This collection of the Best Chicken Recipes for people following the Weight Watchers program includes both low point lunch and dinner recipes.
Chicken is a Weight Watchers friend! Full of goodness, it has less saturated fat than red meats and is filling and for many people is zero Points.
Whether you are looking for new and exciting lunch ideas or looking for a low point dinner recipe you will find some good choices here.
Is Chicken Zero Points?
This depends on whether you chose Chicken as one of your food choices when you first filled in your WW Personal Points questionnaire!
If you said YES to chicken then skinless boneless chicken breast will be zero points for you along with skinless, boneless ground / minced chicken.
Other chicken products such as chicken thighs, processed chicken and the dark meat will have to be pointed.
Check your WW app or with your WW coach if you are unsure about how to work out the Points.
Safety Tips for Cooking Chicken
- Wash your hands, cutting boards etc in hot soapy water immediately after they have been in contact with raw chicken.
- Keep one cutting board separate for preparing chicken & raw meat.
- Cook all chicken thoroughly. The best way of checking that chicken is cooked through is to use a meat thermometer. It should be cooked to at least 165 degree F internal temp.
- Refrigerate any uneaten chicken within two hours of cooking. Leftovers can be kept in a refrigerator and will be safe to eat for two or three days.
- A number of these recipes can be batch cooked and frozen, but you will need to check the individual recipe to make sure.
Best Chicken Recipes | Weight Watchers
Ten of the Best Chicken Recipes for Weight Watchers.
This Weight Watchers friendly Chicken Pot Pie is a lovely comforting low point dinner.
This one pot Chicken & Bean Casserole packs a lot of flavour and served with zero point vegetables it makes a perfect low point dinner.
This hearty Chicken Noodle Soup can be served on its own for lunch or with a chunk of fresh french bread for a filling and tasty main meal.
This hugely popular Creamy Chicken Casserole is not the most pretty looking dish, but what it lacks in style it make up for in taste.
It is creamy, filling and delicious and what’s more you get a massive portion for your Points!
This Chicken Leek & Mushroom pie is topped with a crunchy phyllo pastry top!
I absolutely love this recipe!
A generous portion of this Sweet & Sour Chicken is low in points (even zero points for some!)
Serve with this hugely popular Egg Fried Rice and you've got yourself a fantastic low Point meal.
Traditional Chicken Marsala recipes are often high in fat and therefore high in points. This recipe has been adapted to make a Weight Watchers friendly version that doesn’t disappoint in taste.
This simple and tasty Chicken Fajita filling can be piled into your favourite low point tortilla wraps with a spoonful of salsa and some fat free Greek yogurt for a very tasty, filling and low point Weight Watchers meal.
This simple, tasty one pot Chipotle Chicken Casserole is full of healthy and filling beans, it makes a perfect Weight Watchers meal. It is easy to freeze and takes minutes to reheat in the microwave.
This low point Chicken Tikka Masala is adapted from the Tom Kerridge book ‘Lose Weight for Good’.
It does take quite a lot of preparation and cooking but is totally worth it!
Serve with a low point garlic naan and a side of rice for a really decadent dinner!
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The chicken chipotle casserole was great- easy to make and really delicious!
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