Sorry I haven’t posted in a while but I had problems adding to my blog for a while so I kind of gave up. But now it’s working for me. 🙂
I’ve been back on Weight Watchers (purple plan this time) for a few months and lost 14 pounds so far. Yes, I’ve lost these pounds before, but that’s okay. I really like the Purple Plan as it works well for my eating preferences. Potatoes, Air popped popcorn and whole wheat pasta - ZERO POINTS!
Today, I wanted to share a quick menu idea.
A few days ago I made the recipe in my recipe list “Taco Chicken Chili”, which is sooooo good and zero points on this plan. Yes, zero! I usually put it in a low carb flour tortilla, or a couple corn tortillas which does add points, but it’s still low in total points for the amount of delicious you get to gobble down.
This dish makes a large quantity, and I can’t give any away to my daughters due to Covid separation right now. Even in normal times it’s hard for me to eat it up, so often I freeze half. This time I ate on it for two days, and then used it as filling for Tamale Pie. You may have your own tamale pie recipe, but if not, here’s what I did.
I made the masa crust by adding 1 1/2 inch cups corn meal, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tbls chili powder to 3 cups cold water, and bringing to a boil. Cook a bit longer until thick, just a little thicker than cream of wheat. Spread on the sides and bottom of a 8 1/2 x 13 inch cake pan.
I added a can of creamed corn (Zero points) to the chili because that’s an ingredient in my tamale pie. Then I added the chili mixture into the masa lined pan between two sparse layers of broken tortilla chips. Not a lot of chips...I used two servings. I’ve always done this and it adds flavor and helps hold the pie together. Top with 3/4 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese. Cook one hour at 350 degrees. This made 8 generous servings, and is even better on day two because the masa is firmer after it’s cooled and re-heated.
I called this leftover makeover Chicken Tamale Pie Add-On, since I couldn’t use the recipe as an ingredient (wouldn’t that be a good idea?), and it was 5 points. So you can enter the Taco Chicken Chili serving and the Add-on for a total of Five points. To be honest, I just entered the add-on points since the filling was zero.
That’s it! Easy-peazy leftover makeover that is delicious!
Keep at it. We’re in this for life right?
