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Healthier Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti


As I stated on here last week, I have decided to try WeightWatchers in 2018 to try and slim down a bit.  One thing I was somewhat concerned with was that I would not want or be able to eat meals that I actually enjoyed and would instead have to opt for just chicken breast and vegetables like I did many nights a few years ago when I lost a significant amount of weight. 

If this recipe is any indication, then I think I am going to enjoy losing weight this time.  Kudos to the "Wife of the Blog" who found this recipe on Pinterest.  It was dynamite and we both commented that there was not a noticeable difference between this recipe and the unhealthier version.  Instead of ground beef and cream cheese, we substituted ground turkey breast and fat-free cream cheese.  This led to this recipe only being a startling 8 points per serving.  I was able to have seconds and still stay within my points range for the day which was phenomenal.  Just more proof that stuntin' like my momma can also be done on a meal plan.

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Healthier Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti
Modified from Plain Chicken
Servings: 8
Weight Watchers Points Per Serving: 8

12 oz. spaghetti
1 can diced tomatoes
28 oz. spaghetti sauce
8 oz. fat-free cream cheese
1 lb. ground turkey breast
1 bell pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Preheat the oven to 350.  Cook the turkey breast in the skillet with the green pepper and the onion.  When the turkey is cooked through, add the spaghetti sauce and leave on simmer.  Bring water in a pot to boil and cook the spaghetti to al dente.  When the spaghetti is cooked, drain the water and put the spaghetti back in the pot.  Add the cream cheese, Italian seasoning, and minced garlic.  Put a small amount of the meat sauce on the bottom of a lightly-sprayed 9x13 dish.  Place the spaghetti in the dish then top it with the meat.  Sprinkle on the parmesan cheese and put in the oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

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I hope everyone has had a great Tuesday today and I will be back tomorrow with a new crockpot soup recipe to keep everyone warm as the winter storm bares down on all of us in the eastern US.  Stay stuntin'!


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