Recipes!

Here are the 3 new recipes we tried in my house for the week! Any changes I made are in italics.

#1: Mini-Sliders - www.weightwatchers.com
3 PP+ per serving. Serving = 1 slider

4 oz reduced-fat crescent roll dough, 4 rolls
2 tsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 pound(s) uncooked 93% lean ground beef
1 spray(s) cooking spray
6 Tbsp ketchup
1/8 tsp chili powder, chipotle-variety
1/4 cup(s) sour pickle(s), or sweet pickle(s), round slices
Preheat oven to 400ºF.
Unroll dough and form into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a thin sheet. Cut ten 2 ½-inch circles of dough, collecting scraps and rolling out dough again as needed. Place circles on a nonstick baking sheet and sprinkle with salt; bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on wire rack. Slice each roll in half to make ten tops and ten bottoms.
Meanwhile, prepare sliders. In a medium mixing bowl, combine salt, paprika and garlic powder. Add beef and gently knead; divide into 10 portions. Flatten each portion into a 2 1/2-inch patty, about 1/2-inch thick.
Coat a large stovetop grill pan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Arrange burgers on pan making sure not to crowd them. Cook until well-browned on bottom, about 6 to 8 minutes. Flip and cook until meat is cooked through, about 4 minutes.
To serve, in a small bowl, stir together ketchup and chile powder. Sandwich each burger between a roll, spread with 1 1/2 teaspoons ketchup and topped with pickles. I didn't make the ketchup sauce and instead just used ketchup, pickles, lettuce and tomato.
Yields 1 slider per serving.

#2: Pumpkin Oatmeal - http://cooktj.com/content/pumpkin-oatmeal (Trader Joes)
6 PP+ but I got in one of my servings of dairy for the day.

Ingredients
1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1 cup milk or soy milk
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or more if you like more spice)
Dash of salt
1 Tbsp chopped nuts
1 Tbsp dried cranberries
Honey or maple syrup to taste
Instructions
1. Place milk, oats, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Remove from heat and place in bowl. Stir in nuts and cranberries. Sweeten with honey or maple syrup to taste.
I made it with soy milk and didn't add the nuts or cranberries. I sweetend with Splenda.

#3: Broccoli, Chicken, Rice Cassarole www.abicyclebuiltfor2.com
6 PP+ per serving, makes 6 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups of cooked white rice
2 chicken breasts, shredded
1 head of broccoli, steamed and cut into small pieces
1 can of cream of broccoli, chicken or mushroom soup
3/4 cup shredded cheese (I used 2% cheddar)
Simply combine all of the above ingredients together in a dish and top with the shredded cheese. Place in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted (the rice, broccoli and chicken should still be warm from just cooking beforehand).