Wanted to drop one of my favorites here for folks who are interested.
It's been cold and sometimes a salad or turkey sandwich just doesn't cut it when you need to warm up or are craving comfort food. I devised a hearty, cheesy dish that really helps me stay on track with my WW points but satisfies the beast.
I added the WW points for anyone on the WW program.
Hearty chicken pasta
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked whole wheat pasta = 4 points
2 - 3 wedges of Laughing Cow light cheeses (I do a mixture of garlic & herb and sundried tomato & basil) = 2 - 3 points depending on how many you use
baked boneless/skinless chicken breast = 4 point portion
splash of fat free chicken broth = 1 point
This entire meal is about 11 points and is a huge portion. You could probably eat half with a salad and save the rest for later. I have also added steamed brocolli and asparagus to this with a squeeze of lemon and it is reallllllly good.
This satisfies my fetuccine alfredo craving once in a while
I almost typed "crazing" above instead of "craving" and that has sparred another thought about getting crazed cravings but I'll hit that one in another post.