What to eat when you drank all of your Weight Watchers points

Written by on August 27, 2012 in Recipes - 6 Comments

Guess what? I drank all of my extra Weight Watchers points last week at the Back to School Mimosa party.

So instead of having Doritos and wine for supper like I really want to do, I’m having Ginger Lime Chicken instead. This required me to actually plan ahead and marinate the chicken instead of just buying all of the ingredients and letting them rot in the fridge while we eat fast food for every meal.

Pretty sure I deserve a medal. Or it would seem that way considering how much I got out of the habit of cooking this summer.

Bonus: this is adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe, but mine is easier.

Ginger Lime Chicken

Ginger Lime Chicken
Recipe Type: entree
Author: www.thesouthernspark.com
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Serves: 4
Ginger Lime Chicken is a perfect and quick entree that is excellent served over a salad, rice, cous cous, or on a roll.
Ingredients
  • 1 lb chicken tenderloins or breasts
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 lime (skin zested and juice)
  • 2 tbsp ginger root, grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp chili oil if you like heat, if not 1tbsp garlic or other mild oil if not
  • 2 tbsp minced cilantro or 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • 2 tbsp scallions
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients except the chicken and scallions in a large bowl.
  2. Immerse chicken into marinade and refrigerate 2-4 hours.
  3. Place oven on Broil setting.
  4. On broiling pan, place chicken and pour marinade over it.
  5. Cook chicken on each side for 4-8 minutes, depending on thickness of meat.
  6. Once finished cooking, serve with diced scallions and desired sides.
Notes

According to Weight Watchers, each serving is 5 points.

 

 

 

 

6 Comments on "What to eat when you drank all of your Weight Watchers points"

  1. Liz Holcombe August 27, 2012 at 6:45 pm · Reply

    Definitely will have to try this girl. Sadly, I think I drink all my WW points every weekend. Not hard to do when my beloved vino is 4 points a glass :(

    • Tricia August 27, 2012 at 6:47 pm · Reply

      Liz, I have started drinking vodka sodas. Three points instead of four. It makes a difference when they all add up!

      The good news is that this chicken is actually pretty delicious and filling.

  2. Christin August 28, 2012 at 11:09 am · Reply

    Yay! Another cleanse friendly recipe! I love ginger and lime. As you know I am doing the 10 day cleanse with Zeke. It has pretty much completely gotten rid of my cravings and before the cleanse I was pretty much thinking about food 24 hours a day. Haven’t had sugar in 6 days and I don’t really miss it.
    Best of all, I feel so much better emotionally. Lifting weights has really helped to because then I start to feel strong and when I feel strong I feel powerful, like I can do anything.
    Hang in there Tricia, you are doing great and let me know if you ever want to get together for a glass of ice water ;)

    • Tricia August 28, 2012 at 12:33 pm · Reply

      Thanks, Christin! This really is a good recipe. Simple and so flavorful.

      I think I’m going to have to do the cleanse. Trying to figure out when I can do it that will be easiest. It would be really nice not to obsess over food for a while.

  3. Karen August 28, 2012 at 2:34 pm · Reply

    Here’s one to try – it’s delish and requires limited prep.
    http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeid=57621

    • Tricia August 29, 2012 at 4:04 pm · Reply

      Thanks, Karen! So good to see you last night!

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