My husband is a major foodie – or as we call him, a food snob. And he has unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, turned us into food snobs as well. For instance, when my daughter was three, she ordered a Caesar salad at a restaurant, and when it arrived, she said “Where’s the bacon? And the Parmesan?” The waitress smiled and pointed to the can cheese and bacon bits, to which my daughter shriveled up her nose and said “That is NOT bacon… or cheese.” She didn’t mean to be snotty at all, but when you’re used to eating the real thing… well, it’s hard to go back.
That’s why this Weight Watchers thing was difficult at first. It seemed like everything “good” was way over the points balance. But I have learned that eating healthy, fresh, delicious food is totally doable on my points system. And if you aren’t on Weight Watchers, you will still love these recipes, because they are so full of flavour. You don’t feel like you’re missing anything, and best of all my hubs and kids all loved these too! Here they are, my ten favorite Weight Watchers recipes. (Click the image to be taken to the recipe.)
Chicken Sofrito from Skinny Taste – 3 points per serving
Lemon Garlic Tuna Burgers from Can You Stay For Dinner – 8 points as is
(I use light sour cream and make smaller burgers – If you use the recipe to make
5 burgers, they are 7 points each.)
Cheesy Taco Pasta from Emily Bites – 9 points per serving
Bubble Up Chicken Enchilada Makeover from Emily Bites – 7 points per serving
Layered Mexican Lasagna from Weight Watchers – 8 points per serving
(A big. big hit!)
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Al@PolkaDotsandPaisley says
Some of these look delicious, especially the sesame chicken. I’m pinning this so I can try some of these recipes later.
Barbara Hiatt says
You had me at ‘banana bread’!! YUMM! Pinning!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Yay! More recipes for Kyle to try! Thanks friend!
Sherry Clarke says
They all look so delicious! I already pinned this. You know, my friend gave me some weight watcher cookbooks and I always forget to pull them out when I’m meal planning. Probably would do me some good. Thanks for compiling some great recipes to share.
Britni @ Hubby Made Me says
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Britni @ Hubby Made Me says
Excuse me while I clean the drool off my keyboard! 😉
Kelly @ Cornerofmain.com says
Thanks for sharing these! They look great and I am on the WW too 😉 Skinny Taste is such a great site!
Kelly @ http://www.cornerofmain.com
Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom says
These all look so good! I will definitely have to try that chicken broccoli pasta recipe!
~Jamie
Meg Sweet Twist says
All these recipes look great. Bookmarked!
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
Awesomeness. That Chicken & Broccoli Casserole looks amazing!
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
I always looking for some new, healthy ideas to add to our rotation. Great inspiration here! Thanks!
Melissa Llado says
Fantastic recipes! I’m working on losing weight- so this is definitely going to help!!
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
Just saw your link over at Six Sisters Stuff and HAD to come over and check out your Weight Watchers recipes! These look so yummy!
I’d love for you to link up a few recipes at my weekend link party that is going on right now @The Weekend re-Treat!
Hope to see you there!
[email protected] says
My big sis and I have been making this pie for years….it never gets old eating it, lol! She calls it “Gumby Pie”.
1 reduced fat graham cracker crust
1 (1/16 ounce) package sugar-free lime gelatin
1/4 cup boiling water
1 (8 ounce) container fat-free whipped topping
2 (6 ounce) key lime pie yogurt
Directions:
1 In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
2 Stir in yogurt with wire whisk.
3 Fold in whipped topping with wooden spoon.
4 Spread in crust.
5 Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Emily Thompson says
I love weight watchers!!! Thanks for the great recipes :o) I host a Tuesday Link Party if you are interested in checking out a new party… I’ve also got some awesome giveaways on now until Monday night… stop by!!! http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2013/02/chinese-new-year-in-boracay.html
Four Marrs and One Venus says
Oh Girl– you are getting pinned…and I am sure Re-pinned on this one! Super Post!
Chandra Sirois says
Oh weight watchers is hard! I always seem to go over my points no matter how hard I try! I would love to have you share this at my weekly link party Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!http://www.pandpkitchen.com/2013/02/17/show-me-your-plaid-mondays-10-2/
Christie Williamson says
nomnomnom Thank you for posting these. I’m inspired to turn the tuna burgers into turkey burgers.
Wandered over from Think Pink Sundays at Flamingo Toes.
Jess says
Thanks for sharing! Anything I’ve ever made from Skinnytaste and Emily Bites has been great! I love, love the Chicken Divan recipe on Skinnytaste – it’s divine 😉 Another of my favorite WW recipes is the Tomato Pepper Lasagna from the weight watchers site. So great and just different enough from regular lasagna to be special! Always looking for new WW-friendly ideas – i’ll be back!
Christie Devin says
My favorite meal right now is cauliflower crust pizza! The recipe called for a lot of healthy veggies for toppings, but I switched it to turkey pepperoni, mushrooms, and pineapple! I think I like it better than real pizza!
JBS says
This blog post is a great find! I’m revisiting WW after an 8yr (and 2 kid) hiatus and looking for inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
Sarah says
You’re welcome! Glad you found some inspiration 🙂
Christina says
This is FANTASTIC!!! Thank you so, so much!! You made me life so much easier for today. 🙂
Betty Reeves says
We have moved on to smart points. Not just points. I would like to see more recipes with the updated smart points.
Sarah says
Hi Betty! I actually don’t use the Weight Watchers program anymore, so I don’t know how to update them with the new points system. Sorry!
Awanna says
I have two recipes that are AH-mazing…
Hash Brown Casserole
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese
2 tablespoon margarine
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 32 ounce package of southern-style hash browns, thawed
16 ounce container fat-free sour cream
1 10 ounce can of reduced fat cream of mushroom soup
Place onion in microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute on high then stir. Repeat this step for 2 more cycles or until onion is soft and translucent.
Spray a large casserole dish with non stick cooking spray. In a large bowl add the onions followed by all other ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour into casserole dish and bake at 350° for one hour.
1 C = 3 SP
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Zucchini Casserole
• 3 ½ tablespoons light butter, divided
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced into 1/4” slices
• 2 medium summer squash (yellow zucchini), sliced into 1/4” slices
• ½ cup diced onion
• ½ cup shredded carrots
• 10.75 oz can of 98% fat free Cream of Mushroom Soup
• ½ cup fat free plain Greek yogurt
• 2 cups Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Stuffing Mix, divided
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350.
In a large saute pan or skillet, bring 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat until melted. Add the onion, zucchini, summer squash and carrots and saute for 3-4 minutes. Cover the pan and cook for an additional 5-6 minutes until the zucchini and summer squash are tender.
Remove the squash mixture from heat and stir in the cream of mushroom soup, yogurt, and 1 ¼ cups of the stuffing until well combined. Transfer the mixture to a 2 QT casserole dish (I used a 7×11 dish) and spread evenly.
Melt the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of butter in a medium bowl and combine with the remaining ¾ cup of stuffing mix. Sprinkle the stuffing across the top of the zucchini mixture in the casserole dish. Bake for about 30 minutes and serve warm.
8 servings at 3 SP each