Yakisoba Japanese Spaghetti 5 Ww Points Recipes

CHICKEN POT PIE PASTA (5 WW POINTS)

Steps:

• Boil water, salt and add pasta to start cooking.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and carrot and saute 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic and saute one minute more. Add 1/2 tsp salt.
• Add the butter and flour to the pan and cook for two minutes, stirring constantly. Add wine and lemon juice to deglaze the pan and make thick sauce. Once reduced slightly and incorporated, add in chicken stock and stir to combine.
• Add the cooked chicken and frozen peas and warm through. Salt to taste.
• Drain the cooked pasta and add to the pan. Add the beaten egg and parmesan cheese and stir thouroughly for 2 minutes.
• If desired, add a touch of olive oil and lemon juice at the very end. Serve immediately.
• Note: Estimated 5 Weight Watchers Points per serving.

YAKISOBA

Steps:

• Shredded pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga; see Cook's Note)
• For the yakisoba sauce: Whisk together the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar and soy sauce in a small bowl and reserve.
• For the yakisoba: Place the noodles in a bowl, add about 1 teaspoon of the oil and stir to separate.
• Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pork belly and sear on all sides, about 3 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms, onion and carrot and cook until tender but not cooked all the way, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook until almost tender, about 1 minute. Stir in the scallions and cook until slightly softened, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle in some pepper.
• Add the noodles to the skillet and lower the heat to medium. Stir to warm and combine the noodles with the vegetables in the skillet for about 30 seconds. Stir in the yakisoba sauce and cook until the sauce is absorbed and distributed, about 1 minute. Plate up and top with the dried green seaweed and pickled red ginger if using.

VEGGIE CALZONES ( 5 WW POINTS)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray. In bowl, combine mushrooms, zucchini, pepper and onions. Sprinkle with garlic salt and basil and mix well. Unroll dough and place on cookie sheet. Roll into a 14 inch square and cut into 4 pieces. Place 1/4 cup of cheese on each square and spread to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top each with 1/4 of vegetable mixture. Fold dough over in half and press edges with fork to seal. Brush each pastry with egg white. Cut 2 or 3 slits in top of each pastry to allow steam to escape. Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

YAKISOBA (JAPANESE SPAGHETTI) 5 WW POINTS

Steps:

• Chop bok choy (or napa cabbage). Slice sweet red pepper, mushroom, onion. Mince garlic. Measure peas and bean sprouts.
• Combine ketchup with soy, worcestershire, and oyster sauces. Set aside.
• Cook yakisoba (udon, or dry spaghetti). Separate as it cooks. Drain & set aside.
• Heat oil in large skillet. Add peppers, mushroom, garlic, onion, bean sprouts, and peas. Stir fry about 5 minutes. Add water chestnuts, and bok choy, and continue to stir fry. Add cooked noodles and sauce. Mix well. Serve.
• Extra sauce is 0 points. Add points for peanuts, shrimp or other additions.