Monday, May 5, 2014

WW Lettuce Wraps!

I got this recipe from Pinterest! Which came from "Skinny Kitchen" It was so good!


WW points plus: 2!!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients for Wraps:
1 pound ground chicken or ground turkey (I used Turkey)
8 scallions, white and green part chopped
1 (8oz) can water chestnuts, drained, rinsed and chopped fine
1 red bell pepper, chopped fine
¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2½ tablespoons hoisin sauce (I actually didnt use this, because I forgot about it...)
1 tablespoon ginger (from a jar) or fresh grated ginger
1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 large head butter lettuce, wash, dried and leaves separated

Ingredients for Dipping Sauce:
¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
½ tablespoon ginger (from a jar) or fresh minced ginger
1 teaspoon sesame oil
½ teaspoon garlic (from a jar) or fresh minced garlic 

Instructions
1. In a large pan, brown the ground chicken over medium-high heat, breaking up the pieces.  Pour into a colander, in the sink and drain fat.  Return chicken to pan.  When cool enough to handle, break up the chicken pieces until minced.
2. Add the scallions, water chestnuts, red pepper, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, water and sesame oil.  Cook for a few minutes until the scallions and red pepper are soft.  Keep warm.
3. In a small bowl, add all the dipping sauce ingredients and mix well.
4. To assemble each chicken wrap: Spoon about ⅓ cup of chicken (or Turkey) filling onto one lettuce leaf and roll it up, if desired. Serve with dipping sauce on the side.  This sauce is quite strong.  You’ll only need 1 teaspoon of sauce per wrap.  You can also set up the components on individual plates and serve family style.  Let everyone make their own wrap.
Makes about 16 lettuce wraps

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

White Bean Chicken Chili

Ingredients:

  • 1lb shredded chicken (I cheated.. went to the store and bought some already shredded chicken from the deli)
  • 2 cans (14oz) white beans
  • 1 Tablespoon of flour
  • 2 lbs of chicken broth (1 box)..( though I did not end up using all of it.. maybe 2/3 of the box)
  • 1 chili seasonings packet
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 1 can diced green chili's (4oz) (optional)
  • 1 diced up jalapeno (optional)
  • 1 diced small white onion (optional)


Instructions:
Toss everything in a big pot (except flour). Bring to a boil. Take a large spoonful of broth out to a cup or bowl, and mix flour in it. stir until smooth. should be a smooth creamy paste. Add a little more liquid if not. Pour paste into pot, stir in well. Cook on medium heat for 20 minutes. Serve with corn bread, crusty sour dough (which I did). I topped it with Cilantro, and avocado! 

This would probably make a great crock pot dish too! Toss it all in on low for 4 hours