Banana Biscuits

This is from a friend of a friend who's husband decided to get creative with their kids...and wow - it's delicious!

yield: 10 biscuits

1 banana

honey

cinnamon

sugar

refrigerator biscuits

pam

1. preheat the oven to 400-degrees

2. spray muffin tin with pam

3. put honey into bottom of each tin (fyi, only use ten of the twelve slots if your pkg only gives you ten biscuits)...just enough honey to cover the bottom

4. place a slice of banana in the honey (if you're a banana lover, I'd place two or three slices)

5. sprinkle each slot with some cinnamon and sugar

6. place biscuit on top

7. bake 8-10 minutes, until biscuits are golden

8. once they come out of the oven, turn your muffin tin over onto a cookie sheet

Mushroom-Garlic Pork Chops

I take no credit in this recipe at all...well, other than that I went through our cook book and found it. Another Campbell's recipe. And quite delish!

yield: 2 servings (8 ww pts each)

2 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
1 can mushroom with roasted garlic soup
1/2 cup milk

1. preheat the oven to 375-degrees
2. place chops in baking dish and top with soup and milk
3. mix soup and milk together a bit
4. cover and bake 30-40 minutes

The directions actually call for you to cook the chops on the stove, but while entertaining a toddler I require things I can just throw in and walk away...so I baked it instead...and YUM! Next time I'll add some minced onion...and perhaps I'll brown it a bit in a skillet prior to baking. But if you're looking for something easy - just throwing it in the oven was still delicious! And if you like mushrooms, throw some in! The more, the merrier!

Beef Taco Bake

A super easy recipe straight from Campbell's! Literally. We have a Campbell's cook book and when you need an easy and quick idea - it's great.

yield: 4 servings (43 pts for the entire dish, but you could EASILY reduce that...so 11pts/serving)

1 lb ground beef, browned

1 can tomato soup

1 cup salsa

1/2 cup milk

6 (8") tortillas, cut into 1" pieces

1 cup shredded cheddar

1. preheat to 400-degrees

2. brown hamburger (I added some minced onion and seasonings we enjoy)

3. while hamburger is browning, tear up tortillas and set aside

4. once hamburger is ready, stir in soup, salsa, milk, 1/2 cup of cheese and the tortillas

5. mix until all tortilla pieces are coated

6. spoon into 9X13 baking dish

7. bake 20-30 minutes

8. top with rest of cheese and serve

I had mine with some leftover lettuce and tomatoes from BLTs the other day. It'd be great with sour cream if you're a sour cream lover. And like I said, it'd be easy to make this healthier and more weight watcher friendly. Simply use less beef and tortillas...and fat-free cheese.

Fish Stick Tacos

I was a bit surprised that this would be considered a ww recipe on the ww site, but it is and I was happy to give it a try!

yield: 4 servings (5 ww pts each)

8 fish tenders (they're a little bigger than the sticks)

4 large burrito wheat flour tortillas (we used smaller ones)

1/4 cup sour cream (or save some points and skip it)

1/2 cup salsa

2 cups lettuce, shredded

1 large tomatoe, diced

1/2 cup shredded cheese

(we also used diced green pepper and onion because we had it)

1. bake fish sticks according to package

2. warm tortillas on fry pan, in oven or even in the microwave for a few seconds

3. prepare tacos with two fish sticks and all your favorite taco toppings and enjoy

This was a pleasant surprise. I'm not so much of a "fish taco person" so I was a little hesitant but really - fish sticks are a far cry from "real" fish tacos - so we went for it. YUM! The sticks get crisy when baking and are so delicious in a taco! We'll definitely do this one again! I love easy and this recipe is E-A-S-Y!

Tortilla Pie

yield: 4 servings (6 ww pts each)

1 cup tomato sauce
3/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (I used a tsp or so of dried)
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin (we didn't use this)
5 medium corn tortillas (we used flour)
30 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
8 oz diced green chilies
1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1. preheat over to 400-degrees
2. in a small bowl, mix tomato sauce, salsa, cilantro, chili powder and cumin
3. on a large nonstick skillet, warm tortillas and set aside
4. drain and rinse the black beans and then mash and set aside
5. in a pie dish, place 1/4 cup of the salsa mixture in the bottom
6. layer with a tortilla, more tomato mixture, mashed beans, 2 Tbsp of chilies and then 1 Tbsp of cheese
7. repeat until ingredients are gone
8. bake for 20-30 minutes

We only had one can of black beans so I used 1 can of black beans and then 1 can of corn in my "bean mash" and it was really tasty. While I'm sure it's good with all beans, I like the variety and color that the corn gives it. We also had our tortilla pie with some spanish rice and while it may be a meat-less dish, I'm proud to report that we all got full!