Cooking It Up

Yesterday I was cooking it up like crazy! I made some awesome Weight Watchers recipe BBQ Chicken Chili and a variation of the Cabbage Soup of the famed "Cabbage Soup Diet". It was surprisingly fun, cutting up veggies. You would think that standing in a kitchen slicing food would allow your brain to wander and worry about things that need to be done... but my brain was completely blank. Maybe I was just focusing on not cutting off my fingers with such a large blade. It was nice to not think about anything. Anyways, I thought I would share these recipes since they are healthy and filling and actually really yummy.

BBQ Chicken Chili - 5 WW Points per serving

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground skinless chicken breasts

1 large onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

3 garlic cloves, chopped

2 (15.5 oz.) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15.5 oz.) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained

1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes

1 (12 oz.) bottle chili sauce

1 (4.5 oz.) can chopped green chiles

1/4 cup chili powder

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon molasses

1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon ground cumin

Place the chicken, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a slow cooker; stir with a fork to blend. Add the kidney and pinto beans, tomatoes, chili sauce, green chiles, chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, molasses, brown sugar, and cumin; mix well. Cover and cook until the flavors are blended and the chili thickens slightly, 4-5 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.

Serving = 1 1/4 cups

280 Cal, 3 g Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 31 mg Chol, 1172 mg Sod, 44 g Carb, 10 g Fib, 22 g Prot, 97 mg Calc.

I changed it up just a bit by leaving out the green pepper (not a big fan), and green chiles. Also, instead of regular packed brown sugar, I found Splenda brown sugar and used that instead. I mixed everything up into the crock pot and then put it in the fridge overnight. The next morning, I started it up and slow cooked it on low for about 9 hours. This is definitely a good one to make for husbands too (mine's a picky eater but loves this)!

I think I will post the Cabbage Soup in a separate post, I don't want this one to seem so long. Okay, so... make this Chili, it is yummy :)