Weight Watchers Recipes

Here’s a great appetizer recipe for those who like spicy foods. If you want to make them less spicy, you can mix in some bell peppers too (or use them instead of the jalapenos for no hotness).

Weight Watchers Jalapeno-Chicken Crescent Pinwheels recipe
Makes 32 servings

Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1/2 cup cooked chicken
2-3 tablespoons jalapeno chiles
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons green onions (2 medium)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl, mix all ingredients except dough until well combined; set aside.
2. Unroll dough; separate into 2 long rectangles. Place 1 rectangle on long cutting board; press perforations to seal. Spread half of cream cheese mixture on dough rectangle to within 1/2 inch of edges.
3. Starting with one long side, roll up rectangle; press seam to seal. Cut roll into 16 slices; place slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough rectangle.
4. Bake at 375°F for 14 to 16 minutes (or until light golden brown). Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

WW POINTS per serving: 1
Nutritional information per serving: 38 calories, 1.8g fat, 0.3g fiber

Here’s a simple, but very delicious pasta dish with fresh green peas.

You can use other pasta types too, but tagliatelle pasta noodles are recommended, as they seem to have been made for this recipe!

For some extra taste, you can use 1 cup vegetable broth instead of the water.

Weight Watchers Pasta and Peas recipe
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
500 g tagliatelle pasta noodles
500 g fresh peas
2 spring onions, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
1 cup water
salt (to taste)
pecorino cheese (to taste)

Preparation
1. Place the peas in a saucepan with the salt, spring onions, olive oil, parsley and water.
2. Cook them gently for 15 minutes.
3. In the meantime,cook the tagliatelle in a separate saucepan, drain them and return them to the saucepan.
4. Add the cooked peas to the tagliatelle, making sure to include the juices.
5. Mix well and serve hot with grated pecorino cheese.

WW POINTS per serving: 9
Nutritional information per serving: 448 calories, 10.8g fat, 7.1g fiber

This pancake recipe doesn’t use eggs or milk, so it’s perfect for those with allergies, or if you’re out of milk and eggs and want to make a quick breakfast.

The applesauce gives these pancakes a moister texture.

If you want to make waffles, use the same ingredients, adding 3 tablespoons oil to the batter.

Weight Watchers Cinnamon Applesauce Pancakes recipe
Makes 12 pancakes

Ingredients
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups water
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cinnamon applesauce
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation
1. Combine dry ingredients, then add remaining ingredients and beat together.
2. Pour the batter onto a hot, lightly oiled griddle or skillet.
3. Cook until pancakes have a bubbly surface and slightly dry edges (2-3 minutes).
4. Turn pancakes. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes (until golden brown).

WW POINTS for one pancake: 2
Nutritional information for one pancake: 93 calories, 0.2g fat, 0.7g fiber

Here’s a delicious shrimp & garlic dish that you can cook for a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner.

This meal is quick and easy to prepare, and can be safely enjoyed by those who suffer from diabetes.

Weight Watchers Shrimp Scampi recipe
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
11-15 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon seasoned dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation
1. Heat butter and oil in large non-stick skillet over high heat. When butter starts to brown, add garlic.
2. Lower heat; cook for 1 minute, stirring to prevent garlic from over-browning.
3. Add shrimp; cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add wine, lemon juice, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through.
5. Stir in bread crumbs and parsley. Serve immediately.

WW POINTS per serving: 3
Nutritional information per serving: 127 calories, 10g fat, 0.2g fiber

This is one of the best apple cakes ever, and it looks so beautiful!

If you like baked apples and cakes, you will surely love this wonderful dessert.

It’s best to use small apples that are of a more tart variety for this. The flavor of the baked apples in combination with the drier texture of the cake is great!

The apples taste great when stuffed with a combination of marzipan, raisins and rum, but if you want to make this cake for the kids, substitute the rum with water and other flavorings (like vanilla or cinnamon).

Weight Watchers Baked Apple Cake recipe
Makes 3 pieces

Ingredients
Apples
3 small apples (up to 2.5 inches in diameter)
3/4 ounce raisins
1 3/4 ounces marzipan
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 cinnamon stick (about 3 inches long)

Dough
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup almonds (blanched, grounded)
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 pinch salt
1 pinch cinnamon
caster sugar (for dusting)

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 355 degrees F (180 C). Grease the baking form.
2. Mix together Marzipan, raisins and rum. Core apples and remove seeds. Stuff apples with marzipan raisins mixture. Third the cinnamon stick lengthwise. Stick the cinnamon sticks into the apples.
3. Mix butter, caster sugar, cinnamon and salt until creamy. Add egg and mix well. Add almonds and mix well.
4. Mix flour and baking powder and add gradually to the butter mixture and mix. Fill dough into baking form. Place apples onto the dough.
5. Bake for about 25 minutes until the cake is golden and done (the cake is done when an inserted toothpick comes out clean).
6. Let cool for 5 minutes in the form, then take the cake out of the form, dust with caster sugar.
7. Serve it warm or completely cooled.

Note: The amount of ingredients is for a 3.5 x 9.5 inches cake form. If you use a bigger or smaller baking form, adapt the amount of ingredients to suit your needs.

(The dough should only cover the bottom of the baking form. It will rise during baking, but should not reach more than half of the height of the apples. If you use a pound cake form, it is a bit tricky to get the cake out of the form. Stuff some paper towels loosely around the apples, then turn the form carefully. The paper towels will prevent the cake from breaking apart.)

WW POINTS for one piece: 10
Nutritional information for one piece: 433 calories, 23.5g fat, 4.8g fiber