Weight Watchers Soup

I was given this recipe and told it was a zero points Weight Watcher soup, but since I no longer belong to Weight Watchers I can't verify that. But still, it looks pretty healthy. When I make it, I'll probably leave the zucchini out. And I think potatoes might be good in it, but I don't know how that would affect the points value. The recipe calls for one of three broth choices and says that the beef one is best.

Weight Watchers Zero Points Soup
3 cups nonfat beef broth, or nonfat vegetable broth, or nonfat chicken broth
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 TBsp. tomato paste
2 cups cabbage, chopped
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 cup zucchini, chopped
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano
dash of salt & pepper
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Spray pot with non stick cooking spray. Saute onions, carrots and garlic for 5 minutes. Add broth, tomato paste, cabbage, green beans, basil, oregano and salt & pepper. Simmer for about 5-10 minutes until all vegetables are tender, then add zucchini and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Cowboy Casserole

I like Tator Tot Casserole, but when I saw this version named Cowboy Casserole, on Pinterest, I knew we had to try it. We loved it! I really like the flat Tator Tot Crips it uses instead of regular Tator Tots.

Cowboy Casserole 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 can (15.25oz) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons sour cream
1 bag (30 oz) Ore-Ida Crispy Crowns Tator Tots
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In a large skillet cook the onion until tender and translucent. Add the chopped garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Add the beef and cook over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain the mixture and place into a large bowl and set aside.

In a small bowl combine the soup, milk and sour cream. Whisk until smooth. Add to hamburger mixture and stir to combine. Add corn and 1 cup of cheddar cheese. Gently mix to combine.

Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer half of the Crispy Crowns on the bottom, pour the hamburger mixture over the top and then layer with the other half of the Crispy Crowns. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bake at 350 for 25 - 30 minutes, or until golden brown and crunchy.
Recipe taken from:
The Cutting Edge of Ordinary

White Chocolate Chex Mix

The first time I had this stuff was when I was in Young Women's. The camp director had made it for Girl's Camp. Normally, I don't like white chocolate, but this is one of the very few exceptions. I can never get enough of this stuff. Which is probably why I don't make it very often. The way I make it, makes enough to fill 4 large Ziploc bags. So I usually make it around Christmas to give away, or on other occasions where I can still have some, but then give most of it away.

You can add as little or as much of the stuff as you want, but this is the way I make it. I know the leader also put pretzels in her version, but I don't like pretzels so I usually don't add them.

White Chocolate Chex Mix



1 box Cheerios cereal

1 box Corn Chex cereal

2 large bags M&M's

1-2 containers Planters unsalted peanuts

2 bagsCraisins

2-4 bags white chocolate

2 Tsp. olive oil per 2 bags of white chocolate

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In a large bowl mix cereals, peanuts, craisins, and M&M's. You want just enough room left in the bowl so you can stir in the chocolate with out it overspilling. I usually pour half of the cereal into two separate bowls and then divide the rest of the stuff between the bowls. It seems to be easier to stir two bowls rather then stir one huge bowl and have stuff spilling out while I try to mix it.

In a microwave safe dish, pour in 2 bags of white chocolate and add 2 Tsp. olive oil. Heat in the microwave for 45 seconds. Stir. Then continue to heat it at 30 seconds, stirring each time, until you reach a spreadable consistency and all of the chips are melted.

Pour over mixture and stir until everything is well coated. I usually pour in half of the mixture and stir. Then add the rest. Then I melt the other 2 bags of white chocolate chips and use them to coat my second bowl of chex mix.

Usually I've just let it dry in the bowl before storing it in plastic bags. But this time, I laid some wax paper on my cupboard and then poured the mixture out to dry. Then I broke up the larger clumps and stored it in plastic bags. This seemed to work better because then I didn't have huge chunks to deal with later.

Sarah's Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Sarah's No Bake Cookies

2 cups sugar
1 square butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
3 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
Bring to boil (rolling boil) then pour over:
3 cups oatmeal
1 cup coconut (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla

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Combine sugar, butter, milk, cocoa and salt and bring to a boil. In another bowl, combine oatmeal, coconut and vanilla. Pour the hot mixture over the oatmeal mixture and stir well. Drop by spoonful on to a cookie sheet or waxed paper. Let cool before eating.

