Cuban Pork and Sweet Potato Slow Cooker Stew

Cuban-Style Pork and Sweet Potato Slow Cooker Stew Favorites

Course: main meals
POINTS® Value: 6
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 425 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy


This stew's both a little spicy and a little sweet. Serve with a salad of black beans, orange and red onion tossed with low-fat vinaigrette.


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1 pound(s) sweet potato(es), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 pound(s) lean pork loin, cut into 1-inch pieces
14 1/2 oz canned diced tomatoes, with green chiles
1 medium garlic clove(s), minced
1/4 cup(s) orange juice
2 medium scallion(s), chopped (green parts only)
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp cilantro, fresh, chopped

Instructions
Place potatoes, pork, tomatoes, garlic, orange juice, scallions, salt, cumin and pepper in a 4- to 5-quart slow cooker; cover and cook on low setting for 7 hours.


Stir in lime juice and cilantro; cover slow cooker and cook for 5 minutes more. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving (including some cooking liquid).

Tuscan Pumpkin-White Bean Soup

Tuscan Pumpkin-White Bean Soup Favorites

Course: soups
POINTS® Value: 2
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 12 min
Cooking Time: 18 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy


This soup has a delicious and complex taste. It's the perfect thing to perk up sleepy winter taste buds!


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1 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray, or enough to coat pot
1 medium onion(s), coarsely chopped
15 oz canned pumpkin
3 1/2 cup(s) fat-free chicken broth
15 1/2 oz canned white beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 tsp ground oregano
1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste
6 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
Coat a large soup pot with cooking spray and set over medium-low heat. Add onion, cover and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.


Stir in pumpkin, broth, beans and oregano; simmer 8 minutes.


In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. (Note: Make sure not to overfill blender in order to avoid splattering.) Return soup to pot and reheat; season with salt and pepper.


To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top each with 1 tablespoon of grated cheese. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup 0 Points

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Favorites

Course: soups
POINTS® Value: 0
Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy


Nice and simple: a puree of squash and apples with just a hint of fall spice. Serve hot, chilled or at room temperature.


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4 cup(s) vegetable broth
12 oz butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch cubes*
1/2 large Vidalia onion(s), cut into 2-inch cubes
1/2 small apple(s), peeled and cut into to 2-inch cubes
1/4 tsp table salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste

Instructions
In a large stock pot, combine broth, squash, onion and apple; cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover pot and reduce heat to low; gently simmer until squash is very tender, about 10 minutes.


Puree soup in pot using an immersion blender (or puree in a regular blender in batches, careful not to splatter hot liquid). Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg; serve. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.
Notes
*You can purchase already peeled and cubed squash in the produce section of some supermarkets. You can also swap frozen, cubed squash for the fresh.

Garnish with chopped mint.

Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

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Course: soups
POINTS® Value: 4
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking Time: 60 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy


Warm up with our hearty sweet potato soup as the temperature starts to drop. Toast the pecans to help maximize their flavor.


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2 large sweet potato(es)
2 cup(s) canned chicken broth, divided
1 Tbsp reduced-calorie margarine
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 cup(s) fat-free evaporated milk
1 Tbsp chopped pecans

Instructions
Preheat oven to 400ºF.


Pierce potatoes in several places with a fork. Bake for 45 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool. When cool, remove and discard skin; chop potatoes.


Combine sweet potatoes and 3/4 cup of broth in a blender or food processor; blend or process until smooth, about 1 minute. Set potato mixture aside.


Melt margarine in a medium-size saucepan; stir in flour and ginger, and then add milk. Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Cook 1 minute more and then stir in sweet potato mixture and remaining 1 1/4 cups of broth. Cook, stirring, until heated through, about 5 minutes more. Pour into 4 serving bowls and sprinkle each with 3/4 teaspoon of pecans. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
Notes
For an extra flavor boost, consider adding a dash of curry powder with the flour and ginger.

Cheese Vegetable Soup

CHEESY VEGETABLE SOUP


3 cans (14 oz) cans FF chicken broth

2 (1 lb. each) bags frozen California mixed vegetables

1 (10.5 oz) can tomatoes with green chilies

10 oz Velveeta Light, cubed




Mix all ingredients except cheese. Boil until veggies are tender.


Turn heat down to simmer. Use a stick blender to blend until desire texture is reached. This will make the soup creamier.


Add cheese and cook until cheese is melted.



3 Points 10 Servings (1 cup)

Halloween Skinny Points

Item Serving size POINTS value


Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Twists 3 pieces 1
Charm’s Blow Pop 1 junior or regular pop 1
Weight Watchers by Whitman’s Mint Patties 1 piece 1
Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pops 1 regular 1
WW by Whitman’s Peanut butter crunch 1 piece 1
Skittles Original Bite Size Candies (fun size) 1 bag 2
Candy corn 1 oz 2
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats 1 bar 2
Jolly Rancher Gummis 9 pieces 2
Jelly Belly Jelly Beans 35 pieces 3
Twizzler’s Cherry Bites 17 pieces 3
Junior Mints 16 3
Tootsie Roll Tootsie Rolls 12 small 3
WW by Whitman’s Caramel drops 7 pieces 3

