I mentioned last week that one of my favorite things about Weight Watchers is that you can pretty much eat anything, within reason.
For the first week I mainly ate things like grilled chicken and roasted vegetables. It was easy and I knew it would keep me within my points range. Plus, I’m all about easy while we’re still adjusting to life with a newborn in the mix.
I did choose one recipe from the Weight Watchers site, I read a few of the reviews and adapted it slightly based on what other people had said about the dish.
It’s a quick and easy week night meal and can easily satisfy a Chinese food craving.
Did I mention it’s only 6 points for a serving? (Recipe serves 4)
Weight Watchers Orange Chinese Chicken
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 tsp dark sesame oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 3 tsp orange zest, strips
- 1 pound uncooked boneless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 15 oz can Mandarin oranges, light syrup
- 2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp finely grated orange zest (more if you're looking for a stronger "orange" flavor)
- ½ cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 3 tsp corn starch
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes (more or less to taste, you can omit these completely if you aren't okay with spicy food)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Add garlic and orange zest strips, cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add cubed and lightly salted and peppered chicken to the skillet.
- Increase heat to medium-high and cook chicken until browned on both sides.
- Drain oranges and reserve ¼ cup of liquid.
- Add oranges and ¼ cup of liquid to the skillet and let simmer for 2 minutes.
- Whisk together broth, soy sauce, finely grated zest, red pepper and cornstarch in a small bowl; add mixture to pan and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
Point value based on 1/4 of recipe, does not include brown rice.
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