400-Calorie Restaurant Meals

400-Calorie Restaurant Meals

400-Calorie Restaurant Meals, We don’t eat out very much, but when we do, I love to go to Chipotle.  Fortunately for me, Chipotle is very easy to duplicate at home.    The best part about making it at home is that you can control the ingredients.  While Chipotle is better for you that most fast food, at home you can use lower calorie ingredients which helps your weight loss efforts.  As an added bonus, it’s cheaper too! 400-Calorie Restaurant Meals: Today’s 400 Calorie Dinner is inspired by what we call “Make your own Chipotle” nights at my house.   Since yesterday was Cinco de Mayo, we had a Mexican inspired meal and this was the perfect choice.  I just set out the ingredients buffet style and let everyone make their own.

Today’s 400 Calorie Dinner:

• 1 portion Chicken Fajita Bowl (details on portion size below)
• 1/2 cup diced cantaloupe

Today’s Dinner Contains:

• 392 calories
• 11 grams of fat
• 4.3 grams of fiber

Chicken Fajita Bowls Recipe

This recipe is flexible on the amounts depending on how many people you are feeding.
To start with make  brown rice according to package directions.  To the cooking liquid, add the juice of a lime and 2 tbs finely minced fresh cilantro.  In the meantime, slice 1 onion and 1 green pepper into strips. Saute in 1 tbs of olive oil or coconut oil.  Warm about 2 cups of diced leftover chicken.  You will also want to grate about 8 oz of 50% reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese.  Set out bowls of salsa and sour cream for topping.

For one portion for this 400 calorie dinner, you will want

• 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
• 1/2 cup sauteed green peppers and onions
• 1/2 cup diced cooked chicken
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 2 tbs non-fat sour cream
• 2 tbs 50% reduced fat shredded cheddar

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