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Orzo Vegetarian Pasta

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I love pasta and I try to keep it light since it’s a starch and higher in points then other foods.  What I like best about this recipe is it’s made will all fresh ingredients. A natural, super easy and fast recipe for those busy days. From start to finish it’s total cooking time is 30 mins. One serving is 5 weight watcher points and its completely vegetarian friendly.

Ingredients:
  • 1.5 cups of Orzo Pasta
  • 1 can of low sodium tomato sauce
  • 2 cups of random vegetables. I used red and yellow peppers, onions and brocoli
  • A dash of Miss Dash Garlic and Herb spice mix
  • A tsp or so of hot sauce
Directions:
  1. In a pot cook pasta according to package and drain when pasta has finished cooking.
  2. In a pan add 1/4 cup of water with the vegetables and steam for 5-7 mins.
  3. In a smaller pot add the tomatoe sauce, miss dash, hot sauce, steamed vegetables and heat.
  4. Serving Size – Place 1 & 1/4 cups of pasta in a bowl and top with 3/4 of tomato vegetable sauce. Enjoy :)

 

Veggie Pizza

Here’s a great appetizer for your next get together. I served this at our last party and it was a huge hit. It’s low fat, healthy, delicious and pairs well with white wine; all the makings for a fantastic party starter. Weight watcher points completely depends on the size of the pieces you cut. A smaller piece could be between 1-2 points and larger pieces could be 2-3 points.

Ingredients:
  • 1 8 oz package of Low Fat Crescent Rolls
  • 1 8 oz package Low Fat Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon of Miracle Whip
  • 1 Garlic Clove
  • 1 tsp or more of Fresh Dill Weed
  • 2 cups of assorted fresh vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, green or red bell pepper, tomato, green onions, mushrooms, carrot or zucchini
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Unroll crescent dough and roll out into a rectangle shape.
  2. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven; cool completely.
  3. In a bowl combine cream cheese, miracle whip, garlic and dill weed.
  4. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over crust.
  5. Coarsely chop, slice, grate or dice your selected vegetables.
  6. Sprinkle vegetables over pizza. Cut into squares, serve and enjoy.