Finally found this recipe online - don't have the cookbook on me. I love this recipe; it's pretty quick and easy, very filling, and surprisingly low-cal!
Turkey and Black Bean Chili (Weight Watchers)
(serves 4)
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 pound ground skinless turkey
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shredded fat-free sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
1/4 cup sliced scallions
Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Stir in the beans, tomaties, chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes. Serve with the cheese, sour cream and scallions.
Serving size: 1 cup chili, with 2 tablespoons chees, 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1 tablespoon scallions.
Serves 4
242 Calories, 4g Fat, 25g Carb, 8 g Fiber, 27 g protein
4 Points per serving
Rather boring for me tonight..I just had a nice turkey sub sandwich. No mayo and no cheese, but loads of veggies and mustard. Whole sub about 375 calories. I am not a carb controller at all, so I can do that bread thing. hehe
Same thing as yesterday--tuna salad w/ cucumbers, tomatoes, and sprouts + 1/2 bag of reduced fat potato chips. This is like my favorite meal ever. Tuna is so good.
Dinner tonight at my house is pumpkin and black bean soup with bits of chicken breast in it and some spinach as well. A small cornbread muffin if I am super hungry; otherwise, i might just have the soup. it's one of my favorites and something i made into a skinny recipe. The original version has a lot of fat and calories!
Dinner tonight at my house is pumpkin and black bean soup with bits of chicken breast in it and some spinach as well. A small cornbread muffin if I am super hungry; otherwise, i might just have the soup. it's one of my favorites and something i made into a skinny recipe. The original version has a lot of fat and calories!
Barb
Do you use canned pumpkin or fresh cubes? I'm always excited to try soup recipes with pumpkin, but a lot of them seem filled with cream or come out bland. I'm curious about a combo with black beans and chicken - what kind of spices do you add?
We had Rick Bayliss' Pork Tenderloing a la Mexicana tonight. It was really good! Made a nice change from chicken and a small amount filled us up with plenty of leftovers. We put it on corn tortillas not rice
Oh man these posts make me hungry...tonight I have no idea what I'm eating yet as my boyfriend's mum is back from her holiday which means I'm at the mercy of whatever she decides to cook - luckily it's all pretty healthy 90% of the time.
Last night I had chicken tortellini with pesto and a small salad.
After an overindulging lunch (think foccacia bread with garlic mayo, chicken and lots of cheese, fro yo with granola! EEEK!) I stuck with a huge salad of iceberg lettuce, some red peppers, onion, red wine vinegar and 3 oz of Trader Joe's frozen chicken strips. That with a side of asparagus and an apple for under 275 calories! I hate having to make less indulging dinners because of big lunches! Still very good dinner!
Tonight I think we'll have wonton soup (I need to learn to make my own wonton wrappers.. darn sodium!), honey ginger chicken, brown rice, and steamed broccoli.
so what's for dinner tonight?
