100 Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes Ebook

Examples:

CHICKEN PICCATTA

12 oz chicken breasts
1 tsp. minced garlic
1/4cup lemon juice
1/4 cup flour
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1/3 cup capers
1 can artichoke hearts (packed in water, not oil)
1 package sliced mushrooms

Coat chicken with flour. In a large skillet, cook garlic and oil over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until garlic is pale gold. Add chicken and brown 2-3 minutes on each side. Add lemon juice, artichokes, capers and mushrooms. Simmer, covered, for about 30-35 minutes. Turn and baste the chicken occasionally. Cook until chicken juices run clear.

4 servings, 5 POINTS each

If you have never tried capers (I hadn't), this is a great way to start. They add a nice spiciness to the sauce. DH loves this dish!

This recipe comes from the old Week 9 WW Recipe Card, with a few additional suggestions.

EASY CHEESE LASAGNA

1 jar (28 oz) spaghetti sauce (look for a lower-calorie/lower fat one)(I like to use a spicy spaghetti sauce because otherwise the lasagna tastes bland to me)
6 uncooked lasagna noodles
1 15oz container of fat free ricotta cheese (I use FF cottage cheese)
1-2 cups chopped raw vegetables, such as mushrooms, broccoli, bell pepper, zucchini
8oz shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese

Preheat over to 375. Spray an 11x7 dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of the dish. Arrange 3 noodles in a single layer over the sauce. Top with another 1/3 of the sauce, all of the ricotta cheese, the vegetables, and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Lay the next 3 noodles on top. Spread the remaining sauce over the noodles. (Some people also drizzle 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water around the edges, though I don't.)

Cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake about 1 hour or until noodles are tender. Take the foil off. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese, and bake uncovered for 5 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

6 servings, 6 POINTS each

Tips: It's important to put the foil on the pan tightly because it's the steam that cooks the noodles. If you remove the foil but find the noodles aren't completely cooked (poke them with a knife), use a spoon to push the noodles back down under the sauce. Recover the pan with the foil and return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes. If you take the foil off and the lasagna looks "soupy", remove the foil and return the pan to the oven for 10 minutes or until the juice has evaporated. Then sprinkle on the cheese and finish baking.

DELI CRAB SALAD

6 oz. imitation crab meat
2 Tbsp. light mayo
Chopped green onion or chives
1/2 to 1 tsp. mustard
1/4 cup fat free sour cream
onion powder (to taste)
salt and pepper (to taste)
1 cup cooked macaroni noodles

Cook noodles and measure out 1 cup. Run cold water over the noodles to chill them. Mix the shredded or diced crab pieces with the pasts. Mix in green onions or chives. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Pour sauce over pasta mixture and stir well. Put it in the fridge for a few hours or overnight to let the flavors blend.

2 big servings, 5 POINTS each

Tips: You can also add other things liked chopped celery, and you can serve it on lettuce leaves to make it look fancy. The last time I made it, I used Trader Joe's Lemon Mayonnaise, which is kind of spicy, to add more zip. You could also use a sharp mustard.


MANDARIN ORANGE MOUSSE
(aka CREAMSICLE MOUSSE)

1 box SF orange Jell-O
1 box SF white chocolate pudding
1 can mandarin orange slices (drained)
1 8-oz tub of fat free Cool Whip.

Mix Jell-O with 1 cup boiling water. Dissolve Jell-O completely. add 1 cup cold
water and let it sit for 5 minutes. Using electric beater, beat in pudding
mix until well combined. Fold in drained fruit and Cool Whip. Chill and serve.

4 servings (1 cup each), 2.5 POINTS each