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- Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, (about 2) 399 calories
- Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, (about 4) 416 calories
- Turkey breast 402 calories
- Ground beef, 15% fat 752 calories
- Ground beef, 5% fat 480 calories
- Beef flank steak, trimmed of all fat 578 calories
- Pork chop, loin, boneless, lean only 448 calories
- Salmon, Atlantic, farmed 728 calories
- Shrimp, mixed species 328 calories
- Kind of all over the place, aren't they.... Any surprises?
- Now here's a lovely braised pork loin - and it makes enough for two meals.... or four servings.
- Braised Pork with Laurel (Bay)
- 1 pork loin roast, 24oz (750gr)
- 1 onion, sliced
- 12 bay (laurel) leaves
- 1 cup of white wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tsp juniper berries
- 1 tbs olive oil
View Full Recipe at Thyme for Cooking, the Blog
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