Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry

 

 

 

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Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry

 

3 Chicken breast halves

1 tsp vegetable oil

3 cups green cabbage, shredded

1 T corn starch

½ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp garlic powder

½ cup water

1 T soy sauce

 

Cut chicken into strips.  Heat oil in frying pan.  Add chicken and stir fry over medium-high heat, turning constantly until browned.  Add cabbage and sauté 2 minutes until cabbage is tender. 

 

Mix cornstarch and seasonings; add water and soy sauce and mix until smooth.  Stir sauce into chicken and cabbage.  Cook until sauce has thickened and chicken coated, about 1 minute.  Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

 

It needs salt and I added sweet red pepper.  Next time I will add a little onion and fresh mushrooms.  I over cooked the cabbage, I would have liked it to have a bit of a crunch, not limp.  It was pretty good and I will definitely make again.  The points for this is 1 point for the oil and then what ever the chicken weighs divided by your servings.  This is found on cooks.com. 



Hummify Me!!

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

 

	30 oz canned chickpeas (undrained)
	7 oz roasted red peppers (packed in water), bottled, drained
	3 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s)
	3 Tbsp canned tahini
	1 Tbsp olive oil
	6 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
	1 tsp curry powder
	1/2 tsp ground cumin
	1/2 tsp ground coriander
	1 1/4 tsp table salt
	1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground   Drain chickpeas, reserving 1⁄4 cup of liquid. Place chickpeas, reserved liquid and remaining ingredients in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until very smooth. Cover and chill 2 hours. Serve with pita wedges or baked tortilla chips (need to count POINTS values for pita or chips). Yields about 1⁄4 cup of hummus per serving.  This hummus is even tastier after being refrigerated overnight.  2 points per serving. The second batch I made I left out the cumin, curry and coriander.  I liked it much better.

Struggling thru the Holidays

This is the link to my You Tube video, "Struggling thru the Holidays!"  http://youtu.be/7GXpjWa1zDo

Baked Ziti with Turkey Sausage

8 servings @ 8 PointsPlus Value

 

3/4 pound(s) uncooked turkey sausage(s), spicy-variety, casings removed

1 medium uncooked onion(s), chopped

1 medium green pepper(s), chopped

28 oz canned diced tomatoes

10 oz frozen green peas, thawed

2 Tbsp canned tomato paste

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp fennel seed

1/2 tsp table salt, or to taste

1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

12 oz uncooked whole wheat pasta, ziti, cooked according to package directions

6 oz shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

 

Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F.

 

Crumble the sausage meat into a large saucepan and brown over medium heat, stirring often,about 4 minutes. Drain off any fat, then add the onion and bell pepper. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, peas, tomato paste, oregano, basil, thyme, fennel seeds, salt and pepper.

 

Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat and cook uncovered 5 minutes, stirring often.

Stir in the cooked pasta and half the cheese. Spread evenly into a 9"X 13" baking pan. Top evenly with the remaining cheese.

 

Bake until the cheese has melted and the casserole is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes at room temperature before slicing into 8 pieces.

 

Weight Watchers Mexican Rice is delicious and 19 points for the whole recipe.  Kitch Me is the blog that it comes from.  I will make this again and again. 

 

 

I made these wonderful breakfast "muffins" and took them to our family Christmas.  A slice of thin deli ham tucked into the muffin pan, crack an egg into the cup the ham makes and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes until the egg doesn't jiggle anymore.  Take it out of the oven and lay ¼ of a slice of the Sargento Ultra Thin Pepperjack cheese on top to melt.  It is so good, so easy and I figured 3 points per muffin.  My Mom loved them so much she called all her girlfriends to come over for brunch and she made them.  Great to make a few to throw in your meals you pack to go to work!

 

Taco Spaghetti Squash Boats

My cousin sent me this recipe and it sounds great.  As written the total is 34 points and if you served as is it for 4 servings it would be 9 points per serving.  I think you could cut the turkey in half and find a lighter version of the cheese and shave 9 points total.  I want to try this because it is packed with yummy ingredients.

