Name: Low Calorie Garlic Lemon Chicken for Weight Loss
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; Olive oil spray; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; Zest of 1 lemon; Juice of 1 lemon; 1/4 cup chicken broth

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This Low Calorie Garlic Lemon Chicken for Weight Loss is just 268 calories with 53.7g of protein! Plus, you can make this healthy lemony chicken recipe in just 35 minutes, including prep time! I love how quick it is, and easy!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Olive oil spray
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Zest of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 lemon
¼ cup chicken broth

Low Calorie Garlic Lemon Chicken for Weight Loss

Healthy Garlic Lemon Chicken Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: You can meal prep these by making the recipe ahead of time and cooling completely. Then add to meal prep containers with our favorite side dishes. Or cube/shred these chicken breasts for salads, wraps, and soups.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days and the freezer for a month.

Low Calorie Garlic Lemon Chicken for Weight Loss

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Low Calorie Garlic Lemon Chicken for Weight Loss

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These lemony chicken breasts are just 268 calories with 53.7g of protein!

You only need a handful of ingredients (many you already have) and you'll only need 1 lemon as you use the zest and juice of just one.

Special Tip: I like to use a cast iron skillet to both brown and bake the chicken breasts as it makes less cleanup. But you can easily brown them in a pan and then move them to a baking dish.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Course dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 268 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Season the chicken breasts all over with salt, pepper and the Italian seasoning.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet (an oven safe skillet is ideal) over medium high heat and spray with olive oil.
Add the chicken breasts cut side up, and cook for 3-5 minutes until browned. Flip and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes until browned.
Transfer the chicken to a baking dish, unless you are using an oven safe skillet, in that case skip this step.
In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, lemon zest and juice, and chicken broth. Pour the garlic mixture over the chicken.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
To serve, add the chicken to a plate (or individual plates) and spoon over the sauce from the bottom of the pan.

Nutrition

Serving: 1breastCalories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 3.6gProtein: 53.7gFat: 4.3gSaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 540mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 1gCalcium: 12mgIron: 2mg

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