Thursday, 23 September 2010

Quick Apple Pies

Quick Apple Pies
Makes 4 Servings (1 point each)

1 can Pillsbury Crescent Dough (low fat)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 apple

Preheat oven to 375F. Cut the dough into 4 rectangle pieces. Pinch the seams together. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, peel and slice the apple into pieces. Add the brown sugar and lemon juice. Spread on the baked crescent dough, and bake for another 5-8 minutes.

Pumpkin Overnight Oatmeal

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal
(5 points)

1/2 cup Oatmeal
1/2 cup ff milk
1 heaping tsp pumpkin
a dash of nutmeg/cloves/cinnamon

Put ingredients into a jar and shake. Let sit overnight in fridge. In the morning microwave for a minute. Add a splash of milk, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, and some raisins.

Enjoy!

This was sooo good this morning. I love pumpkin, and fall is the perfect time for it!

Sunday, 29 August 2010

Tex-Mex Chicken Salad

Tex-Mex Chicken Salad
-makes 3 servings, 4 points each-

1 chicken breast, uncooked, boneless, skinless

1/4 cup(s) fat-free mayonnaise
1/4 cup(s) fat-free sour cream
1/2 tsp cajun seasoning
1 tsp taco seasoning
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
1/2 canned yellow corn, rinsed and drained
1/2 canned black beans, rinsed and drained
3 leaves of lettuce

Cut the chicken into small pieces. In a small skillet, sprayed with a nonstick cooking spray, fry the chicken over high heat. Add the cajun seasoning. Transfer to a plate and let cool.

Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, and taco seasoning in a medium bowl.

Stir in chicken, peppers and corn; mix well. Gently fold in beans. Cover and chill at least two hours. To serve rip up a lettuce leaf, and place the salad ontop of it.

*Really good with Tostitos Baked! Chips