{"id":862,"date":"2009-11-20T10:22:20","date_gmt":"2009-11-20T15:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/?p=862"},"modified":"2014-11-22T16:56:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T21:56:05","slug":"weighless-thanksgiving-recipe-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/weighless-thanksgiving-recipe-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Weigh-less Thanksgiving Recipe Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Roast-Turkey-Reduce-Calories.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8914\" src=\"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Roast-Turkey-Reduce-Calories.jpg\" alt=\"Roast-Turkey-Reduce-Calories\" width=\"85%\" height=\"455\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Low Calorie Tasty Options for Thanksgivings<\/h2>\n<p><strong>These meals are\u00a0high-flavor but low-cal, so you&#8217;ll be satisfied &#8212; not stuffed &#8212; when you push back from the Thanksgiving table. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How would you like to enjoy your favorite holiday dishes this Thanksgiving, with all the savory and sweet flavors intact, but with a lot less fat and fewer calories?<\/li>\n<li>After all, a traditional plate of turkey, gravy, cranberry relish, mashed potatoes, stuffing and green bean casserole, plus pumpkin pie for dessert, adds up to 1,211 calories &#8212; and almost 52 grams of fat. (With snacking and seconds, that total could be at least 3,000 calories.)<\/li>\n<li>Our healthful holiday dishes weighs in low in calories and fat and high in fiber.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Roast Turkey Breast With Lemon, Fresh Herbs and Rich Brown Pan Sauce<\/h3>\n<p><!--pull quote--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Instead of buying three different packets of fresh herbs, look for a package that&#8217;s labeled &#8220;poultry blend&#8221; &#8212; usually a mix of fresh thyme, rosemary and sage, which are the very herbs called for in this recipe. Or <a title=\"Herbs to Lose Weight\" href=\"http:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/?p=8692\">growing\u00a0your own fresh herbs<\/a> is\u00a0pretty easy and\u00a0healthy.\u00a0Freshly picked herbs are the most healthy spices that can really enhance your foods flavory\u00a0with\u00a0no additional calories added.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">2 Tbs. kosher salt (not table salt)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">2 Tbs. each: minced fresh rosemary, thyme and sage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1 Tb. ground black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1 Tb. finely grated lemon zest<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1 large bone-in turkey breast, 7 to 8 pounds, rinsed and patted dry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1 each, cut into large chunks: small onion, carrot and celery stalk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1 Tb. olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1\/2 cup dry vermouth or white wine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">1 Tb. cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tb. water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Mix salt, fresh herbs, pepper and lemon zest in a small bowl. Rub mixture in turkey cavity and under skin, using fingers to gently loosen the skin from the meat. Refrigerate uncovered overnight. Two hours before roasting, return turkey to room temperature. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Place onion, carrot and celery pieces on a heavy-duty cookie sheet with a rim; arrange turkey breast over vegetables. Brush turkey breast with oil; roast until golden brown and meat thermometer inserted in thickest section of roast registers 160 degrees, about 60 to 70 minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Remove turkey from oven; transfer to a platter and let rest for 20 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pour vermouth onto the cookie sheet; scrape with a wooden or metal spatula to loosen as many brown bits as possible. Pour contents of cookie sheet into a medium saucepan and simmer to blend and intensify flavors, 5 to 7 minutes. Strain out vegetables and skim off as much fat as possible; return drippings to saucepan and stir in chicken broth. When ready to serve, bring sauce to a simmer and whisk in cornstarch mixture. Continue to simmer until sauce thickens slightly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Carve each side of the turkey breast from bone; cut crosswise into thin slices. Pass sauce separately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>SERVES 8<\/strong>, WITH LEFTOVERS<br \/>\n<strong>PER 4-OUNCE SERVING WITH 1\/4 CUP SAUCE:<\/strong> 181 calories, 35g protein, 1g carbohydrates, 2g fat (0.6g saturated), 98mg cholesterol, 0g fiber, 663mg sodium<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--a name tag--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Low Calorie Tasty Options for Thanksgivings These meals are\u00a0high-flavor but low-cal, so you&#8217;ll be satisfied &#8212; not stuffed &#8212; when you push back from the Thanksgiving table. How would you like to enjoy your favorite holiday dishes this Thanksgiving, with all the savory and sweet flavors intact, but with a lot less fat and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[448,22,6],"tags":[206,207,208,205],"class_list":["post-862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-menu","category-weigh-less-dinner-recipes","category-healthy-recipes","tag-fresh-herbs-thanksgiving-alternatives","tag-healthy-thanksgiving-recipes","tag-low-calorie-roast-turkey-recipe","tag-reduce-calorie-roast-turkey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shrinkingtheplanet.com\/weighless\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}