Tasty Thursday Burger Edition

Today's theme for Tasty Thursday is Burgers. This weekend a lot of people will be grilling out and burgers will probably be on a lot of grills. Since joining Weight Watchers, I do not eat a lot of burgers unless they are soybean. I never would have thought to try the Boca burger until I saw this recipe for Hungry Girl's Whoppers on her website. I also found a similar recipe, although it uses less Miracle Whip and ketchup, in her new book, that has been on the best seller list, on page 106 called Big Bopper Burger Stopper. My family loves this burger. The burger itself is only 1 point and there are 1 point hamburger buns. So, just think you could have a burger for 2 points without adding anything else. My dh and kids love these! I get over my craving for a burger with these too. There are also other brands of soybean burgers out there, so you might be able to find a different brand if you do not find Boca. I really like the original but the flame grilled is my favorite! I plan to take a Boca burger and a low point bun and ask them to put it on the grill for me. This will help me stay on points. I also LOVE her onion rings on page 104 in her book to serve as a side with this burger.

Trista over at The Pumkin Patch is the host of Tasty Thursday, head on over to her blog to see more tasty recipes

Tuesday Weigh-In!

Well, I weighed in at my Weight Watchers meeting and I am happy to report that I have had a GREAT week! I lost another 2 pounds! Woo Hoo! That makes my total weight loss 48.6 pounds! I have 6.8 pounds more to lose until my next goal of reaching my Weight Watcher 10%.
Weight Watchers works people! I remember hearing people say that but I guess I never believed anything could help me. This has been the first thing that has really worked in my life! Maybe I have more motivation this time, I don't know, but I do know I love Weight Watchers! Maybe Weight Watchers works because it is all about living. I eat the foods I want. It really is a change of lifestyle and not a diet. I know I am losing weight, but I really do not feel like I am on a diet and I guess that is why it has been easier.
Tonight at my meeting we talked about how to deal with all of the picnics that are coming later this month. I have a picnic this weekend and I already told my dh that I am bringing a Boca burger and I am going to ask them to put it on the grill for me. I might have to also bring my own bun and I am bringing the Dreamsicle Cake.

Tasty Thursday(a little late!)

Beef Stroganoff Casserole
1 can 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can 98% Fat Free Cream of Chicken Soup
8 oz. reduced fat sour cream
12 oz. uncooked egg noodles
1 pound lean ground beef
1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
Brown ground beef and drain. Combine soups and sour cream. Add beef and noodles, mix well. Add cheese on top and cover with foil and bake in a 10 X 13 dish at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.
Serves 8.

7 WW points (Please check your ingredients and your points, this one can have different points for egg noodles, etc.)

We really liked this. Next time I will add some more seasoning s because it really needed some. I think it needs some garlic, salt and pepper.

Trista over at The Pumkin Patch is the host of Tasty Thursday, head on over to her blog to see more tasty recipes

Slow Cooking Thursday (a little late!)

We had this this week as we are going through Blackberry Winter. It is so good! I will warn you though, it is a sweet chili just like the recipe title implies!

Crockpot Brown Sugar Chili
8 Servings
240 Calories 4 g. Fiber 6 g. Fat
FROM: “Fix it and Forget it Lightly” Cookbook
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
½ c. brown sugar
2 T. prepared mustard
1medium sized onion, chopped
2 cans (14 oz. each) kidney or red beans
2 c. low-sodium tomato juice
½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
1 t. chili powder
Brown ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and mustard. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover. Cook on HIGH 2-3 hours. If possible, stir several times during cooking.

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FIF-Weight Watchers Edition!

This week the theme for Favorite Ingredient Friday is WeightWatchers. I have been doing Weight Watchers since January and have lost 46.6 pounds! Here is my favorite main dish and dessert recipe!
Doritos Casserole
6 ounces Velveeta Light(I use Weight Watcher Mexican Shredded Cheese)
2 Tbsp Taco Seasoning mix
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Cream of Chicken Soup, 98% fat free
1 can (11 ounces) Rotel tomatoes
6 ounces Baked Doritos, Nacho Cheese8
ounces 95% lean ground beef
Cook meat, drain and add taco seasoning. Mix the tomatoes and soup together. Then, layer meat, soup mixture, crushed Doritos, and cheese. Keep layering until done. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.Makes 6 servings, 7 WW points
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We bought some strawberries and I decided to make this low point dessert! It is so easy and very yummy!

