Parmesan chicken and rice casserole

I got this recipe from Cooking Light, and cut it down for the two of us. I will attach the original at the end.

Preheat your oven to 450


Saute some onions on high heat in some olive oil


Add some fresh garlic and saute


Add some cooked brown rice (it works great to cook a bunch and freeze to have on hand)


Lower the heat to medium and add 1/3 C of white cooking wine and cook until the liquid evaporates


Coat a baking dish with cooking spray and pour rice mixture into the bottom of the pan


Place chicken on top of the rice. The recipe calls for chicken thighs, but I just used what I had on hand.


Measure out 1 1/2 C of fat-free, less sodium chicken broth


Add 3 T of whipping cream to the broth and stir together


Pour over chicken and cook for 15 minutes. Then take out and cover with 1/3 C of parmesan cheese and cook for another 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through


We really liked this one and will have it again.

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11 WW points

5 Can Soup

This is an easy, healthy soup I sometimes make for my lunches. It only requires 5 cans and a little warming time.


the 5 cans are: corn, tomatoes, black beans, mixed vegetables, and minestrone soup


Mix together in a pot on low until warmed through


I portioned these out for my lunches. I will probably freeze one because after eating the same thing I get sick of it. Michael won't touch this stuff, but it is easy, healthy, and cheap. It is good with a little grated cheese on top or served with corn chips.

1 Cup= 2 points

Cheeseball

I made a cheese ball for my book club dinner tonight. It is really easy.


Depending on how big you want it to be you can adjust how much cream cheese you use. You need a carton of garden vegetable, chive and onion, a small regular cream cheese, a cup of cheddar cheese, and some chopped pecans.


Grate the cheese and add the cream cheese, chive and onion in this pic


Then garden vegetable


Regular cream cheese, and I also added some spinach dip herbs I had, but that is optional I usually don't have them on hand.


Mix everything together well


Roll in chopped pecans...


And serve with the crackers of your choice!