Alisha from the blog Meal Planning Mommies, and creator of the amazing 12-Week Meal Planner eCookbook (affiliate link) - is back this week with her Weight Watchers Friendly Meal Plan #26. (I'm a huge fan of Alisha's 12 Week eCookbook and Meal Planner (affiliate link) - a practical efficient resource for Weight Watchers that will save you hours of time on meal planning each week!)
Take a peek at what's on her menu for the coming week and then if you like pop on over to her site to print off the recipes and grocery list.
A note from Alisha at Meal Planning Mommies:
Hello Simple Nourished Living friends!
It's Alisha here with another Weight Watchers friendly meal plan for you. As always, my meal plans come with printable grocery lists to make shopping easy. Click here for the printable grocery list that goes with this week's meal plan.
How has dinner been going for you this week? In our house we've been trying old recipe favorites cooked in new ways. Several of the new(er) recipes we have been experimenting with in our kitchen have been shared on Meal Planning Mommies over the past couple of weeks. Of those recipes I used the most clicked-on and shared recipes to make up this week's meal plan. I hope you love them!
A few things worth mentioning about this week's meal plan:
The Spicy Chicken Enchilada Soup is spicy.
This may sound like a no-brainer, but I wanted to bring attention to it so you are not thrown off. Here are a few different ways you can tame the heat if spicy is not your thing:
1. Leave out the jalapeño pepper.
2. Cut the cumin down to ½ or 1 teaspoon instead of 2.
3. Make sure your enchilada sauce and tomatoes are marked, “Mild” and not “Hot”.
4. Use regular grilled chicken instead of the Southwestern kind.
5. Add fat-free sour cream. Did you know that 4 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream is only 1 Weight Watcher smart point? It’s true!
The Slow Cooker Beef Tips and mashed potatoes can be changed up a bit, if you like.
The beef tips recipe was the Hughes family favorite of all the meals shared in this week's meal plan. You'll love how easy the prep work is, how wonderful it smells as it cooks in the slow cooker, and how tender and delicious it turns out when it's done! To keep smart points down, I came up with a mashed potato recipe that was slimmed down, but you could use any mashed potatoes and it would still taste fantastic. As always, do what works for you.
Barbecue chicken can be made lots of ways.
I shared a simple recipe for homemade BBQ sauce that I liked, but you could just as easily use a different kind of sauce and have great results. Click on the link to the recipe here for a few ideas of store-bought BBQ sauce brands that are zero smart points, to almost no points, per serving.
Why doesn't Alisha share sides in her MPM meals plans?
Let's be honest. As tasty as the garlic Parmesan shrimp is, it will not fill you up and keep you satisfied without a little something to go with it. And, while we're being honest, I might as well let you in on a little secret... I am still not terribly creative with the sides we eat with our meals. (gasp, I know)
I typically use canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetables, apple sauce, etc. I buy lots of different kinds of frozen vegetables and I usually just pull out a bag and let it cook while the dinner is cooking. Because my side dishes aren't actual "recipes" I have chosen to leave them out of the meal plans for now.
But, about that shrimp... One side that would go great with the garlic Parmesan shrimp is this simple baked Italian Vegetable Medley. Tastes great and is just 1 WW SP per serving!
Hooray for learning and trying new things!
I have been working behind the scenes to provide better quality recipes, meal plans, and other resources. Thank you for your patience as I learn and experiment. Today I am happy to share the updated printable meal plans and grocery lists I have been working on! I hope you love them! Go here for this week's printable meal plan and grocery list.
Weight Watchers Friendly Meal Plan #26 {Meal Planning Mommies}
Here's what you have to look forward to this week:
BREADED BAKED PORK TENDERS
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
7 SP PER SERVING
SPICY CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP
MAKES 5 SERVINGS
3 SP PER SERVING
SWEET TERIYAKI PINEAPPLE PORK CHOPS
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
5 SP PER SERVING
GRILLED CHICKEN NUGGETS
WITH HOMEMADE BBQ SAUCE
MAKES 8 SERVINGS
4 SP PER SERVING
GRILLED GARLIC PARMESAN SHRIMP
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
2 SP PER SERVING
SLOW COOKER BEEF TIPS
WITH MASHED POTATOES
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
7 SP PER SERVING
Go here for the printable grocery list for this meal plan!
Related:
A working mom with three beautiful children, Alisha shares quick & easy Weight Watchers friendly meals, recipes and other fun stuff on her blog Meal Planning Mommies.
She started meal planning because she found that simply taking a couple of hours at the beginning of each week to plan meals and do her grocery shopping, the rest of her week is much smoother and less stressful.
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I'm a huge fan of Alisha's 12 Week eCookbook and Meal Planner - a practical efficient resource for Weight Watchers that will save you hours of time on meal planning each week!
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