Hmm. I have a few staples. Turkey tortilla casserole, which is from an OLD SCHOOL ww cookbook. Love to double it and have it for a quick dinner or bring it for lunch.
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 green bell pepper -- seeded and chopped
1 onion -- chopped
1/2 pound ground skinless turkey breast
1 can Cajun-style stewed tomatoes - (14 1/2 oz)
1 cup fat-free refried beans
1 can chopped green chiles - (4 oz) -- rinsed and drained
6 corn tortillas - (6" dia) -- quartered
1/3 cup shredded reduced fat Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Add the pepper and onion; cook, stirring as needed, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add the turkey and cook, stirring as needed, until browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, beans and chiles; bring to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Spoon one-third of the turkey mixture onto the bottom of a 10- by 6-inch baking pan. Arrange half of the tortillas evenly over the top. Repeat the layering once more, ending with the turkey mixture. Sprinkle evenly with the cheese. Bake, covered, 20 minutes. Uncover and bake until heated through and golden, about 10 minutes longer.
Nutritional Analysis:
291 Calories, 5 g Total Fat, 2 g Saturated Fat, 42 mg Cholesterol, 774 mg Sodium, 38 g Total Carbohydrate, 6 g Dietary Fiber, 24 g Protein, 202 mg Calcium. (4 servings- 7 PP each. It can be easily tweaked to alter points/nutritionals as well. I feel that I don't need quite as many tortillas as they recommend and I like to add some more turkey, onions, and peppers).
Bubble Up Pizza Casserole
1 pound 96% lean ground beef
2 teaspoons onion powder, or 1 onion, chopped (I used the onion b/c I LOVE onions)
16 ounces tomato sauce (I just used marinara)
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
15 ounces refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, each biscuit cut into quarters (this is 2 of the small tubes)
1 1/4 cups part skim milk mozzarella cheese, shredded
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In skillet, brown meat over medium high heat
until browned, stirring to crumble. Stir in onion powder (or onion),
tomato sauce, basil, garlic and Italian seasoning. If you are adding
other toppings be sure to add those, as well.
3. Add quartered biscuits; stir gently until biscuits are covered with
sauce.
4. Spoon mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish coated with cooking
spray. Bake for 25 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with cheese; bake an additional 10 minutes or until biscuits are done. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
The nutritionals will vary if you add toppings, of course.
My pointsplus for this ended up being 12 for 4 servings. It's supposed to be 6 servings but I'm a hog and I like my volume.
Ohhh and the other night I made a wonderful stirfry with bok choy. I followed this link (because I had never cooked bok choy before- it was helpful!)
http://andreasrecipes.com/2009/04/20/chicken-bok-choy/
My girlfriend, who teased me for buying a vegetable that I had no idea how to cook, actually liked it too!
Weight Watchers - What was your last meal?
