Weight Watchers Recipes

Here’s a great 0 point recipe for all you salad lovers!

This salad has a very nice mix of flavors - it’s spicy from the peppers, tart from the apples, and sweet from the strawberries. I’ll be making this again!

Weight Watchers Spinach and Fruit Salad recipe
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
6 cups baby spinach, washed and torn into bite-size pieces
2 cups strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
1 medium Granny Smith apple, diced
2 green onion, sliced
1 large jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
citrus vinaigrette dressing
ascorbic acid (optional)

Preparation
1. In a medium bowl, mix the strawberries and apples; sprinkle lightly with asorbic acid if using.
2. Add the onions, jalapeno pepper and cilantro; mix well.
3. Allow the fruit to sit at room temperature for about 20-30 minutes.
4. Place the spinach in a large bowl, add the fruit and toss well to mix.
5. Pour on a citrus vinaigrette dressing to suit your taste and serve on chilled salad plates.

WW POINTS per serving: 0
Nutritional information per serving: 36 calories, 0.3g fat, 2.4g fiber

Here’s a very tasty and easy to make 0 point treat!

If you find the pumpkin flavor too strong, you can add a banana to the mix.

Weight Watchers Fat-Free Pumpkin Pudding recipe
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
1 (1 1/3 ounce) box sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup water

Preparation
1. Mix the water and pudding together until there are no more lumps.
2. Bring to a slow boil in a saucepan.
3. Stir frequently.
4. Remove from heat and fold in pumpkin and spices.
5. Pour into 8 small serving cups.
6. Refrigerate 2 hours until firm.
7. Top with fat free whipped topping to serve.

WW POINTS per serving: 0
Nutritional information per serving: 16 calories, 0.1g fat, 0.3g fiber

Here’s a very quick, easy and healthy side dish recipe for all cauliflower lovers. It’s zero points per serving!

Weight Watchers Roasted Cauliflower recipe
Makes 10 servings

Ingredients
1 head cauliflower, broken into small flowerets and washed
2-4 garlic cloves, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon seasoning salt

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place all ingredients in a large storage bag and shake well to coat.
3. Place on a cookie sheet and roast for 25 minutes. Spraying with additional water after 15 minutes as needed. If a more tender bite is enjoyed continue to cook till desired.

WW POINTS per serving: 0
Nutritional information per serving: 27 calories, 1.4g fat, 1.5g fiber

The roasted peppers and the olive oil with the garlic on top of a cracker is the perfect combination. You can serve these on crackers as an appetizer, or as a side dish, or you can even put them on bread to make a sandwich.

Weight Watchers Marinated Peppers recipe
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
6 bell peppers (green and red)
4-5 garlic cloves (or more)
olive oil (enough to coat generously)
salt and pepper

Preparation
1. Roast the bell peppers until mostly black. Then set aside in a covered bowl to cool.
2. Once cooled, peel the skin off and discard along with core and seeds. Then cut into desired sized pieces (like 1″ strips).
3. Mince the garlic (use fresh garlic).
4. Combine the cut peppers and the garlic with enough olive oil to coat generously.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.

WW POINTS per serving: 0
Nutritional information per serving: 40 calories, 0.3g fat, 3.1g fiber

This shrimp balls recipe is an easy to make appetizer that can be very popular at cocktail parties.

But be careful - just because one ball has 0 points doesn’t mean that ALL balls have 0 points!

Weight Watchers Shrimp Balls recipe
Makes 30 balls

Ingredients
1 lb fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 slice bread, crusts removed,soaked in water and squeezed before using
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon sherry wine
4 water chestnuts, finely chopped
1 cup cold water
vegetable oil, for frying

Preparation
1. Wash shrimp and dry well with a paper towel.
2. Chop or grind shrimp very fine; put into a bowl; add bread, salt, egg, cornstarch, sherry and water chestnuts; stir vigorously 1 minute until well mixed.
3. Dip a teaspoon into the cold water, then dip spoon into shrimp paste and scoop out enough to form a ball the size of a walnut; repeat this dipping process with each ball, it will prevent sticking.
4. Heat the oil to 375°, and as you’re dipping, drop in the balls and fry for about 2-3 minutes, turning halfway through.
5. Do about 4-5 at a time, if you try to do more the oil temperature will drop too much and your balls will be greasy!
6. Drain on paper towels.
7. Serve hot with any sauce of your choice.

WW POINTS per ball: 0
Nutritional information per ball: 40 calories, 0.7g fat, 1.8g fiber