Monday, November 12, 2012

CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE







  • 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
  • 1 can evaporated skim milk (12 oz)
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin spice (1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp cloves)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 c Splenda or sugar to taste (I use much less Splenda) or about 1/3 or less c sugar
  1. Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into pie plate (sprayed with Pam). Bake 400 degrees 15 min. then 325 degrees for 45 or until knife inserted comes out clean.
  2. Top with a little fat free cool whip for even more of a treat.
6 servings
Weight Watchers Points Plus = 2





Pumpkin Fluff



  • 1 package sugar free vanilla pudding
  • 1 can pumpkin
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Dash of nutmeg
  • 1 packet splenda
  • 1 (8 oz) tub fat free cool whip
  1. Mix everything but cool whip well, then fold cool whip in.



Serves 6 (1/2 cup)
Weight Watchers Points Plus = 2



Salty Caramel Smoothie

  • 1 Cup Skim Milk
  • 1/2 Cup plain canned pumpkin
  • 1/8 tsp pumpkin pie spice.
1. Add all ingredients to a blender with a ice, blend till ice is dissolved.

Serving Size 1 Cup
Weight Watchers Points Plus = 4 Points

Monday, September 3, 2012

Stuffed Peppers

  • 1 lb Lean Ground Beef 93%
  • 1 Cup Brown Rice - Cooked
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas - thawed
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 4 tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 6 Garlic Cloves - minced
  • 2 tsp fresh Thyme
  • 2 tsp fresh Basil
  • 8 Bell Peppers (Yellow, Green or Red) tops cut off and deseeded
  • 1/2 Cup Spaghetti Sauce or Marinara
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Using a large bowl, mix together Ground Beef, Brown Rice, Onion, Peas, Cheese, Paste, Garlic, Basil and Thyme - Mix well.
  3. Spoon mixture evenly into Peppers.
  4. Place upright in a baking dish.
  5. Pour Marinara Sauce on top of each pepper.
  6. Add water to bottom of pan so that the water covers 1/2 of the pepper.
  7. Cover baking pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes, basting along the way.
  8. Uncover pan and continue baking for another 20 minutes until the peppers are soft.
  9. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving
Serving Size = 1
Weight Watchers Points Plus = 5

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Slow Cooker Indian Butter Chicken

  • 1 lb Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
  • 7 1/2" Cardomon Pods sewn together
  • 1 tsp Curry
  • 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 (130ml) Coconut Milk
  • 1 3oc Can Tomato Paste
  • 1 TBSP Lemon Juice
  • 3 to 4 pats of Butter
  1. Use a 5 quart (20 cups) or larger crockpot. Carefully sew together the cardamom pods using a needle and thread. You can put them in a little cheese cloth bundle, instead, if you have that in the house. Put chicken in crockpot, and add onion, garlic, and all of the dry spices. Plop in the butter and tomato paste. Add lemon juice and coconut milk. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4. The chicken should shred easily with 2 forks when fully cooked.
  2. Discard cardamom pods. Salt to taste, serve with white or brown basmati rice.
  3. Option: Stir in plain yogurt 15 minutes before serving.

Serves 2

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Cuban-Style Pork and Sweet Potato Slow Cooker Stew

  1. Place potatoes, pork, tomatoes, garlic, orange juice, scallions, salt, cumin and pepper in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker; cover and cook on low setting for 7 hours.

  2. Stir in lime juice and cilantro; cover slow cooker and cook for 5 minutes more. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving (including some cooking liquid)

 

Weight Watchers Points Plus = 5 Points
Serving Size 1.5 Cups

     

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Kale and Avacado Salad

  • 1 Head of Kale, stems removed and chopped into small pieces
  • 2 Hass Avacados
  • 1 Lemon
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Sliced Almonds
  1. Chop kale and wash. let dry
  2. Peel Avacados and chop into smaller pieces
  3. Smash pieces of Avocado into Kale Piecs and mix well.
  4. Sprinkle juice of 1 lemon onto Kale/Avacado mix.
  5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
  6. Add almonds and mix well.

*Note - The natural oils in the avacado combine with the acidity of the lemon, creating a light dressing.