Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What's for dinner

So, I'm on Weight Watchers! I love it and I'm trying to do well by it.

In order to keep me in check and on track with my meal plans I will TRY to give my weekly menus. I am getting my recipes from one of two Weight Watcher Cookbooks or the online ones. Feel free to use and try or ask questions as you please!!!

This week (March 14th)
Monday: Carribean Pork Pockets
Ingredients
-Pork tenderloin (cut into 12 1-in slices)
-large sweet potato (peeled and sliced into SMALL pieces)
-small peeled and cored apple (sliced)
-1/2 sweet onion (diced)
-2tbsp brown sugar
-1/2 cup apple juice
-1/2 tsp cinnamon
-1/2 tsp all spice
-12 squares aluminium foil
Directions:
Mix onion, apples, and sweet potatoes in a bowl and toss with brown sugar
Divide mixture evenly into six squares of aluminium foil
Mix apple juice and spices in a bowl
Dip and coat the pork slices in the apple juice mixture
Put two pieces of pork in each of the six aluminium foil squares
Wrap
Double Wrap
Bake on 400 degrees for 20 minutes

Tuesday: Pizza-done light
Ingredients
-WHEAT thin crust refregerated pizza crust
-1/2 cup marinera sauce
-2 cups shredded FAT FREE Cheddar cheese
-turkey pepperoni

Directions
Roll out crust
Bake at 350 degrees for 4 minutes
Add marinera sauce
Add turkey pepperonis
Add with cheese
Bake on 350 degrees for 12 minutes (or until desired color)

Wednesday: Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi (bed of brown rice and steamed brocc)
Ingredients
-2-6oz mahi fish
-1.5 tbsp honey
-1.5 tbsp soy sauce
-1.5 tbsp balsamic vinegar
-1 garlic clove (crushed)
-1 tbsp EXTRA VIRGIN olive oil
-1/4 tsp salt
-1/4 tsp pepper

Directions:
Season Fish with salt and pepper
Prepare MARINADE with honey, soy sauce, balsamic finegar, ginger, garlic and 2 tsp of olive oil
Place fish into marinade and refrigerate/marinate for 20 min
Remove from marinade and place in baking dish
bake fish at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes
Warm remaning marinade and drizzle over fish when done

Thursday: Slow cooker chicken cacciatore
ingredients:
-1 lb skinless chicken (cut into bite size chunks)
-1 cup mushrooms
-1 cup green pepper (sliced)
-1 cup onion (chopped)
-1 garlice clove (minced)
-1tbsp canned tomato paste
-1 can crushed tomatoes (fire roasted)
-1/4 cup red wine
-3/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Directions:
Place chicken in slow cooker
Add all ingredients
Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours

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