Chicken

How to Make Juicy Chicken A few years ago I learned a trick on how to make juicy chicken.  Velvet the chicken!   Don’t just eat plain chicken on Weight Watchers. How to velvet chicken Even though chicken breast is zero Weight Watchers points, adding just a bit of cornstarch and oil—only 2 points total—completely transforms it from dry and boring to incredibly juicy and flavorful....

Buffalo Chicken Dip My love of anything buffalo started a long time ago.  And this buffalo chicken dip is everything.  Cheesy, buffalo forward, but not too much because Hannah can eat it.  And while the whole recipe is 35 WW points, its 4 Weight Watchers points for 1/3 cup.  Leftovers can also be used to stuff twice baked potatoes, or rolled into taquitos, or a...

Weight Watchers Chipotle Bowl While most of the items at Chipotle are pretty healthy, it’s so much cheaper to make a Weight Watchers Chipotle Bowl at home.  Using pantry ingredients like canned black beans and corn, this is a super economical way to get your Chipotle fix.  The last time I went to Chipotle my bowl cost $13.  My home version?  Around $4.  Winning! Ingredients...

Creamy Shrimp and Sausage Pasta This creamy shrimp and sausage pasta is the perfect dish if you have someone in your family that doesn’t like a red sauce with pasta.  (Hannah, I am looking at you!).  Chicken sausage is low in Weight Watchers points. This dish was inspired by the Friday’s cajun pasta that my step-son used to get nearly every time we went to...

Chicken Chorizo Sopes In my first cookbook, I have a recipe for making skinny pizza dough sopes.  While these chicken chorizo sopes are not traditional, it is very tasty!  The secret is to mix in a bit of masa flour into the pizza dough.  This chorizo is Weight Watchers friendly too! If you don’t have the recipe for my skinny pizza dough, you can click...

Stir Fry Noodles with Chicken One sure fired way for me to get to eat veggies is to make a stir fry.  This stir fry noodles with chicken is on repeat in my house.  Be sure to subscribe to my blog for more Weight Watchers friendly recipes!  How do you get juicy chicken for stir fry? Velvet your chicken!  Velveting chicken is a Chinese cooking...

Crispy Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower If you are someone like me who didn’t even try cauliflower until about 8 years ago, give cauliflower another chance.  This recipe is great as an appetizer or a light lunch or dinner. What is the trick to getting things extra crispy in the air fryer? Avocado oil spray is a staple in my kitchen.  For some reason it’s zero...

Chicken Enchiladas (with lentils) These chicken enchiladas (with lentils)! are an easy and delicious dinner.  These enchiladas can be made ahead of time, and will store up to 3 days before baking. Why Lentils? Lentils are a fantastic addition to many dishes due to their versatility and health benefits. They are: Nutrient-Rich: Packed with protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Affordable: One of the most cost-effective...

Healthier Marry Me Chicken Marry Me Chicken has been all over TikTok lately, and I’ve never had it.  Probably because it calls for a cup of heavy cream, which is 57 WW points!  This healthier marry me chicken is delicious and you’ll never know it’s lightened up. What is Marry Me Chicken? Marry Me Chicken is a popular and delicious chicken dish that’s known for...

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