Breakfast: Cheerios™, Dried Blueberries, Milk, Water
This is a popular breakfast this week!
Lunch: Turkey Wrap, Apple, Carrot, Water, Truffle
Same turkey wrap as yesterday, with extra apple and carrot on the side (and the last half of a truffle from Mother’s Day!).
Dinner: Stuffed Chicken, Broccoli, Water, Chocolate
I wanted to use up the last of the apple chutney from the apple-brie toasts from Mother’s Day, and I thought it might be a good stuffing for chicken.
- Using a small (paring) knife, cut into the thick part of a boneless, skinless, chicken breast from the side, cutting to but not through the other side. Trying to keep the knife in roughly the same place, cut around inside the chicken, forming a pocket. When you are done, there should be a small-ish opening in the side, a lot of room for stuffing inside, and no holes poking through the other side. (I think I made my opening in the side a little too big, but it still worked.) You could also pound the chicken thin, put filling on top (not right up to the edges), roll it, and secure it with toothpicks.
- Stuff the chicken with your filling (I used the leftover apple chutney, but any filling would work). Place chicken in baking dish (I was making four chicken breasts, so I used a 9×13 dish).
- Season the outside of the chicken with salt and pepper. I also covered my chicken with Dijon mustard and breadcrumbs (I had a heel of bread I needed to use up, but a little panko would have worked even better), and I put a little bit of white wine in the bottom of the dish. These were flavors I thought would go well with the apple – but if you are using a different filling, you may want to use other condiments/liquids.
- I found a stuffed chicken recipe that said to bake it at 375 for 45 minutes. Mine took more like an hour and 15 minutes, and I turned up the heat to 400 for the last 15 minutes. Cut into the chicken if you need to – look for no pink, and clear juices running out.
The chicken breasts were pretty big, so I only had half of one, which was plenty. The spiced apple, mustard, and white wine worked well together with the chicken. The breadcrumbs weren’t as crunchy as I would have liked – this is where panko would have helped.
I served it with broccoli – microwaved in the bag and then mixed with salt, pepper, and 1/2 – 1 tablespoon of olive oil. I had a Ferrero Rocher chocolate for dessert.
Snack: Apricots, Gingersnaps, Water
They had some red apricots at the store that were vivid and slightly soft. My daughter loved them, and I had three apricots and two gingersnaps for my snack.
Exercise: 0 Minutes
What else can I say about this?
How Did I Do?
Water, four fruits/veggies, and good portions. I’m not sure how many Points the chicken was, but I only had half of one. No exercise again – maybe tomorrow.
No regrets.
*Note: I am using tools from the Weight Watchers® program circa 2007, because that’s what I have. So, the Points values that I am using may differ from the current program.
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