GRILLED LEMON OREGANO CHICKEN
4 skinless/boneless chicken breasts
Marinade: 2 TBSP olive oil, 2 TBSP oregano, 1/2 cup lemon juice; 2 TSP minced garlic, 1 TSP salt, 1/2 tsp pepper
Place marinade ingredients in large baggie. Squish to mix. Add chicken breasts. Marinade for at least 30 minutes in the refridgerator. Grill
Makes 4 servings @ 5 pts per serving
CROCKPOT CHICKEN STROGANOFF
1 pound skinless/boneless chicken breast (frozen)
1 can 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
16 oz fat free sour cream
1 pkg onion soup mix
Place frozen chicken breast on the bottom of crockpot. Mix other ingredients together and pour over chicken. Cook on low setting for at least 7 hours. Stir sauce well before serving. Serve over rice or noodles, but be sure to add the appropriate points.
Makes 6 servings @ 4 pts per serving
SALSA AND COKE CHICKEN
4 skinless/boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 cup diet coke
Put chicken breasts in a square pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Combine salsa and diet coke - mixing well. Bake @ 350 until chicken is done - about 30-40 minutes.
Makes 4 servings @ 3 pts per serving
NO PEAK CHICKEN
1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
2 cups water
2 cups uncooked instant rice (I use brown rice, but white rice is ok too)
16 oz uncooked chicken cut into 36 pieces
1 cup (4 ox can) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/8 TSP black pepper
Spray a slow cooker container with nonstick cooking spray. In prepared container combine chicken soup, onion soup mix, water and uncooked rice. Stir in chicken, mushrooms and pepper. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours. Stir before serving.
Makes 6 servings @ 3 pts per serving
OVEN BBQ PORK CHOPS
6 lean, boneless pork chops
3/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup hot water
2 TBSP white vinegar
1 TBSP worcestershire
2 TSP brown sugar
1/2 TSP pepper
1/2 TSP chili powder
1/2 TSP paprika
Place chops in oven safe casserole. Combine all remaining ingredients. Pour over pork chops. Bake uncovered at 375 for 1 hour or until meat is tender.
Makes 6 servings @ 4 pts per serving
HONEY GARLIC PORK CHOPS
4 lean, boneless pork chops
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 TBSP balsamic vinegar
2 TBSP minced garlic
In a large skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray brown pork chops on both sides. Cook about 10-12 minutes. In a bowl combine other ingredients. After pork chops are browned add honey mixture to skillet. Simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
Makes 4 servings @ 5 pts per serving
CROCKPOT PORK CHOPS
4 lean, boneless pork chops
1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
1 12 oz can Diet Coke
2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
Place pork chops in crockpot. Mix together soup, coke and worcestershire sauce. Pour over chops and cook on low all day. Serve over brown rice.
Makes 4 servings w/ 1/2 cup brown rice @ 5 pts per serving
SHRIMP GARLIC STIR FRY
3 TBSP minced garlic
2 TBSP butter
1 1/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup julienned sweet red pepper
1/2 cup julienned sweet yellow pepper
8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1 TBSP dried basil
3 TBSP parsley
1/2 TSP salt
1/2 TSP pepper
1/4 TSP ground ginger
1 TBSP soy sauce
1/4 cup fat free chicken broth
In a large skillet saute garlic in butter for approximately 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients. Stir fry for 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and vegetables are crisp-tender.
Makes 4 servings @ 5 pts per serving (Serve with 1 cup cooked white rice for an additional 4 pts per serving)
SLOW COOKER SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN WITH RICE
1 1/2 pound cooked, skinless chicken breast(s)
1 medium onion(s)
14 oz fat-free chicken broth
12 oz canned yellow corn
1 medium sweet red pepper(s)
8 oz sweet and sour sauce
2 cup uncooked brown rice
12 oz canned green peas
Chop onion. Place chicken, onion, chicken broth, and sweet & sour sauce in slow cooker. Cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8-9 hours. While this is cooking drain can of corn, can of peas and chop up red pepper. When original cooking time is up add uncooked rice, corn, rice and pepper and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
Makes 6 large servings @ 11 pts per serving.
