This breaded chicken delight is adapted from the traditional chicken français recipe that features butter, lemon, white wine, whole eggs, and white flour for dredging. We've substituted ghee, chicken broth, egg whites, and ground oat bran to lower the calories as well as the glycemic index. So, you can enjoy this traditional French dish with zero guilt. The key to perfectly cooked chicken is pounding all the breasts to the same thickness. You can use that tip anytime. xxoo

People love to ask the question, 'Why don't French women get fat?' And the answer has been explained in many different ways, but we would sum it up in terms of cultural norms - how they eat, when they eat, what they eat, food quality, and how they behave when they've eaten too much. That's where this recipe comes from. We have it on decent authority that when many French women overindulge, they will take a weekend and eat, 'Magical Leek Broth,' to undo the damage. Is it true? Who knows. But it's tasty! While we wouldn't recommend a full weekend only eating leek broth, we do see the value in a light and gentle broth-based soup when you're feeling the need for something simple.

Add your choice of veggies, chicken, or fish if you desire, not to mention herbs or spice. There's value in simple staples. Dress it up as you like. But here's the basic simple soup because it's too culturally interesting to leave out.

Beef broth cuts down on the ghee needed to replace the tablespoons of butter normally featured in a Steak au Poivre recipe. But we keep the buttery flavor. As it is "Steak with Pepper," there is the addition of Sichuan pepper to the typical black pepper. But if you don't have it, you will still be delighted with simple cracked black pepper. The psyllium husk takes the place of cornstarch to keep your fat-free yogurt from separating. But it's just optics. This one's a winner!