Pretzel Coated Chicken with Mustard Cheddar Sauce


Air Fryer (or oven) Pretzel Coated Chicken with Mustard Cheddar Sauce

adapted from puffood.com

Serves 4, 8 FSP per serving

  • 4 thin, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, slightly pounded
  • 1 Tbsp spicy brown mustard
  • 8 oz Cabot 75% reduced fat cheddar cheese, grated
  • 5 oz salted pretzels
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp light butter
  • 2 eggs
  • fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
  1. Put the pretzels in a food processor and process until you have fine crumbs. Put the crumbs in a shallow dish and season with pepper. In another shallow dish, beat the eggs.

  2. Dip chicken into the pretzels. l mixture, then into the eggs, then back into pretzels. Repeat with each piece of chicken. Spray each piece with olive oil spray

  3. Preheat air fryer (see below for oven directions) to 400. Cook chicken for 10-12 minutes, until cooked through.

  4. Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and the mustard and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in the cheese. Season with pepper if desired.

  5. Serve the chicken with the sauce and a sprinkling of fresh parsley

OVEN DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375, bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through





Asian Salmon


Asian Salmon

adapted from mildlymeandering.com

Serves 4, 1 FSP per serving

Salmon and Marinade

  • 2 pounds fresh salmon
  • 3 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 4 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp minced ginger

Asian Sauce (Optional)

  • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 Tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sriracha
  • 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
  1. Pat salmon dry and place in a bowl with soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Refrigerate and let marinade for at least 15 minutes.

  2. Place the salmon on a foil lined baking sheet. Place in a cold oven. Turn oven on to 400 degrees and let cook for 20 minutes. Check to make sure salmon is done by flaking with a fork. If not done, let cook 3 minutes more – do NOT overcook!

  3. While salmon is cooking, mix together sauce ingredients if you chose to use the sauce.

  4. Serve salmon over rice and drizzle it with a little sauce. Serve immediately..





Lasagna


Lasagna

Good, old fashioned, traditional lasagna! My Mom's recipe 🙂

Serves 9, 9 FSP per serving

  • 12 lasagna noodles
  • 1 lb 96% lean ground beef
  • 15 oz fat free ricotta cheese
  • 8 oz part skim mozzarella
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 2 tsp dried parsley
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups spaghetti sauce **I use homemade, if you use jar sauce, adjust points accordingly**
  1. Cook and drain noodles (unless you are using oven ready!)

  2. Brown ground beef, drain.

  3. Mix cheeses, egg and spices in a bowl.

  4. In a 9X9 baking dish, put some sauce in the bottom of the dish to cover.

  5. Lay on 4 noodles, overlapping. Put 1/2 meat on noodles. Spread 1/2 the cheese on top of meat. Top with 4 more noodles. Top with a generous layer of sauce, remaining meat, cheese and noodles and top with sauce.

  6. Bake at 350, covered with foil for 30-40 minutes, remove foil and bake another 10 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes, cut into 9 squares.





Kodiak Pancake Muffins


Kodiak Pancake Muffins

Makes 10 muffins, 2 FSP per muffin

  • 2 cups Kodiak Buttermilk Power Cake Mix
  • 1 3/4 cups water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup blueberries (or berries of your choice)
  1. Mix pancake mix and water.

  2. Divide between 10 regular size muffin cups that have been sprayed with non stick spray.

  3. Top with berries of choice and push down a bit into batter.

  4. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Serve with syrup of choice





Air Fryer Honey Crunch Chicken


Air Fryer Honey Crunch Chicken

Recipe from everythingerica on Instagram

Makes 4 servings, 1 serving 5 FSP

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets
  • egg
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 2 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 Tbsp onion powder
  • 1 Tbsp ground ginger
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 3 cloves crushed garlic
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  1. In a shallow bowl or pie plate, beat egg. Set aside

  2. In another shallow bowl or pie plate, mix flour, garlic powder, onion powder, ginger and salt and pepper.

  3. Dredge chicken in flour mixture. Then dip in egg mixture and then dip in flour mixture again

  4. Spray chicken with olive oil spray on both sides. Air fry at 400 for 12 minutes.

  5. After 12 minutes, paint your glaze mixture on both sides of the chicken. Air fry an additional 4 minutes.





Berry Chia Seed Jam

Berry Chia Seed Jam

 