MAPLE GLAZE CHICKEN
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup
1 TBSP country style Dijon mustard
2 TSP parsley flakes
Brown chicken in non stick skillet for 4-6 minutes. In bowl, mix fruit & syrup. Stir in mustard & parsley. Drizzle over chicken pieces. Lower heat and simmer for 6-8 minutes.
Makes 4 servings @ 4 points per serving.
SIZZLED SHRIMP WITH TOMATOES (from Prevention magazine)
2 TSP Olive Oil
1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 TBSP finely chopped oil-packed sun dried tomatoes
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 2 medium ears of corn)
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 medium tomatoes, chopped (about 3 cups)
1/2 TSP salt
1/4 TSP black pepper
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup snipped fresh chives
Heat 1 TSP of oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add shrimp and sizzle 1 minute or until opaque but not cooked through. Transfer to bowl. Add remaining TSP oil to skillet along with sun dried tomatoes, onion, and corn. Saute about 6 minutes to brown onion and corn. Stir in garlic and tomatoes, and cook mixture 3 minutes. Stir in shrimp and simmer 1 to 2 minutes or until shrimp are just cooked through. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in basil and chives.
Makes 4 servings @ 3 points per serving
CROCKPOT CHICKEN FLORENTINE
2 cans reduced fat cream of chicken soup
1 10oz pkg frozen, chopped spinach
9 oz diced cooked chicken
8 oz fat free sour cream
1 cup fat free milk
½ cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
1/3 cup chopped onion
½ TSP salt
¼ TSP pepper
1/8 TSP ground nutmeg
9oz uncooked lasagna noodles
1 cup 2% shredded mozzarella cheese
Combine first 10 ingredients in bowl and stir well. Spray bottom of crockpot with nonstick cooking spray. Place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles on bottom of pot. Top with 1/3 of spinach mixture, then 1/3 cp mozzarella cheese. Repeat this process 2 more times. Cook on high for 1 hour and then low for 5 hours.
Makes 8 servings @ 6 points per serving
BUFFALO CHICKEN LASAGNA
12 lasagna noodle uncooked
1 pound boneless/skinless chicken breast, cubed
3 cups low fat spaghetti sauce
1 cup very mild chicken wing sauce
1 ½ cups water
15 oz nonfat ricotta cheese
½ cup egg substitute
¾ cup crumbled bleu cheese
Preheat oven to 350. Spray skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Cook chicken over high heat for 4 minutes or until almost done, stir in sauces and water. In small bowl combine ricotta and egg substitute. Spray 9x13 pan with non stick cooking spray. Spread 1 cup of sauce in bottom. Arrange 4 noodles over sauce. Spread more sauce, then a layer of ricotta mixture. Another layer of sauce and then repeat the whole process until you end with a sauce layer. Cover and bake 70 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle w/ bleu cheese and bake another 5 minutes uncovered. Cover and let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Makes 9 servings @ 6 points per serving
LAZY MAN'S STUFFED CABBAGE
2 lbs ground turkey
1 medium head of cabbage, chopped
1 28oz. can diced tomatoes, in liquid
1 CUP uncooked brown rice
2 small to medium sized onions, finely chopped
3 TBSP Splenda
1 can Healthy Requests (Campbell's) Tomato Soup
Brown meat with onions. Cook rice. Cover cabbage with water in pot and cook until done (save water). Mix all ingredients except cabbage and reserved water. Spray casserole dish with Pam. Layer 1/2 of cooked cabbage on bottom. Layer all of meat mixture over the cabbage. Layer remainding cabbage on top. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, covered. Use reserved water from cabbage if casserole becomes too dry while baking.
Makes 15 servings @ 4 points per serving
SICILIAN STYLE TILAPIA
1 pound raw farm-raised tilapia
1 medium onion(s)
1 clove garlic clove(s)
2 cans (14.5oz) canned diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp capers
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp basil
1 tsp ground oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper
1. Preheat oven to 450. Place fish in an 8-inch square baking dish.
2. Spray a large nonstick skillet with olive oil nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, capers, lemon juice, basil, oregano, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 6 minutes. Spoon the sauce over the fish. Bake until the fish is just opaque in the center, about 10 minutes.
Makes 4 servings @ 3 pts per serving