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Dave Bugg wrote:
> Nonnymus wrote:
>
>> Being on diets, the wife and I are really looking for low calorie
>> foods that don't taste like cardboard. The other day, she saw
>> something on the Food Network where a guy deep fried chicken, as I
>> was told, in a breading that incorporated Ranch Dressing mix. That
>> gave me an idea about how to make a chicken breast more appetizing.
>>
>> I trimmed down 4 halves, removing all fat and also the clear membrane-
>> whatever that's called. I tossed the four halves into a small vacuum
>> cannister and added a packet of Ranch salad dressing mix. That got a
>> good shake, followed by a vacuum. The shake was repeated several
>> times over the course of a couple days. Tonight, I grilled the
>> breast halves.
>> The flavor was clear through the meat and if I'd cubed the pieces and
>> stuck toothpicks in them, I'd have been happy to have served them to
>> guests as an appetizer. The upshot was that the breasts were
>> delicious and the dressing mix, without added oil, didn't really add
>> many calories if you figure what remained in the vacuum cannister.
>>
>> It's definitely something new for on my list of good things.

>
> Interesting. May have to give it a try.
>

It'll be interesting to see if you like it. As I said, it's almost too
simple.

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