These home-made muffins are easy to make and taste just like the store bought ones, or even better!
Weight Watchers English Muffins recipe
Ingredients
3 cups unbleached white bread flour
1 tablespoon melted butter or olive oil
1/2 ounce yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk
semolina or rice flour or cornmeal, for dusting
This is one of my favorite shrimp recipes. It’s a wonderful dish that makes you think of a colorful fiesta in a bowl!
Weight Watchers Shrimp Ceviche recipe
Ingredients
2-3 lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 sour oranges, squeezed
8 lemons, squeezed
8 limes, squeezed
1 red onion, diced
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 serrano pepper or jalapeno, diced
1 bunch cilantro, diced
2 large cucumbers, peeled and diced
2 large avocados, diced
Here’s a pasta casserole recipe that’s not as cheesy as the usual ones, thus making it lighter and more diet-friendly. You can re-interpret this recipe based on the seasons: try replacing the butternut squash with roasted tomatoes and zucchini in the summer, or some asparagus and dill in the spring. Don’t forget to add the toasted almonds (or some other nuts) for some crunch!
Weight Watchers Pasta Casserole recipe
Ingredients
8 oz dried whole wheat penne (or other pasta)
1 1/2 cups butternut squash, peeled and sliced into small pieces
3 handfuls spinach, chard or kale, chopped
2 cups low-fat Greek yogurt
2 large egg yolks
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
8 large Kalamata olives, pitted and torn into pieces
1/4 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
zest of one large lemon
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
What a fun way to eat Jello! The kids won’t be the only ones who will love these Jello orange wedges, they’ll be a hit with the whole family!
I’ve tried using other rinds as well but their taste is more bitter, so I think it’s better to stick to the orange flavor. If you make these and take pictures of the final result, please send them this way so we can all see how yours turned out!
Weight Watchers Jello Fruit Wedges recipe
Ingredients
8 medium-large oranges
4 (85 g) boxes orange flavor gelatin
2 1/2 cups boiling water
This is a wonderful dish, so tasty and easy to make… I used to order a very similar dish from a local Chinese restaurant, but now that I know how to prepare it I’ll be making it at home all the time!
You can use whatever fresh veggies you have on hand, frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, peppers, corn, etc) or mushrooms… they all work great with this recipe.
Weight Watchers Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry recipe
Ingredients
8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 pieces
1 1/2 ounces thin sliced baby carrots
1/2 (3 ounce) bell peppers, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3 ounces chopped celery
3 ounces snap peas, cut in half width-wise
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup canned pineapple in juice, undrained
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons Splenda sugar substitute
