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Weight Watchers Recipes: Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

Serves: 6
Calories/serving: 402
WW points per serving: 9

  • 1 2.2kg/5 lb chicken, jointed into 8 pieces
  • 125ml/4floz olive oil
  • 6og/2 1/2oz butter
  • 6og/2 1/2oz chopped onion
  • 225g/8oz shiitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 185ml/6floz dry white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon chopped basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8oml/2 1/2floz prepared tomato sauce or passata
  • salt to taste

1. In a large frying pan, saute the chicken in the olive oil until light golden brown – this should take about 20 minutes.
2. Melt the butter in a separate frying pan, then add the onion and mushrooms and saute until golden. Add the garlic and cook for 4 more minutes.
3. Spoon the mushrooms, onions and garlic over the chicken and pour on the wine. Add the bay leaves, basil and pepper. Simmer for about 15 minutes, partially covered, then stir in the tomato sauce or passata and add salt to taste. Cook, uncovered, over a low heat for about 15 more minutes then serve.

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Weight Watchers Recipes: Lemon-basted Roast Chicken

Lemon-basted Roast Chicken
Serves: 4
Calories/serving: 331
WW points per serving: 8
Fat: 17g
Protein: 0.2g
  • 4 chicken portions (legs or breasts with wings)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, or 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh, finely chopped
  • 1/4teaspoon garlic powder
  • 6og/2 1/2oz butter
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 9oml/3floz fresh lemon juice

1. Preheat the oven to 2oo°C/40O°F/gas 6.
2. Sprinkle the chicken with the oregano and garlic powder. Melt the butter in a roasting tin or casserole dish, add the chicken and turn to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Roast the chicken skin-side up, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Turn the pieces over and continue roasting until brown, about 30 more minutes. Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken.
4. Cover and leave the chicken to rest in the turned-off oven for 15 minutes. Remove to a platter and serve.

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Pecan Orange Macaroons

Pecan Orange Macaroons

30 macaroons

Calories per 2 macaroon: 62
WW points per 2 macaroon: 1

  • 90g/3 1/2oz unsweetened flaked coconut
  • 40g/1 1/2oz pecans, lightly toasted and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons double cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure orange extract
  • 2 large egg whites, at room temperature
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 11og/4oz granular sugar substitute

1. Preheat the oven to 18o°C/35o°F/gas 4.
2. Mix the coconut, pecans, cream and orange extract together in a bowl.
3. Beat the egg whites until thick and foamy. Add the cream of tartar and the sugar substitute gradually, beating until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold in the coconut mixture.
Line two baking trays with parchment paper and drop slightly rounded teaspoonfuls (walnut size) onto the sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the tops are lightly browned and the bottom is golden. Cool on a wire rack.

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