samedi 12 février 2011

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

 Strawberries
Dolci Frutta Chocolate (Usually found near fresh fruit)

Heat chocolate according to package. Dip strawberries. Let harden. 

If you are making these on Weight Watchers, 9 of the chocolate tablets has 2 points. I used 18 tablets for 4 points and it made 6 strawberries.

Chicken and White Bean Enchiladas w/ Creamy Salsa Verde Sauce

 Ingredients

Filling:
Cooking Spray
1/2 cup minced onion
1 can green chiles
1 can white beans (Cannelini)
8 oz cooked shredded chicken
1 tsp cumin

Sauce:
1 jar salsa verde
1/2 cup light sour cream
1/2 cup water

Low carb whole wheat tortillas
1 cup Weight Watchers shredded Mexican Style blend
2 tbsp light sour cream for garnish

Directions
Preheat oven to 375.

In medium saucepan on medium heat, spray with cooking spray and add onions. When onions are soft, add green chilies, beans, chicken and cumin. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

In blender, add salsa, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 1/2 cup water. Blend. Pour a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a baking dish.
Scoop filling into tortillas, roll and put seam side down in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce on top of tortillas. Top with cheese. 
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. For the last 5 minutes, remove foil and bake. Garnish with 2 tbsp sour cream if desired.

WW points for 2 tortillas with 2 tbsp sour cream=11 points!


mercredi 9 février 2011

Flatbread Pizza

 Ingredients

1/2 cup Light Ragu Tomato and Basil Sauce
1 tsp Olive Oil
12 slices Turkey Pepperoni
1/3 cup 2% shredded Mozzarella cheese
Artichokes
Onions
Or whatever toppings you'd like!

Preheat oven to 350.
Drizzle oil on flatbread and spread around. When oven is preheated, place flatbread directly on oven rack and bake for 7 minutes. Take out and top with toppings and bake for an additional 7 minutes.

Only 8 WW points for the whole thing!!! It was yummy and crispy, too!

lundi 7 février 2011

Creamy Grape Salad

 Ingredients
1 lb green seedless grapes, washed and dried well
1 lb red seedless grapes, washed and dried well
8 oz fat free Plain or Greek yogurt
4 oz light cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping
2 tbsp brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)
Directions
Mix yogurt, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until blended well. Stir grapes into mixture, and pour in large serving dish.

Combine brown sugar and crushed walnuts. Sprinkle over top of grapes to cover completely. Chill until ready to serve.




8 servings, 1/8th is serving size and has 4 WW points! It's so yummy!

vendredi 4 février 2011

Turkey and Black Bean Enchiladas

 Ingredients
1 lb extra lean ground turkey
15.5 can black beans, drained
4.5 oz can chopped green chiles
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (I used Rotel instead of separate diced tomatoes and green chiles.)
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1-2 tsp cumin
salt
8 (6-inch) low carb whole wheat flour tortillas
1 cup WW Mexican Style cheese
Nonstick cooking spray
Enchilada Sauce (1/3 cup has 0 points)
 
Directions
In a large skillet brown the turkey and season with salt. When the turkey is browned, add onion, garlic, black beans, cilantro, green chiles, diced tomatoes, cumin and chili powder. Mix well and simmer on low, covered for 20 minutes. Remove lid and simmer an additional 5-10 minutes to reduce the liquid.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray. Put 1/2 cup turkey mixture into each tortilla and roll it. Place on baking dish seam side down. Top with enchilada sauce and cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven on the middle rack for 20-25 minutes. Top with low fat sour cream, cilantro or scallions if you wish.
For two enchiladas, 11 WW points. With 3 tbsp of light sour cream, 13 points total!

mercredi 2 février 2011

Zesty Turkey Tostadas

Ingredients
1/4 lb ground turkey
Frozen chopped onions
4 Mission EXTRA THIN yellow corn tortillas
Taco Seasoning
Rotel
2/3 cup Weight Watchers Mexican Shredded Cheese
Taco Sauce
3 tbsp Light Sour Cream
Shredded Lettuce
1/2 cup refried beans

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook ground turkey and onions in skillet. Add taco seasoning. 
Place tortillas directly on oven rack and bake for 5 minutes.
Top tortillas with refried beans, turkey, cheese, rotel, taco sauce, lettuce, and sour cream.

You can have all of this for 14 WW points! The EXTRA THIN tortillas are the key, though! They have 1 point per tortilla and are SOOOOO good! We've had this meal 3 times so far! LOVE it.

mardi 1 février 2011

Snow Cream

We are in the middle of a blizzard, so we HAD to make some snow cream! 

Here's the recipe, in case you are getting some snow, too!

8 cups fresh snow
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 tbsp Vanilla Extract

Mix together and serve!