Recipe Corner: Weight Watchers Chicken with Apples and Noodles

Weight Watchers Chicken with Apples and Noodles

Serves: 4
6 classic points
8 points plus

Ingredients:
4 teaspoons olive oil
1 Granny Smith Apple, halved, cored and sliced
4 (5oz) skinless boneless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 onion, sliced
1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
2 cups hot cooked wide egg noodles

Directions:

1. Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apple and cook stirring until lightly brownded and almost tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate.

2. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. ( I chose to diced the chicken and gave each serving 5oz)

3. Add onion to skillet and cook stirring until softened, about 5 minutes, stir in broth, vinegar, and honey; cook 2 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Simmer, spooning sauce over chicken until chicken is cooked through and liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes longer.

4. Return apple to skillet; cook until heated through about 2 minutes. Pile noodles on platter; top with chicken mixture.

Weight Watchers Chicken with Apples and Noodles

Per Serving: 1 chicken breast (5oz chicken) 1/4 cup sauce and 1/2 cup noodles
6 classic WW points/ 8 points plus
320 calories/ 9 g fat/ 33g carb/ 12g sugar/ 2g fiber/ 28g protein

Source: Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook

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