Menu Plan Monday...a day late ;)

All of my dinners are Weight Watcher friendly. I have lost 15 lbs so far following the Weight Watchers plan.

Sunday: Ranch Chicken, Beans and Alexia Potato Wedges
Monday: Hamburger Goulash
Tuesday: Chicken Alfredo and Wild Rice
Wednesday: Black Bean Soup
Thursday: Skinny Tuna Noodle Casserole
Friday: Breakfast for Dinner - Pumpkin Waffles, Turkey Bacon, Eggs.
Saturday: Thai Beef Salad Wrap

You can find more menu plans for the week here Organizing Junkie

Menu Plan Monday

It's been a while since I've visited my blog. I've done plenty of different diets or ways of eating and because of budget and having limited mental energy for planning meals have come back to just doing Weight Watchers (seems to work the best for me). So here goes :)

Sunday: Hamburger Casserole (Crockpot)
Monday: Easy Fried Rice
Tuesday: Super Easy Cream of Broccoli Soup
Wednesday: Crockpot Chicken Ranch Tacos
Thursday: Kielbasa Pasta Skillet(made substitutions to make this WW friendly)
Friday: Shepherds Pie
Saturday: Bacon, Bean and Cheese Stuffed Peppers

Sunday: Cream Cheese Chicken
Monday: Skinny Baked Mac and Cheese
Tuesday: Stuffed Pepper Soup
Wednesday: Turkey Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Cabbage
Thursday: Baked Ranch Chicken w/ Cucumber Tomato Salad
Friday: Swedish Meatballs w/ Egg Noodles and Veggie
Saturday: Brown Rice Mexican Casserole

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Weight Watchers No Crust Apple Pie

Just had to pass on this wonderful fall recipe. I love apple pie, but not the calories that comes along with it. I've been on Weight Watchers for about 3 weeks now. Came across this recipe on the web and wanted to pass it on.

No Crust Apple Pie
4 cups apples sliced
1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs (YOU COULD USE EGG SUBSTITUTE)
1/2 cup light biscit mix

Topping
1/2 cup light biscuit mix
2 tablespoons chopped nuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon margarine

Combine apples, cinnamon and nutmeg and place in a sprayed deep-dish pie plate. Beat biscuit mix, sugar, eggs and milk til smooth. Pour over apples. In a small bowl blend biscuit mix, chopped nuts, brown sugar and margarine till crumbly. Sprinkle on top of pie. Bake at 350* for 1 hour or till knife in center comes out clean. Enjoy!

5 points per serving, 8 servings

I used Heart Smart Bisquick and Light Blue Bonnet margarine and by my calculations on the Weight Watcher recipe builder, it was 4 points per serving.

Super Healthy Hummus

Found this on Recipezaar and it is out of this world. Only 1 point per 1/4 cup too :) In case you might be concerned that the points are correct, I did put it in the recipe builder on Weight Watchers and it is only 1 point per 1/4 cup...yippie!

Super Healthy Hummus

SERVES 6

3 garlic cloves, minced, more if you like
1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Combine everything in blender or food processor and process until smooth.
The blender gives the best result.

If you need more liquid to make a nice consistency, add a bit more yogurt.

Chill.

Serve with pitas or as a veggie dip.

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King Ranch Chicken Casserole

So this turned out to be VERY good. This was this weeks Monday recipe and is definitely a keeper and very WW friendly. I got it off of Half My Size

King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Serves - 6
Points - 4

1 10 oz. can chicken breast, drained
1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
1 can Rotel tomatoes
8 corn tortillas, cut into fourths
1 cup fat free shredded cheddar
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup celery, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Methods/steps
Saute onion, garlic and celery in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray until tender. Add soups, Rotel tomatoes and chicken; heat and mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Layer 1/2 of tortillas in bottom of dish. Pour 1/2 of soup mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle 1/2 of shredded cheese over soup mixture. Repeat layers ending with cheese. Cover with foil.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Uncover and cook additional 10 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Information:
205 cal., 2.4 g. fat, 2.5 g. fiber

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Best Ever Chili

1 lb of lean ground beef (I use 96/4)
1 can Kidney Beans
1 can Pinto Beans
1 can corn
1- 4 ounce can chopped green chilis
1 can fat free refried beans
1 15 ounce can chopped (diced) tomatoes
1 16 ounce can (or 2 - 8 ounce cans) of tomato sauce
1 large onion
1 cup water
1 package taco seasoning
1 package Hidden Valley Ranch DRESSING mix (NOT buttermilk one)

Chop onion and brown with ground beef. Add the rest of the ingredients (DO NOT drain anything.) Bring to a boil over medium heat and then simmer for 15 minutes.

