Diet meals imply proper heat treatment of food. Therefore, diet cutlets are not fried, but steamed or baked in the oven without oil. Such dishes will be useful for those who, for various reasons, are limited in their diet. You can cook cutlets from various types of meat.
Diet chicken cutlets: a classic recipe
Diet chicken cutlets are classics of healthy cuisine. They are less high-calorie than any other meat, are easily digested in the body and cook quickly. You can add oatmeal, various vegetables and herbs to minced chicken for juiciness of cutlets.
You will need:
- 0.5 kg chicken breast;
- 2 medium onions;
- 2 medium carrots;
- 2 tbsp. l. oatmeal;
- 3-4 tbsp. l. milk of any fat content;
- a bunch of fresh herbs;
- garlic, salt, pepper to taste.
Step-by-step cooking recipe
Grind the fillets in a meat grinder or food processor. Peel and rinse the onions and carrots, finely chop and grate. Chop the herbs, crush the garlic or pass through a garlic press.
Mix all the ingredients indicated in the recipe and let the minced meat brew for 15-20 minutes. Form portioned patties and place them in a double boiler for 15-20 minutes. If you don't have a steamer, you can cook steamed patties in a multicooker.
To do this, pour a little water or any broth on the bottom of the bowl, install a special grate on top that comes with the kitchen unit. Sprinkle it with a little vegetable oil and spread the cutlets over it.
Close the lid of the multicooker and set the "Steam cooking" mode. Specify the cooking time 30 minutes. The calorie content of chicken steamed cutlets will be approximately 176 kcal per 100 g of product. Serve the finished dish with cereal or vegetable garnish, accompanied by sour cream or tomato sauce.
Diet Beef Cutlet Recipe
Beef is rich in proteins and vitamins, so it is advisable to include it in the menu with any diet. Delicious and juicy diet beef patties can be cooked in a slow cooker.
You will need:
- 500 grams of ground beef;
- 2 raw eggs
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- 2 onion heads;
- 20 g butter.
If for cooking you bought not ready-made minced meat, but a piece of meat, chop it by scrolling through a meat grinder. Pre-strip the beef from tendons and veins so that there are no coarse parts in the minced meat.
If it is not possible to chop the meat using the technique, chop it finely with a sharp knife. In this case, the so-called chopped cutlets are obtained. Cooks recommend to freeze it slightly before chopping meat, so it will be easier and more convenient to cut it.
Beat the finished ground beef thoroughly on the table surface to make it softer. Add eggs and finely chopped onions to the minced meat. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then pour melted butter into it.
Grate the cheese on a fine grater and add to the prepared minced meat. Form small round burgers out of it and place them on the grill of the multicooker. Pour some water or broth into the bowl and turn on the "Steam cooking" mode.
If there is no steamer or multicooker, an ordinary colander will help you out. Pour a small amount of water into a suitable sized saucepan and put on fire. Place the colander on top of the pan and put the prepared cutlets into it. Cover the structure with a lid and cook the dish for 40-45 minutes. This dish can be eaten both hot and cold with any side dish.
Diet pork cutlets with semolina in the microwave
Pork is considered the fattest and therefore unsuitable meat for a diet. But if there is simply no other meat, you have to resort to different tricks to lower the calorie content of the minced meat. To do this, you can add raw potatoes, a large amount of greens and bread to it. An equally common ingredient is semolina or oatmeal.
You will need:
- 250-300 g minced pork;
- 1 medium onion;
- 2-3 st. l. semolina;
- salt and spices to taste.
To bake such cutlets in the microwave, you need a special heat-resistant plate or shallow cup. Plastic dishes will not work.
Peel and chop the onions, if you love this vegetable, take more of it. This will further dilute the fat content of the meat and reduce the calorie content of the cutlets. Combine all the ingredients on the list and mix the minced meat thoroughly with your hands.
Pour some water into a suitable microwaveable container. Form small patties and place in a bowl. Be sure to cover the dishes with a special microwave lid. Put the cutlets in the machine at the highest power and cook for 10 minutes.
During cooking, meat juice is formed in the dishes, you can pour it over ready-made cutlets when serving the dish to the table or use it when serving a side dish.
