Grilled Salsa Chicken

Core, OR 3 points per serving (with cabbage, add extra poionts for rice)
Serves 4
Taken from Weight Watchers My TurnAround Program Cookbook. P 126. Grilled Chicken with Salsas

1/2 C. FF Tomatillo Salsa (I could only find Salsa Verde, which I'm not sure if it's the same)
1/2 C. FF Tomato Salsa (hot, med or mild)
1/4 C. finely chopped onion
1 tsp. grated orange zest
1/8 tsp ground cumin
4 (1/4 lb.) boneless, skinless, chicken breast halves
4 cups shredded green or red cabbage
OR Brown Rice

Combine the salsas, onion, orange zest and cumin in a ziploc baggie. Add the chicken. Put in fridge for 20 min. Remove chicken from marinade, shake off as much marinade as possible. Grill chicken on George Forman Grill or in a skillet over med heat (about 250 degrees). Cook until done about 10-12 min. Bring marinade to a boil in a separate pan. Boil for 2 min. Remove marinade from heat. Shred chicken and add to marinade. Reheat all and serve over steamed or raw cabbage. Can buy coleslaw mix (cabbage) to be faster.

I served mine over rice instead. I thought it was really good. Hubby thought it was okay, but not his favorite. I did not shred chicken and I liked it, but next time I will try shredding it. I would like to try it with hot salsa, instead of mild. Could also serve with noodles, or just as a main dish. I think next time I will double the marinade, so I have more to serve over the top.

Spaghetti Sauce

Core, or 3 points
Serves 4
Recipe found on RecipeZaar.com #261756

2 T. EVOO
1/2 medium onion
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1 tsp. dried parsley
2 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
28 oz. crushed tomatoes
6 oz tomato paste

Heat oil in large skillet on med. Add onion, mushroom, garlic and herbs. Cook until onions are transparent. Reduce heat to low, add tomatoes and tomato paste. Cover and cook for 15-20 min. Stir occasionally.

I added 1 lb. 93% hamb. I omitted mushrooms. I used a garlic press and did 3 garlic cloves instead of mincing. I used 5 large fresh tomatoes in place of crushed tomatoes. First I blanched them, peeled them, removed seeds, boiled for 15 min, then put in a blender.

Core Lasagna

Core

WW noodles, raw
FF cottage cheese
FF mozarella cheese
Spaghetti sauce (not core unless you make your own, so I just count a point for sugar)
about 1 lb. Hamb 93% seasoned with onion or dried onion and garlic salt and pepper

In a glass baking dish (for easier cleanup) pour some spaghetti sauce in the bottom and spread to barely cover. Put a layer of raw noodles, do not overlap. Top with sauce, then meat, then cottage cheese, then cheese. Repeat starting at the noodles. After this second layer do one more layer of noodles, sauce, cheese. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for an hour. Pull back foil, pierce lasagna with fork to see if noodles are done. When I make for my family I make one portion that is made this way, the rest I make with regular (not WW) noodles, regular cottage cheese, regular cheese, regular hamburger. I mark mine with spaghetti noodles laying on the top. THe reason I make theirs with regular food is for the cost difference and there is a slight taste difference, but mainly the cost.

Almost Core Stroganoff

Almost Core (Cream soup is not a core ingredient)
Core plus 1 point per serving.
Serves 6

Brown Rice or Whole Wheat Noodles, cooked
Browned Hamburger 93 % seasoned with Garlic Salt, Pepper, onion or dried onion
FF Sour Cream
FF Milk
1 can Cream soup (Cream of Chicken or celery or mushroom)
Soy sauce

Brown Hamburger, add spices and onion. Add a can of cream soup and a little milk (maybe 1/4 C.). Heat through, then add about 1/4-1/2 C. sour cream. Serve over cooked rice or noodles. Top each plate with soy sauce. Itried doing it without the soup and it did not taste good.

Pizza Pasta

Core, Points??

WW Noodles, uncooked
Spaghetti sauce (Not usually core-so you can make your own, or I usually just count a point or 2 for sugar)
Pizza toppings (like ham and pinapple, or mushroom, olive, onion, etc...)
FF mozarella cheese

Place noodles in dish. Top with some spaghetti sauce until well coated. Stir noodles and spaghetti sauce until noodles are well coated with sauce. Add toppings. Top with cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for about 30 min.