Recipe adapted from Jess’ Journey To Healthy on YouTube

2 Tbsp, 0 FSP

 

  • 2 cups assorted berries, large berries need to be chopped
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp chia seeds
  • 2 Tbsp corn starch
  • 3 Tbsp water
  • 3 Tbsp zero calorie sweetener (or 3 packets of sweetener of choice)
  1. In a heavy, medium sauce pan, combine berries, cornstarch, chia seeds, sweetener and water

  2. Cook over medium heat, smashing berries down with a potato masher once they get soft.

  3. Let cook at a soft boil for about 8-10 minutes stirring frequently. Let cool. Store in refrigerator for up to two weeks.

 




Chocolate Ice Cream Cake


Chocolate Ice Cream Cake

Adapted from Kraft Food and Family. Originally, they were Ice Cream Cake Pops….that didn't work out so well!

12 servings, 4 FSP per serving

  • 1 box sugar free chocolate cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 individual cup of unsweetened applesauce
  • 15 oz can pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 1/2 cups Vanilla Bean Halo Top Ice Cream
  • 72 pieces candy coating chocolate (I use Wilton brand)
  1. Combine cake mix, eggs, applesauce and pumpkin in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for 30 seconds on low, then 2 minutes on medium.

  2. Divide batter evenly between 2 greased 9 inch cake pans

  3. Bake at 350 for 25 to 32 minutes

  4. Let cool completely

  5. Take one cake and slice in half horizontally. Save the other cake for a later use (I froze mine)

  6. Spread softened ice cream on the bottom half of the cut cake. Place the top back on. Freeze for 2 hours.

  7. Cut cake into 12 wedges.

  8. Melt candy coating and spread evenly over the top of each wedge. Sprinkle immediately with jimmies, sprinkles or whatever you prefer. Store in the freezer.





Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites

 Serves 1

1 point on Blue and Purple

3 points on Green

  • 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 2 slices center cut bacon (my brand is 2 slices for 1 FSP)
  • seasoning of choice (I use Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute)
  1. Cut chicken into 6 bite size pieces

  2. Cut each bacon strip into 3 pieces

  3. Season chicken with seasoning of choice

  4. Wrap a piece of the cut bacon around each piece of chicken

  5. AirFryer – cook at 360 for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through

    Oven – bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through

 




Grilled Margherita Chicken


Grilled Margherita Chicken

adapted from Creme de la Crumb

Makes 4 servings, 5 FSP per serving when made as directed. If you substitute ingredients, adjust points accordingly

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to less than 1 inch thickness
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 4 oz Trader Joe's Lite Mozzarella
  • 4 Tbsp basil pesto
  • 1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes (halved)
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup packed basil leaves, very thinly sliced
  • cracked black pepper, optional
  1. In a large bowl, combine chicken, salt and pepper, olive oil, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Toss to combine.

  2. Grill chicken over medium high heat for about 6-8 minutes on each side until cooked through. Top each piece of chicken with 1 oz of mozzarella cheese and cook another minute or so until melted.

  3. Toss tomatoes, lemon juice and basil together. Top each chicken breast with 1 tablespoon of pesto, a scoop of tomato mixture and some freshly cracked black pepper (optional). Serve immediately.





Fresh Blueberry Bundt Cake

Fresh Blueberry Bundt Cake

 

Thank you WW Coach Kathleen for this great recipe!

Makes 15 servings, each serving 3 FSP

 

Cake

  • 1 box sugar free vanilla cake mix
  • 1 box sugar free, fat free instant vanilla pudding 
  • 1 small cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup blueberries, tossed in 1 Tbsp flour
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • zest from one lemon

Optional Glaze

  • 2-3 Tbsp Swerve Confectioner’s Sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp water or almond milk
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a bundt pan with non stick cooking spray.

  2. Mix all cake ingredients together and mix with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds. The mix on medium for 2 minutes.

  3. Pour into prepared pan.

  4. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (my cake took 52 minutes)

  5. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool completely

  6. If using glaze, mix Swerve and water (or milk) and drizzle over cooled cake. Let set. Cut into 15 equal slices.

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