Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook

242 Part III: Simple Recipes to Enjoy Anytime

Putting Snacks on a Stick

When serving appetizers, you want every bite to be packed with flavor, but

you also want these morsels to be easy and attractive to eat. Putting foods on

a stick makes food easy to handle and helps keep portions sizes down.

Chicken Satay

A satay typically is meat cooked on a stick and served with a peanut sauce. These taste

so good, though, you won’t need the sauce. With this simple marinade and the addition

of sweet blackberries, these skewers will be the first thing to go at a party.

Stage: Regular foods

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Marinating time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Yield: 12 servings (1 skewer each)

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut

into 12 long thin strips

2 tablespoon low-sodium teriyaki sauce

(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon sesame oil
(^1) ⁄ 2 teaspoon onion powder
12 large blackberries
Twelve 6-inch wooden skewers soaked in
water
1 In a medium mixing bowl combine the chicken, teriyaki sauce, oil, and onion powder.
Let marinate for 20 minutes.
2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Thread 1 piece of chicken onto a skewer and place on
an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat until all skewers are used.
3 Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until the chicken is done (cut a small slit in a piece to
check the inside). Place one blackberry on each stick just before serving.
Per serving: Calories 50 (From Fat 10); Fat 1g (Saturated 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 45mg; Carbohydrate 1g
(Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 9g; Sugar 1g.