Here is a great, low calorie marinade for chicken:
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
Mix it all up and marinate chicken in it for one to 24 hours. Then cook the chicken however you normally would. This makes enough marinade for 24 oz of chicken. If you divide that into six servings, the calories work out to about 15 calories per serving for the marinade.
If I'm broiling chicken in the oven, sometimes I'll put a few sprigs of fresh thyme under it and squeeze some lemon juice over it.
I also use various seasoning blends: cajon seasoning, thai seasoning, meskite seasoning, salt-free poultry seasoning. I get most of my blends from
foodieloot.ecrater.com.
For turkey patties, here is a great recipe for
Greek-Flavored Turkey Burgers. Without the buns, the patties come out to about 225 calories each.