Easy Low Fat Recipes

Perhaps you are on diet or you are suffering from high cholesterol problems for which you have opted to switch to low fat food. You might also feel sorry for yourself thinking of having to binge on boiled vegetables, soups, and insipid salads? In fact, the very thought of low fat food means “bland and boring” to you. Nevertheless, that’s not true! You don’t have to compromise your taste buds and starve yourself by eating low fat food. All you need to do is to know the right recipes and you can still enjoy your favorite dishes. Whether you are a vegetarian or a non vegetarian, there are many low fat recipe ideas, and if you are creative enough you can come up with your own recipes as well. If you are looking for some delicious low fat recipes, then here are some ideas to your aid. Just keep reading and pick the one that appeals to you the most!

Healthy Low Fat Recipes

Chicken With Bell Pepper

Ingredients

• 1 Chicken Breast (shredded)
• Bell Pepper (a few slices)
• 1 Onion (diced)
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Sunflower Oil

• Heat the oil in a pan and add the diced onion to it and sauté the onion for a few minutes.
• Now, add the chopped bell pepper and sauté for a few minutes more.
• Add the shredded chicken pieces and cook for some time.
• Sprinkle salt to taste.
• Add soy sauce and cover the pan with a lid.
• Keep on a low flame until the chicken is cooked.
• Serve hot.

Chocolate Rice Cereal Squares

• 1 10.5 oz bag of mini Marshmallows
• 1 oz semisweet Chocolate (optional)
• 2 tbsp Butter
• ¼  cup Cocoa Powder (unsweetened)
• 6 cups crispy Rice Cereal
• 1 Parchment paper sheet

• Melt butter and marshmallows in a large pan, keeping the heat low.
• To it, mix cocoa powder and rice cereal.
• Stir well so that all the rice cereal is coated with the cocoa powder.
• Take a square baking pan and spread a parchment paper so that the parchment overhangs around the sides of the baking pan.
• Spread the cereal over the parchment paper.
• Melt chocolate in a microwave oven for 10 seconds and trickle it over the cereal.
• Allow it to cool and then cut into small squares.

Roasted Beet And Carrot Salad

• 1 lb Beets
• ¾ lb Carrots
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• Black Pepper (freshly ground)

• Peel and dice the beets and the carrots into small cubes.
• Pour olive oil in a bowl and toss the beets and the carrots in the oil.
• Preheat the oven to 425⁰F.
• Roast the beets and the carrots in the oven until tender.
• Garnish with freshly ground pepper.
• Add a dash of lemon to it and serve.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

• 2 lb Potatoes (peeled and cut into pieces)
• 1/3 cup fat -free Sour Cream
• 6 garlic cloves (peeled)
• 1/3 cup fat-free milk (warmed)
• ½ tsp Black Pepper
• Chives (freshly chopped)

• Take a large pot and boil peeled potatoes and garlic cloves together for 20 minutes.
• Drain the water.
• Now add heated skim milk and sour cream to the potatoes and garlic.
• Take a potato masher and mash until smooth.
• Jazz up with freshly ground pepper and garnish with chopped chives.