What I Ate was Simply Filling 2

Here we go with what I ate week 2 on Simply Filling.  I started to get creative while also enjoy some favorites.

Red Lobster - Lobster Dinner with a baked potato (I counted 5 WPA for a cheddar bay biscuit and I skipped the butter and melted butter and used the tbsp of sour cream on the potato with some A1 sauce.  Counted 4 WPA)

Shrimp tacos with Schwan's garlic herb shrimp for 1 WPA and corn tortillas and salsa verde

Schwan's frozen cherries and fat free cool whip

Reduced calorie wheat toast with 1/2 tbsp of unsweetened pumpkin butter

French toast with reduced calorie bread, fat free reddi whip and sugar free syrup.  scrambled eggs and air fried diced potatoes.

Quinoa pasta, grilled chicken breast and steamed broccoli with 1 tsp of pesto oil, 1 tsp garlic oil and some wildtree seasonings.

Quesadilla with white corn tortillas, fat free cheese and salsa verde

Salmon Burger w/ homemade sauce

I am a huge fan of Blue Apron meals and my all time favorite recipe of theirs so far is their Salmon Burger.  I decided to attempt a mock up of it with my Schwan's Salmon Burgers that I had in my freezer.  Wow!!  So good.  The sauce was a quick throw together sauce I came up with last minute and it was amazing.  

2 SP   1 Schwan's Salmon Burger
3 SP   1 Lite Hamburger Bun
My Salmon Burger Sauce:
1 SP   1 tbsp Lite Sour Cream
0 SP   Splash of fresh lemon juice
0 SP   Pinch of lemon zest
0 SP   1/2 tsp minced onion or shallot
0 SP   salt and pepper to taste
0 SP   Pinch of Wildtree Picnic Salad Blend
6 Total SmartPoints


The meal below was my salmon burger served with a kale veggie mix and a quick and easy pesto tortellini salad.

3 SP   1/2 Cup Schwan's Six Cheese Tortellini, prepared and rinsed under cold water
1 SP   1/2  tsp Wildtree Pesto Grapeseed Oil
0 SP   1/2 tsp Dry Pesto Mix
0 SP   1/2 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
Total 4 SmartPoints

Chicken Fajita Bowl

Ok, so I know I have mentioned how much I love Schwan's and Wildtree SEVERAL times.  well here is another one to add to the list.  Tonight I decided to throw together some stuff I the freezer and came up with this great meal.  Yumz!!!!!!!

Looks like a mess I know but trust me...  It was fantastic!  Here's what's in this messy bowl of deliciousness. I also added some Wildtree Fajita Seasoning to the chicken.  Did I mention YUMZ?!

Not bad for only 4 PointsPlus hah?

Chicken Fajitas

I couldn't decide which hot sauce so I used one of each. 

I made some yummy Chicken Fajitas tonight for dinner.  They were scrumptious. :)

Dinner : 6 PointsPlus

3 oz Schwan's Fajita Chicken Strips - 3 PP
Wildtree Fajita Seasoning - 0 PP
1/2 cup mixed peppers - 0 PP
2 tbsp Reduced Fat Cheese - 1 PP
2 Carb Balance Wheat Fajita Tortillas - 2 PP
Hot sauce and salsa

Sunday Morning Yummies - Bacon Day #2

Ok, so I have REALLY been craving bacon this weekend.  Decided I needed to have some more this morning for breakfast.  

Breakfast: 9 PointsPlus
6 Schwan's Mini Pancakes - 3 PP
1 egg - 2 PP
3 slices of bacon cut in half - 4 PP
1/2 tbsp Sugar Free Syrup - 0 PP

Happy Sunday!!!!

Recipe - Potato Pancake Disaster Turns To New Mush Recipe

So I was wanting to try to make some potato pancakes today. I have never made them before but wanted to try a simple WW friendly version.  well.....  That didn't work out as well as I thought it would.
My recipe started out as this:

I added the garlic, cheese and bacon bits into a bowl while heating up the instant mashed potatoes. 

I then added the potatoes and mixed it all up. 

I scooped a couple tablespoons of potato mix and sprinkled both sides with flour and put in pan sprayed with cooking spray.  

this is where things turned very very wrong.  They browned up quite nicely but were very flimsy and even though they didn't burn the smoke detector started going off.  I don't even think there was that much smoke.  But fan on and windows now open.  I continued cooking these up but  I wasn't even able to flip them.  They were slightly crispy on the outsides but not enough to handle.  So...

I did what I do best.  I improvise and make the best out of a kitchen failure.  I turned it in to my newest "Mush" meal.  :)

I added half the pancake mix to a bowl and cooked up a Schwan's Philly Style Chicken Patty.  Mixed it all up with 2 tablespoons of slight sour cream and 2 tablespoons of salsa.  "Mushed" it all up and enjoyed my lunch.  

Wasn't too bad.  Might try this again...  With out the pancake part.  LOL 

Chicken Salsa Potato Mush

8 PointsPlus

1/2 container instant mashed potatoes

2 tbsp reduced fat shredded cheese

1/2 tbsp real bacon bits

1/2 tbsp minced garlic

1 Schwan's Philly Style Chicken

2 tbsp light sour cream

2 tbsp salsa

Dinner that feels like a splurge

So I starting digging around in my freezer trying to see what I wanted for dinner.  It's early but I'm starving so I figured I should start planning it quick.  I found one last Schwan's Mini Pot Roast left in there and thought, "Hey!!  That sounds fantastic!"  Not to mention I still had one potato on my counter that I bought at the store the other day.  Perfect!  

So I cooked up the Mini Pot Roast and cooked up the potato and cut it in half so split between dinner tonight and tomorrow night.  I also steamed some carrot chips that I have in the fridge for my bento lunches.  It made a pretty fantastic dinner and I am now STUFFED!!!!  

1 Schwan's Mini Pot Roast - 5 PP
1/2 Baked Potato (larger half)- 4 PP
1 cup of steamed carrots - 0 PP
1 glass Diet Dr. Pepper - 0 PP

Dinner : 9 PointsPlus