WW Classic Corn Bread

Monday, January 18, 2010

To go along with the chili, I also made Weight Watchers' Classic Corn Bread. I thought it was pretty good for diet corn bread, though much better fresh out of the oven than re-heated. Here's the recipe:

1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup + 2 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
1 large egg

(1) Preheat the oven to 400F, spray an 8 inch square pan or a 12-cup muffin tin with a nonstick spray

(2) In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a small bowl, beat the buttermilk and egg. Pour over the flour mixture; stir just until blended (do not overmix).

(3) Transfer to the pan. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack 10 minutes;serve warm.

Per Serving (1/12 of loaf or 1 muffin) - 100 Cal, 2 Points.

WW Hearty Meatless Chili

I have tried so many good recipes lately, but keep being too lazy to post them, so I am officially going to do that tonight. I will start with a really good vegetarian entree I tried, Weight Watchers' Hearty Meatless Chili:

This makes 6 Servings

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Large onion, finely chopped
1 Green bell pepper, seeded and diced
3 garlic cloves, minces
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minces
1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
1 (12 oz) package frozen soy crumbles
1/2 cup water
1/2 medium eggplant, unpeeled and diced
2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 (15 1/2 oz) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

(1) Heat the oil in a nonstick Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno pepper; cook, stirring, until softened. About 8 minutes.
(2) Add the tomatoes, soy crumbles, water, eggplant, chili powder, oregano, cumin and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmeer, partially covered, until the vegetables are well softened and the flavors are developed, about 20 minutes longer.

Per Serving: 197 Cal, 3 Points.

This chili was really hearty and also quite spicy. It sounds complicated to make, but really wasn't so bad to do once you chop everything. I'd recommend it!

Same Taste, Fewer Calories

Thursday, January 7, 2010

One of my favorite "bad for me" foods is Domino's Buffalo Chicken Pizza (well, except i don't eat meat, so for me, it's just buffalo pizza). It's SO yummy!

But of course, it's also so bad for you. So, I decided to come up with my own lower-calorie version. I took an english muffin (100-130 calories, depending on which kind you get), about 1/4 cup of low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella (80 calories) and 1/2 tsp of Frank's Red Hot sauce (35 calories). So, for around 200 calories, you get two little english muffin mini buffalo pizzas, and with a lot less fat too. I recommend it! (And if you do eat meat, I am sure these would be yummy with chicken too).