Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry made with lean white meat and lots of broccoli in a ginger and garlic stir-fry sauce that’s an easy and quick weeknight meal or the perfect meal prep recipe for easy lunches all week long.

 Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Asian takeout doesn’t have to be loaded with fat and calories, a few great examples of that are these Skinnytaste favorites: General Tso’s Chicken, Orange Chicken Makeover, Asian Lettuce Wrap Chicken Chopped Salad, Teriyaki Chicken and Asparagus Stir-Fry and Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken – Lightened Up to name a few.

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8 Simple & Satisfying Vegetarian Dinners

What’s for dinner? The question never stops being asked or needing to be answered!

If you’re a vegetarian, or just really like eating that way often (like I do), it can be especially easy to fall into the same defaults: breakfast-for-dinner, soup, pasta, tacos.

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Best Anytime Baked Chicken Meatballs

Chili Garlic Chicken

It’s finally grilling season and I couldn’t be more excited to spend afternoons outside with my friends and family, making great food on the grill.

I like making burgers and hot dogs as much as the next person, but for me, this chili garlic chicken has become my favorite reason to light the grill.

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Cherry Hand Pies

It’s a small thing, but when I was about eight years old, I remember my parents letting me occasionally snag a cherry hand pie from the gas station when we filled up. It was a special treat, for sure, but one that I eventually grew out of because I found the packaged cherry hand pies to be too sweet.

Good news, though! I’m an adult now and I can make my own cherry pies—ones that have a better balance of sweet and tart flavors.

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Skinnytaste Meal Plan (May 28-June 3)

A free 7-day flexible meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner and a shopping list. All recipes include calories and Weight Watchers Freestyle Smart Points.

Wishing everyone a Happy Memorial Day weekend! A few notes for this week’s meal plan, prep the quinoa ahead for breakfast bowls and marinade for chicken on Sunday night, if desired. Grill extra breast of chicken for Tues/Wed lunches.

If you’re new to my meal plans, I’ve been sharing free, 7-day flexible healthy meal plans (you can see my previous meal plans here) that are meant as a guide, with plenty of wiggle room for you to add more food, coffee, beverages, fruits, snacks, dessert, wine, etc. You should aim for around 1500 calories* a day.

There’s also a precise, organized grocery list that will make grocery shopping so much easier and much less stressful. Save you money and time. You’ll dine out less often, waste less food and you’ll have everything you need on hand to help keep you on track.

Lastly, if you’re on Facebook join my Skinnytaste Facebook Community where everyone’s sharing photos of recipes they are making, you can join here. I’m loving all the ideas everyone’s sharing!

PS – If you want to make your own meal plan, you can search for recipes by course in the index.

THE DETAILS:

Breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday, are designed to serve 1 while dinners and all meals on Saturday and Sunday are designed to serve a family of 4. Some recipes make enough leftovers for two nights or lunch the next day. While we truly believe there is no one size fits all meal plan, we did our best to come up with something that appeals to a wide range of individuals. Everything is Weight Watchers friendly, I included the updated Weight Watcher Freestyle Points for your convenience, feel free to swap out any recipes you wish or just use this for inspiration!

The grocery list is comprehensive and includes everything you need to make all meals on the plan. I’ve even included brand recommendations of products I love and use often. Cross check your cabinets because many condiments you’ll notice I use often, so you may already have a lot of them.

And last, but certainly not least, this meal plan is flexible and realistic. There’s plenty of wiggle room for cocktails, healthy snacks, dessert and dinner out. And if necessary, you can move some things around to make it work with your schedule. Please let me know if you’re using these plans, this will help me decide if I should continue sharing them!

(Picture above is the Skinnytaste Meal Planner, read more about it here.)

MONDAY (5/28)
B: Berry Quinoa Breakfast Bowls (5)
L: Grilled Lemon Dijon Chicken Skewers (1) with Rainbow Potato Salad (5)
D: Grilled Cumin Spiced Pork Tenderloin (3) with Southwestern Black Bean Salad (1)
Totals: Freestyle Points 15, Calories 824*

TUESDAY (5/29)
B: Berry Quinoa Breakfast Bowls (5)
L: Cobb Salad in a Jar with Buttermilk Ranch (5)
D: Skillet Taco Cauliflower Rice (5)
Totals: Freestyle Points 15, Calories 864*

WEDNESDAY (5/30)
B: Avocado Toast Egg-in-a-Hole (4)
L: Cobb Salad in a Jar with Buttermilk Ranch (5)
D: Turkey Stuffed Peppers (5) and a green salad (0)** with Avocado Cilantro Buttermilk Dressing (2)
Totals: Freestyle Points 16, Calories 898*

THURSDAY (5/31)
B: Avocado Toast Egg-in-a-Hole (4)
L: LEFTOVER Turkey Stuffed Peppers (5) and a green salad (0) with Zesty Avocado Cilantro Buttermilk Dressing (2)
D: Chicken Shawarma Salad (6)
Totals: Freestyle Points 17, Calories 814*

FRIDAY (6/1)
B: PB & J Smoothie (4)
L: LEFTOVER Turkey Stuffed Peppers (5) and a green salad (0) with Avocado Cilantro Buttermilk Dressing (2)
D: Shrimp Scampi Foil Packets (4) with grilled zucchini (0) and 2 ounces multi-grain baguette (3)
Totals: Freestyle Points 18, Calories 910*

SATURDAY (6/2)
B: Whole Wheat Pancakes (5) with 1 tablespoon maple syrup (3) and 1 cup mixed berries (0)
L: Grilled Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Salad (3)
D: DINNER OUT!
Totals: Freestyle Points 11, Calories 488*

SUNDAY (6/3)
B: Eggs and Soldiers with Asparagus (2)
L: Tuna Deviled Eggs (2) with an apple (0)
D: Spiralized Shanghai Beef and Broccoli (7) (Recipe x 2)
Totals: Freestyle Points 11, Calories 928*

*This is just a guide, women should aim for around 1500 calories per day. Here’s a helpful calculator to estimate your calorie needs. I’ve left plenty of wiggle room for you to add more food such as coffee, beverages, fruits, snacks, dessert, wine, etc.

**Green salad includes 9 cups romaine, 1 cup each: carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, and 3 scallions.  Serves 4 plus leftovers for lunch Thurs and Fri.

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Meal Plan for May Week 5

This month, Megan Gordon is back with us sharing her weekly meal plans! Megan is a writer and recipe developer living in Seattle, WA, the author of Whole Grain Mornings, and mom to a 2-year-old. Please welcome Megan!

Memorial Day weekend is here, and with it comes some extended time off for many of us. And if your family is anything like ours, it’s also the unofficial start of grilling season!

I’m spending Saturday and Sunday sprucing up the backyard: weeding, dusting off the patio furniture, and maybe if I’m feeling inspired, trying to repair our wobbly fence (this may be an ambitious list, all told).

Then come Memorial Day, weather permitting, we’ll be spending time outside grilling.

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