Halloween Candy Points

HALLOWEEN CANDY # OF ITEMS POINT VALUE

3 Musketeers, 2

fun size bars 3 1/2

1000 Grand, 2 mini bars 4 1/2

Abazaba, mini, Each 1

ABC Fruit Chomps, 7 pieces 3

ANDES Creme de Menth Thin Mint , 8 pieces 5 1/2

Animal Crackers, 11 crackers 3

Almond Joy, 2 snack size bars 4

America1s Original Bubble Gum, 4 pieces 1 1/2

Atomic Fireballs, Each 1

Baby Ruth, 2 fun size bars 4

Big Hunk, mini, Each 1

Bit-O-Honey, 6 pieces 4

Blow Pops, Each 1.5

Bubble Gum, super, 2 pieces 1

Butterfinger, 2 fun size bars 4

Butternut Mini Bar, .75 oz 2

Candy Corn, 22 pieces 3

Caramello, 2 snack size bars 4

Crispy Caramel Fudge Bar, snack size, Each bar 2

Caramel & Peanut Butter Crispy Bars, snack size, 2

Chocolate Toffee Crisp Bar, snack size, Each bar, 2

Crunchy Peanut Butter Bar, snack size, Each bar, 2

Double Bubble Gum, 2 pieces 1

Heath Bar, 5 snack size bars 6

Hershey's Bar (plain), 2 snack size bars 5

Hershey's (almonds), 2 snack size bars 5

Hershey Kisses, 8 pieces 5

Hershey Kisses or Hugs, 3 pieces 2

Hershey Miniatures, 5 pieces 5

Hershey Tastations (any flavor), 3 pieces 1

Hershey Sweet Escapes 2

Hi C Juice Fillers, bag (5 candies) 2

Hot Tamales, Each snack box 1

Jolly Rancher, 3 pieces 1

Jolly Rancher Mini Stix, Each 1

Kit Kat, 3 (2 pc) snack bars 6

Kit Kat, Each mini 2

Lemonheads, Each box 2

Life Saver Five Flavor Candy, 4 1.5

Life Saver Gummi Savers, 2 rolls 2.5

Life Saver Pops, Each 1

M & M (plain), Each fun size pack 2

M & M (peanut), Each fun size pack 2

M & M Crispy, Each pkg 5

Mars, 2 fun size bars 4

Mary Jane Peanut Butter Kisses, 6 pieces 3.5

Maynards Wine Gums, 1 roll (44 g), 3

Mike & Ikes, Each snack pkg 1

Milk Duds, 4 fun size boxes 4

Milky Way, 2 fun size bars 4

Milky Way Lite, minis, 5 pieces 3

Milky Way Lite, regular bar 3.5

Mounds, 2 snack size bars 4

Necco Wafers, Each roll 1

Nerds, Each box 1

Nestles PB Mallow, Each 3.5

Nestles Baby Ruth, Each 4.5

Nestle Crunch Fun Size, 4 bars 5

Now & Later, 3 mini bars 3

O'Henry, 2 fun size bars 5

Peter Pan Peanut Butter Cups, 4 pieces 6

Pumpkin Pop, Each sucker 1

Raisinettes, 3 snack size boxes 4

Red Hots, Each box 2

Reese's Crunchy Cookie Cups, 2 snacks 4

Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cups, 5 pieces 5

Reeses Peanut Butter Bites, 3 pkgs 5.5

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, 2 snack size 4

Reesesticks, 2 snack size 4

Skittles, small pack 3 pkgs 4

Skittles (regular), 2 packs 3

Smarties, 3 rolls 1

Smuckers Fruit Fillers, Each bag (5 candies) 2

Snackwells Nut Clusters, Each piece 1

Snickers, 2 fun size bars 4

Snickers, minis (4 pieces) or 2 fun size bars 4

Spree Candies, 8 pieces 1

Spree Twist, 2 rolls 1.5

Starburst, 3 fun size pkgs 4

Starburst Fruit Chews, 8 chews 3.5

Sugar Babies, 2 snack size pouches 4.5

Sugar Daddy Pops, 3 3.5

Sweethearts (Necco), Each (1 1/8 oz box) 2.5

Sweet Tarts, 2 rolls 1

Tootsie Hot Chocolate Pops, Each 1.5

Three Muskateers, 2 fun size 4

Tootsie Roll, 2 snack bars 2

Tootsie Roll Midgees, 6 pieces 3.5

Tootsie Roll Midgees - small, 11 pieces 2

Tootsie Roll Pop, Each pop 1

Triple Chocolate Wafer Bar, snack size, Each bar, 2

Twix, (mini size) Each 1

Twix, Each snack size bar 2

Twix, Regular Size, Each (2) pack 7

Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel Cherry Candy, 3 pieces 2.5

Twizzlers Strawbery Twists, 4 twists 2.5

Werther's Original, 3 pieces 1

Whoppers Malted Milk Balls, 2 snack size pouches 5

Wonka Nerds Gumballs, Each 1

Wonka Shock Tarts Gumball, Each 1

Wrigleys Chewing Gum, 5 pieces 1

York Peppermint Patties, 3 patties 3