My crockpot and I are getting to be really good friends. I am totally loving these easy meals. And I *really* love that even when we're on the run my family is having healthy meals!
Peking Pork Chops
4-6 pork chops (I used boneless pork loin)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1 clove garlic, crushed
Trim excess fat from pork chops and place in slow cooker. Mix brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce, ketchup & garlic in a smal bowl and pour over meat. Cover, turn to low and cook 4 to 6 hours, or until tender.
*I doubled the sauce but I really didn't need to. I served it with brown rice and broccoli. Everyone in my house really liked it! This would be great with Trader Joe's Riced Cauliflower instead of the rice. :)
Friday, March 11, 2016
Recipe: Easy Chicken Marsala
Chicken Marsala is one of my favorites!! I served it with yolk-free egg noodles and green beans. Mmmm!!
Easy Chicken Marsala
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (I used more cause we love mushrooms!)
1/2 cup marsala wine
In a medium bowl, stir together the four, garlic salt, pepper and oregano. Dredge chicken in the mixture to lightly coat.
Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken in the skillet for 2 minutes, or until lightly browned on one side. Turn chicken over and add mushrooms. Cook about 2 minutes, until other side of chicken is lightly browned. Stir mushrooms so that they cook evenly. (I cooked a little bit longer on each side)
Pour marsala wine over the chicken. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low; simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Easy Chicken Marsala
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (I used more cause we love mushrooms!)
1/2 cup marsala wine
In a medium bowl, stir together the four, garlic salt, pepper and oregano. Dredge chicken in the mixture to lightly coat.
Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken in the skillet for 2 minutes, or until lightly browned on one side. Turn chicken over and add mushrooms. Cook about 2 minutes, until other side of chicken is lightly browned. Stir mushrooms so that they cook evenly. (I cooked a little bit longer on each side)
Pour marsala wine over the chicken. Cover skillet and reduce heat to low; simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Marinara Chicken & Vegetables
Slow Cooker Marinara Chicken & Vegetables
2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I only used 1 lb)
4 gloves garlic, peeled and crushed
4 tomatoes, chopped or one 14.5 oz. can low-sodium tomatoes, drained
4 medium ribs celery, diced (1 cup)
2 small zucchini, diced (2 cups)
1 bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced
18 oz. jar marinara sauce (I used 24 oz. jar)
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried thyme
Place the chicken in the slow cooker; add the garlic, tomatoes, celery, zucchini, and pepper. Pour the marinara sauce over all, and sprinkle the basil and thyme on top. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 6 to 7 hours. Before serving, shred the chicken with a fork.
I serve with smart taste (high fiber) spaghetti. Would be good with spaghetti squash too!
2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I only used 1 lb)
4 gloves garlic, peeled and crushed
4 tomatoes, chopped or one 14.5 oz. can low-sodium tomatoes, drained
4 medium ribs celery, diced (1 cup)
2 small zucchini, diced (2 cups)
1 bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced
18 oz. jar marinara sauce (I used 24 oz. jar)
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried thyme
Place the chicken in the slow cooker; add the garlic, tomatoes, celery, zucchini, and pepper. Pour the marinara sauce over all, and sprinkle the basil and thyme on top. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 6 to 7 hours. Before serving, shred the chicken with a fork.
I serve with smart taste (high fiber) spaghetti. Would be good with spaghetti squash too!
Recipes: Cowboy Chicken & "Most Amazing Porkchops Ever"
For the crockpot lover in all of us... Still need to calculate smart points in these!
Cowboy Chicken
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 jar (about 2 cups) of your favorite salsa
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Put chicken in crockpot. Mix all of the other ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Cook in crockpot for about 6 hours on low. Serve over rice.
Most Amazing Porkchops Ever (No, I didn't name them! They were good but I think "most amazing ever" is a stretch!! LOL)
4-6 porkchops (boneless or bone-in)
1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
1 package onion soup mix
1 package dry pork gravy mix
1 1/2 cups lowfat chicken broth
Put porkchops in crockpot. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour in crockpot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with rice or yolk free egg noodles.
