Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken

This week's Trim Healthy Tuesday recipe is for a Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken.  A friend of mine often makes a strawberry spinach salad for church events and it is so yummy.  I had some strawberries and spinach in the fridge the other day and I thought I'd make a THMified salad and I'm so glad I did.  Super YUM!

I just take some spinach and tear it up.    Dress the salad with a mixture of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic vinegar (watch the carb counts on your balsamic) and a bit of liquid stevia. Sweeten some cut up fresh strawberries with Truvia and put them over the top. (You may want to do this ahead of time so the Truvia has a chance to dissolve.)  Then put some grilled (or shredded) chicken over the top. Sometimes I sprinkle some poppy seeds over the top too.  Quick, Easy and Delish!

This salad is S as long as you limit your strawberries to 1 cup.  You could make this FP by only using 1 tsp. of olive oil and no more than 3 oz. of chicken.

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Spice Rubbed-Vinegar Glazed Chicken

Last night I tried a new recipe from my new Weight Watchers cookbook, Turn up the Flavor.  (Do not pay for this on Amazon.  Go to a Weight Watchers location. I think it is $15 new.)

Don't let the fact that it is from a Weight Watchers cookbook scare you away.  It is delicious, real food.  This recipe is supposed to be cooked on the grill, but we had lousy weather so I just cooked it on the stove top in a non-stick pan (it was pretty messy in the pan so the grill would be better if you can manage it.)

Ingredients:
6 (5-oz)boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

The rub: (combine in small bowl)
2 tsp. smoked Paprika (I use Penzey's.  I LOVE this spice.)
2 tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 1/2 T. brown sugar

The glaze:  (mix together in small bowl)
1/4 cup ketchup
1 1/2 T. brown sugar
2 T. cider vinegar

I can't tell you how good this smells cooking.
Try it for yourself.

Rub spice mixture all over the chicken.  Grill or cook chicken over medium heat for about 3 minutes on each side then brush with half of the glaze.  Cook 2 min. Turn and brush with remaining glaze.  Cook until done. (I use a thermometer for chicken.)

I served this with baked potato, brussel sprouts and roasted beets.

This is 5 Points Plus per serving if you are on Weight Watchers and has 203 calories.

The whole family enjoyed this one...at least the ones that like chicken. :)

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