Salsa Chicken

They had me at brown sugar.

Normally, I find WW recipes to be average and had high hopes that this one would be better. We had all the ingredients on hand! Bonus. It turns out that I did like this dish better than average.



I hate calculating points for things like this. I doubled the chicken (2 huges breasts - weight unknown) because I didn't want a use a whole jar of salsa for a small amount of chicken. (In the future, I may use one breast and 1/2 the salsa mixture. We had a lot of leftovers.)

My serving was 1/2 breast and therefore the recipe made 4 servings.


I served the chicken with green beans (0 pts for 1 cup) and quinoa (2 pts for 1/2 cup). There may have been dessert.

Banana Beverage

This drink is perfect for a light snack or  a pre/post work-out refresher. 

Diet Porn's Favorite Banana Beverage

Blend one banana, with 1 cup milk (I used skim), and a splash of vanilla extract. Garnish with ground cinnamon. I will occasionally throw in protein powder depending on my food intake for the day. 

I chugged half the glass before I realized that I should take a picture.

Pizza Cupcakes

1 Can Reduced-Fat Refrigerated Biscuits 

(10 biscuits)

1 Teaspoon Olive Oil

1.5 Cups Assorted Diced Fresh Vegetables (red bell pepper, zucchini, mushroom, etc.)

1 Cup Pizza Sauce

1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Saute the vegetables and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir occasionally until vegetables are tender.

3. Stir in pizza sauce and simmer for 2 minutes over low heat to reduce the sauce.

4. Press each biscuit evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a muffin pan.

5. Evenly spoon the vegetable mixture into the muffin cups on top of the pressed biscuit.

6. Sprinkle with cheese.

7. Bake 15 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Then serve.

4 pts per Pizza Cupcake

Inside-Out Golumpkis

Gołąbki's are a regular dish in my Polish home. When I found this Weight-Watchers recipe (included below), I had to make this casserole. I doubled and modified this recipe, by sauteing the onions first (with a clove of garlic). I choose lean ground turkey and brown rice for the casserole layers. For convenience, I bought packaged shredded cabbage. Additionally, I used regular brown sugar (to taste) instead of equal or splenda and mixed into the tomatoes with a spicy Grey Poupon mustard.

This dish is a defininte keeper and will be added to my monthly repertoire. Although this meal isn't photogenic, it is delicious. Every bite has a nice balance of cabbage, tomatoes, brown rice and meat. The seasonings are adjusted to taste and the sweetness of the brown sugar mixed with the spicy mustard is perfect. The cabbage is not overpowering like I feel it can be in a cabbage roll.


Cabbage and Rice Casserole
4 Points Per Serving

8 oz. 95% lean ground beef or turkey
2 cups chopped cabbage
1/2 cup chopped onion
2/3 cup uncooked rice
3 cups canned diced tomatoes
2 tsp. Prepared mustard
2 tbs. brown sugar twin (if not available I use 2 packets of Sweet & Low or Equal)

Brown meat, discard fat. Spray 8" x 8" baking dish with Pam. Layer cabbage, onion, browned meat, rice. Mix tomatoes with mustard and brown sugar twin, pour over casserole layers. Bake at 350º F, covered, for 1-1/2 hours, then uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Makes 4 servings - 4 points each.