Cowboy Chicken
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 jar (about 2 cups) of your favorite salsa
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Put chicken in crockpot. Mix all of the other ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Cook in crockpot for about 6 hours on low. Serve over rice.
Most Amazing Porkchops Ever (No, I didn't name them! They were good but I think "most amazing ever" is a stretch!! LOL)
4-6 porkchops (boneless or bone-in)
1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
1 package onion soup mix
1 package dry pork gravy mix
1 1/2 cups lowfat chicken broth
Put porkchops in crockpot. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour in crockpot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve with rice or yolk free egg noodles.
Recipe: Baked Portabella Mushrooms
Love me some mushrooms!!! Only points are in the olive oil...
Baked Portabella Mushrooms
Large portabella mushroom caps
Extra-virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
garlic powder
thyme
Just brush both sides of mushroom caps generously with olive oil and season with the rest of ingredients. Bake at 400 degrees until heated. That's all...
Baked Portabella Mushrooms
Large portabella mushroom caps
Extra-virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
garlic powder
thyme
Just brush both sides of mushroom caps generously with olive oil and season with the rest of ingredients. Bake at 400 degrees until heated. That's all...
Recipes: Rosemary Roasted Potatoes & Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
2 large baking potatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick (I did mine a little thinner)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine all ingredients in large bowl; toss to coat. Spread potatoes in single layer in shallow baking pan (I used cookie sheet). Bake 15 minutes or until tender, turning once.
*I doubled this recipe, cut them a little thinner and baked a little longer so they were kind of crispy. Everybody LOVED them! Kids thought they were like French fries!
Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
4 teaspoons brown sugar (you might want a little more, I didn't measure)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 clove garlic (I used more cause we love garlic!)
2 tablespoons salted butter
Melt butter in a frying pan then brown the garlic in the butter (I used extra garlic and sliced the cloves up in the butter). Add chicken breasts to butter and garlic and cook thoroughly. When chicken is fully cooked add brown sugar on top of each breast. Allow the brown sugar to melt into the chicken (about 5 minutes).
2 large baking potatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick (I did mine a little thinner)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Combine all ingredients in large bowl; toss to coat. Spread potatoes in single layer in shallow baking pan (I used cookie sheet). Bake 15 minutes or until tender, turning once.
*I doubled this recipe, cut them a little thinner and baked a little longer so they were kind of crispy. Everybody LOVED them! Kids thought they were like French fries!
Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken
4 teaspoons brown sugar (you might want a little more, I didn't measure)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 clove garlic (I used more cause we love garlic!)
2 tablespoons salted butter
Melt butter in a frying pan then brown the garlic in the butter (I used extra garlic and sliced the cloves up in the butter). Add chicken breasts to butter and garlic and cook thoroughly. When chicken is fully cooked add brown sugar on top of each breast. Allow the brown sugar to melt into the chicken (about 5 minutes).
Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef & Mushrooms
Slow Cooker Beef and Mushrooms
1 pound lean beef stew meat
1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1 packet dry onion soup mix
8 oz. fresh mushrooms (whole or sliced, your preference)
Brown meat in skilled over medium-high heat. (Recipe says you can skip this step and it'll still be great but I did it anyway). Place meat in crockpot. Place mushrooms on top of beef. Combine soup water and soup mix and pour over mushrooms and beef. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
**I doubled everything EXCEPT the beef because I love mushrooms and my kids like lots of gravy. I used about 1 1/4 lbs of stew meat. It turned out great! Boys probably would have liked more meat so next time I might double that too. I think that if I hadn't doubled it wouldn't have been enough for our family of 4.
