WW, Hot and Sour Soup

Another soup to add to the list of weight watcher soups to have prior to your meal, one cup is only worth 1 pt and helps fill up your belly. I make the soup on a Sunday so that I have it pre-made during the busy work week and just use it till it is gone.

HOT & SOUR SOUP

WW =1 PT/1 cup serving
6 c. fat free chicken broth
2 T. rice vinegar
1 t. Saracha Sauce (some call it rooster sauce)
1 pkg sliced crimini mushrooms
1 C. firm diced tofu
1 can bamboo shoots sliced (matchbook slice)
1 T. soy sauce
¼ C. dried black fungus
2 green onions, sliced

1. Combine all soup ingredients except black fungus & green onion in soup pot lightly simmer until mushrooms are tender (about 7-10 min)
2. Meanwhile soak dried fungus in hot tap water for 7-10 min. Drain & squeeze excess water from fungus. Slice mushrooms, & add fungus to soup mixture.
3. Serve in soup bowl topped with green onions

*Note: The original recipe does not call for the black fungus, but in my attempt to make it authentic I started adding the black fungus and it adds just the right texture to the soup.

My husband and my daddy's favorite soup!

Weight Watcher Egg Drop Soup

My mom's brilliant idea on how to loose weight and maintain portion controls, while on weight watchers, is to have a salad and soup before eating the main course. I will make a big batch of soup to last the majority of the week, well that is if your husband doesn't eat it all in two sittings (Brian really likes the soups!) This weeks soup was egg drop soup, and I would say the vinegar is imperative! So tasty, this soup!

EGG DROP SOUP
WW =1 PT/1 cup serving
6 C. chicken fat free chicken broth
1 T. low sodium soy sauce
1-2 T. white vinegar
¼ C. thinly sliced carrots
¼ C thinly sliced celery
¼ C. frozen peas
2 egg whites beaten
2 green onions, chopped

1. Bring to a boil the first 5 ingredients, then simmer for 5-7 min or until veggies are tender. Add peas, and  bring soup mixture back to a boil gradually pour beaten eggs into the soup while stirring the soup.

2. Serve in soup bowls topped with green onions.

So, after going to the grocery store our quick dinner was a thin crust frozen pizza (to make sure I didn't eat too much, I had the cup of soup, a big salad and two slices of pizza - If I am being honest I think I had another slice but still cut down on the amount I ate!)