- Marinate for 10-15minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°F and bake the chicken 20-25 miutes.
- Cut the baked chicken into small slices.
- To prepare salad use veggies such as onions, tomatoes, steamed broccoli, lettuce leaves, corn, chickpeas, cilantro leaves, salt, pepper powder, lemon extract.
- Can add other healthy veggies if required.
- Mix everything well.
- Add the baked chicken to the healthy veg salad.
- baked chicken salad is ready to serve.
Cauliflower fried rice
- Take a pan, add oil and heat it.
- Add minced garlic, add chicken and cook the chicken pieces until nicely done.
- Add peas, chopped carrots, saute few minues.
- Add riced cauliflower and stir few minutes.
- Add beaten eggs,cook for a few minutes and scramble the eggs.
- Add salt to taste, black pepper powder, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, mix well.
- Saute for a minute and serve hot.
Notes
The nutrition values above are given for chicken but all the recipes have good protein content and fewer calories...
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
low carb high protein recipe for weight loss
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150
% Daily Value*
Sodium 310mg13%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 17g34%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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