Healthy Easy To Make Recipes - Low Calorie Recipes | LaaLoosh (2024)

Here’s one of my favorite Weight Watchers Vegetarian Recipes for those days when I want a really filling and satisfying dish that is equally delicious. These Lentil Fritters are crisped on the outside, and soft and warm on the inside. They are served on a bed of fresh, sweet and tangy cabbage slaw and topped with a cool creamy, cucumber yogurt sauce.

Packed with an incredible amount of fiber and protein, these lentil fritters come out to just 5 Points plus per serving! They are a bit time consuming to make, but you can cut some of the prep work out and used canned lentils, if you prefer. But it is well worth the effort – they are fantastic!

Low Carb Cauliflower Hummus Recipes have been all the rage on Pinterest lately. And since I love hummus, I was game to give this dish a try and come up with my own version.

The key is simply substituting roasted cauliflower for garbanzo beans in order to dramatically lower the carbohydrate count. Roasting the cauliflower helps to create a similar nuttiness-like flavor that the garbanzo beans have, so that’s a very important step.

And while it doesn’t taste exactly identical to hummus, it does taste really good. The tahini and remaining ingredients blend together perfectly with the cauliflower, and the end result is one seriously delicious low-carb hummus! And check this out, instead of a measly 2 tbsp serving that you would normally get for 3 Points in traditional hummus, you get a whopping 1/2 cup!!

That’s a whole lotta delicious dipping. So grab your fresh veggies and pita bread, and go to town!

This Cauliflower Hummus Recipe is a MUST try.

These Light Italian Meatballs are my go-to meatball recipe for whenever I am craving traditional Italian food.

The key here is the extra lean ground beef. This makes a dramatic difference in the Points value. Cutting down on all that fat in the ground beef, allows for the addition of grated Parmesan cheese mixed into the meat.

I’ve had my share of Weight Watchers banana bread recipes, but this version is my favorite. The bread comes out so moist and delicious, and the applesauce and vanilla extract help to give it just the right amount of sweetness without having to use a lot of sugar.

If you prefer to use regular, all-purpose flour with this instead of whole wheat, you absolutely can. Or you can use a mixture of the two flours. But I like the added nutrition of whole wheat. I also added a few tablespoons of organic raw flaxseed because I was serving this to my kids, but that does add an extra Point or two. So, I posted the recipe without the inclusion of the flaxseed.

This low fat banana bread is wonderful with your morning coffee or tea, or for an after-dinner sweet treat. And at just 4 Points for each thick slice, you’ll be thrilled at how filling and satisfying it is. Enjoy!

If you blinked, you missed it…but yesterday, I was very, very briefly shown on the Dr. Oz show in a segment for his Healthy Recipe Challenge.

In case you missed it on my Facebook page, I was contacted by the producers of the Dr. Oz show on Friday and asked if I’d be willing to submit a “healthier version of a California-style nacho recipe”. They were assigning other food bloggers a popular dish from the state where they lived and would choose three finalists to actually appear on the show with Dr. Oz himself.

Perfect for a laid-back weekend breakfast or brunch, these adorable little Crustless Quiches are not only delicious, but they are just 3 Points each! By eliminating the tradition quiche crust, this dish becomes a low carb, high protein Weight Watchers breakfast recipe that is flavorful and filling, yet still very light.

Also, using egg whites instead of whole eggs makes a big difference in the nutritional content. I love and prefer the taste of egg whites, but these quiches can be made with whole eggs or EggBeaters if you’d rather.

Serve with some toast, fresh fruit and a light salad for a complete, low Points meal.

Orange Flavored Chicken is one of my all time favorite Chinese foods. But given that it’s dish that is usually breaded, deep fried chicken in a thick, sweet and sticky sauce, it’s not really the best choice if you are following the Weight Watchers plan.

So in order to have my orange chicken and eat it too, I put together a much healthier and lighter version that has a LOT less fat and calories than the traditional restaurant version.

This Italian Marinated Salmon with Couscous Recipe is a perfect, easy and healthy weeknight dinner recipe.

The salmon turns out so moist and flaky with the most delicious flavor. And when served over the whole wheat couscous, it makes for a very satisfying dish. If you are in a pinch, you can make this Weight Watchers salmon recipe even easier by just using a bottle of light Italian salad dressing instead of making the marinade from scratch. But since I like to avoid processed foods and preservatives when I can, I prefer to make the marinade myself.

Each serving is just 8 Points, and it pairs nicely with a light salad or roasted vegetables for a complete meal. Enjoy!

Until just recently, I have never attempted to make a real risotto recipe (I only made a simpler, crockpot version a couple of times). I’ve always heard that the preparation is tedious and laborious, and that it’s next to impossible to get the texture right.

Based on that info, I was terrified of risotto.

Then one day on Etsy, I came across this most delicious looking Asparagus Goat Cheese Risotto, and finally decided that cooking risotto was a challenge that I needed to face. Plus, I adore foods with goat cheese so much, that I’m willing to attempt just about any recipe that uses it. And I figured, if I totally blew this dish, no one would ever have to know.

So I grabbed my ingredients and got to work. To my utter amazement, my Asparagus Goat Cheese Risotto turned out to be total perfection! And, it really wasn’t as difficult to make as I thought. It also came out to less Weight Watchers Points than I anticipated.

The cool thing about Arborio rice, is that you use less than regular rice, but it absorbs so much liquid that it swells, thus dramatically increasing in volume. Each heaping 1 cup serving was only 6 Points…not bad for a rice and cheese dish!

I am THRILLED that I have conquered my fear of risotto, and now I can get to work creating many fabulous Weight Watchers Risotto Recipes for us to all indulge in!