Good morning everybody!!! I’m sorry I haven’t been on the boards much the last day or 2. We’ve had a few things on the schedule for school and stuff.
(oh....and I LOVE the title of this morning's thread! LOL)
Amelia-here's the recipe for the Soutwestern Chicken Soup. Is that the one you mean???
Southwestern Chicken Soup
1 tsp olive oil
½ C frozen chopped onion
2 tsp minced garlic
2 ¼ C cooked, cubed chicken
16 oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
14 oz can fat free, low sod chicken broth
8.75 oz can whole kernel corn, undrained
4.5 oz can chopped green chiles, undrained
½ tsp chili powder
½ tsp ground cumin
6 T reduced fat sour cream, optional
· Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 2 to 3 minutes.
· Add chicken, beans, tomatoes, broth, corn, chiles, chili powder, and cumin.
· Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
Yields 6 servings, about 2 cups each, 3 WW points per serving
Numbers per serving: 188 calories, 4.8g total fat, 17.2g protein, 18.1g carbs, 4.6g fiber
Original Source: Weight Watchers Easy Weeknight Favorites cookbook
Here's another one for you to enjoy. I just made this Monday and it's DELISH!
Turkey and Black Bean Chili
1 ½ lbs ground turkey
2 C onion and green pepper, chopped
15 oz can seasoned diced tomato sauce for chili (like Hunt’s)
14.5 oz can no salt diced tomatoes, undrained
2 – 15 oz cans low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
1 T chili powder
1/8 tsp ground red or black pepper
½ C low fat sour cream (optional)
· Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray. Add turkey, onion and pepper. Cook until turkey is browned, stirring to crumble. Drain.
· In a 4-quart slow cooker, combine turkey mixture, tomato sauce, tomatoes, black beans, chili powder and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Yields 8 servings, about 1 cup chili and 1 T sour cream
Numbers per serving: 220 calories, 7g total fat, 20.6g protein, 23.1g carbs, 6.7g fiber, 52mg cholesterol, 2.3mg iron, 635mg sodium, 99mg calcium
Original Source: Weight Watchers Easy Weeknight Favorites
NOW...........I need your SUPPORT!
I need you guys right now. I’m not one to complain, USUALLY! LOL But I will for just a second then I’ll get over it! I’ve been struggling with my food in the second half of the day, since Sunday. Sunday was Free Day. Then, as you know, Monday was a bad day as well. But then that spilled over into Tuesday and Wednesday. Both those days, I started off just fine and it was clear sailing thru dinner. It was AFTER dinner that I started nibbling and noshing. I did some soul-searching, which is always interesting, isn’t it? lol I realized I’m feeling out of sorts on a few things. First, I’m fighting off a cold…no big deal. Next, I always feel ‘pressured’ when I’m following an official training guide for a race (my half marathon). I actually considered just chilling out the rest of this week and the weekend, and getting control. But that doesn’t make sense to me. SO TODAY! When the alarm went off this morning, I took stock of what ‘the problem’ was and I realized THERE IS NO PROBLEM! It’s all in my HEAD! SOOOOOO…..
FRESH START! I hit the treadmill and did iTread 8. I didn’t worry about my mileage…..just the workout. DONE! Now it’s onto a strong day.
This morning I have school store for 4th grade, then back home for an hour, then to work/school. We have a basketball game tonight, followed immediately by my Book Club meeting. BBL to chat some more.
Gayle
p.s. THANKS for letting me vent and clear the air. It would have been SOOOOOOOOO easy to just NOT say anything to you guys about my flopping on my face! LOL But that’s not the answer!