Recipe: Chicken Fingers with Chipotle-Honey

Another recipe from "Cook This, Not That!"

250 Calories

1.5g fat (0g saturated)

350 mg sodium

$2/serving

Pros:

- the only fat used was the nonstick cooking spray

- baked not fried

- sauce had the perfect balance of sweet, spicy and sour

- only egg whites were used for the breading

- cooks in 20 minutes

Cons:

- the chicken fingers can easily be dried if placed on the wrong level in the oven

If you are serving this to kids, make sure you go easy on the chipotle - I'd say it's spiciness is 3/5. Also, I suggest to use the sweet-spicy sauce as a side sauce rather than covering the chicken fingers with the sauce so it won't overpower the natural flavor of the chicken.

**For copyright purposes, I won't be placing the actual recipes lifted from "Cook This, Not That!"

Recipe: 320-Calorie Burger

This is the second recipe I lifted from "Cook This, Not That!" It's not as good as the California Avocado BLT burger of Food Network but for 320 calories, I'd say 3/5.

First, tips on the recipe:

It is very important that the burger is seasoned well since it is what makes this recipe so feel free to be creative and add more spices when you make your patties (the recipe only indicates adding salt and pepper to the ground sirloin). Make sure that you don't overcook the patties or you'll have a dry burger since this recipe does not use any kind of sauce.

Pros:

- it's 320 calories

- it's a burger

- it's filling but it's not too heavy

- caramelized onion + burger is just perfect

- it's ready in 30 minutes

Cons:

- it can be really dry if you overcook the patties

- can be bland if patties or the onions aren't seasoned well

- no cheese!

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**Cook This, Not That! recipe reviews will probably start a week from now.