Wendi's recipe's for the week.
Totally out of control! Goal: back to pointed recipes, 4 days of exercise:
jogging and circuit training, and writing it all down!!!
So back at it!
Spaghetti Pizza deluxe: 6 pts. 8 servings.
7 oz ronzoni smart taste spaghetti
1 small onion chopped
8 oz 93% lean ground turkey
1 can Hunt's 4 cheese sauce
1 4 oz can mushrooms
1-1/2 cup part skim mozzarella cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup ff milk
2 T minced garlic
1 t. Italian seasoning
Cook spaghetti, drain. In med bowl, blend milk and egg; add spaghetti and
toss to coat. Spray 9x13 jelly roll pan with non stick spray. Spread
spaghetti evenly over bottom of pan. Cook turkey, onion and garlic, drain.
Add spaghetti sauce, seasoning, simmer 5 minutes. Spoon meat mixture evenly
over spaghetti. Top with mushrooms, and cheese. Bake at 350 deg. For 20
minutes. Let stand 5 min before cutting. 297.5 cal 10.5 fat 6.1 fib. Ran
this through spark people to get nutritional value. 6 pts.
Crock Pot Santa Fe Chicken
Slow cooked shredded chicken with corn, tomatoes and black beans. Prepare
the night before and turn your crock pot on in the morning for an easy
weeknight meal. Low fat and low in points. Serve over rice with chopped
scallions, fresh cilantro, fat free sour cream and reduced fat cheddar.
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 8 servings • Size: 9.85 oz • Prep Time: 5 minutes • Points: 4.25
ww points
24 oz (1 1/2) lbs chicken breast
14.4 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chilies
15 oz can black beans
8 oz frozen corn
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
14.4 oz can fat free chicken broth
3 scallions, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
Salt to taste
Combine chicken broth, beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, scallions, garlic
powder, onion powder, cumin, cayenne pepper and salt in the crock pot.
Season chicken breast with salt and lay on top. Cook on low for 10 hours or
on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred.
Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Adjust salt and seasoning. Serve
over rice (extra pts).
Baked Chicken with Dijon and Lime
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 2 thighs • Calories: 210 • Points: 4.25 pts
8 small chicken thighs, skin removed
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp light mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 lime, squeezed, and lime zest
3/4 tsp pepper
Salt
Dried parsley
Preheat oven to 400°. Rinse the chicken and remove the skin and all fat. Pat
dry; place in a large bowl and season generously with salt. In a small bowl
combine Dijon, mayonnaise, lime juice, lime zest, garlic and pepper. Mix
well. Pour over chicken, tossing well to coat.
Spray a large baking pan with a little Pam to prevent sticking since all the
fat and skin was removed from chicken. Place chicken to fit in a single
layer. Top the chicken with dried parsley. Bake until cooked through, about
30-35 minutes. Finish the chicken under the broiler until it is golden brown
Serve chicken with the pan juices drizzled over the top.
Fiesta Chicken and Rice 6 servings 4 pts
1 (14.5 oz.) can whole tomatoes, un-drained
1 (4.5 oz.) can chopped green chilies, un-drained
1 tsp. Olive oil
1 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
3/4 cup chopped onion (about 1 small onion)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound skinned, boned chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/4 tsp. Ground cumin
Drain tomatoes and green chilies, reserving liquid from each together in a
1-cup liquid measuring cup. Add water to reserved liquid to measure 1 cup;
set aside.
Chop tomatoes; set tomato and chilies aside.
Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add oil. Place over medium
heat until hot. Add rice, onion, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until rice
is golden.
Stir tomato, green chilies, and reserved 1 cup liquid, chicken and remaining
ingredients into rice mixture.
Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid
is absorbed and rice is tender.
Yields: 6 servings WW Points: 4 pt. WW Quick, Light and Healthy Cookbook
WW Meat loaf (new recipe I have not tried before)
1 lb. Lean ground beef 93%
1.5 c. Coleslaw mix
1/4 c. Chopped green pepper
1/4 c. Chopped onion
2/3 c. Ketchup(reserve 1/3 cup)
1/4 tsp. Garlic
6T. Bread crumbs
Salt & pepper
*Mix all ingredients (use reserve ketchup for top)
9 X 5 pan spray with Pam
Bake @ 350 for 1 hour
Serves 6 at 3 points per serving
Weight Watchers White Bean Turkey Chili Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound extra lean ground turkey (SHOULD BE ABOUT 120 CALORIES PER 4 OZ)
- 2 (4 ounce) cans canned green Chile peppers, chopped
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Kosher salt to taste
- ground cayenne pepper to taste
- ground white pepper to taste
- 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup fat free Half & Half
- 2 – 3 cups fat free chicken broth (add as needed if chili is too thick)
- 1/2 cup reduced fat, shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1/2 cup green onions
Directions:
In a large pot over medium heat, or in a crock pot on medium, combine the
onion, garlic and ground turkey and saute for 10 minutes, or until turkey is
well browned. Add the Chile peppers, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, salt, cayenne
pepper, and white pepper to taste and saute for 5 more minutes.
Add one can of the beans and the chicken broth to the pot. Take the second
can of beans and puree them in a blender or food processor. Add this to the
pot along with the Half and Half. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes. If
you are using this as a crock pot recipe, let simmer on low heat for about
2-4 hrs. Top each serving with 1/8 cup of reduced fat shredded Monterey Jack
cheese, green onions, and 1 tbsp of reduced fat sour cream (optional).
Recipe makes 4 HUGE servings.
Serving size is about 2 cups
Each serving = 4 Weight Watchers Points
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