Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Weight Watchers Wednesday


So I have fallen off of the Weight Watchers wagon. I've been snowed in and haven't been to a meeting in three weeks...three weeks. Unfortunately I am one of those people that have to go to the meetings to succeed. I need motivation other than wobbly bits I suppose.
So I am going to start doing Weight Watcher Wednesdays! Hopefully this will give me the motivation that I need to succeed again.
So without further ado my first Weight Watcher Wednesday recipe! Enjoy this is super yummy! Hope y'all love it as much as I do.

Roasted Garlic and Onion Linguine

All the flavor of a pasta dish without the guilt

Nutrition Facts: 3 WW Points, Calories 180, Fat 1g, Protein 7g, Carbohydrates 36g, Cholesterol 3mg, Sodium 113mg
Yield: Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 2 small onions
  • 1 head garlic
  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup grated nonfat parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup nonfat chicken broth, no salt added
  • 2 tsp. cracked black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 12 oz. linguine, uncooked

Instructions

  1. Peel onion, and cut each into 8 wedges
  2. Gently peel outer skin from garlic and discard
  3. Cut off and discard top one-fourth of garlic had
  4. Place onion and garlic, cut sides up, in center of a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, coat with cooking spray
  5. Fold foil over onion and garlic, sealing tightly
  6. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until onion and garlic are soft
  7. Remove from oven and let cool
  8. Remove and discard skin from garlic
  9. Scoop out garlic pulp with a small spoon
  10. Position knife blade in food processor bowl, add garlic pulp, onion and cheese
  11. Pulse 5 times or until combined
  12. Add broth and next 3 ingredients to garlic mixture
  13. Process until mixture is finely chopped
  14. Set aside
  15. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat, drain
  16. Add garlic mixture, toss lightly
  17. Serve immediately

3 comments:

sealaura said...

good luck with the WW wednesdays! I am trying to lose a few lbs myself and WW is definitely a great program. This receipe sounds good, I wish I had read it before I made my dinner tonight. cute blog.

Jane said...

oh that is a tasty dish i will have to try! i just joined ww last week and jumped on the fit train!

LyndsAU said...

I am glad you stumbled on my blog :) It's great to have other people to keep me accountable :) This recipe looks delicious!!