Ranch Salad with Roasted Vegetables

(Joni...this is for you!)

2 lb. red potatoes

4 carrots, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices (or just rounds...what ever)

2 small red onions, cut into thin wedges

1 Tbsp. olive oil

salt, pepper, dried basil flakes to taste

Romain lettuce, torn

Fat Free Ranch Dressing

Grated Parmesan Cheese

Pre heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine veggies and olive oil in a big bowl; toss to coat. Then add salt, pepper, and/or basil to your liking. Spray two cookie sheets with Pam and then spread veggies out onto each cookie sheet (single layer). Bake for about 30 minutes, stirring after 15 min. Let cool for about 5 minutes.

For each serving place torn lettuce on plate. Put 1-2 Tbsp of fat-free ranch dressing (1 PP) on lettuce. Scoop a 1/2 cup of roasted veggies (2 PP) onto lettuce and sprinkle with 2 tsp. of Parmesan cheese (1 PP).

This is SOOOO yummy!!! I've made it several times and I just crave it! Having the warm veggies on top of lettuce seems kind of different but it is yummy. I found this recipe from a Kraft magazine (I changed it from the original a little bit).

Macaroni Salad with Tomatoes










**Servings: 7 **Size: 3/4 cup **Points: 2.5

6 oz uncooked elbows (I used a whole grain noodle)
2 tomatoes, diced
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup light Miracle Whip (she used light mayo)
1 Tbsp white vinegar
dash garlic powder
1 tsp oregano
2.5 oz sliced black olives (this was about 20 medium olives)
salt and pepper

Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water.

In a medium bowl, combine all the other ingredients (not the noodles yet) including any juice from the tomatoes). Mix well. Add elbow noodles and mix well.

This is a great salad to make for Potlucks. It is a healthier choice than some of the other VERY high fat salads that are brought to BBQ's and potlucks. The salad was even better after it had time to sit and let the flavors mix. Yummy!!! I found this recipe on a blog called Gina's Weight Watcher's Recipes (I linked her blog over on the left too). She has A LOT of good recipes on there that are healthy and they all include WW points values. Very helpful for finding good recipes. I'm going to be looking there for more dinner recipes.