Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Tortellini and Veggies

 

Parmesan Garlic Chicken with Tortellini and Veggies

This was so good! I did do it a little differently because I was just cooking it on the stove and in the oven, rather then on a griddle like the recipe called for. I made the tortellini using the instructions on the package, and I cooked the veggies in the cast iron skillet after removing the chicken for all that extra flavor. Then I mixed the veggies & tortellini, and instead of Italian vinaigrette, I used some of the Buffalo Wild Wings Parmesan Garlic sauce.

For the chicken I butterflied it then I sprinkled it with salt and pepper. The breadcrumb coating was a mixture of Texas Toast croutons, panko, and grated parmesan. I then browned it on both sides, added a slice of mozzarella and put it in a 400 degree oven for like 6 minutes. The chicken was thin so it was done early. I had forgotten to put the BWW sauce on before the breadcrumbs, so I just drizzled some on before I put it in the oven.

It was delicious, and my son loved it so much he pretty much ate all the chicken himself lol. My husband had a serving, he was it was okay. Like always lol. My son also ate most of the veggies the day after to!

Click here for the recipe from Cooking in the Midwest

The chicken was based on this recipe from Cooking in the Midwest

Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes

Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potatoes

These are INCREDIBLE. I always make the sweet potatoes every Thanksgiving and I so far haven't landed on a recipe that I'd consider to be "the one". I usually make them with a marshmallow or a oatmeal crumble topping....normal recipes. But I stumbled across this while looking once again for a recipe that I'd make yearly. Everyone loved this. It was sweet, salty, crunchy and with just a smidge tarte from the cranberries. I'll definitely be making this yearly!

Oh I made it almost exactly as written except I left out the pecans because my sons allergic. I was worried there wouldn't be enough topping so I added a half pack of maple brown sugar instant oatmeal into the topping mixture too.

Click here for the Pretzel Cranberry Sweet Potato recipe from The Girl Who Ate Everything

 

Zucchini Corn Salad

 

Zucchini Corn Salad

I forgot to take a picture of this but it's super easy and delicious! I did make a couple of changes though. I switched out the feta for cotija since I have a bag and I'm not a huge feta fan. I also next time would use less oil, there really wasn't a need for that much oil. I also just air fried it at 400 until it started to brown because I don't know how to use Craig's grill lol.

My husband has been growing a lot of zucchini so we've been looking for recipes to use it up. I LOVE this and I'll definitely make it again!

Click here for the Zucchini Corn Salad recipe by Live Eat Learn

Cumin Lime Black Bean Lentil Salad

 

Cumin Lime Black Bean Lentil Salad

Terrible picture, I just wanted to save the recipe before I forgot. It's loosely based on the recipe linked below. I chopped up 4 little cucumbers, 2 bell peppers, 3 jalapenos, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, and 1/4 red onion. I also added 1 can black beans and 1 can of lentils. I forgot I wanted to add some corn, so I'll do that tomorrow. I also forgot to order cilantro so I added some squeeze tube cilantro to the dressing mix. 

For the dressing mix I did 1 tsp oregano, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp salt, pepper, a giant glob of jarlic, about a tbs of tube cilantro, 1 lime, 1 tbs dijon and some avocado oil to help it go a little farther. I might add a scoop of greek yogurt when I have a bowl of it tomorrow too just for extra protein.

The flavor is so good! I love the dijon and the extra seasoning. I find sometimes that veggie salads like this can be bland so this is the first time I doubled the seasonings, and I'll be doing that again. 

Click here for the Black Bean Lentil Salad with Cumin-Lime Dressing recipe by The Garden Grazer

Another pregnant bell pepper!

For snack I had some with a side of cottage cheese, really good and filling!

Italian Chicken, Cheesy Broccoli and Air Fried Potatoes

 

Okay I've been TERRIBLE with tracking for the last few weeks. No excuse really, my focus has just been elsewhere. I've been eating WW meals for the most part, I just haven't tracked. Take this meal for example. All the ingredients are low points, I just didn't track so I'm not sure how much. 

 I do have chicken, veggies and potatoes as free points. 

 

Italian Chicken:

- 2 big boneless chicken breasts

- About a half a cup of Olive Garden Light Italian Dressing. It's probably less but I felt like overestimating was better in this situation.

- Seasonings: Garlic, pepper, red pepper, Italian Seasonings.

 I seasoned with my heart and marinated it all for about 8 hours.

Cheesy Broccoli:

- 1 broccoli crown

- 1/2 cup of Tostito's Salsa con Queso

I chopped up the broccoli and used a steamer basket to steam for 6 minutes. Then I just microwaved a bowl with broccoli and some queso.

 

Air Fried Red Potatoes:

 I used this recipe 

 

Delicious and everyone loved it. If I actually tracked it, it shouldn't be that bad in points!

Kroger's Marinated Blackend Salmon, Scalloped Potatoes, Lime Pinto Bean and Corn Salad

   We've had these marinated garlic black pepper frozen salmon filets for a few months in the freezer, so I thought we'd use them up. I didn't scan them on the WW app until I already defrosted them.....9 points!!! For a little piece of salmon! I can't find what brand they are right now since I made this dinner like a month ago. Don't get me wrong, they were DELICIOUS, but I could of easily made the same marinade for like 1 point. Oh well, now we know not to buy those again.

  I served them up with scalloped potatoes, cantaloupe, and this delicious pinto bean and corn salad with a lime crema. Yum! The recipe calls for black beans, but my husband doesn't care for them, so I subbed in pinto. What I did differently was I wanted more of a lime crema then just a lime sauce, so I doubled the spices and mixed in some non fat greek yogurt until I got the consistency that I wanted.

Here is the recipe for the Black Bean and Corn Salad with Lime Crema.

Points:

- Marinated Blackened Garlic Black Pepper Salmon. 9 points....eeeek.

- Bean and Corn Salad. 0 points.

- Scalloped Potatoes. 1/2 cup for 3 points.

- Cantaloupe. 0 points. 

3 Point Breakfast WW Blue

 

3 point breakfast today!

- 1 Ole Xtreme Wellness Tortilla (1 point) filled with:
     - 1/4 cup Velveeta shreds (2 points)
     - 1/4 cup shredded fat free cheddar cheese (0)
     - 3 oz Tyson Blackened Chicken Tenders (0)
     - 1 tbs fat free Fage (0)
     - Shredded Lettuce (0)
     - Chipotle Hot Sauce (0)

- Canteloupe (0)

-  Honey Lime Black Bean and Corn Salad. Recipe here.

      The recipe doesn't actually contain any honey, and I had forgotten to put the sweetener in but that's ok, it really didn't need it. I also used pinto beans instead of black beans and I added fat free greek yogurt to make the sauce more of a crema. Super good! Zero points.