Weight Watchers Recipes

Here’s a delicious soup, very thick and lovely. It’s one of my favorite soup recipes - it has lots of vegetables, it’s tasty, easy to make and low in fat.

Weight Watchers Mushroom Vegetable Soup recipe

Ingredients
1 lb whole mushrooms
1 cup carrots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, divided
1 cup celery, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 cups water
2 tablespoons dry sherry
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

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Weight Watchers Lemon Garlic Mushrooms recipe

Ingredients
1 lb mushrooms, cleaned
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 lemon
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon dried parsley
salt and pepper, to taste

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Weight Watchers Mushroom Sauce recipe
Makes 2 cups

Ingredients
1 cup chopped mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons minced onions
1/2 cup tomato puree
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup left over home-made beef gravy (or brown gravy made from a packet)
2-5 drops Maggi seasoning (or Worcestershire sauce)
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation
1. Saute the onions in butter until very tender.
2. Add the mushrooms and saute for about 2-3 more minutes.
3. Add the wine, simmer, and reduce by half.
4. Add the beef gravy and tomato puree and simmer for about 5 minutes.
5. Add the Maggi seasoning, salt and pepper to taste (you can also try adding your favorite herbs to this sauce).
6. Serve with steak or roasted turkey or chicken.

WW POINTS for one cup: 6
Nutritional information for one cup: 248 calories, 14.5g fat, 2.1g fiber

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