Spicy Skillet Chicken and Rice

Last night I needed something low in WW points for dinner so I pulled out my stash of WW cookbooks. In college I purchased a Dining for Two cookbook from WW because my BFF and I lived together and were doing this weight loss thing together. This cookbook has come in handy once again. I don't eat leftovers, and Jordan will only eat them once maybe twice if I am lucky. We both just really enjoy fresh food.

What you will need

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
½ green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1/3 cup long-grain white rice
1 (14 ½ ounce) can stewed tomatoes
½ cup water
1 cup cubed cooked chicken (about 1 boneless skinless breast will make this)
4 pimento-stuffed olives, halved


· Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 8 minutes or so.
· Add the Cajun Seasoning, chili powder, and cumin. Cook for 1 minute.
· Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until the grains are coated, about 1 minute.
· Add the tomatoes and water, bring to a boil. ( you may think it look super watery, but it will cook down. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
· Add the chicken and olives, cook, covered, until the rice is tender and the chicken is heated, about 10 minutes.

Best of all this recipe only has 4 pts! Serving size 3/4 cup: 190 Cal, 4 g Fat, 0 Trans Fat, 25 g Carb, 2 g Fiber, 12 g Prot., 52 mg Cal.

Feel free to add other ingredients or to change things up. I didn’t have fresh onion or bell pepper so I used onion powder and some fresh hot peppers from the garden. I also left out the cumin and olives because I didn’t have them. We both really liked this meal and will make it often. Jordan doesn’t even like rice and he really enjoyed this. If you don’t like really spicy food I would suggest using less of the Cajun seasoning.