Skillet Macaroni & Beef
servings | 6estimated POINTS® values per serving | 6
Ingredients
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 1/2 cups uncooked macaroni
4 Tbs ketchup
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1 med green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 16oz can tomato sauce
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbs canola oil
Brown the ground beef and drain off the grease, set aside. Cook the macaroni, onion and green pepper in 2 T of oil. Cook until onion is tender and macaroni is glossy. Return beef to skillet. Add tomato sauce, water, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and ketchup. Cover and simmer 25 minutes on low heat until the macaroni is tender.
Meat Pie
servings | 8estimated POINTS® values per serving | 4
Ingredients
1 pound(s) uncooked ground turkey breast
1/2 cup(s) onion(s),
2 2/3 cup(s) mashed potatoes
1 can 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 cup(s) canned mushrooms
2 slice(s) Land O Lakes White American Cheese, Sliced,
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Brown meat. Saute onion and mushrooms with meat. Season with Salt and Pepper.
Layer meat on bottom of pie plate. Top with potatoes. Top mashed potatoes with soup.Then finish with cheese.
Bake until heated through. Broil until chesse is melted and starting to brown.
Chicken Lo Mein
servings | 1estimated POINTS® values per serving | 4
Ingredients
1 oz uncooked whole wheat spaghetti
2 oz uncooked sliced chicken breast
3 oz frozen stir fry vegetables
1 1/2 tbs Stir Fry Sauce
Boil spaghetti until done. Stir fry all ingredients together until done.
Special NotesAdd any extra vegetables you like for a filling, low point meal.
Easy Banana Nut Muffins
servings | 24estimated POINTS® values per serving | 2
Ingredients
1/2 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup Splenda
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup natural apple sauce
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup FF milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 ripe bananas, crushed
1 1/2 cup Self Rising Flour
3/4 cup nuts -chopped
Stir oil, applesauce, eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, splenda and bananas. Add flour and nuts. Mix well. Bake 400* for 20 minutes.
Wendy's 6 Point Freezable Shepherd's Pie
servings | 8estimated POINTS® values per serving | 6
Ingredients
10 medium carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
3 TBSP Smart Balance Omega Spread (regular)
1 can no salt added Del Monte Sweet corn
1 can no salt added Del Monte French cut green beans
1.5 lbs extra lean ground beef (7% fat)
Minced onions
Salt & Pepper to taste
13x7 pyrex (or comparable sized pan)
(1) Place peeled carrot and potato chunks into slightly salted water and boil until fork can easily slide into carrots. Time varies.
(2) While carrots/potatoes are boiling, add minced onion (according to taste) to ground beef and brown the meat in a separate frying pan. Use a spatula to separate the beef into small bite-size chunks while cooking.
(3) After meat is browned, drain fat and layer meat at the bottom of the pyrex (or comparable) pan.
(4) Drain sweet corn juice from can INTO a cup and evenly spread drained corn in a layer over the ground beef.
(5) Do the same with the can of green beans.
(6) When carrots/potatoes are done, drain the water (I save this potato/carrot juice and freeze it for soup bases). Add the Smart Balance spread to the carrots/potatoes and mash, adding the water from the sweet corn can as needed.
(7) Using a large spoon, spoon the mash over the beef/corn/green bean layers in the pan. Smooth out as needed.
(8) Cook at 325 degrees until top begins to crust slightly.
When serving, add salt and pepper to each serving according to taste.
Laughing Cow Wontons
servings | 1estimated POINTS® values per serving | 2.5
Ingredients
4 wonton wrappers (1.5 points - my brand is 3 pts. for 8 wrappers - found in produce section)
1 wedge laughing cow cheese
Preheat oven to 350. Let cheese soften on top of stove while preheating. Lightly spray a small cookie sheet w/Pam. Spread LC cheese in middle of wrappers. Brush edges of wrappers w/water, and fold them over to make each one a triangle. Pinch edges to close each wrapper completely. Spray w/Pam.
