Apricot-Almond Chicken Breasts
Weight Watchers 12 SmartPoints with regular apricot preserves. Weight Watchers 4 SmartPoints with sugar free apricot preserves.
Ingredients
- 4 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon honey mustard
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the preserves, broth and mustard. Pour over the chicken; sprinkle with almonds. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until chicken juices run clear.
Notes
Taken from Taste of Home Healthy Cooking 2011 Annual Recipes Cookbook p.129
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Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) can Campbell's Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 3/4 cup skim milk
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans cooked cut green beans
- 1 1/3 cups French's French Fried Onions, divided
Instructions
- Mix soup, milk and pepper in a 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot.
- Stir. Top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. bake 5 minutes or until onions are golden.
Notes
This recipe was taken from: French's French Fried Onions container
It has been adapted to be lower in Points Plus/Smart Points.
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Herbed Wild Rice, Carrots, & Mushrooms
Weight Watchers 4 Points Plus
Weight Watchers 4 SmartPoints
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup coarsely chopped carrot
- 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 (8.5 ounce) pouch microwaveable precooked wild rice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet, over medium-high heat. Add carrot, mushrooms, and onion; cook 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Heat rice according to package directions. Add rice to pan; stir in remaining ingredients.
Notes
Taken from: Weight Watchers Five-Ingredient 15-Minute Recipes Winter 2014 edition p. 6
I also replaced the chopped fresh thyme with 1 drop of Young Living Thyme Essential Oil. I add it right before serving.
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Since my children (this includes my husband) won’t eat an onion or shallot – I replace that with onion powder. I still get the flavor and they don’t pick anything out.
