Wordless Wednesday: a gazillion and one ways with chicken

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Permalink

I’ve mentioned before that one of the things I’m most proud of since starting Weight Watchers is the fact that I’m trying new recipes. ALL OF THE TIME.

I’m the opposite of a foodie. An anti-epicurean if you will. Or something. If left to my own devices I’ll eat minimal veges and cook the same thing night after night and am generally perfectly happy with that.

However, as I did on Weight Watchers many years ago when I bought lots of cookbooks and tried new stuff, I’ve been regularly scouring the WW site for recipes to attempt. And – ย indeed (surprisingly) – I’ve tried quite a lot. Although… it has to be said that my concoctions don’t always look ‘exactly’ like the picture on the recipe (which is why I’ve used the actual WW recipe pictures from the website below).

I decided I’d share some of my faves from the last 5 weeks and frighteningly when I pulled them out I realised I ‘may’ have gone a bit chicken-crazy. (Which is interesting in itself cos I’m more of a ‘steak’ kinda girl!) ๐Ÿ˜‰

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So… do any of these take your fancy?
By the way, feel free to congratulate me on my cooking ingenuity!

Disclaimer:ย I have been given a free six month online membership toย Weight Watchersย but my thoughts, opinions and words here are my own. Please check out the program for yourself before making any decisions. All pictures I have used in this post have come from the Australian Weight Watchers website. Many are available to non-members and you’re able to buy their recipe books online (or at local meetings etc). The variations are (ahem) a result of my own genius. And my inability to make shopping lists. ๐Ÿ˜‰

I’m hooking up today to share my Weight Watchers chicken recipes for Wordless Wednesday with Trish from My Little Drummer Boys.

23 Comments
  • Pinky Poinker
    February 11, 2014

    I don’t eat red meat. These all look deliciousomoso! Thanks Deb! I’ll be trying them all!

    • Debbish
      February 11, 2014

      Oh good. There were so many I’ve tried I found it hard to just choose some!

  • Psych Babbler
    February 12, 2014

    Oh yum! The paprika, Mediterranean and yogurt spiced chicken look amazing to me! How do you even make caramel chicken??

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      Must check in case it’s call caramelised chicken. #oops.

      Basically you heat a tiny amt of castor sugar (I used real cos – unsurprisingly – I don’t have castor sugar!), light soy sauce, fish sauce and peanut oil. You melt the sugar and the mixture gets a bit caramelised and you re-add the cooked chicken.

  • Jo Tracey
    February 12, 2014

    These look greatโ€ฆI’ll definitely be trying some!

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      Yes, so many delicious chicken recipes. I just love the look of poached chicken dishes and think the puffy pure whiteness draws me to them! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      • Jo Tracey
        February 13, 2014

        yeah- they look as clean as they taste…

  • Char
    February 12, 2014

    I would eat chicken every night for dinner if it was up to me. And rice. So really all of those look good.

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      I haven’t had much rice since starting WW. In fact I’ve only had it once. In terms of ProPoints (you monitor your daily consumption each day – they’re all online / in the App so no calculations are needed) they’re quite high. Potato (my fave anyway) gives me more bang for my buck!

  • Tamara
    February 12, 2014

    They all look wonderful. I am trying to get back on the WW wagon at the moment so the recipes are just right for me.

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      I found them all online Tamara and the database on the WW site is fabulous (although I find the search functions a bit confusing at times!).

  • Lisa@RandomActsOfZen
    February 12, 2014

    I love the idea of cooking in one bag, and these all look goooood!

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      I actually saw the ‘roast in a bag’ thing on a TV show ages ago and once upon a time used to throw pork fillet and some veges into a bag (and sit back and relax). It’s great cos you can add herbs etc. I usually like to make gravy out of some juices so snip a little hole to empty juices every so often. (Plus you have to pierce the bag before cooking cos otherwise it may explode. I think!)

      Deb

  • Neets
    February 12, 2014

    Oh wow! These look so delicious. Good on you for trying different dishes. I’m a big Michelle Bridges fan so loving her meals at the moment. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      It’s great to try new things isn’t it? Also great that someone else works out how to make it as healthy as possible!

  • Lee-Anne
    February 12, 2014

    These look delicious and that Caramel Chicken (thought it was both main and dessert – LOL) has my name on it.
    And of course adding beans, capsicums and carrot makes ANYTHING healthy in my world!
    Thanks, Deb. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Debbish
      February 12, 2014

      You’re welcome.

      I don’t eat a lot of different veges so add beans, capsicum and carrot to nearly everything!

  • Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me
    February 12, 2014

    I must admit chicken is my favourite WW protein as goes with so many flavours, you really are mixing it up! GO GIRL!

  • Alicia
    February 12, 2014

    Yep, lots of chicken! It all looks extremely delicious! Good on you ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Trish
    February 13, 2014

    How delicious do they look – the Crispy skin chicken is on my wish list.

    • Debbish
      February 13, 2014

      It’s super easy. Put chicken in fish sauce and swish around then ‘coat’ in seasoning mixture, spray and put in oven. I actually use pre-cut (in stir fry) chicken breast so the bits are kinda long and narrow. It cooks really quickly as well.

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