Mixed minced meat cutlets baked in the oven
Diet cutlets can be cooked in the oven. In this case, they are baked in foil without using oil, so the result is a dish with a minimum amount of calories.
If you want an appetizing crust to form on top of the cutlets, you need to bake them on parchment without covering them with anything. Diet cutlets from mixed minced meat are especially tasty, you can take minced chicken breast and beef.
You will need:
- 1 kg of minced meat (in equal parts beef and chicken);
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 2 large onions;
- 5-6 cloves of garlic;
- sesame seeds;
- fresh parsley, cilantro, dill;
- salt and spices to taste.
For baking, also prepare a small amount of vegetable oil. Depending on your preferences, you can put white bread soaked in milk in such cutlets, which is soaked for 10-15 minutes.
Peeled, grated and squeezed raw potatoes from excess liquid will also add juiciness to cutlets. 1-2 potatoes are enough for a given amount of meat.
Chop the onion and garlic with a grater or knife and add to the mixed minced meat. Chop the greens very finely. Whisk both eggs into the minced meat, add chopped herbs and sesame seeds. If desired, you can preheat sesame seeds in a skillet for a special flavor.
Mix the minced meat well and form into small patties. Cover a baking sheet with parchment and lightly sprinkle with vegetable oil. Put prepared cutlets on it and bake in an oven preheated to a temperature of 200 ° C. Bake mixed minced meat cutlets until golden brown, usually 20-25 minutes.
Any side dish is suitable for such cutlets, including oven-baked potatoes, which you can bake in parallel in the same oven on the shelf below the cutlets.
Diet vegetable potato cutlets: a vegetarian recipe
From potatoes, you can bake dietary vegetable cutlets in the oven in which there is no fat. They are low in calories and easy to prepare. This dish can be prepared with either raw or boiled potatoes. Both methods will be considered below.
You will need:
- 500 grams of potatoes;
- 1 egg;
- 2 tbsp. l. flour;
- 100 grams of hard cheese.
The process of baking raw potato cutlets
Grate peeled raw potatoes on a coarse grater. Salt the mass, beat the egg into it, mix. Add flour and knead to the thick minced potatoes.
Grate the cheese. Form the patties, with a little grated cheese inside each when molding. Place the patties on a greased baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 180 ° C until golden brown.
The process of baking boiled potato cutlets
In this case, ready-made puree is used instead of raw potatoes. Therefore, first peel and boil the potatoes, purée them and, depending on taste preferences, add fried onions or greens to the mass.
Then also add an egg to the minced meat, mix thoroughly and shape the patties with the same grated cheese inside. The total cooking time for this dish will be a little longer, but it is baked in the oven for literally 10 minutes.
Diet fish cakes
You will need:
- 500-700 grams of fillets of any lean fish (pollock, hake);
- 2 slices of white bread;
- 100 ml of milk;
- 1 onion;
- 1 chicken egg;
- flour;
- salt and seasonings to taste.
Soak the bread in milk, finely chop the fish fillet and onion, then mix everything and beat the egg into the finished mixture, add salt and seasonings to taste. Mix the minced fish thoroughly.
Use a little flour to sculpt fish balls. Place some greens inside each ball, if desired. Place the fish cakes on a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C until golden brown. The balls are prepared for about 20-30 minutes. Serve Diet Fish Cakes with Potato Garnish.
Diet beet cutlets with meat
Despite the unusual combination of ingredients, the dish has a pleasant taste and aroma.
You will need:
- 500 grams of meat fillet (beef, chicken, turkey);
- 1 medium beet
- 1 potato;
- 1 egg;
- garlic, salt and ground pepper to taste.
To cook beet and meat diet cutlets, boil the beets and potatoes in the skins until tender. Cool vegetables, peel and grind. Scroll 500 grams of meat fillet through a meat grinder.
Combine the ingredients, add an egg to them, garlic passed through a press, ground pepper and salt to taste. Stir the minced meat and make cutlets out of it. Place them on a greased baking sheet and bake in the oven at 180 ° C for about 30-35 minutes. Serve hot with mashed potatoes and pickles.
