Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Stuffed Chicken Rolls

This is one of Greg's favorite recipes. It's so easy to make.
Stuffed Chicken Rolls
* 1 package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* 6 small bonless skinless chicken breast halves, pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
* 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1 tsp paprika
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If you've never pounded out chicken before, it's very easy. You want to cover it with saran wrap, and use a chicken pounder (I have no idea if that's what that hammer looking thing is called) and start from the middle of the chicken and work your way around.
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1. Combine stuffing mix and 1 cup of water. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in eggs. Spread mixture over chicken, to whtin 1/2 inch of edges. Roll chicken from short end to enclose stuffing mixture.
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2. Place chicken rolls, seam down in 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix soup and milk; pour over hicken. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

WW Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps

This is my favorite weight watcher recipe!

Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps. 3 points
Ingredients
* 1 pound 93% lean ground beef
* 1/2 cup matchstick-cut carrots
* 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
* 1/4 cup soy sauce
* 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
* 1/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil
* 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
* 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
* 8 iceberg lettuce leaves
* 1 cup thinly sliced cucumber
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1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef, carrots, and ginger; saute 6 minutes or until beef is browned, stirring to crumble beef. Drain, if necessary, and return beef mixture to pan. Stir in soy sauce and next 3 ingredients; cook 1 minute.
2.Remove beef mixture from heat; stir in green onions and cilantro. Spoon beef filling evenly into center of each lettuce leaf; top evenly with sliced cucumber. Makes 4 servings, serving size is 2 wraps.
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Angel Food Cake with Pineapple Cream

Angel Food Cake with Pineapple Cream
This isn't a weight watcher recipe, but it's a great, healthy snack. I didn't take a picture of the finished product because it looked awful! I would suggest putting the pinapple, pudding, cool whip mixture in a container and just putting a dallop on an individual slice of cake. The cake will last longer that way since it won't get soggy and it takes up less room in the fridge since you don't have to refrigerate the cake without the topping on it.
Ingredients
* Angel Food Cake
* 1 can crushed pineapple, drained
* 1 small container of fat free cool whip
* 1 large box of fat-free vanilla pudding
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Bake angel food cake according to directions. Make the pudding with fat free milk and let set. Add pinapple and cool whip to pudding and use to top cake.

WW Mexican Bean Dip

WW Mexican Bean Dip. 2 points
Ingredients
* 2 cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained
* 1 can diced tomatoes and greene chiles, undrained
* 1 teaspoon olive oil
* 2/3 cup chopped onion
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1/4 tsp. sald
* 1/4 tsp. ground cumin
* 1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
* 1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
* 6 ounces baked tortilla chips
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1. Place half of beans in a bowl; mash with a fork or potato masher. Stir in remaining whole beans. Drain tomatoes, reserving 1/4 cup liquid.
2. Heat oil in a medium cast-iron or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, saute 2 minutes or until tender. Add beans tomatoes, 1/4 cup reserved tomato liquid, salt, and cumin; cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated, sitrring constantly. Remove from heat, and let stand 2 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Spoon bean mixture into a serving bowl.
3. Sprinkle cheese over dip; cover and let stand 3 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with chips. Makes 24 servings, serving size: 2 tablespoons dip and 5 chips.
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Weight Watcher Cheesy Macaroni

WW Cheesy Macaroni. 5 points per serving
Ingredients
* 8 ounces uncooked macaroni (I used pasta wheels)
* 1 pound ground beef (I used Italian style ground turkey)
* 1 1/4 cups prechopped onion
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 (26-ounce) jar tomato-basil pasta sauce
* 1 cup reduced-fat shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
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1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
2. While pasta cooks, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add beef, onion, and garlic; saute 6 minutes or until beef is borned, stirring to crumble. Drain, if necessary, and return beef mixture to pan.
3. Add pasta sauce to beef mixture; cook 2 minutes or until hot. Stir in pasta and 1/2 cup cheese; cook 1 minute or until cheese melts. Remove from heat; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Makes 8 servings.
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Tortellini Salad

Weight Watchers Tortellini Salad. Makes 4 servings and has 4 points per serving.
Ingredients
* 1 (9-ounce) package fresh three-cheese tortellini
* 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
* 1 cup diced zucchini
* 1/2 cup fat-free Italian dressing
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 black pepper
Cheese Tortellini Salad Indgredients
Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain in a colander over a bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons pasta water. Combine tortellini, 2 tablespoons pasta water, tomatoes, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl, tossing gently to coat. Refrigerate until ready to eat.
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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Weight Watcher's Taco Soup

Almost 2 weeks ago, we started a "Biggest Loser" competition at work. The girls divided into 2 teams of 4 and each week we weigh in and compete in "challenges". Right now, my team is winning and in order for us to keep winning, I've bought some Weight Watcher magazines/cookbooks and have been trying new healthy recipes on the weekends instead of eating out. Last weekend, I made Taco Soup which only has 4 points per serving and is so quick and easy to make.
Taco Soup
* 3/4 lb ground turkey
* 1 package of taco seasoning mix
* 1 can (15oz)of pinto beans (I also added a can of kidney beans), drained
* 1 can of corn, drained
* 2 cans of Rotel tomatoes (I used 1 mild and 1 hot)
* 2 cups of water
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Brown beef. Add ingredients to beef, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. I topped mine with low fat sour cream and 1/2 a 100 calorie pack of crushed doritos.
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