1 spaghetti squash cut in half
1 can black beans 15oz (7pts)
1 lb ground turkey 16oz (12pts)
1 roma tomato
5 mushrooms
5 sweet peppers
1/2 cup spinach
Taco seasoning packet
1/2 cup pepper jack cheese 4oz (12 pts)

3 t. olive oil (3 pts)
Spices to taste

Preheat oven to 400. Cut and shell out the seeds of the squash. Drizzle some olive oil over the squash and bake for 45 min.
Put ground turkey in a pan with a tsp of olive oil and brown. Throw in all veggies, drained and rinsed black beans and taco seasoning. Sauté  until veggies are tender and meat is cooked through. 

Once squash is done, fluff the edges of it pulling the strands away from the sides but not removing it. Load the turkey mixture into each boat and top with even amount of cheese. Bake for another 10 min and serve hot. 

Weight Watcher Windfall Show Notes

Here are the products I purchased at Wal-Mart today.  I did not deduct coupon value or employee discounts. The YouTube can be seen here: http://youtu.be/YxRtKu6vHGY

Weight Watcher Red Velvet Chocolates $3.48* (3pts per pouch)
Weight Watcher Pecan Crown Chocolates $3.48* (4pts per pouch)
Great Value Pineapple Tidbits, 4 pk $1.88 (0pts)
Great Value Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth 32 oz $1.86
Pillsbury Perfectly Pumpkin Cake Mix $1.12
Skinny Cow Heavenly Crisp Peanut Butter $3.64 (3pts per bar)
Weight Watcher Frozen Yogurt Blueberry Swirl Bars $4.48* (2pts per bar)
Great Value Light Honey Mustard Tangy Dressing 16oz $1.48 (1pt per T)
Thomas Bagel Thins Cinnamon Raisin $2.98 (3pts)
Thomas English Muffins Pumpkin Spice $2.78* (4pts)
Jiff Reduced Fat Peanut Butter 40oz $4.98 (5pts per T)
Jimmy Dean Flatbread Breakfast Sandwiches $6.48 (4pts per sandwich)
Great Value Light Sour Cream 16oz. $1.68 (1pt per 2T)
Quaker Oatmeal Weight Control Packets $2.88 (4pts per pkt)
Smart One Breakfast Wraps $2.88
Sargento Ultra Thin Provolone Cheese $2.98 (1pt per slice)
Great Value Sugar Free Strawberry Preserves 13oz $2.12 (1pt per T)
Great Value Seedless Raisins 6-1oz boxes $1.48 (2pts per box)
Weight Watcher Smoked String Cheese $3.74* (1pt per stick)

*Denotes coupon was used

Weigh In Show Notes

Yes I did it and actually the total loss is 238.4 pounds.  The numbers moved when I went to take the picture.  So my loss for last week was 2 pounds and the total to date is 60.6 pounds. 

This is what our meeting was about.  We had to test our Thanksgiving meals points knowledge.

These were the recipes that at our Weight Watcher meeting today.  I will be making the Broccoli Cheese Rice this evening for dinner.  My review to come.

This is the time limited newest Fiber One bar, Gingerbread.  It is yum, yum, yummy.  Becky said she found them at Costco.  We do not have a membership to Costco.  I will check out Wal-Mart.

My last video made reference to my Cannibal from the next Island costume.  Here you will see me taking a bite out of one of my dear co-worker.  I have no idea how many Weight Watcher points she was so I didn't write it down. 

God Bless!

Thanksgiving Dinner and a Stellar Week on Plan

There is so much to be thankful for.  God has blessed me with abundance in every avenue of my life.  Every day is Thanksgiving in my life.  This is my Thanksgiving dinner I made for my wonderful husband and myself.

 

 

Olive Garden Style Pasta e Fagioli Soup

http://www.skinnykitchen.com/recipes/make-olive-gardens-delicious-pasta-fagioli-at-home/

Crustless Pumpkin Pie



 

 http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1363-hgs-crustless-pumpkin-pie-and-the-meat-swap-411

Turkey Sausage Dressing



http://www.theprettyyouproject.blogspot.com/2013/11/homemade-holiday-sausage-stuffing-2.html

This is my version of the Cranberry Jell-O Salad.  The recipe is below.

This week's Weight Watcher meeting was about taking our activity up a notch and how to sneak it into our everyday activities.