Tortellini and Chicken Sausage One Skillet Dinner – Weight Watchers Friendly!

I’m a BIG fan of comfort food – and now that I’m back on Weight Watchers- it doesn’t mean that I have to give that up. I just finished my 5th week and I’m down 13.5 pounds – which I am SUPER excited about. And I haven’t really had to give up a lot either. The biggest thing of course is watching portion sizes. I did get a food scale so I can definitely see what the right portion is and I’m writing every single thing I put in my mouth on my weight watchers app. I get 30 Smart Points a day and 35 Smart Points per week. Each food item has a points value and as long as you stay within that – you will be successful!

I’ve made the dish I’m about to share many times. Although not in a lower calorie version and I think mine tastes just as good! It’s from Kevin and Amanda’s site (they make great food!). That’s one of the great things about Weight Watchers – you can still have things – you just have to be a little crafty as to how to make it healthier – use less butter or margarine (or can you leave it out altogether?) Can I lessen the amount of a high point ingredient – maybe make my serving less?

For the original version – they used 1 pound of Italian sausage – I used 2 links of Kirkwood Brand Chicken Sausage. By switching that alone – saved 12 Smart Points for the whole recipe!

Tortellini and chicken sausage one skillet dinner - Weight Watchers Friendly! Very quick weeknight dinner - done in less than 30 minutes! SEVEN points plus for 200 gram serving or 7 oz. I weighed the whole content of the skillet, then divided it by eight to figure out the Smart Points. Add an extra 2 SP for the cheese on top.

Servings Prep Time

8servings 5minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings Prep Time 8servings 5minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 small white onionchopped
• 3 cloves garlicchopped
• 1 28 ounce crushed tomatoescanned
• 19 oz. cheese tortellinifrozen
• 2links chicken sausage, cut into slices(I used Kirkwood brand found at Aldi)
• 1cup chicken broth
• 1/2cup skim milk
• 1/2tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 14 cup mozarella cheesedivided

Instructions

1. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray - add the onion and garlic and cook on medium heat for a few minutes.
2. Add the canned crushed tomatoes and sliced chicken sausage, skim milk and chicken broth.
3. Add the frozen tortellini and spices.
4. Bring the ingredients to a boil, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the tortellini is cooked through and the sauce has thickened.

Recipe Notes