Happy Friday Eve all! I have been craving bagels for a couple of weeks now so I decided today that I “needed” to have that bagel already.
But first….coffee! I wake up starving every morning and knew I’d have a hard time waiting. I made sure to pick up a Grande Iced Nonfat Latte with caramel on top for my drive in. (3 sp).
I picked up a bagel pack at Panera to share with my coworkers. love this box and being a Bagel Hero 😀
So many bagelicious choices. Believe it or not I looked up the points on all the flavors I wanted and went with the one I knew didn’t need cream cheese.
Warm, toasted Asiago Cheese – it tastes just like the crispy cheese pizza crust and oh so worth 10 Smartpoints.
Lunch was a repeat of yesterday. 1/2 the Taylor Farms the Taylor Farms Southwest Salad blend with 1/3 toppings & dressing (5 sp), 4 ham, cheese, cucumber roll ups (4 sp).
I added one extra ham roll because I was still hungry yesterday and that did the trick.
My afternoon snack was an unpictured banana and a tall dirty Americano (1 sp).
I told The Husband this morning I’d make him a proper chicken noodle soup tonight for dinner to help him feel better.
I love this Weight Watchers Spring Orzo Soup and have made it a few times. It’s packed with flavor for only 2 Smartpoints a serving.
Tonight I added 1 lb of chicken breast tenders to make it more of a meal for him.
Can I just saying adding chicken makes this “Spring Chicken” soup and that totally makes me giggle?!
I diced up the chicken, 1/2 onion and 2 Clive’s garlic. I sauteed this in a little olive oil with Sriracha salt & black pepper for about 5 minutes. This helps infuse flavor in the chicken and cook it a bit.
Add 6 cups chicken broth and bring to a boil.
Dice you 1 large carrot and measure 2/3 cup Orzo. Add to the boiling pot and simmer for 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, dice up asparagus and measure 1 cup frozen peas. Add to the soup and simmer 3 minutes.
Last but not least, juice 1/2 a lemon, chop up about 1/3 cup fresh dill and 4 scallions aka green onions.
Turn the heat off and add the above to the soup. Season as needed with salt & pepper.
Tadah – it’s so easy to make this soup. The chicken adds 1 Smartpoints to each 1 cup serving.
I had 2 bowls like this for 6 Smartpoints. The lemon really brightens the flavor while the dill gives it a great herby taste. The peas add a sweet pop and it’s about the only recipe I make he doesn’t complain peas are in it 😀
Side note: You can make this a Began soup by omitting the chicken & using veggie broth.
That brings my total Daily Smartpoints to 29 and that’s with my bagel! I may snack later and I may skip it.
Total steps are 16k+ with my 1 hour lunchtime walk.
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Night all!
Danica,
As someone who hates to cook I want to thank you for sharing the easy and PRETTY dishes that you make. I appreciate your photography too. Who would have thought that you could make peas and asparagus look so lovely in that sweet little green measuring cup. You have an eye for color combinations too! Thank you for taking the time and sharing all of this with us.
Diane