Grissini Chicken

Here’s a great recipe for Phase 3 the whole family will love. It’s a family favorite at our house!

Grissini Chicken

6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 to 1 c. sour cream

8-10 sticks of Grissini, crushed

1 Tbsp. poppy seeds

1 Tbsp. poultry seasoning

1 Tbsp. parsley flakes

1/4 – 1/2 c. butter, melted

Mix soups and sour cream together. Place the chicken in a lightly greased pan and cover with the sauce. Mix the grissini, poppy seeds and seasonings together. Sprinkle over top of the chicken and sauce. Drizzle with butter. Bake at 350º for 40 minutes.

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Grissini
Preparation time: 30 minutes + 1 hour 10 minutes standing.  Total cooking time 20 minutes.
Makes 24.

Ingredients 7g (1/4 oz) dried yeast
1 teaspoon stevia
4 cups (500g) whole wheat flour
1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
1/4 cup (15g 1/2 oz) chopped basil
4 cloves garlic (crushed)
50g (1 3/4 oz) Parmesan, grated
2 teaspoons sea salt flakes
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan, extra

1. Put the yeast, stevia and 1 1/4 cups (314ml/ 10fl oz) warm water in a small bowl and leave in a warm place for about 5-10 minutes, or until frothy.  Sift the flour and 1 teaspoon salt into a bowl and stir the yeast and oil.  Add more water if the dough is dry.

2. Gather the dough into a ball and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.  Knead for 10 minutes, our until soft and elastic.  Divide into two portions and flatten into rectangles.  Put the basil and garlic on one portion and the Parmesan on the other.  Fold the dough to enclose the fillings, then knead for a few minutes to incorporate evenly.

3. Place the doughs into two lightly oiled bowls (Use Olive Oil spray, this is only to keep the doughs from sticking to the containers) and cover with plastic wrap.  Leave in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in volume.  Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Farenheit and lightly grease two large baking trays (with olive  oil spray).

4. Punch down the doughs and knead each again for 1 minute.  Divide each piece of dough into 12 portions, and roll each portion into a stick 12 inches long.  Place on the baking trays and brush with water.  Sprinkle the basil and garlic dough with the sea salt, and sprinkle the Parmesan dough with the extra Parmesan.  (For phase 2 it is best to leave out the Parmesan.)

5. Bake for 15 minutes or until crisp and golden brown at 450 degrees F.

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fitday.com Chart

We strongly recommend that you track your food daily, especially when you are new to the protocol and learning about your calorie intake. Use an online calorie counter such as http://fitday.com or http://www.thedailyplate.com/ Keep in mind that the food you purchase in the stores may not be on these sites, so you may have to do custom foods.

Get as close to 500 calories as you can. Some say that you don’t need to eat everything on the list, just get your protein in, however, this is not necessarily true. Eating less does not mean that you will lose more, in fact many report that when they eat less they don’t lose. (See video below) Always keep in mind that Simeons has these food items in the protocol for a reason. If you find you are hungry then you can eat as many vegetables as you like as long as you stay under the 500 calories. Just remember to make sure you are keeping a good balance of food and water. Fitday.com has a wheel that you can easily view your levels. And check your ketone levels – a low level may mean you are getting too much protein and not enough of the other foods.

Drink water, but don’t drink too much – when too much water enters the body’s cells, the tissues swell with the excess fluid. Dr. Simeons talks about water intake. “In fact the patient should drink about 2 liters of these fluids per day. Many patients are afraid to drink so much because they fear that this may make them retain more water. This is a wrong notion as the body is more inclined to store water when the intake falls below its normal requirements.” (Simeons, Pounds & Inches, pg. 23)

Also note that Chocolate Delight, Chocolate Bark or other treats made with Coconut Oil and/or Macadamia nuts do not have to be counted and are not in this fitday.com sample.

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