Weight-loss surgery recipes using chicken as the main ingredient.
Asparagus Salad with Roast Chicken I love recipes that don’t actually require any cooking. And this fresh tasting salad is just that! This recipe is also perfect for post-op weight-loss surgery patients because it uses no lettuce. Why is this good? Some of you may attest to this…but many patients don’t tolerate lettuce very … Continue reading "Asparagus Salad with Roast Chicken"
Grilled Buffalo Chicken Breasts – WLS Recipe This recipe is for Premier Access Members. I love using buffalo sauce in my recipes! SO much flavor for so little sauce. This is great to keep the texture of foods more solid (which means more restriction in your Sleeve or Bypass pouch) as well as less … Continue reading "Grilled Buffalo Chicken Breasts – WLS Recipe"
Chicken with Cheesy Veggies Foil Pack Can I get a “heck yes!” for foil pack dinners?? Or as some lovingly call them, the “Hobo Dinner” method?! I mean, come on, all your protein and veggies inside foil with virtually no cleaning when your finished? Someone deserves some major recognition for dreaming this up. It’s … Continue reading "Chicken with Cheesy Veggies Foil Pack"
Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken I recently hosted a cooking class at the Bariatric Clinic I work for. One of the recipes I featured was this Cilantro Lime Chicken. I picked it for several reasons: 1. Very few ingredients (4 not counting salt and pepper) 2. Very fast and can be done on the stove … Continue reading "Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken"
BBQ Pineapple Chicken Foil Pack Foil pack dinners are so great! As I post this, it’s summertime. The window is open. The sun is out longer each day. The grill is working double time for all our meals. I’ve used foil packs for chicken, fish and even beef. This is perfect for weight-loss … Continue reading "BBQ Pineapple Chicken Foil Pack"
California Cobb Salad – WLS Recipe Don’t you just LOVE a good Cobb Salad??? And California Cobb to me says one thing….avocado. Yes, please! That’s the trick here. Avocado is so rich in calories, you have to be very smart how you use it. I modified a recipe from a Pampered Chef cookbook and … Continue reading "California Cobb Salad – WLS Recipe"
Chicken Mozzarella Skillet – Easy WLS Recipe Ready for a “one pan wonder” with an Italian-y Chicken result?? I love the warm and hearty flavors of this tomato and mozzarella chicken recipe. Using chicken tenderloins not only makes this recipe cook faster, it’s also perfect for postop bariatric surgery patients. If you’ve had weight … Continue reading "Chicken Mozzarella Skillet – Easy WLS Recipe"
Tex Mex Slow Cooker Chicken A good chicken in the Crockpot® recipe is the oldest (and best) trick in the book. And that’s no except for post bariatric surgery patients. It may be even more true if you’ve had a weight loss surgery! If you don’t feel like putting much work into your meals … Continue reading "Tex Mex Slow Cooker Chicken"
Basil and Garlic Grilled Chicken You’re only four ingredients away from a very delicious grilled chicken dinner. After weight loss surgery such as the Gastric Sleeve or Gastric Bypass surgery, it’s difficult to keep variety in your meals. If you find yourself eating too much grilled chicken you’ll soon be burnt out and reaching … Continue reading "Basil and Garlic Grilled Chicken"
Kitchen Sink Chicken Chili Kitchen Sink Chicken Chili – it’s all in the name. I knew I wanted to make a large crockpot full of chicken chili this weekend when snow came our way, but I didn’t know quite what recipe to use. So I used a strange mixture of several and threw in just about everything … Continue reading "Kitchen Sink Chicken Chili"
