Orange Ginger Chicken (HCG Friendly)

Recipe Status: I guess I've been spoiled with orange chicken recipes that have been very bold in flavor and at times very spicy. This in comparison was very bland. I liked it okay, but if I made it again, I'd definitely have to spice it up. A little cayenne and crushed red peppers, probably. Oh and more ginger. I could not taste any ginger. :(

100 g chicken breast, cut into cubes

1 orange cut into quarters

2-3 cloves minced garlic

1 tbsp fresh ginger root (roughly 1/2" to 1" piece of root)

1/2 tsp basil

Juice from half a lemon

Pepper to taste

Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Add chicken to heated pan and stir fry until all edges are no longer pink. Add garlic and cook 1 additional minute. Squeeze juice of orange quarters & lemon over chicken, then peel and separate sections of orange and add to the chicken. Stir in ginger & basil. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes.

*This counts as one meat and one fruit serving.

Lemon Shrimp & Spinach (HCG Friendly)

Recipe Status: I wasn't eating it thinking of how amazing it was. I was nervous about putting that much garlic in it, and I thought 200 g of spinach was waaaay too much. But I was wrong! There wasn't very much flavor at all. I sprinkled some dill over everything, and that made it much better.

100 g shrimp (shelled & deveined)

200 g spinach

3 tbsp water

Juice from one lemon (or half lemon if it's large)

4-5 garlic cloves, minced

Salt & Pepper to taste

Dill to taste (My addition)

Preheat non stick skillet over medium heat. Add water, garlic & shrimp, and cook until shrimp turns pink. Squeeze lemon juice over shrimp. Add spinach, salt and pepper. Cook until spinach wilts.

Lemon Oregano Whitefish w/Asparagus (HCG Friendly)

Recipe status: Very flavorful, and will make again. But as you can see in the picture, there is a TON of oregano on top of the fish. Next time I think I'll sprinkle half of it on the asparagus first.

100 g whitefish

Asparagus, allowed amount (about a fist full)

Juice from half a lemon

1 tsp oregano

Salt & Pepper to taste

Snap off woody ends of asparagus. Place asparagus in the center of a sheet of aluminum foil and season with salt & pepper. Place fish on top, squeeze lemon juice over fish, then sprinkle oregano over fish. Fold up foil into a little pouch, making sure all edges are sealed up.

Bake @ 400° for 10-20 minutes, or until fish flakes. I suggest checking it at 15 minutes. My fish was overcooked.

*This counts as one meat serving, and one vegetable serving.