So tonight's date night breaks down like this (and I will include points and WW recipes where appropriate):
Appetizer:
Rondele Garlic and Herb Light Cheese spread (1 pt for 2 T + 1 dairy credit and 1 veggie credit) on crackers for Josh, in cucumber cups and celery for me. I bet Josh eats at least one of my cucumber cups.
Dinner:
Rolled Chicken Cordon Bleu (7 pts)
Rolled Chicken Cordon Bleu
Ingredients
| 4 spray(s) cooking spray, or enough to coat chicken | |
| 1 pound(s) uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s), four 4 oz pieces | |
| 3 oz cooked lean ham, four 3/4 oz slices | |
| 3 oz low-fat Swiss cheese, four 3/4 oz slices | |
| 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour | |
| 1/4 cup(s) honey mustard | |
| 1/2 cup(s) seasoned breadcrumbs, Italian-style |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
- Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound
to 1/4-inch thickness; remove plastic wrap. Arrange 1 slice of ham and 1
slice of cheese on each chicken breast.
- Starting from shorter end of chicken, roll up breast into a tight pinwheel. Tuck in ends. Secure with toothpicks.
- Place flour, honey mustard and bread crumbs in 3 separate shallow
bowls. Add chicken to flour; turn to coat. Transfer chicken to honey
mustard; turn to coat. Place chicken in bread crumbs; turn to coat.
- Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Bake until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, about 40 minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve.
Dessert:
Caramel Cookies (1 pt each)
Caramel Cookies
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter, softened | |
| 1 cup(s) packed brown sugar, dark | |
| 1 large egg(s) | |
| 1 tsp vanilla extract | |
| 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour | |
| 3/4 cup(s) whole wheat flour | |
| 1/4 tsp table salt | |
| 1/2 tsp baking soda |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar, egg
and vanilla extract. Add remaining ingredients and beat thoroughly.
- Scrape dough out of bowl and onto a large piece of plastic wrap.
Roll dough into a log, about 2 1/2-inches wide; completely wrap dough in
plastic and refrigerate until firm, at least 20 minutes or up to
overnight.
- Cut dough into 1/8-inch-thick slices and arrange on several large
ungreased cookies sheets about 1- to 1 1/2-inches apart. Bake until
lightly browned around edges, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Yields 1 cookie per serving.
Notes
- Add some spice to these cookies by sprinkling a pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg into the batter.
Beverages:
With appetizer, Josh will be drinking Moscato. I will be having a 0 calorie/point fizzy citrus water thing.
With dinner, we will both have a glass of white wine (4 pts for 5oz)
With dessert, Brandy Alexanders (10 points and 1 dairy credit)
All in all, I think this will be a very satisfying meal. I will go over my daily points, but that's what the weekly bonus points are. Also, I've tracked 9 activity points which get used first. I have sheets to change, a workout to do, and cookies to bake.
happy cooking
