Courtney the RDN

 Meal of the Day!  Garlic Chicken with Thyme Gravy Today's recipes is inspired by this recipe:  https://juliasalbum.com/garlic-thyme-chicken-thighs/ I've made a few changes in this recipe so that it fits better with a bariatric diet. Plus the original recipes used the oven and its too hot for that here in the desert right now. I hope you enjoy.  Servies: 2 Time: 30 minutes Ingredients:  2 tablespoons olive oil 2 chicken breast or chicken things (skin and bone removed) pinch of kosher salt fresh ground black pepper 10 garlic cloves (whole) 1 cup chicken broth 2 tablespoons cornstarch (sub flour if you don't have it) 10 springs of fresh thyme leaves Directions:   1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  2. Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the chicken. Place in pan and cook each side 5-6 minutes until it is no longer pink. Remove from pan and keep warm ( I usually with keep them in the microwave for warmth).  3. Toss garli...

 Buffalo Chicken Bites Time: 15 minutes Serves: 2  Ingredients:  https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/buffalo-chicken-bites/ 2 TBS canola or extra virgin olive oil 2 chicken breast or 2 chicken thighs, cut into bit sized pieces 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 2 TBS Franks Red Hot Sauce (or other buffalo sauce, but this is my favorite) Directions:  1. Heat oil over medium heat in a frying pan.  2. Toss chicken in salt and pepper.  3. Cook chicken in oil until no longer pink, about 3 minutes on each side.  4. Add Franks Red Hot sauce. Turn off heat and stir well.  5. Eat chicken with a side of you favorite vegetables or on top a salad with a light ranch dressing.  delish.com Note: You could also bake you chicken which would reduce fat intake since you wouldn't need to oil. But, it is too hot in my kitchen and I didn't want to use the oven.