South Beach Diet Main Dishes

Main dish and dinner recipes compatible with the South Beach Diet, as well as the Zone Diet, Sonoma Diet, and other reduced-carbohydrate diets which also limit saturated fat. Recipes include chicken, beef, pork, and vegetarian recipes. When choosing cuts of beef or other protein foods, sure to check out the list of Acceptable Meats on the South Beach Diet.

Strawberry Chicken Salad
This is a quintessential summer dinner salad -- lovely, light, and different. Dress with strawberry vinaigrette dressing and you have a real treat on a hot summer night.

Grilled Dilled Salmon Recipe - Easy
This is one of our "serve it to guests" recipes.

Lasagna in a Bowl
This is an assembled "lasagna", with all the lasagna flavors, but created individually in each person's dish, in a fraction of the time. Use ground meat compatible with South Beach (sirloin or ground turkey breast).

Basil Chicken with Vegetables
This is a quick, easy, and tasty meal. You can substitute pesto sauce for the basil and garlic if you wish.

Easy Shrimp Scampi
The great thing about cooking with shrimp is how fast and easy it is - this scampi can be made in less than ten minutes start to finish. For South Beach dieters, use all olive oil instead of half butter.

Unstuffed Cabbage
Easy version of stuffed cabbage, which can be made in the crock pot. For South Beach, use ground sirloin.

Kofta Kebabs - Middle East Grilled Ground Meat
The richly-spiced flavors aren't the burn-your-mouth kind, but are a delicious change from the usual. I don't bother to make them "kebabs", but you can.

Cincinnati Chili
f you're never had Cincinnati chili, you must put aside your preconceptions about chili ingredients aside. Use ground sirloin, or ground turkey breast.

Fajitas - Chicken or Beef
This fajitas recipe can be made outside on the grill or inside in a skillet. You can use it for chicken or beef fajitas, simply substituting chicken breast for the beef. The marinade is very easy to throw together.

Ground Beef and Pumpkin Saute'
A quick skillet dinner using ground beef (use ground sirloin for South Beach) and pumpkin.

Chicken with Cranberries and Red Wine
This flavorful dish also works well with pork.

Skillet Chicken Divan
Use milk or unsweetened soy milk with no cream in this stove-top version of the comfort-food classic.

Terri's Baked Tempeh - How to Cook Tempeh
This method for baking tempeh mellows out the flavor, which makes it compatible with a variety of sauces and marinades.

Terri's Tofu Scramble
Terri's vegan low carb tofu scramble.

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