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Low-calorie summer recipes

Low-cal recipes perfect for summer time.
Griddled chicken with pesto
by Justine Pattison

A quick and easy griddled chicken salad that's ready in 15 minutes. This is the kind of dinner that will see you through in summer. Serve with crusty bread.

Each serving provides 417 kcal, 40.5g protein, 10g carbohydrate (of which 8.5g sugars), 23g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 5g fibre and 0.51g salt.

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