Bake for 5 minutes, flip wontons over, back another 3-5 minutes until wontons are crispy
Blueberry Breakfast Biscuits correct recipe
servings | 13estimated POINTS® values per serving | 1
Ingredients
2 cups oatmeal
3 T. Splenda sugar substitute
1 T. baking powder
2 T. unsalted butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
Grind the oatmeal into a flour using your food processer. Combine the oatmeal flour with the Splenda and baking powder. Cut butter into small bits and add to mixture until it is crumbly then stir in buttermilk and fold in blueberries. Place abut 13 mounds on a baking stone or parchment lined baking pan. Bake at 400 20-25 minutes. You can sprinkle them with a little more Splenda after baking if desired. ** These are really yummy, I use an ice cream scoop to form them and gently push them together to form a ball before baking.
Cheesy Egg White Sandwich
servings | 1estimated POINTS® values per serving | 4
Ingredients
1 whole wheat english muffin
3 egg whites
1 scallion, chopped
1 Laughing Cow cheese wedge ( I like garlic & herb)
2 Tbs reduced fat cheddar cheese, shredded
Toast the english muffin. In the meantime whisk the egg whites, scallion and cheese wedge together. Scramble in non stick frying pan. Sprinkle with cheese after cooked. Pile onto toasted english muffin.
Root Beer float/smoothie
servings | 1estimated POINTS® values per serving | 1
Ingredients
1 WW French Vanilla Smoothie packet
1/2 can to 1 can of diet root beer,
ice
Put about 3-4 ice cubes in a blender with root beer and smoothie packet and blend.
Campbell's Quick & Easy Chicken, Broccoli & Brown Rice
servings | 4estimated POINTS® values per serving | 8
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 breast(s) uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast
10 3/4 oz Campbell's 98% Fat-Free Cream Of Chicken Soup
1 1/2 cup(s) water
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 cup(s) Uncle Ben's Natural whole grain brown rice, uncooked
2 cup(s) cooked frozen chopped broccoli
Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet oer medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until its well browned on both sides. Remove the chicken.
Stir the soup, water, paprika, and black pepper in the skillet and heat to a boil.
Stir the rice and broccoli in the skillet. Reduce the heat to low.
Return the chicken to the skillet. Sprinkle the chicken with additional paprika and black pepper. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is tender.
French Toast w/ Cream Cheese Topping
servings | 3estimated POINTS® values per serving | 2
Ingredients
1 egg (large is ok)
1/2 Cup fat-free Skim Milk
1 TBSP preserves (I use homemade, with just a little sugar)
3 Slices light-whole wheat bread. (I used Schwebels and let it sit out a little to get a little dry)
1 container of Weight Watchers Cream cheese. ( of course this is the little container, not one of the big ones)
Whisk egg and milk. Heat non-stick pan just until hot. Dip the bread in the egg mixture and soak it up evenly between the three pieces. Brown on both sides and make sure it is hot. For the topping mix cream cheese and preserves. If too cold to mix, microwave for a few seconds. Top each toast piece with 1/3 topping. Serve immediately. ** If you want a crispier toast add some oil to the pan and adjust your points. I like to use non-processed foods so I stay away from egg substitutes, and with this one, if you use just the egg white.. what will you do with that yoke?
Italian Meatballs
servings | 5estimated POINTS® values per serving | 6
Ingredients
1 pound lean ground beef (95%)
1/2 cup italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup reduced fat parmesan cheese
1 egg
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
cooking spray
coat a heavy skillet with cooking spray and warm over medium low heat. Combine remaining ingredients and form into ten golf ball sized meatballs. Place in skillet and brown, turning occasionally. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray. Place meatballs on baking sheet and cook in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
2 meatballs per serving
Chicken Nachos
servings | 1estimated POINTS® values per serving | 6
Ingredients
18 Guiltless Gourmet Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips
1/2 c. fresh tomato
1/2 c. reduced fat cheddar (I used Sargento)
1/4 c. fresh red onion
1/4 of a boneless/skinless chicken breast
1 tsp reduced sodium taco seasoning
1 c. lettuce
1/4 c. black beans
1 tbsp light sour cream (I used daisy)
Cook the chicken by whatever method you prefer--baked or grilled. Meanwhile, chop the onion, tomato and lettuce for topping. Arrange the chips on a baking sheet. Shred the chicken. Combine with taco seasoning, chicken, black beans and cheese in a bowl. Mix the ingredients and top the chips with the mixture. Bake for 5-7 mins at 400 degrees or until the cheese is melted. Top with onion, tomato and lettuce. Dollop on the sour cream. Enjoy!
