Chicken meat is an ideal food. It is rich in protein, low in calories and universal. It is used for preparing snacks, first and second courses. In this article we will talk about minced chicken, its calorie content in its pure form and as a finished dish, we will share diet recipes.
General Provisions
The modern rhythm of life has almost become synonymous with a lack of time, in connection with which many people try to minimize their actions in the kitchen. This is expressed, for example, in the purchase of pre-processed food products, which include all kinds of canned goods, pre-peeled and chopped root vegetables, prepared minced meat.
We recommend not to get involved in factory minced chicken, as it is difficult to understand what exactly is part of this already homogeneous substance. It is much better, more useful and cheaper to make stuffing yourself.
In the table below, we compare 3 types of minced meat - prepared, home-made from chicken in general and home-made from chicken breast. Thanks to this, you can visually assess the difference, and further build your diet, focusing on this information.
So, the table "Raw minced chicken. Calories and nutritional value":
| No. | Product type | Calorie content per 100 grams | Squirrels | Fats | Carbohydrates |
| one | Stuffed chicken | 150 | 10 | 8.5 | four |
| 2 | Minced homemade mixed chicken | 143 | 17.4 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 3 | Minced skinless minced chicken breast | 110 | 23.1 | 1,2 | 0 |
Spinach and minced meat cutlets
A great meal rich in protein and plant fiber. We recommend using minced chicken fillet - ready-made cutlets will not be dry due to greens. You will need the following products:
- minced chicken (minimum calorie content) - 530 grams;
- fresh or frozen spinach - 380 grams;
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- bread crumbs 1 - 30 grams;
- bread crumbs 2 - 30 grams;
- salt, pepper, favorite spices to taste;
- vegetable oil for greasing the pan.
Cooking
Ideal food for children and those who monitor their health - these cutlets have spinach and minced meat, the calorie content per 100 grams does not exceed 108 kcal.
If you use frozen spinach, then thaw it in advance and squeeze it out a little, thereby relieving it of excess fluid.
If you took fresh spinach, then blanch it in boiling water for 4 minutes, then drop it onto a sieve and let it dry. Finely chop the processed greens.
Mix in a bowl all products except breadcrumbs 2. Stir until smooth.
Preheat the pan over medium heat, grease it with oil, not particularly zealous.
From the resulting mass, form with a wet hand cutlets weighing 50-60 grams, roll in the remaining breadcrumbs.
Put the cutlets in a pan, leaving space between them to make it more convenient to turn over.
Fry from 2 sides until golden brown, covering the pan with a lid.
Serve with fresh vegetables.
Protein bomb. Cheese and minced meat - calories, KBZhU alignment
Very, very tasty and satisfying dish. Add vegetable salad to it and a full lunch / dinner is ready! It is a kind of pizza analogue, but instead of the base from the dough, you take a tortilla from minced meat. Again, we use a low fat version of fillet. Take:
- Mozzarella cheese - 75 grams;
- Gouda cheese - 75 grams;
- egg - 1 small;
- corn starch - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sweet pepper - 50 grams;
- champignons - 50 grams;
- onions - 50 grams;
- minced chicken (calorie content per 100 grams - 110 kcal, recall) - 300 grams;
- tomato sauce - 100 grams;
- tomatoes - 150 grams;
- fresh basil, salt, spices - to taste.
Cooking
Combine minced meat, egg, starch, chopped onion until smooth. Add salt and spices to taste. The resulting mass is slightly fluid, sticky and sticky - this is normal.
Preheat the oven to 210 C.
Cover the baking sheet or baking dish with baking paper.
Spread the chicken mixture evenly on top of the paper. For greater efficiency, you can "smooth" the mass with wet hands.
Place the baking sheet in the oven for 11-12 minutes.
While everything is baking, get stuffed.
Grate Gouda cheese on a medium grater , cut into Mozzarella slices.
Chop all remaining vegetables finely.
Remove the cake from the oven, grease with tomato sauce, spread vegetables and both types of cheese on top of it.
Put the baking sheet in the oven for about 10 minutes. Focus on vegetables and cheeses - the former will become soft and the latter will melt. Once you have achieved this, you can get the "pizza".
Allow to cool slightly and you can treat yourself.
You used excellent foods rich in protein, calcium and fiber - cheese, vegetables, minced chicken. The calorie content of this pizza was only 117 kcal per 100 grams! Bon Appetit.