Happy Friday all! For those of you who said you LOVED salads over soups in yesterday’s post, then, you definitely have to check out this salad that TJ of TJ’s Test Kitchen made for us today ~ it was HUGE, delicious and totally low in points+
I actually started dreaming about lunch before I even dug into breakfast today. Don’t get my wrong, I LOVE my 5 points+ Egg-Wiches, but, I also LOVE when friends cook delicious food for me too
Berries ~ I can’t wait for the REAL berry season to begin…these were just ok.
5 minute, 5 points+ breakfast.
Last week TJ asked me if I wanted to come over for lunch and she would make it all….Everything she makes is delicious and points+ friendly so it didn’t take me long to say YES!
When I arrived, we were both HUNGRY!! I LOVE her hungry magnet ~ My Hungry is in my pantry
She made up her Infamous Cream Cheese Won Ton’s for us using these extra thin wrappers ~ 10 of these for only 3 points+!
Eh, we were too busy chatting to count ~ 19, 20 – it’s all the same 
This is the BEST Sweet Chili Sauce you will ever find!!! It honestly makes these Won Tons taste phenomenal and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE dipping pot stickers in it over any other sauce.
1 Points+ per Tbsp.
Seeing an entire plate of Cream Cheese Won Tons made me happy especially when I knew I could eat half of them!
I LOVE all of her bowls and I cannot resist taking pictures of them whenever I come over. Seriously ~ these bowls make me WANT to eat salad
Eaten with her fancy forks
Several of you have asked me if there is a dressing close to my FAVORITE Dressing in the world ~ Trader Joe’s Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette. I have wondered if this Litehouse Mild Thai Peanut makes the Trader Joe’s version.
Decent ingredients, but, they are different from the TJ’s version.
I am liking the stats ~ 2 Tbsp for ONLY 1 Points+ (save a point+ over the TJ’s brand)
While she worked on the won tons, I assembled our salads….She made my part easy because everything was ready to go.
TJ’S CHINESE CHICKEN SALADS
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1/2 cups napa cabbage, chopped
- 1/2 cup red cabbage, chopped
- 1/4 cup sliced red pepper
- 1 orange, sectioned and sliced
- 2 Tbsp green onions, diced
- 3 oz cooked chicken breast
- 1 Tbsp sliced almonds
- 2 Tbsp Litehouse Thai Peanut Dressing
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Assemble salads starting with the napa cabbage and ending with the rice wine vinegar.
Makes 1 HUGE @$$ Salad for 5 Points+
I actually poured on some of the Sweet Chili Sauce too …This salad kept me full ALL afternoon!
Dessert! I really wanted to take all her pineapple home ~ it was so sweet. Thanks for an awesome lunch TJ ~ everything was amazing, just like you 
!!
I actually got pretty lucky today not having to cook lunch or dinner. When The Husband got home he said he wanted to go to Chipotle and a movie.
I mixed up my usual order for 3 Crunchy Chicken Tacos!
Each taco came up to 4 points+ when I calculated everything over at Chipotle Fan.
* 3 Crunchy Corn Taco Shells
* Chicken
* Pico De Gallo
* Corn Salsa
* 1/2 order of cheese
* Lettuce
We finally saw PAUL tonight. It is actually pretty hilarious ~ The Husband LOVES just about every Seth Rogen movie out there. See it if you haven’t already.
Dessert ~ A tall nonfat decaf latte with caramel drizzle (3 points+)
Q’s
What is one FUN thing you are doing this weekend?
I think we are heading out to find the rest of our living room furniture and go to California Pizza Kitchen! I am hoping to work a bit on the new Danica’s Daily…..I can’t wait to show you all it ~ it’s looks awesome and the recipe organizer rocks!
Night all!
I could eat a few hundred more of those won tons. Good thing I’m in bed. Lol
I had a great time today! Thanks so much for coming over! 🙂 road trip next time! Whoohooo! 🙂
LOVE those won tons! I’ve been using that Thai Peanut Dressing for a few months, and always have to have an extra bottle in my fridge..can only find it at Super Target! For me this week-end it’s a walk into our downtown area (Atlantic Ave) to shop for shoes, and stop at a local eatery for a drink at the outside bar and a late lunch…over a 2 mile walk which I LOVE!!
I want to eat at TJ’s, too! 🙂 Glad you guys are having such fun lunch dates!
Enjoy your weekend, Danica!
I was thinking the same thing as Marissa, I want to eat at TJ’s too!! I love the salad bowls. I am going to have to hunt them down. I think it is awesome you and TJ have each other to enjoy recipes and lunches together!! I am having potstickers tonight and I always think of you Danica when I eat them and of course every Starbuck run. I love California Pizza, hope you have a wonderful time. TJ’s won tons on are going on my list ,YUM!
I can’t wait to see the new Danica’s Daily but I am awful fond of this one 😉
Love the salad. It looks like the perfect weekday lunch, and I always have leftover chicken on hand.
Kristi
I check your blog (and TJ’s) everyday and learn so much! I haven’t tried the potstickers yet, but bought the wrappers. . . but will definitely try that salad this week! I didn’t know about the Chipotle Fan site, that’s awesome! You asked what we were doing this weekend: husband and I are hosting our book group tonight. We read “The Help,” great book. . . it’s set in the south so we are cooking up a mess of Southern food – shrimp and grits, pecan crusted catfish, southern greens with smoked turkey, jalapeno corn muffins and strawberry short cake. Then tomorrow we’re headed down to Sonoma to Ramekins Culinary School for a cooking class. As always, our weekends seem to revolve around food! Good luck furniture shopping!
I just picked up my first bottle of TJ’s peanut dressing… just had to try it! You know what the best part about not cooking a meal all day… NO DISHES 😀
I love your blog, I check it every day without fail! I was just curious where you got your Hungry from. I would love one!
I live in North Carolina and can’t get those great wrappers! Any other ideas on good wrappers to use that are Points+ friendly???…I really want to try those wontons!!
I have to admit it, I enjoy your blog so much I sometimes stay up after midnight to read your daily post…I live in Virginia!
HI Jennifer,
The Nasoya wrappers have decent stats as well. You get 8 of the small square won ton wraps for 4 points+. They can be found at any grocery store in the fridge section near the produce where they have all the Asian type noodles and tofu products.
Good luck!
Danica