Mastering main dishes requires techniques for moisture retention, safe reheating of seafood, and adapting recipes for Keto or low-sodium dietary needs.
Chicken wings are generally not a healthy food, but the total number of calories and amount of fat per wing can be considerably reduced by choosing a relatively healthful cooking method. One chicken wing, floured and fried, contains roughly 103 calories and 7 grams of fat.
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Tuna fish is an inexpensive food that is also low in fat and calories, making it a good choice for a weight loss meal plan. Incorporating tuna sandwiches into your diet may help you lose weight as well as offering several important nutrients. Always talk to your doctor before beginning any new weight loss program.
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Lobster is a lean, high-protein seafood packed with omega-3 fatty acids. While fresh lobster can be time-consuming to prepare, frozen lobster keeps for months in your freezer and is ready to cook at any time. You can steam frozen lobster without even having to defrost the meat first.
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Skinless turkey breast is naturally low in fat for an animal source of protein. Cutlets, made from pounded turkey breast, cook quite quickly and make for a fun food, with their crunchy, breaded exteriors and the underlying juicy poultry.
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Lamb meat comes from the young offspring of sheep and is popular for its flavor and lean protein. Though lamb meat is more tender than other types of red meat, a shoulder steak can take some time to cook and soften. Using a pressure cooker is a efficient way to make a savory lamb shoulder steak.
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Halibut is a large, flat ocean fish that is versatile the way you can prepare it. The flesh is meaty and can substitute for steak if you’re trying to cut back on saturated fat. You can grill halibut, bake it, pan-fry it or bread it for fish and chips.
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Stuffing chicken thighs with cheese, herbs and other ingredients creates a moist, juicy dish that's bursting with flavor in every bite. Some butchers and grocers sell stuffed chicken thighs, but you can easily create your own version at home to suit your tastes.
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Whether you are eating more salmon for its healthy omega-3 oils and plentiful supplies of vitamins A, or just to expand your culinary horizons, begin by buying fresh fish so you can minimize its fishy odor.
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Fried chicken wings come complete with a double nutrition whammy: they contain a copious amount of fat-filled chicken skin, and then are deep-fried in even more fat.
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Kielbasa is a generic term for a European sausage that you can cook with beer and sauerkraut on the stove, or all day in a slow cooker.
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Le Creuset makes a wide variety of well-crafted kitchenware -- from its iconic enameled cast iron casseroles and “French ovens,” to stoneware baking pans and au gratins, to stainless steel sauce and saute pans.
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From baseball games to grilling outdoors, hot dogs delight the taste buds of those young and old. Although the most common type of hot dog, or wienie, consists of a variety of meats including pork and beef, there is a healthier option.
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A steamer unit is not required to steam raw shrimp. A pot of boiling water will get the same results in roughly the same amount of time. The trick to cooking fresh, raw shrimp is to carefully monitor the boiling time and allow it to marinade in sauce without heat.
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The T-bone is an expensive cut of meat that's taken from the front of the short loin of a side of beef. This type of steak combines two of the most popular cuts of beef and takes its name from the T-shaped bone in its center.
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Whether to cover a chicken during cooking depends entirely on your chosen cooking method and your goal. If you want chicken with a crispy golden-brown crust, choose uncovered methods, such as roasting or sauteing.
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Although a rice cooker was designed to create fluffy, perfectly cooked rice, it also can be used to create an assortment of one-pot fish meals. However, fish cooks quicker than meats such as beef, chicken or pork.
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You can find countless variations on meat pies made around the world. Some are baked, some are fried, some are prepared in deep dishes and others are intended to be eaten by hand. The only thing they have in common, from empanadas to Jamaican "patties"
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Unbreaded chicken breast tenders are a sensible choice for a healthful, low fat chicken dish, providing about 142 calories, 3 grams of fat and 27 grams of protein per 3-ounce serving.
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Beef wing steak – also called club steak -- is part of a group that many consider “the best of the best.
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While making meatballs with lean ground beef is one way to cut fat and calories, substituting ground chicken for beef is another option. In fact, if you are looking to cut red meat from your diet, ground chicken breast or low-fat ground chicken is a healthy alternative.
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