***Recipe Alert: Chaat Chicken***

Hello Everyone,

I've created a great recipe for a tangy chicken, juicy chicken full of flavor. A wonderful dish low in calories, but high in flavor!! This recipe is also featured on my weekly column for The Ajnabee...enjoy!

Ingredients: 1lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, each piece cut in half 2TB. of freshly grated garlic 1/2c. of white vinegar 3TB. of chaat masala 1TB. of cumin powder 2tsp. of chili powder 1tsp. of turmeric 1tsp. of smoked paprika

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients together and make sure chicken is evenly coated. Allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes. Turn your oven on to 400 degrees. Place chicken in a baking dish and cook uncovered for 20 minutes. Then cover chicken with foil and cook for another 10 minutes. Allow to cool. Enjoy with a side of roasted vegetables. This wonderful dish serves four people.

***Recipe Alert: Spaghetti Chicken and veggies***

I came home from worked hungry for dinner and wanted to make a quick and easy and of course low point dinner. This is a quick and tasty meal that I whipped up in 20 minutes and is only 4 WW points! Here are the deets: Ingredients: 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut in cubes 1/2c. chickpeas, drained Any veggies to your liking (I used okra because that's what I had) 1/2c. spaghetti sauce Add the sauce in a pot and add the chicken and chickpeas. Place a lid on the pot and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. Take the lid off and add you veggies. Sautee for another 5 minutes. Enjoy!! Total WW pts: 4 What did you have for dinner?

Lunch Time...

I really think eating a low point snacks every couple hours is working for me! My lunch for today is whole wheat pasta w/ a fat free yogurt sauce, parsley and walnuts and chicken....DELICIOUS!!! One serving of this dish is 10WW pts, but I've divided this into thirds (honestly, one serving was huge!!)...Anywho, this made my lunch a little bit over 3 WW pts. Still not bad and very filling!! How was your lunch?

***Recipe Alert: Oregano Lemon Pepper Chicken***

This is a easy, great salad to make during the week for dinner. Here are the deets:

For the chicken:

1 chicken breast, cut into pieces

1 tb. of oregano

3 tb. of fresh lemon juice

1 tb. of pepper

1 tsp. of EVOO

salt to taste

Mix all of the ingredients, except for the chicken in a bowl. Add the chicken and allow to marinate for atleast half an hour.

For the salad:

1/2 bag of mixed greens

1/4c. of chickpeas, drained and washed

7-10 cherry tomatos, halved

1/4c. of red bell pepper, thinly sliced

For the dressing:

Mix 2 tb. of balsamic vinegar with 1 tb. of EVOO. Add one tsp. of salt and pepper and whisk to combine. This dressing makes for two servings.

Grill the chicken breast on your grill (George Foreman grill is great for this)

Mix all of the ingredients of the salad in a bowl.

Pour half of the dressing on top and toss salad.

Add the chicken on top.

Enjoy!!

This huge salad is 5 WW pts. and totally filling!

And Dinner is Served....

Hi Guys, as promised here is the pic from tonight's dinner. I served this over a bed of spicy Arugula!!! You can also steam veggies and add a side of brown rice for a more filling meal, or if you feel like pasta serve this with Whole Wheat Angel Hair pasta!

***Dinner Tonite***

Hey Ppls, So, dinner tonight is chicken breast stuffed with ricotta cheese, herbs and onion...umm..yes you read right, and it was delicious and low in points! Check out my recipe:

• One serving of Chicken Breast -butterflied and pounded thin (3 WW pts.)
• 1/4 c of fat free Ricotta cheese (1 WW pt.)
• Dried Italian herbs of your choice (0 WW pts.)
• 1/4 Onion, finely diced (0 WW pts.)
• Salt and Pepper to tasteTtoothpicks (I'll explain later) (0 WW pts.)
• 1 teaspoon of Oil (1 WW pts.)
• 1/4 c of store bought Marinara Sauce (1 WW pts.)

1. Salt and Pepper the Chicken
2. Combine the Ricotta, dried herbs, onion, salt and pepper in a bowl
3. Spoon half of this mixture onto the middle of the Chicken Breast
4. Fold the Chicken over the Ricotta mixture
5. Secure with toothpicks
6. Add the oil to a hot sautee pan
7. Sear the Chicken on all sides, carefully, making sure the mixture stays inside
8. Add the Marinara Sauce to a small pyrex dish
9. Once the Chicken is seared on all sides, add to the pyrex dish
10. Loosely cover the dish with foil
11. Place the pyrex dish in the oven at 400 degrees, for 25 minutes or until done

Now, drum roll please.......this delicious dinner....was only.....6 WW pts.!!!!! PS: Serve w/ salad or veggies of your choice. Pic will be posted in a bit. What are you guys having for dinner?

***Dinner Tonite***

Good Evening Ppls,

Dinner tonight was very good. I knew I only had 5 WW pts. for the day left. I did not want to use any oil in tonight's dinner. So, what did I do? I made my own version of Morroccan chicken and it was soooooooooooo good :-) I diced up a chicken breast and put it in a pyrex dish. I then added, salt, pepper, cumin, turmeric, chili powder, lemon juice and garam masala -all of which are worth 0 WW pts. I marinated the chicken in this for about an hour. I then put foil on the chicken and stuck this in the over at 400 degress for 30 minutes. Not only did I not use any oil, but by covering the dish with foil, I allowed the chicken to steam in it's own juices which made the chicken sooo moist!

Also, served with a side of cucumber!

My dinner, only 4 WW pts. from the chicken!

How was your dinner tonight?