Monday, March 15, 2010

How To Make Cooking Spray

Misto Oil SprayerIt’s super simple!  All you need to do is buy a beautiful stainless steel Misto Oil Sprayer for $9.99!  Add your own olive oil (or any cooking oil) and you can spray a fine mist on baking pans and casseroles.

Super economical!  The Misto will last forever and really extend your oil for hundreds of meals.  Much cheaper than Pam or other cooking sprays and you won’t get that annoying odor from the Pam can propellant.

When grilling chicken, fish or any protein spray the surface of the meat with oil from your Misto to prevent sticking.  Each spray is only about 1 calorie!  Super diet friendly and bye bye expensive cooking sprays!

Try this quick summer grilling recipe for chicken or fish:

Quick Herb Grilled Chicken
  • 4 6-oz boneless chicken breasts, no skin OR
  • 4 6-oz tilapia or salmon fillets
  • 2 tbsp minced herbs (rosemary, thyme or oregano)
  • garlic powder, salt, pepper to taste
Preheat the outdoor or tabletop grill to HOT (try this personal size grill for 1-2 people).  Spray chicken or fish fillets with oil from a Misto Oil Sprayer.

Sprinkle garlic powder (not garlic salt), salt and pepper evenly on both sides of fillets.  Sprinkle herbs on both sides of fillets and press into the fillets so it sticks.

Grill 4-5 minutes on each side depending on thickness of fillets.  Cook until desired doneness and serve hot!

Nutritional info for chicken breasts
Calories: 167   Carbs: 0 gm   Protein: 31 gm   Fat: 3.5 gm

Nutritional info for tilapia fillets
Calories: 163    Carbs: 0 gm   Protein: 34 gm    Fat: 3 gm

Nutritional info for salmon fillets
Calories:  259   Carbs: 0 gm   Protein: 28 gm   Fat: 15 gm