White Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies

Recipe and picture HERE.

Oh my gosh! These were divine. I added milk chocolate chips, used part chocolate peanut butter, and added butterscotch chips and they were so good! Another one that I didn't get a pic of!

No Bake Cheesecake

Recipe is HERE.

This was SOO SOO good that I didn't get any pics of it! Try it!

Crockpot Pulled Pork and Sauteed Squash

 Recipe adapted from here.

2.5 lb boneless pork loin roast center cut, trimmed of fat

2 tsp red wine vinegar

2 tsp mesquite liquid smoke

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp sea salt

Barbecue Sauce ( I used Stubb's and it's the best!)

Directions:

Place pork in crockpot and season with salt, vinegar, garlic powder, and liquid smoke. Cover and set to high for 6 hours. Remove pork and transfer onto a large plate. Reserve all liquid. Shred pork and put back into slower with 3/4 cup reserved liquid and barbecue sauce. Cook on high one more hour.

 Enjoy!

3 oz pork is about 5 points + (Make sure you calculate your sauce, though.)

 I made sauteed squash to go with the sandwiches and it's the perfect side dish for it! 

Ingredients:

Yellow Squash, sliced

Diced Onions (I used frozen.)

2 tbsp butter

Heat skillet and add butter. Add sliced squash and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally until squash browns. 

Crockpot Chicken Tacos

Ingredients:

Chicken ( I used 3 chicken breasts.)

1 jar salsa

1 can diced green chiles

1 tsp ground cumin

1 whole onion, chopped (I used frozen chopped onion, Easy!)

2 cloves garlic

tortillas or taco shells

shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, sour cream or whatever toppings you like!

Directions:

Place chicken in crockpot. Top with salsa, green chiles, cumin, garlic, and onion. Cover and set on low. Cook for 8 hours. Remove chicken from pot, shred, and return to juices. Spoon onto tortillas and top with toppings!

Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle

Recipe from here.
 Ingredients:

10 oz angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes

2 pints sliced strawberries

2 pints blueberries

6 tbsp fat free sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cups cold water

1 package suger free white chocolate instant pudding

12 oz fat free Cool Whip, thawed

Directions:

Whisk condensed milk and water in bowl. Whisk in pudding mix and let stand for 2 minutes; fold in Cool Whip. Arrange cake in the bottom of a trifle dish sprinkle with blueberries, then spread pudding mixture, then layer strawberries. Repeat layers-cake, blueberries, pudding mixture, strawberries. For the top, arrange prettily! Cover and chill for about an hour.

1 cup=4 points+

Bang Bang Shrimp

Recipe from here.

Ingredients:

5 tbsp light mayo

3 tbsp Thai Sweet Chili Sauce

1 tsp Sriracha

1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

2 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp canola oil

shredded lettuce or cabbage (optional)

chopped scallions (optional)

Directions:

In a bowl, combine mayo, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha. Set aside.

 Place shrimp and cornstarch in bowl and mix well. Heat skillet and add oil when hot. Add shrimp and toss about 3 minutes or until cooked. Combine shrimp and sauce. 

 Place shrimp on shredded lettuce or cabbage and top with scallions.

 I served it with quinoa and fresh pineapple.

1/4th of recipe=5 points +