Canned Cooked Chicken Breast Meat

Canned cooked chicken breast meat is something that I always keep on hand.  I like the one that Costco sells under its own bright blue Kirkland label.  It comes in a 12 ounce (354g) can.



After opening the can, and draining off the liquid, there is just over 7.5 ounces of meat left.  Nice white chunks of tasty breast meat.

I use it in sandwiches, salads, soups and stews. It seems to work well in a variety of recipes that call for cut up chicken breasts.  When we are on the sailboat all summer, we don't have a freezer, so this canned chicken is a must-have in my little galley.

Udon noodles with fresh veggies, broth and canned chicken breast meat

Per 55g/1/4 cup serving.

Weight Watchers P+ = 1.

Calories 60; Protein 13g; Carbohydrate 0g; Fat 1g; Fibre 0g

Featured Recipes using this staple:

• White Chicken Chili
• Crunch Lunch
• Chinese Chicken Salad with Creamy Soy Dressing
• Curried Chicken Salad
• Better-Than-Noodle Chicken Soup
• Creamy Chicken Salad
• Lemon Chicken and Rice with Artichokes

Mann's Broccoli Slaw and Rainbow Salad

I love these Mann's ready-to-eat slaws.

The Broccoli Slaw is a a combination of broccoli, carrots, and red cabbage. 
The Rainbow Salad has cauliflower added to the mix.

These veggie mixes are available in 6 ounce and 12 ounce bags... and they will stay fresh in the fridge for several days. 

They are so versatile... they can be:

• a topping for salads, or baked potatoes
• mixed with chicken or tuna to make salad
• sauteed and added to omelets
• added to pasta sauces

You can also steam the slaw in the microwave oven, right in the bag it comes in.

1 cup of either  mix has only 25 calories and is chock full of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Folate, and Fibre.

Featured Recipes using this staple:

• Broccoli Apple Salad
• Crunch Lunch

Crack!

I don't know who Kim is so cannot give credit where it is due, but I found this recipe on the General Daily Thread, commonly called the GDT, on the Canadian Weight Watchers site - everyone there was raving about it, so I thought I would give it a try.

The Captain truly loves molasses cookies and I knew he would be pleased with these, when I read the ingredient list.   But, OMG!  They were even better than expected and now I know the reason for the odd name...

Kim’s Ginger Crack Cookies

• 3/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 Tbs sugar for rolling

1. Mix oil, molasses, egg and sugar together until well blended. Add other

    ingredients and mix well.
2. Chill dough for at least one hour.
3. Roll into 1” balls and roll each ball in sugar.
4. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for ten minutes at 350F.

Yields 48 cookies.
Per cookie, Weight Watchers P+ = 2.  The Nutritional Information  includes the sugar for rolling.
Calories 73; Protein 1g; Carbohydrate 10g; Fat 4g; Fibre 0g

And I dare you to try eating only one!



Kim’s notes:
"Using olive oil will affect the flavour a little.
Substitute up to half of the sugar for Splenda. Any more than that and they won’t spread properly."

I could not believe how  much these cookies increased in volume as they baked.  I flattened them very slightly with a fork before I put them into the oven.

These  have become favorites and I have made them many times... the first time I used slightly less oil, and I think they were a bit better, if that is even possible!

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