1 pound lean beef stew meat
1 can low-fat cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1 packet dry onion soup mix
8 oz. fresh mushrooms (whole or sliced, your preference)
Brown meat in skilled over medium-high heat. (Recipe says you can skip this step and it'll still be great but I did it anyway). Place meat in crockpot. Place mushrooms on top of beef. Combine soup water and soup mix and pour over mushrooms and beef. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
**I doubled everything EXCEPT the beef because I love mushrooms and my kids like lots of gravy. I used about 1 1/4 lbs of stew meat. It turned out great! Boys probably would have liked more meat so next time I might double that too. I think that if I hadn't doubled it wouldn't have been enough for our family of 4.
Recipe: Key West Chicken
Another favorite of ours... Will update it with a pic the next time I make it!
Key West Chicken
6 tablespoons soy sauce (I used the low-salt kind)
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used canola)
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons chopped garlic (I was out of fresh garlic so I used a couple teaspoons of the dried "Garlic, Garlic" from Tastefully Simple...will use fresh next time!)
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
In a shallow container, blend soy sauce, honey, vegetable oil, lime juice and garlic. Place chicken into the mixture, and turn to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes (I did a couple hours).
Cook on grill! (It said to lightly oil the grill grate but we forgot!)
Key West Chicken
6 tablespoons soy sauce (I used the low-salt kind)
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (I used canola)
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons chopped garlic (I was out of fresh garlic so I used a couple teaspoons of the dried "Garlic, Garlic" from Tastefully Simple...will use fresh next time!)
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
In a shallow container, blend soy sauce, honey, vegetable oil, lime juice and garlic. Place chicken into the mixture, and turn to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes (I did a couple hours).
Cook on grill! (It said to lightly oil the grill grate but we forgot!)
Monday, March 7, 2016
Recipe: Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu (5 SP)
Tried another new recipe tonight. We all loved it! If you're looking for something different and healthy to try, I would suggest giving this a try.
Disclaimer: This is not an original recipe. I found it on smartpointsrecipes.com.
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| Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu--Yummy! One piece of chicken, 1 cup of rice and fresh asparagus= 11 Smart Points. |
Skillet Chicken Cordon Bleu
Makes 4 servings, 5 Smart Points each.
Nutritional Information:
Calories: 258
Fat: 10 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Protein: 37 g
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugar: 1 g
Ingredients:
- 4 thin boneless, skinless cutlets (about 4 oz each)
- salt & pepper
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour (gluten free flour works too!)
- 1/2 tsp. butter
- 1 1/2 tsp. olive oil
- 2/3 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 4 thin slices low sodium deli ham
- 4 slices light Swiss cheese such as Alpine Lace
Directions:
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place the flour in a shallow dish and lightly dredge the chicken with flour on both sides, shaking off the excess (keep the remaining flour).
- In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, lemon juice, dijon mustard and 1 tsp of the reserved flour. Whisk until smooth.
- Melt the butter and olive oil in a non stick skillet over medium-high heat and add chicken.
- Cook 2 minutes (I did much longer!) on each side, until slightly golden, then transfer to a dish.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the chicken broth mixture.
- Whisk the broth, scraping up any bits stuck to the pan and simmer 2 minutes to reduce slightly.
- Return the chicken to the skillet, top each piece with a slice of ham and a slice of swiss cheese. Cover the skillet and simmer for 3-4 minutes until the cheese melts.
- Spoon the remaining sauce over each piece.
This is what I love about Weight Watchers...
The fact that you can eat anything you want as long as you stay within your points! Last night we were shopping at the outlet mall and there were TWO Auntie Anne's there (That's just mean!) The entire mall smelled like these delicious pretzels! My son Connor absolutely can't go to the mall without getting one so when he inevitably asked if we could go there I quickly checked my points and happily indulged him (and me too!). Fortunately we had a late lunch (grilled chicken salad) so I wasn't really going to be wanting dinner so this could be my dinner points. FYI, an Auntie Anne's pretzel (with no dips, of course) is 11 points.
Don't worry, we bought 4 so the whole family had dinner! :)
Was it worth it? Hell yeah!
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