Heart Healthy Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes

Another super easy SUMMER winner from our friends at Campbell's!!!

2 Tbsp plain nonfat yogurt
2 Tbsp light mayonnaise
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 can (12.5 oz) canned chicken in water, drained
4 med tomatoes
6 cups shredded lettuce

Stir yogurt, Mayonnaise, celery, onion and chicken in a medium bowl.

Cut tomatoes into wedges, cutrting down to about 1/2 inch of the bottom, without cutting all the way through the tomato.

Place 1 1/2 cups lettuce on each of 4 places. Top with a tomato and spoon 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture into each tomato.

SERVES 4

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wrap

OK - this is a YUMM-O and Easy-flippin'-peasy recipe I found through Campbell's.

1 can (12.5 oz) canned chicken breast in water, drained
2 med carrots, shredded (about 1 cup)
3/4 cup diced red pepper
4 green onions, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup reduced fat Asian-style sesame salad dressing
6 large Bibb or iceberg lettuce leaves


*Combine chicken, carrot, pepper, onion and dressing in a bowl.
*Serve on lettuce leaves.


The other day I substituted lean ground turkey which I browned with season salt and 2 large cloves of garlic. I put the carrots and a large zucchini in the food processor. I put half of the carrot/zucchini mix in the turkey and reserved the rest for garnish. I served the wraps with red grapes - which some folks cut open and put in their wraps. Dinner was AMAZING!!!

Mom told the kids it was lettuce tacos and they tore it all up!

SERVES 6

Amy's Mexican Lasagna

1 16 oz jar salsa, divided
Whole wheat flat bread tortillas
1 lb ground chicken
½ onion, chopped
1 zucchini, shredded
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can black beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
16 oz reduced fat ricotta cheese
2 cups reduced fat shredded cheese

*Preheat oven to 375.
*Brown ground chicken. When finished mix in onion, zucchini and taco seasoning.
*In a separate bowl, combine beans and corn.
*Spread 1 cup salsa across bottom of a pyrex pan, lay down a tortilla and top with ½ of the meat mixture.
*Spread all ricotta on top of meat mixture.
*Lay down another tortilla. Top with corn mixture, 1 cup of salsa and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
*Lay down one more tortilla and top with the remainder of the meat mixture and 1 cup of salsa.

Bake for 50 minutes.
Top with 1 cup of cheese and serve.

30 minute Paella

This is from my new Favorite Brand Name Made Simple: Chicken book.

2 tbsp olive oil
1 (10 oz) pkg chicken flavored rice/vermicelli mix
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
3 1/2 cups water
1 (10 oz) pkg refrigerated fulled cooked diced chicken breast
1 (8 oz) pkg medium raw shrimp, peeled
1 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup diced roasted red pepper

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add rice mix and red pepper. cook and stir 2 minutes or until vermicelli is golden.

Add water, peas, roasted pepper and vermicelli seasoning packet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover; cook 10 minutes or until rice is tender.

Add chicken and shrimp about 5 minutes before serving. (Don't let the chicken and shrimp sit in the mix with the lid on too long or it will overcook.)

Serves 6


Simple and just as pretty as the picture in the magazine!

Outrageous Mexican Chicken Salad

This one is from a new book I picked up this weekend:
Favorite Brand Name Made Simple: Chicken

6 cups shredded lettuce
1 bag (9 oz) tortilla chips, crushed
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
(I substituded 1 lb lean ground beef w/ a packet of taco seasoning)
1 can (15 1/2 oz) kidney beans, rinsed, drained
1 1/2 cups ranch salad dressing (I used 1 cup of the fat free stuff)
1/2 cup (2 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
Tomatoes & olives.

Immediately before serving, combine lettuce, chips, chicken,beans, dressing and cheese in a large bowl. Garnish with tomatoes & olives.

Serves 4-6

Greek Chicken

A Weight Watchers recipe

4 (6 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Cooking spray
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, sliced
1 tbsp bottled minced garlic
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup (1 oz) crumbed feta cheese

Directions:
Place a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Coat pan and chicken with cooking spray; place chicken in pan. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until chicken is browned.

Reduce heat to medium; add tomatoes, olives, garlice and pepper.Cover and cook 11 minutes or until chciken is done. Remove from heat and sprinkle with feta cheese.

Serves 4
6 pts per serving.

Taco Chicken

From my Weight Watcher's leader

1 Lb chicken breast – cut into strips or cubes
1 Can chicken broth (15 oz)
1 oz taco seasoning
1 Cup salsa
½ Cup fat free sour cream
1 Tbsp lime juice
¼ Cup cilantro

*Cook chicken in broth & taco seasoning over Medium High heat.
*Strain off any remaining broth.
*Add remaining ingredients and heat through.

Serves 4