I have found a couple sites that say this is 1 cup = 1 point but when I put it in the recipe builder...it was 2 points...so not completely sure.

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Delicious Low Fat Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
1 tablespoon butter, melted
3 tablespoons applesauce
2/3 cup brown sugar substitute (splenda blend)
2 eggs (could even do better with 1/2 cup egg substitute)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used mini chips)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a loaf pan with Pam.
Mix the dry ingredients & Set aside.
In a separate larger bowl, mix the bananas, butter, applesauce, and brown sugar substitute.
Stir in eggs, mix.
Add the flour, mix thoroughly.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Pour into loaf pan, and bake 50 minutes.
Cool to 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Sliced into 12 slices, this is only 4 WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS.

This was VERY GOOD bread. The kids thought this was the best recipe yet. I like to make banana bread when I have ripe bananas, which is most of the time cause we buy em and no one eats em.

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Quick and Easy Goulash..made WW friendly

I got this recipe off of recipezaar, but basically changed it all up to fit my diet. Man, it was good.

Quick and Easy Goulash

1 Kraft Deluxe 1/2 the fat 2% milk box of Mac and Cheese
1 medium onion chopped
1 lb lean ground beef (I used 96% ff)
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1 tsp Garlic powder
1/8 tsp Red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
1 can tomato sauce (15 oz)

Start cooking the macaroni according to package. In the meantime, brown the ground beef with the onion, italian seasoning, garlic powder, pepper flakes and salt. Drain. Once the macaroni is done rinse and drain. Add the macaroni to the hamburger, add the cheese packet and the can of tomato sauce and stir. Heat through. It made 6 one cup servings.

6 Weight Watcher points.

My daughter said it was like Hamburger Helper...obviously a healthier version and 1 cup was filling. Could have it with a side salad.

I may just go have a diet Vernors and low fat ice cream Boston cooler now....only 2 points!

Apple N' Oats Pudding

Got up this morning at 5 to make sure my daughter got some of this....it was DELICIOUS. I got the recipe idea off of Grocery Cart Challenge. Put it into Weight Watchers recipe builder and came out with 3 points based on the things I used...not bad for breakfast. I used Promise light for the butter and I used one medium Spy apple, fat free milk, and no cream on top...it was just fine without.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients
2 cups nonfat milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon reduced fat margarine or light butter
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 medium baking apple (peeled, cored, and diced)
1 cup rolled oat (not quick oats)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon cream (optional)

Directions
1Preheat oven to 350. Lightly coat a 1 quart baking dish with oil spray.

2Combine the milk, sugar, margarine or butter, cinnamon, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over high heat for 4 minutes to scald the milk.

3Add the apple and the oats. Continue cooking on high for 1 minuted. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.

4Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes.

5Remove from the oven, stir thoroughly. Sprinkle the top with nutmeg. Return to the oven and bake for 15 more minutes.

6Serve warm with cream, if desired.

Crockpot Chicken and Great Product

I made a chicken recipe, Weight Watchers, in the crockpot today. I bought crockpot liners about 8 or 9 months ago and kept forgetting to use them when I would make something. Today I FINALLY remembered. They are going to be a must from now on. What a breeze clean up was. I would highly recommend this product, especially for the big crockpot which is awkward to clean as it is.

Chicken Recipe (sorry I don't know the name) I guess you could call it Mexican Chicken.

3 Frozen chicken breasts
1 packet ranch dressing mix
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can rotel tomatoes
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can cannellini beans (or any white bean)
1 can corn

Put all ingredients in order listed (undrained) in crockpot (DO NOT STIR).
Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remove chicken breasts and shred and put back in crockpot and stir.

WW points: 3 point for 1 cup (at least that is what the recipe said)

Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

I meant to post on this the other day. I made this and it was wonderful. It made a huge crockpot full. The kids liked it too. It was even a little spicey. It was very filling.

Crockpot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti


Serves - 12 (1 cup each)
Points - 6

16 oz. dry spaghetti, cooked
1 lb. Velveeta Light cheese
12.5 oz. can chicken breast, drained and flaked
10 3/4 oz. can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
10 3/4 oz. can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup, undiluted
10 oz. can diced tomatoes and green chilies (Rotel)
4 oz. can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1/2 cup water
1 small onion, diced
1 medium green pepper, diced
salt & pepper, to taste

Methods/steps
Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker and stir to mix well.

Cook on LOW for 2-3 hours. Stir again just before serving.

Nutrition Information per serving:
286 cal., 5.7 g. fat, 2.7 g. fiber

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