With the cold weather arriving soon, if not already, many people enjoy eating heavier, thicker and higher calorie foods. Unfortunately this isn’t very healthy and makes it difficult for people trying to lose weight. Luckily, for those of us following the Weight Watchers diet plan, there are many recipes out there for yummy foods that are healthy and low in points. During my time following the Weight Watchers plan I have been collecting recipes whenever I find one that interests me. These recipes help me stick to the Weight Watchers plan and provide variety in my family’s daily mealtimes. My Crock-Pot helps reduce the amount of time I have to spend in the kitchen, which in turn reduces any snacking impulses I may have while in there. Crock-Pot meals are also much easier to clean up afterwards. So when I find a Weight Watchers recipe that’s for the Crock-Pot I’m in heaven!! With all that being said, here are a few of my most favorite Weight Watchers Crock-Pot recipes. I hope that you and your family will enjoy them as much as I do.
Ham & Potatoes Au Grautin
2 cups of diced extra-lean ham
4 cups of diced raw potatoes
1 cup of chopped onions
3/4 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese
1 -10 3/4oz can of Healthy Request Cream of Celery Soup (I prefer to use cream of chicken)
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
Spray your crock-pot with butter flavored cooking spray. Combine ham, potatoes and onions. Sprinkle cheese evenly over top. In a small bowl, combine soup, pepper, parsley and mustard. Add soup mixture to potato mixture. Mix well to combine. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Mix well before serving.
Makes six 1-cup servings at 3 WW pts per serving.
Chicken & Dumplings
4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
1 can Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
6 biscuits (Pillsbury Golden Homestyle Buttermilk canned biscuits -2pt per biscuit)
2 cups of water
1 Tablespoon bouillon, any flavor
Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. Add all of the ingredients except for the biscuits and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Add salt, pepper and any other seasonings that you would like. In the last 30 minutes of cooking, turn your crock-pot on high and tear biscuits into 1 inch pieces and add to slow cooker.
Makes six 3/4 cup servings at 5 WW pts per serving.
Beef Stroganoff
1 lb very lean ground beef
1 small chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 package of brown gravy mix
8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
1 can Fat Free Cream of Mushroom soup
1 1/4 cup of water, divided
1 cup Fat Free sour cream
12 oz whole wheat yolk free egg noodles, cooked
Brown ground beef. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, brown gravy mix and 1/4 cup of water. Stir well to mix. Pour ground beef mixture into crock-pot. Add onions, mushrooms, soup and remaining 1 cup of water. Stir to mix. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Just before serving add sour cream and stir. Allow to heat through and serve over hot egg noodles. (I like to mix the egg noodles into the crock-pot mixture before serving.)
Make six servings at 7 WW pts per serving.
Sweet & Sour Chicken
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
5 oz LaChoy Sweet & Sour sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
8 oz pineapple chunks in juice, drained (reserve 1/4 cup juice)
1 tablespoons brown sugar
16 oz bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables
Cut the raw chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Spray your crock-pot with cooking spray. Add chicken, garlic powder and onion powder; stir. Stir in sweet and sour sauce, pineapple chunks, brown sugar and the 1/4 cup of pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours. Add frozen vegetables during the last 30 minutes of cooking and cook on high.
Makes four servings at 5 WW pts per serving.
How about a yummy dessert after all of these delicious meals? Here you go!
Apple Pie
8 apples, peeled and sliced
1 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons Brummel and Brown Spread, softened
3/4 cup Splenda
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup Reduced Fat Bisquick
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons of cold butter
Spray your crock-pot with cooking spray Toss apples in large bowl with cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Pour into crock-pot. Combine milk, softened butter spread, Splenda, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 cup Bisquick. Spoon over apples. Combine the 1 cup of Bisquick and brown sugar. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle this mixture over top of apple mixture. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until apples are soft.
This apple pie recipe is 4 WW pts per serving.
These are just a few of the many Weight Watchers recipes that you can find by doing an online search. I like to print out any recipes that interest me and place them in a binder that I have dubbed “Christie’s Favorite WW Recipes”. It’s full of a variety of recipes in many different categories and I’m always looking for more that my family will enjoy. I hope that these recipes will help you during your weight loss journey and will provide healthy and delicious foods for the cold weather season to come.