Crustless Strawberry Pie
4 cups sliced strawberries
1 small box sugar free cook & serve vanilla pudding
1 small box sugar free strawberry jello
2 cups water
1 small container cool whip free
Layer sliced berries in bottom and up sides of 9 inch pie plate or round pan. Mix pudding mix and water and bring to a full boil. Remove from heat and add dry jello mix. Let cool down some about 5 minutes. Pour over berries in pan. Put in refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight to chill. Serve with fat free cool whip free add points if needed.
Special Notes
* Make sure pudding mixture is thickened enough or berries will rise to the top. The strawberries are the "crust" This is a very yummy pie!
*I served this with 1 tbsp of FF cool whip and did not even have to add points for that! This makes 8 servings at 1 point each and worth every bit of that point.
*I am going to try this with other fruits and jello flavors. To make a dreamsicle pie add Mandarin oranges instead of strawberries and orange SF/FF Jello. To make a peach pie add peaches instead of strawberries and peach SF/FF Jello. I have not figured out the points on either of these yet.
*You can also put this in a pie shell if you want, but I am telling you my family loved it without the shell.
*If you are doing the CORE program, you could add FF milk instead of water to the pudding. you can add this on FLEX too, but you have to add the points and that's a lot of points! It was really good with just the water though and I did not have to add those points!
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Chips Ahoy Dessert

1/2 cup fat free milk

18 reduced fat Chips Ahoy Cookies

2 cups fat free milk

1 8 oz. fat free Cool Whip

1 small box chocolate fat free, sugar free pudding mix

Pour 1/2 cup of the milk in a shallow bowl. Dip cookies in the milk very briefly and line 8 X 8 dish with them. Take 1/2 the Cool Whip and spread over cookies. Mix the chocolate pudding with 2 cups milk. Layer over top of Cool Whip. Dip next 9 cookies in the milk and lay on top of pudding. Top with remaining Cool Whip. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.Makes 9 servings, 2 WW points.

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Monday Menu Plan

I so hate when I miss planning my meals. It just makes it so much easier, so I am going to try to get caught up! "Fail to Plan...Plan to Fail"
This week I am trying these new recipes: Bubble Up Enchilada Casserole, Peanut Butter Holy Cow Cake, and the Crockpot Brown Sugar Chili.
Saturday-Diet Coke Sloppy Joes on 1 pt buns, corn
Sunday- Dh is cooking and I am sure I will have to use FLEX points because I think it is steak. He ask me to give him a GREAT dessert recipe, he picked the Peanut Butter Holy Cow Cake(recipe below)
Monday-Swiss Chicken Casserole- 6 points, green beans, mashed potatoes
Tuesday- Fat Free Hot Dogs on wheat buns-3 points; Baked Doritos-2 points, corn
Wednesday- Boca Burgers, Baked Doritos
Thursday-Brown Sugar Chili (See Recipe Below)
Friday-Mom's Pizza - 4 points, salad
Saturday-Bubble Up Enchilada Casserole (Recipe below), salad
Sunday-Doritos casserole- salad
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Bubble Up Enchilada Casserole
1 pound lean ground beef
1 can enchilada sauce
1 small can tomato sauce
1 small can sliced black olives
1 can reduced fat refrigerator biscuits
Fat Free Cheddar Cheese, shredded (I plan to use the WW Mexican Shredded Cheese)
Brown ground beef, drain. Mix in a can of enchilada sauce and a small can of tomato sauce. Then add a small can of sliced black olives. Cut up the refrigerated biscuits and stir them in. Then you just dump it all in a greased casserole and bake until the biscuits are brown. Bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, and bake an additional 10 minutes or until biscuits are done. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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Crockpot Brown Sugar Chili
8 Servings
240 Calories 4 g. Fiber 6 g. Fat
FROM: “Fix it and Forget it Lightly” Cookbook
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
½ c. brown sugar
2 T. prepared mustard 1
medium sized onion, chopped
2 cans (14 oz. each) kidney or red beans
2 c. low-sodium tomato juice
½ t. salt
¼ t. pepper
1 t. chili powder
Brown ground beef and onion in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and mustard. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover. Cook on HIGH 2-3 hours. If possible, stir several times during cooking.
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Peanut Butter Better Than Sex Cake
Serving size: 20, 4 pts per serving
18 1/4 oz chocolate cake mix - devil's food, 1 box
10 oz. Diet Coke
1 egg white
7 oz. FF sweetened condensed milk
2 Tablespoons low fat peanut butter
8 oz. (1 tub) Cool Whip Free, thawed
7 Nestle Fun Size Butterfinger candy bars
Combine cake mix, diet cola, and egg white. Bake according to cake mix instructions in a floured 9x13 pan. A few minutes before the cake is to be done combine sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter in sauce pan. Cook and stir on low to make creamy and warm. When cake is done and still hot, poke holes in top of cake with knife and pour peanut butter mixture over top of cake. You may have to spread the mixture a little to help it go down into the holes. Sprinkle top with half of chopped Butterfingers. Cool cake completely. Cover with Cool Whip and sprinkle remaining Butterfingers over top. Keep in fridge until ready to serve.
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