Love Potion

Love Potion

1 (12-ounce) can pink lemonade concentrate
4 cups raspberry sherbet
Sprite
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In a pitcher, mix the lemonade concentrate with the recommended amount of water.

In a blender, combine the sherbet with 4 cups of the lemonade mixture; mix until combined.

Pour into individual glasses. Add the soda to taste, stir gently and serve.

We mixed it all up in a pitcher, but when we poured it in our glasses, the bubbles didn't pour in also. So we added more Sprite to our cups.

Recipe adapted from E is for Explore.

7 Layer Jello

This jello could be made for any occasion in any color variety, but this time I decided to make it in red for Valentine's Day. I used Raspberry and Strawberry jello in mine. Then I used some heart shaped cookie cutters to cut it out. I LOVE how it turned out. You could also do more or less layers as desired. The website where I found the recipe did a 5 layer jello and it was just as cute.

7 Layer Jello
4 pkg. 3 oz Jello (lemon, orange, lime, strawberry)
4 pkg. Knox unflavored gelatin
1 can sweetened condensed milk
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Mix 1 pkg flavored jello with 1/2 pkg of unflavored gelatin. Add 1 cup boiling water. Stir to dissolve. Cool to room temp and pour into 9 x 13 glass pan. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk with 1 cup boiling water. In a small bowl, sprinkle 2 pkg unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 1/2 c boiling water to dissolve gelatin; add to milk mixture and stir to combine. Cool to room temp and pour 1 cup of milk mixture over first layer of jello. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Repeat for next three flavors. Let jello set. Cut and serve!

Recipe found on The Food Librarian.

BBQ Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas

Here's another one of those rare recipes when I don't measure anything. I first found the recipe when we got a lot of Bountiful Baskets. It was a great way to use any pineapples and or flour tortillas we would get. Last night I found some old tortillas in my freezer and decided this would be a good way to use them up.

BBQ Chicken Pineapple Quesadillas

Monteray Jack Cheese

Grilled Chicken

Pineapple

Flour Tortillas

BBQ sauce

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Season chicken as desired. Cook or grill chicken as desired. Shred or cut chicken. Grill pineapple, if desired.

Layer a flour tortilla with cheese. Then add cooked chicken, pineapple and layer with BBQ sauce. Top with more cheese. Then top with another flour tortilla. You can grill these on the grill, cook them in a pan on the stove, or cook on a pizza sheet in the oven. When we've cooked them on the stove, they had to be flipped, which was kind of difficult, so last night I did it in the stove and it turned out just as good.

Recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman.

Kim's Mexican Wedding Cookies

Mexican Wedding Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar, divided

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

1 cup finely chopped Planters Pecans

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Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and pecans, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended.

 

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 1-1/2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 14-15 min. or until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Roll warm cookies in remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar until evenly coated; place on wire racks. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring

Sticky Bun Breakfast Ring
2 small pkgs refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
3 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c chopped pecans, optional
1/4 c chopped almonds, optional
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Spray a bundt pan with non-stick spray. Combine the melted butter and syrup in a small bowl and set aside. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts (if desired). Pour half of the syrup mixture in the bottom of the pan. Then sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture on top of the syrup mixture. Place the biscuits overlapping in the pan to form a ring. Top with remaining syrup mixture and then remaining brown sugar mixture. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute in the pan then invert onto a serving platter and enjoy!

Recipe from All Things Delicious.

French Dip Crescents with Au Jus

French Dip Crescents with Au Jus 2 pkgs refrigerated crescent roll dough (16 crescent rolls total)
sliced provolone cheese (16 slices)
sliced roast beef
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Unroll both packages of crescent rolls and divide the rolls into 8 rectangles by leaving each set of 2 triangles connected. Lightly flour counter and rolling pin and roll out each of the rectangles a little bit and then transfer them to a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Place 2 slices of cheese and as much roast beef as you like on each rectangle and then roll them up. Bake according to package directions and remove from oven when golden brown. Serve with your favorite Au Jus sauce for dipping.

*Recipe can also be made using different kinds of meats and cheeses served with a sauce or not!

Original recipe from Mama Loves Food!, but assembly idea from Cooking4Carnivores.