Buffalo Chicken Burger

These have fast become my husband's favorite - we literally fight over the left overs.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground chicken - I've been buying 98% fat free and very happy with it.
• 1/3 cup of hot sauce - I use Franks Hot Sauce. 
• 4 Light burger buns
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika 
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
• 4 wedges laughing cow blue cheese
• 4 tsp fresh blue cheese crumbles
• Lettuce, tomato, onion - whatever you'd like to top your burger with. Though we eat ours plain

Servings: Recipe makes 4 burgers, 1 burger per serving

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl, combine ground chicken, hot sauce, chili powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Mix well - I've found that a rubber spatula works well to blend everything perfectly. 
2. Divide mixture into 4 equal parts and form into thin patties. 
3. Cook in a skillet on medium-high heat until juices run clear, 6-8 minutes per side.
4. Remove the cooked burgers and place them on buns
5. Spread 1 laughing cow blue cheese wedge per burger
6. Sprinkle 1 tsp of blue cheese crumbles
7. Add lettuce, tomato, onion... whatever makes your burger perfect.

I'm able to make these delightful burgers for 7 WW points+ per burger. Be sure to plug your ingredients into your PP calculator or recipe builder to track how they work out for you. 

Weight Watchers Update

So back in March I was a bit optimistic with how long it would take me to lose my 25 pounds.

: )

But I'm almost there...

I've lost almost 23 pounds, just about 2-4 to go. I'm down 3 sizes, from a 12 to a tight 6. The 8's are too big, but the 6's are creating a lovely muffin top that no one wants to see.

So, I've adjusted my goal, from 25 pounds, to a size 6 - with NO muffin top.

Hopefully I'll be there by the end of the summer.

And since I'll be facing down an 8 day trip to New Orleans in October, I might need to take off a few extra pounds to make sure the muffin top does not return.

Bruschetta Tortilla Pizza

I know, I haven't blogged in forever... long story for another day.

My creativity has been diverse lately, going into a lot of new areas for me - but mostly, recipes. Which is odd. Generally, I'm not creative with food. But 6+ months on weight watchers, I've gotten creative with my meals and have had requests to share my recipes. Here is the first:

Ingredients: 

• Tortilla of choice - 1 per pizza 
  There are so many options, if you're on WW, you can find them for between 2-4 points per tortilla. They've got options for low fat, low salt, low carb. Go with what works for you.
• Tomato sauce - 2-3 tbsp per pizza 
• Diced roma tomato - 1 per pizzaIf I were making this for guests, I'd peel and seed the tomato, for myself, I don't bother. 
• Shredded mozzarella cheese - 1 oz per pizza  
• Fresh basil - 4 leaves per pizza 
• Garlic clove (minced) - 1 per pizza
• Olive oil - 1 tsp per pizza
• Balsamic vinegar - 1 tsp per pizza
• Kosher salt - 1 pinch per pizza

Servings: 1 tortilla pizza per serving.

Instructions:

1. Place tortilla on baking sheet and bake for 2-4 minutes at 425° in oven or toaster oven to get it just a bit crispy. (I'm a big toaster oven fan...)
2. Prepare bruschetta topping by combining the diced tomato, basil, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, 1/2 of the mozzarella and salt in a bowl and set aside.
3. Remove tortilla from oven and spread the tomato sauce over the tortilla 
4. Top with brushetta and remaining cheese
5. Bake for 4-5 minutes until cheese is melted and tortilla is lightly browned around the edges. 
6. Slice into 6 wedges and enjoy!

I'm able to make these for roughly 7 points per serving. WW point values will vary depending on your ingredients so be sure to use your point calculator or recipe builder.