Best 20 Core Recipes

APPLE CORE AND PEEL JELLY

Steps:

• Place water, cores, and peels in a large pot. Bring to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes. Strain liquid through a cheesecloth set over another large pot. Pour in enough apple juice to equal 7 cups of liquid. Add pectin and bring to a rapid boil. Add sugar and continue boiling for 1 minute. Remove jelly mixture from heat and add food coloring.
• Pour jelly mixture into sterile jars leaving 1/8 inch room at the top. Wipe jar rims and adjust lids and rings. Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil and lower jars 2 inches apart into the boiling water using a holder. Pour in more boiling water to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil, cover, and process for 5 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and let rest, several inches apart, for 12 to 24 hours. Press the center of each lid with a finger to ensure the lid does not move up or down. Remove the rings for storage and store in a cool, dark area.

WEIGHT WATCHERS MILK SHAKE (FLEX OR CORE)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in blender.
• Blend until all ice is crushed and milk shake is thick.
• It really does become thick.

CROCK POT CHICKEN CREOLE (ALMOST WW CORE)

Steps:

• Place raw chicken in the bottom of a Crock Pot.
• Combine all other ingredients except rice and pour over chicken. Do not stir.
• Cover with lid and simmer on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours. Stir chicken before serving over cooked rice.

TAMALE PIE FOR TWO (WW CORE)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a non stick skillet, brown the ground beef and break it apart using a spoon. Add the onions and green peppers and garlic. Once the meat is cooked, drain off any excess fat. Alternately, transfer the contents of the pan to a plate lined with two paper towels, wipe skillet and return beef to pan.
• After draining excess fat using either method, add the tomatoes, corn, chili powder and 1/2 tablespoon of cornmeal. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Transfer to a one quart casserole.
• Place the milk, cornmeal and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a light boil. Reduce to a simmer and stir frequently until thickened. Alternately, you can cook the ingredients in a microwave and cook for 2 and 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
• In a small bowl beat the egg whites by hand until foamy. Slowly add in the cornmeal, stirring to make sure it does not scramble the egg. Add the soy cheese/cheese if using.
• Top the casserole filling with the cornmeal mush.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes the top should be puffed and lightly browned.

CORE SPICY SWEET POTATOES WITH TANGY LIME AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 425°F
• Toss sweet potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a shallow baking pan. Arrange potatoes in 1 layer and roast, stirring halfway through roasting, until tender, about 25 minutes total. Stir together cayenne, zest, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Whisk together lime juice and remaining tablespoon oil in a medium bowl, then add potatoes. Sprinkle with cayenne mixture and cilantro, stirring gently to combine.
• Makes 4 servings.

CROCK POT CHICKEN CASABLANCA (WW FLEX AND ALMOST CORE)

Steps:

• Sauté onions, ginger and garlic in oil for 3 or 4 minutes and transfer to crockpot.
• Brown chicken in same pan over medium heat. Reserve in skillet.
• Add carrots, potatoes to crock pot.
• Place chicken on top of veggies.
• Stir seasonings in a small bowl and sprinkle over chicken along with currants and raisins.
• If you like a very thick sauce, drain one of the two cans of tomatoes before adding to crock pot. Top chicken with diced tomatoes.
• Add zucchini to the top.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours.
• Add beans, parsley and cilantro 30 minutes before serving. (You can also do all cilantro or all parsley according to personal preference.).
• Serve over cooked rice or couscous.

CORE WEIGHT WATCHERS FARMERS BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 8x8-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Arrange potatoes at the bottom of the dish.
• Sprinkle with cheese, Canadian bacon and green onions.
• In large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt & pepper; pour over potato mixture in dish.
• Bake uncovered in a 350°F oven for 40 minutes or until center appears set.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE PIE - WW CORE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Saute mushrooms and onions in olive oil with garlic. Add spinach and cook until liquid has reduced.
• Mix vegetables with remaining ingredients, salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into pie dish sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake 45 minutes.

CORNMEAL CRUSTED OVEN FRIED CATFISH (WW CORE)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a shallow bowl combine the cornmeal with all the powdered spices listed. In a second bowl add the milk and hot sauce (if desired).
• Dredge the cleaned catfish fillets in the milk, then dip into the cornmeal coating on both sides. You may need to press down a bit to make sure the cornmeal adheres to the fish.
• Place the coated fillets on the baking sheet and give the tops a light shot of cooking spray for crispness.
• Bake for 15 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from oven and let cool for a minute before serving.
• Plate with 1/4 asparagus and a lemon wedge.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CORE MEXICAN RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil. Add rice and cook until golden and toasted. Add and lightly saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
• Put salt, 1/2 cup of tomatoes (undrained) and broth in a blender. Process till smooth.
• Add liquid from blender to the rice mixture slowly. You can drain the rest of the tomatoes and add them to the rice at this point if you want extra tomato.
• Bring to a boil, cover, turn heat to low, and simmer until rice is tender, about 1 hour. (Or however long brown rice needs to simmer - my package says 1 hour.)
• Don't remove the lid during the cooking process.
• If you don't have fresh garlic, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder to the blender.

WW CORE ITALIAN CHICKEN CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Put all into a baking dish, stir and cover.
• Bake 45 minute Uncover and stir.
• Continue to cook the veggies are to your liking and the chicken is cooked.
• Meanwhile, boil water for pasta and cook.
• Or nuke red or white potatoes.

