HOW TO SPICE UP A “SMART ONES”

• Chop up a whole medium onion.
• Cut up about 6 to 8 dried tomato pieces into ¼” strips.
• Open a small jar of sliced mushrooms.

Sit out 2 Fettuccine Alfredo “Smart Ones” by Weight Watchers – the one with the broccoli florets in creamy parmesan sauce.

In a medium to large skillet, pour about 3 tablespoons of olive oil, drop in a scoop of diced garlic, and your favorite hot sauce. Bring the oil to medium heat and then drop in frozen chicken tenderloins. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the top side of the meat as it begins to sizzle.

Once the meat has begun to thaw on one side, flip it over, salt, and pepper that side.

Cook the tenderloin until a golden brown, remove, allow to cool enough to hold and cut into strips and the cut across making about ½” cubes of the chicken. Sit the cubes aside.

In the skillet, add a little more oil and then drop in the onions, dried tomatoes, and mushrooms. Cook until the onions are translucent and limber. Remove from the heat and sit aside.

In the microwave, cook the 2 Weight Watcher’s meals until done. Then dump the Fettuccine over the contents of the skillet, add the chicken and stir.

It’s ready!

Oh yeah…you have to sip on a Yuengling Black & Tan while cooking. If one isn’t enough…oh well, open another!

There should be enough for two people to eat on two different nights!

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Man, last night’s meal was a whopper and totally within the points limits of the Weight Watcher’s program.

Four chicken strips cooked in light olive oil and chopped garlic, and seasoned with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper until golden brown.

All this meat plus two full cups of whole grain rice and peas on the side! I was completely full when I finished this meal. If I could have had dessert, I would not have had room!

Of course, when I say points, I am referring to the male portions, which is typically 34, while my wife is limited to 19 per day, at least at this time.

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Fixing a quick meal that’s tasty, within points, and is good for you does not have to take long or be elaborate.

Plop a few chicken strips, some sliced turnips and squash, and a few tiny asparagus sprouts onto a baking sheet, spray everything with olive oil, and sprinkle everything with salt and pepper, and maybe a little garlic powder on the chicken and your almost done.

Pop it all into the oven for about 30 minutes on 450, turn everything once, and BAM…it’s done!

This loosing weight and watching points is a breeze.

During the final episode of The Soprano’s this evening, we split a bag of “light” popcorn. I hated the ending, but alas, they are just everyday folks trying to get along in this world the best they know how!