Low Calorie/Low Sodium Chicken Adobo

I wanted to write an entire blog on why I am interested in blogging about lower calorie/lower sodium versions of wonderful recipes. I was going to reference the popularity of the recent movie “Julia and Julie” along with the popularity of Television chefs like Emeril Lagasse, Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay etc.

However, when I saw this FaceBook Post about a Chicken Adobo recipe on the NYTimes web page ( http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Food-t-000.html?_r=3&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB ), I decided to jump in and try to make a lower calorie/lower sodium version that will taste good. So I will save the “why” blog for another day. Basically, the unskinned version of the recipe is half the calories and about 68% lower in sodium than the original.

Whichever version you decide to use my friends you must try this recipe. It is cooking right now and my house smells delicious!

Calorie Count for Chicken Adobo

Calories - 4 Servings		source CalorieKing.com
1 Cutup Chicken		with skin	w/o skin
2 Thighs		396	164
2 Breasts		388	248
2 Wings		218	74
2 DrumSticks		236	148
1 Cup Coconut Milk		355	148
per serving		398	196
Sodium		Kikkoman	House of Tsang
1/4 Cup Soy Sauce		7,255	2,350
per serving		1,814	587