WEIGHT WATCHERS MUSHROOM HAMBURGERS (4 PTS OR CORE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet and sautes the peppers, onion, celery, celery and garlic until the onion is translucent (8-10 min).
• Add mushrooms and saute until mushrooms are brown and the liquid has evaporated (about 8 min).
• Cool to room temperature.
• Spray broiler rack with nonstick cooking spray and preheat broiler.
• Combine mushroom mixture, beef, steak sauce, salt and pepper.
• Form into 4 burgers.
• Broil burgers 3 to 4 inches from heat for 5 to 7 minutes on each side.

BROWN RICE PUDDING WITH APPLES AND PEARS (WW CORE PLUS)

Steps:

• Place powdered milk in a large heavy sauce pan, add about 1 cup of milk and whisk to form a slurry. Add remaining milk and continue to whisk. Place the milk mixture over medium high heat adding cinnamon sticks or vanilla bean, rice and salt. (If you are using the bean, use a knife to cut a lengthwise slit across the bean so that it releases the seeds into the milk.) Bring just to a boil, do not let the milk scald, and reduce heat to a low simmer. Cook for 60-70 minutes, stirring occasionally. At the end of the hour the milk should be almost fully absorbed, about three quarters gone.
• Stir in the sugar, vanilla (if using cinnamon sticks), nutmeg and three quarters of the fruit continuing to cook another 15 minutes. The rice pudding mixture will continue to thicken which is good.
• Remove the pudding from the heat and fetch out the cinnamon sticks. Stir in the yogurt.
• Transfer the warm pudding to a serving bowl or individual serving dishes. Garnish with remaining diced fruit and sprinkle with cinnamon.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CITRUS LOAF (FAT FREE / CORE)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 4 / 180c and line a loaf tin with grase-proof paper.
• Blend the chickpeas in a food processor until smooth.
• Add the eggs, splenda, baking powder and zests of the orange and lemon. Mix again.
• Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for thirty minutes until the cake is golden and a knife comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and use a knife or skewer to make several holes in the top. Spoon a tablespoon of orange juice over the cake and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Mix the remaining orange juice with the lemon juice.
• Cut the cake into 12 slices and serve 2 slices per person, covered in more of the fruit juice and dusted with mixed spice and some extra Splenda.

SOUTHWESTERN SUNSET STEW WITH SOFT POLENTA (WW CORE)

Steps:

• In large saucepan, soup pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened and slightly colored, about 8 minutes.
• Stirring continuously, add in garlic, flour, cumin, chili powder and coriander and cook an additional minute.
• Stir in broth, tomatoes, squash, potato, corn, and salt. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover partially and simmer 15 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, basil, cinnamon and pepper; cover partially and simmer gently until flavors have blended, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• About 35 minutes before you plan to eat, make soft polenta. Start by bringing 3 1/2 cups of water to boil, adding salt. Mix remaining cup of water to cornmeal to create a slurry. Whisking vigorously, stir the slurry into the water. Using your whisk, keep mixing and stirring until polenta is cooked, about 30 minutes. When it is almost done, rewarm stew, if needed, over low heat.
• Spoon portions of polenta into large, shallow soup bowls, making wide depression in center. Spoon some stew into each depression, garnish with chopped bell pepper and serve right away.
• * A note for WW Core followers: Though flour is not Core, the amount used here is less than a 1/2 point per serving.

STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS (WW CORE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients for the rolls except for the beef, rice and cous cous in a food processor and process until finely chopped.
• Remove chopped veggies to a large mixing bowl and mix in the beef, rice and cous cous until well combined. I use my hands for this.
• Take a handful of the beef mixture and wad into a ball and roll up in a cabbage leaf. Arrange rolls in a large baking pan. Repeat until all rolls are made.
• Combine ingredients for the tomato sauce, except for the beef broth. Pour tomato sauce over the cabbage rolls and then pour the beef broth into the bottom of the pan around the rolls.
• Tightly seal pan with foil, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 375°F.

WW CORE FRIENDLY SWEET CORN CAKES

Steps:

• Mix yogurt, water and egg together in bowl; add in cornmeal and baking powder and stir together until batter is moist.
• If you like sweeter cakes, especially for breakfast, add Splenda at same time.
• Let batter stand for 15-20 minutes.
• Quickly fold in corn and grated onions.
• Heat pan over medium heat and lightly coat with cooking spray; add batter to the pan in spoonfuls.
• For best results, keep the cakes 2-3 inches in diameter.
• Let first side cook until tops is dry around the edges; turn and cook other side.
• Serve with a dollop of soft yogurt cheese.

CROCK POT SPAGHETTI SAUCE (CORE)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

QUICKEST CHOCOLATE PIE (WW CORE STYLE)

Steps:

• Mix 1 box of pudding with milk. Whisk for 2 minutes and let stand for 5 minutes or refrigerate until you are ready to eat your pie.
• Spoon 1/4 of pudding mixture into bowl. Crumble 1/2 graham cracker over the pudding. Top with 2 tablespoons Cool Whip Free. (Repeat 3 more times if you want 4 separate servings - or save the rest of the pudding for tomorrow.).

ROASTED GREEN BEANS - WW CORE

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, breaking off the ends. Leave them long, don't break down into smaller pieces.
• Line a baking sheet with foil. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place beans on foil, sprinkle with garlic then drizzle with oil. Toss the beans until they are coated with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, you can also add a little red pepper if you want to add heat.
• Bake for 20 minutes, shaking the sheet a couple of times during baking to flip the beans. Beans will shrink slightly and look wrinkled, with dark spots. This is how they should look!
• Serve hot, as a side dish or snack.