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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Healthy Mulligatawny Soup
Every time I hear the word "Mulligatawny" I can't help but think about Seinfeld.
Janet and Greta's Healthy "Mulligatawnski" Mulligatawny
So when I saw this recipe for "Mulligatawnski" Mulligawtawny in The Looneyspoons Collection: Good Food, Good Health, Good Fun! (affiliate link), a big colorful, picture rich cookbook with more than 325 healthy recipes by Janet and Greta Podleski, I decided to give it a try.
Looneyspoons Collection Mulligatawnski
Recipe Notes
Mulligatawny, which literally means "pepper water," is a traditional curry flavored soup of Anglo-Indian origin, with with a wide variety of interpretations.
This version, with chicken, curry powder, chili powder, ginger, cumin, cloves, brown rice or quinoa, tomatoes, apple, coconut milk and cilantro, sounded especially flavorful. And it was!
Having never eaten or made Mulligatawny before, I have no real basis for comparison. But as far as I'm concerned, I can't imagine there being one any better.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Soup?
According to my calculations, each serving of this mulligatawny has about 229 calories and:
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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The LooneySpoons Collection "Mulligatawnski" Mulligatawny
This version with chicken, curry powder, chili powder, ginger, cumin, cloves, brown rice or quinoa, tomatoes, apple, coconut milk and cilantro is especially flavorful Mulligatawny!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Servings (adjustable): 6
Calories: 229
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
- 1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 whole cloves
- 4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 can (14-½ ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
- ½ cup uncooked brown rice (not instant), or quinoa
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large apple, peeled and chopped
- ¾ cup light coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons cilantro or parsley
Instructions
In a large pot set over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the celery, onions, carrots and garlic and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables begin to soften, 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the chicken and cook, stirring often, until the chicken is no longer pink.
Add the gingerroot, curry powder, chili powder, cumin and cloves. Cook and stir for 1 more minute.
Add the broth, tomatoes, rice, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil and then lower the heat to medium-low. Cover the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the apple and simmer until the apple is tender but not mushy, about 5 minutes.
Stir in the coconut milk and cilantro and continue to cook until heated through.
Serve hot.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
This would also work with leftover cooked chicken or turkey.
Serving size: 1-½ cups
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
2 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
The LooneySpoons Collection "Mulligatawnski" Mulligatawny
Amount Per Serving (1 -½ cups)
Calories 229Calories from Fat 59
% Daily Value*
Fat 6.5g10%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 4g16%
Protein 21g42%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pepper water soup, spicy soup
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Source: The Looneyspoons Collection: Good Food, Good Health, Good Fun! (affiliate link) by Janet Podleski and Greta Podleski
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to review free from the publisher and have many more recipes tagged that I want to try. Thank You, Hay House.
And here's a fun Mulligatawny clip from Seinfeld
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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