500 Calories Recipe

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These delicious dinner recipes will keep you satisfied and still help you lose weight. Combine them with the healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack options in this diet for a total of 1,500 calories a day.

500 Calories Italian Sausage and Veggie Pasta

 

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces uncooked whole wheat pasta
  • 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce
  • 1 precooked Italian-style chicken sausage, sliced into rounds
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

 

Make It
Cook pasta according to package directions. Heat spaghetti sauce, sausage, garlic, and vegetables for about 12 minutes, until veggies are tender. Top pasta with sauce mixture and sprinkle with cheese.

 

500 Calories Steak and Pepper Tacos

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3 ounces steak strips
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced green and red bell peppers
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion
  • 2 small (6-inch) whole-grain tortillas
  • 4 tablespoons salsa
  • 2 tablespoons low-fat sour cream

 

Make It
In a skillet, saute olive oil, cumin, and garlic for 1 minute. Add steak strips and cook about 5 minutes. Add pepper and onion slices and cook for another 8 minutes. Place mixture in tortillas and fold. Top with salsa and sour cream.

 

500 Calories Stuffed Chili and Cheese Potato

Ingredients

  • 1 medium potato
  • 1/2 cup turkey or vegetarian chili
  • 2 cups frozen broccoli
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

 

Make It
Microwave potato for about 7 minutes. Wrap it in foil and let sit for 5 minutes. In a pot, warm chili and broccoli. Cut potato lengthwise, top with chili mixture, and sprinkle with cheese

 

500 Calories Cajun Chicken with Dirty Rice

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon dried Cajun seasoning
  • 4 ounces chicken breast
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • Few dashes Tabasco sauce, to taste
  • 3/4 cup precooked brown rice

 

Make It
Sprinkle Cajun seasoning on chicken and bake or grill. Add oil to skillet; saute garlic, onion, bell pepper, tomato paste, and Tabasco for 2 to 3 minutes. Add precooked rice and saute for 5 more minutes. Serve chicken on rice.

500 Calories hcg Diet

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Breakfast:

Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.

Lunch:

1. 100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird.

2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.

3. One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.

4. An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.

Dinner :

The same four choices as lunch (above.)