2 Point Recipes

Sometimes I just have to have Junk Food Night with the family.  We usually have finger foods and play board games or Rock Band.  Since starting our weight loss journey, we haven’t had much freedom (we thought) to have junk food night and not have to stress out about Monday’s weigh in.

Not too long ago, we bought Hit The Spot – 140 Savory, Crispy, Spicy, & Sweet Recipes You’ll Love by Weight Watchers. As always, we’ve intended to use the cookbook, but never got a Round Tuit.  But I wanted JUNK FOOD! last night.  So I tried the recipe for Ultimate Onion Rings.  The verdict?  YUM!  The kids even loved them.

This Recipe Serves 4.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 Cup all-purpose flour (I used whole wheat)
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup plain dried bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 2 large sweet onions, cut crosswise into 1/2 inch rounds and separated into 32 rings

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 450 F.  Spray two large baking sheets with nonstick spray.
2. Put the flour in a large zip-close plastic bag.  Whisk together the buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.  Combine the bread crumbs and old bay seasoning in a large shallow bowl.
3. Add the onion rings, a few at a time, to the flour and shake to coat.  Dip the rings, one at a time, in the buttermilk mixture, then coat with the bread crumbs, transferring the rings as they are coated to the prepared baking sheets.  Bake until golden and crispy, about 20 minutes.

Cook’s note: In my oven, the onion rings were ready in 15 minutes, not 20.

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