South Beach Diet Recipes

The South Beach diet is a wildly popular diet, that's why South Beach diet recipes are so in demand. The reduced carbohydrates called for in the diet don't mean that food has to be bland. From American to Italian, from German to Mexican, the South Beach diet recipes take on many forms. Here are just some of the terrific foods you can eat on the South Beach diet.

The first of the South Beach diet recipes to examine is chicken Marcela. This one begins with a pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, adds an onion, a cup of mushroom slices, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, half cup of dry Marcela wine, 2 tablespoons of minced parsley, and chicken broth. Pound chicken between two pieces of waxed paper, then season it with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a skillet and add the chicken, cook it until it's done. Cook onions and mushrooms until they're soft, then add the wine and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. If you need more liquid at this point add a little bit of the broth. Now pour the sauce and vegetables over the chicken, and the recipe is complete. This will serve four, and has only 3 g of carbohydrates with 336 total calories.

Another of the terrific South Beach diet recipes takes us to the east, in Thailand. This is Thai style chicken salad. It includes a pound of cooked chicken breasts sliced thinly, 3 cups shredded Napa cabbage, 3 cups peeled jicama cut into strips, a sweet red pepper, some mint, some cilantro, and a dressing made with Thai fish sauce. It's very simple to make ? mix together the salad ingredients, mix together dressing ingredients, then toss them together. It makes four servings and has 8 g of carbohydrates in 297 total calories. It really looks delicious.

How about south of the border with South Beach at recipes? This recipe for fajitas includes a soy sauce, a recommendation from a cook in a Mexican restaurant. ½ to 2 pounds of skirt steak or chicken is cut into strips, combined with a medium onion, two bell peppers, quarter cup of soy sauce, ¼ cup of wine juice, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, and 2 tablespoons of oil. Combine all the liquid ingredients, added to the meat strips to marinade for about 30 minutes. Then cook on a skillet or grill, the meat first and then the vegetables. This serves five, has 4.5 g of carbohydrates in a total of 307 calories per serving.

With the right South Beach diet recipes, it's like not even being on a diet.