This was the last of the frozen dinners that I had got at Trader Joe's a few months ago. Trader Joe's is like 40 minutes from my house so I don't go there often. It's the Frozen Mushroom Chicken that I served over rice and topped with sriracha. I did add extra broccoli because I wanted to stretch it more. I also air fried up some frozen mini wontons that we got from Costco. I made a dipping sauce with soy sauce, sriracha, sesame oil, garlic, and a pinch of brown sugar.
I'll have to make it over to Trader Joe's more often, these frozen Chinese meals are super quick and good for the points.
- TJ's frozen Kung Pao Chicken. 1 cup is 6 points
- CJ Bibigo Chicken & Cilantro Mini Wontons. 4 Pieces 2 points
- Veggie Cauliflower Rice. 0 points
I recommend air frying the chicken for the kung pao, it gets nice in crispy. Then just heat the veggies in a pot, add the air fried chicken and stir in sauce.
Veggie Cauliflower Rice:
- 1 bag TJ's Stir Fried Vegetables
- 1 bag frozen cauliflower rice
- Flavorings: Soy sauce, TJ's umami seasoning, garlic, pepper
- 2 eggs (you can omit this if you'd like)
Microwave the cauli rice for less time then the bag says to. Heat a skillet and spray it with cooking spray. Cook the Stir Fried Veggie's for a couple of minutes while the cauli rice is microwaving. Then pour the cauli rice in the skillet. I added what felt right for all the seasonings and soy sauce. Then I cracked 2 eggs and folded in until the eggs were cooked.
Mini Wontons with 0 point sauce:
- As many mini wontons as you'd like
- Sugar free teriyaki sauce
- Red pepper flakes
- Soy sauce
Heat a skillet sprayed with cooking spray and place in wontons. Drizzle with teriyaki and soy sauce. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes. Cover with a lid and heat until wontons are cooked, about 5 minutes.
I've been wanting to make a WW Cheesy Gordita Crunch recipe that I found all week, but I can't find the right pita bread ANYWHERE, it's out at all the places that carry it. I had no idea what I was going to be making for dinner tonight, but my parents asked if I wanted to tag along to Trader Joe's with them.....and yes! So I ended up getting Chinese "takeout" for dinner. Here is the info:
- Trader Joe's Orange Chicken. This is 9 points per cup, and I would not normally eat something so high in points but oh well. I air fried it at 370 for 10 minutes, stirred, then air fried it for 8 more minutes. It was cooked after that but I wanted it to be more crispy so I air fried it at 400 for 2 minutes more. Then it was perfect. I do have to say one thing......Foster Farms orange chicken is better.....the sauce is thicker. TJ's sauce was very thin. I don't know if Foster Farms is more points though. Don't get me wrong, TJs was delicious, but we've always bought Foster Farms and you can tell the difference.
- Trader Joe's Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry. You can have up to 2.5 cups for 1 point. I did add the TJ's Umami seasoning and soy sauce because I can't stop myself from seasoning things. The best cauli rice I've had!
- Mini Wontons. 4 for 2 points. These are from Costco not Trader Joe's, but Trader Joe's does have similar mini wontons. I cooked them up in a skillet with soy sauce, sugar free teriyaki and red pepper flakes.
This whole lunch was 5 points, I only counted the points for the Turkey Corn Dog from Trader Joe's, everything else was zero points. Here is the breakdown:
- 1 Turkey Corn Dog. 5 points. I microwaved it for 30 seconds to get the inside heated, then I air fried it for 2 minutes. It was perfectly crunchy and delicious.
- About a cup of zig zag butternut squash. I sprayed it with cooking spray and tossed it with Trader Joe's Everything but the Elote seasoning. I then air fried at 400 for 7 minutes, shook everything, then air fried for 4 more minutes. 0 points. Super delicious, and if it was cheaper for the amount you get, I'd be buying it all the time.
- Salad mix with 1/4 cup mozzarella (0 points), a couple shakes of Everything but the Elote seasoning (I'm obsessed), about 2 tbs Walden Farms Chipotle Ranch dressing (yuck, I'm not picky at all but this is terrible, I'm trying to use the bottle though) and some Plantain Croutons for 0 points for what I used. Oh, also some cherry tomatoes from my parents garden.
- Sugar Free Ketchup. This is a little over a tbs and I didn't use the whole thing.
Filling and yum :)
I've been to Trader Joe's only twice in the last 5 years, it's about 40 minutes from me and while I know it's not that far.....it's farther then I want to drive :P
I bought some fun things that are Weight Watcher friendly! Here is what I got with the point values:
* Turkey Corn Dogs - 5 points each
* Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry - Up to 2.5 cups 1 point
* Mandarin Orange Chicken - 1 cup 9 points
* Kung Pao Chicken - 1 cup 6 points
* Shiitake Mushroom Chicken - 1 cup 2 points. 6 points whole bag
* Turkey Burgers - 3 points. I wanted to get the mahi mahi burgers or chili lime ones, but they were out!
* Plantain Croutons - 1 point per tbs
* Roasted Red Pepper Spread - 1 point per tbs
* Butternut Squash Zig Zags - 0
* Frozen Mexican Style Roasted Corn - 0
* Stir Fry Vegetables - 0
* Hearts of Palm pasta - 0
* I also got some seasonings: Everything but the Elote, Chili Lime, and the Umami seasoning!
I did also get a few non WW things:
- Boxed chardonnay. I wasn't expecting to care for it much....but it's really good!
- Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins. My son wanted these and while I did sneak a bite and they are delicious, they aren't worth the 20 POINTS! Holy cow.
- Dog treat Yaky Sticks. I buy 3 Yaky sticks once a month for my dogs on Amazon, because they are the only chews which last a semi long time. They had 2 for $4.99 at Trader Joe's! That's a steal.
So I think I might be making the trek to Trader Joe's more often now that I see all the WW friendly foods that I can't normally get!
