Add a Low-Calorie Recipe to Your Menu

Diet doesn’t mean deprivation anymore. Deprivation diets don’t work for everybody. Some low-calorie goodies are better than nothing at all.

Here is a low-calorie recipe for Chicken Brunch Bake, from Taste of Home Recipes:

Eight servings; preparation time: 10 minutes; bake: 1 hour.

Ingredients

• Egg substitute equivalent to four eggs;

• 9 slices of day-old reduced-calorie bread, cubed;

• 1-1/2 teaspoons of salt, optional;

• 2 tablespoons of minced fresh parsley;

• 4 cups of cubed cooked chicken;

• 3 cups of reduced-sodium chicken broth;

• 1/2 cup of diced pimientos;

• 1/2 cup of uncooked instant rice.

Instructions

Toss broth and bread cubes in a large bowl. Add rice, chicken, parsley, pimientos, and salt, if desired. Mix them well, then transfer to a greased 13 by 9 inches baking dish. Pour egg substitute over all.

Let it uncovered and bake at 325 degrees until a knife introduced near the center comes out clean; it should take about an hour.

Nutritional information for one serving: 44mg cholesterol, 179 calories, 4g fat, 242mg sodium, 0 fiber, 17g carbohydrate, 19g protein.