Garlic Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken
servings | 4estimated POINTS® values per serving | 8
Ingredients
2 Chicken Breasts
1 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
4 Tbs Light Garlic Cheese Spread
Olive oil spray
2 Toothpicks
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Tenderize the chicken - pounding it thinner
Spread the 2 tablespoons of the Light Garlic Cream Cheese Spread on one side of the tenderized chicken breast.
Coat the other side of the chicken with the Italian Bread Crumbs
Fold the chicken to make the cheese mixture in the middle of the chicken and hold together with a toothpick.
Place in Baking dish coated with Olive oil cooking spray.
Bake 35-45 minutes
Scalloped Macaroni and Ham
servings | 4estimated POINTS® values per serving | 8
Ingredients
Ingredients
8 oz uncooked whole-wheat pasta
1/2 cup(s) onion(s)
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp basil
1/8 tsp McCormick Ground black pepper
1 1/2 cup(s) 1% low-fat milk
1 cup(s) cooked ham
1/2 cup(s) cooked green beans
20 item(s) Keebler Wheatables Seven Grain Snack Crackers
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook macaroni about 10 minutes or till tender but still firm. Drain well.
2. Meanwhile for sauce,in a medium saucepan cook onion in the 2 tablespoons margarine or butter pepper. Stir in flour,basil,and pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in the cooked macaroni,ham,and frozen veggies. Transfer mixture to a 1-quart casserole. Toss together the bread crumbs and the 1 tablespoon melted margarine or butter. Sprinkle bread crumbs atop the macaroni mixture.
4. Bake in 350 oven about 30 minutes or till bubbly. Makes 4 main-dish servings.
French Onion Soup Coca-cola
servings | 4estimated POINTS® values per serving | 5
Ingredients
1/4 c Butter or margarine
1/2 ts Vinegar
4 c Onions, thinly sliced
1/8 ts Pepper
2 cn (10.5 oz ea) beef broth (bouillon)
3/4 c COCA-COLA
1 ts Salt
French bread cut into thick slices
Parmesean cheese, grated
In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter/margarine.
Add onions and cook until they are golden, do
not brown. Add the undiluted beef broth,
1 soup can of water, Coca-Cola, salt, vinegar,
and pepper. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes.
In a broiler, toast one side of the French bread
slices. Turn and generously sprinkle with the
Parmesan cheese. Toast until browned. Into
deep bowls, ladle the soup and top with the
toast, cheese-sided up. **Makes 4 servings or
about 6 cups.
Peanut Butter/Apple Snack
servings | 1estimated POINTS® values per serving | 2
Ingredients
1/2 Large Granny Smith Apple
1/8 Cup Rolled Oats
1 tsp. Peanut Butter
With two diagonal cuts, remove core from apple, leaving a flat surface with a V cut into it. Spread peanut butter on the cut surface. Press peanut buttered surface into oats. Enjoy!
Vegetable Quiche Cups
servings | 6estimated POINTS® values per serving | 1
Ingredients
* 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
* 3/4 cup liquid egg substitute
* 3/4 cup shredded reduced fat cheese
* 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
* 1/4 cup diced onion
* 3 drops hot pepper sauce (optional)
1. Microwave the spinach for 2 1/2 minutes on high. Drain the excess liquid.
2. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with foil baking cups. Spray the cups with cooking spray.
3. Combine the egg substitute, cheese, peppers, onions, and spinach in a bowl. Mix well. Divide evenly among the muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. ** Works just as well without the foil baking cups
Blueberry Muffins
servings | 12estimated POINTS® values per serving | 2
Ingredients
3/4 c. LF milk or soymilk
1/2 c. applesauce
1 egg
1 c. flour
1 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 c. blueberries
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Blend milk, applesauce, and egge. Set aside. Stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and pour wet ingredients into the well. Stir with spoon just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Fold in blueberries.
Regular sized muffins 18 - 20 min.
Mini-muffins 10 min.