One of the excellent features of this recipe and cooking with oatmeal in general is how well it meshes with most ingredients — for example, this is delightful with added dried or fresh fruits. Have a good time being creative with additional additives, but remember to figure in additional points.
Oatmeal Muffin
- Servings: 10
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 10
- WW Points: 5 Weight Watcher Points
Weight Watchers Recipe: Oatmeal Muffins
Ingredients
1 cup, oats - rolled
1 large egg
1 cup, milk - preferably buttermilk
1/2 cup butter, no salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup flour - all purpose
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt - baking grade
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg seasoning
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 cup raisins, fruits or chocolate chips (not required, but to taste)
Directions
1. Add the milk and oats together in a large mixing bowl, let the mixture sit for about one hour.
2. Preheat your baking oven to about 400 degrees F. Fill a muffin baking tin with 10 paper cups.
3. Mix together the sugar, egg and butter into the oat concoction.
4. Stick all the left over dry ingredients with each other on top of the solution thus far, stir them into the batter until well mixed.
5. Carefully fold in any add-ins without over mixing (if you mix too much the texture will be off).
6. Divide the batter evenly among the the open slot spaces. [click to continue…]
Chicken and fresh pasta, two of the healthier choices for those who want to lose weight. Of course, pasta may not always be the best choice if you decide to “taste” too much of it - but in proper serving sizes, it is simply wonderful AND healthy.
Weight Watchers
- Servings: 8
- Calories: 170
- Fat: 2.3
- WW Points: 3 Weight Watcher Points
Ingredients
2 cups pasta
1 lb boneless chicken breasts
1 cup yogurt (low fat or fat free)
1 cup red seedless grapes, slice them
1 cup baby peas, cooked, drained and chilled
2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon mustard
salt - just a pinch
pepper - to your preference
Preparation
1. Cook the chicken breasts until tender. After, drain off any liquid and let cool.
2. In the meantime, in a large pot cook the pasta until perfect; drain and rinse under cool/cold water.
3. Mix the mustard, yogurt, salt and pepper into the pasta.
4. Slice the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and add it to this mixture. [click to continue…]
Weight Watchers Recipe: Cheesecake Squares
Mmmmm, Cheesecake. I personally love the flavor of a nice cool dessert of cheesecake. But when trying to lose weight, it can be hard to enjoy such things guilt free. This recipe for simple Cheesecake squares fits the bill though just right.
Weight Watchers Recipes
- Servings: 16
- Calories: 217
- Fat: 13
- WW Points: 5 Weight Watcher Points
Ingredients
1 8 oz. package cream cheese
3/4 cup M&M or Similar candy
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped up
1 egg whole and fresh
1/3 cup margarine
1 cup flour baking grade
1/4 cup sugar, granules
1/3 cup sugar, brown
1 teaspoon vanilla ext.
Instructions
1. Preheat the baking oven to 350 deg F.
2. Beat together the margarine and brown sugar until light, soft and whipped.
3. Add the nuts and flour to the combo; mix all together well.
4. Reserve .5 cup of the crumby mix; press the remaining crumb mixture into square baking pan.
5. Bake at 350 deg for about 12 minutes.
6. Combine the softened cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla; using an electric mixer, mix at mid-speed until well mixed.
7. Add the egg; blend the mixture well.
8. Place .5 cup of the M&Ms over the crust; top with the cream cheese mixture. (or you could just use a strawberry) [click to continue…]
Weight Watchers Recipe: Excellent Cabbage Soup
What is one of the most well known, yummy and healthy diet recipes on the planet? The answer: cabbage soup, of course!
Feel free to have fun with the recipe and make it your own. Try different vegetables and enjoy it!
- Servings: 8
- Calories: 20
- Fat: .2
- WW Points: 0 Weight Watcher Points
Ingredients
3 cups fat free broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
2 garlic cloves, diced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups chopped cabbage
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
salt & pepper - seasoning to your preference
Instructions
1. In a large sized cooking pan sprayed with no-stick spray, saute carrot, onion and garlic over low heat until softened. Typically this takes around 4-5 minutes.
2. Next, mix in the broth, tomato paste, basil, cabbage, oregano, green beans, and salt & pepper (your preference). [click to continue…]
Weight Watchers Recipes: Taco Chicken Chili
Looking for a swell and superior recipe for chicken chili with a touch of taco goodness? This is what you have been looking for…
WW Point Recipes
- Servings: 8
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 4
- WW Points: 4 weight watcher points
Ingredients
1 onion - chop/cut it up
1 can black beans (16 ounces)
1 can kidney beans (16 ounces)
1 can tomato sauce (8 ounces)
1 package corn kernels
2 cans diced tomatoes w/chilies (14 ounces)
1 packet of spicy or mild taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
24 0z. boned and skinned chicken breasts
chili peppers, chopped (if you want spicy)
Diced up cilantro
Instructions
- Combine most of the ingredients (the beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning) in a crock pot (also known as a slow cooker).
- Set the skinned and boned chicken on top & cover it. [click to continue…]