pjlla
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Hi all!! I've never posted here on the WISH board (although I am a regular in other places around here
), but I wanted to let you all know about the new Weight Watchers meals that they offer at Applebee's. I was told about them by my leader at my WW meeting on Friday.... so it was out to dinner that night!! THere are about 6 entrees and two or three desserts. The entrees include a couple of dinner size salads with chicken, a Teriyaki shrimp skewer with rice/veggies, a grilled tilapia with mango salsa and rice/veggies, a chicken skillet meal (like fajitas), a chicken wrap sandwich type thing.... cannot remember the rest!!
Anyhow, I started with the onion soup. Very not worth the points (3) or price. I would personally skip it. But then again, I have never been a huge onion soup fan. I would like to see them offer a minestrone or vegetable WW soup. I was torn between the Baja chicken roll-up sandwich (grilled chicken with black beans, corn, and a few other things) for 10 points and the Sizzling Chicken skillet for 7 points. I picked the chicken skillet. It was presented sort of like a fajita. The chicken/peppers/onions were delivered on a skillet (not exactly sizzling, but hot). Next time I would ask for them to be cooked more. I love grilled onions/peppers, but these were not done enough for me. There was also a fajita warmer of tortilla quarters (looked like one LARGE tortilla that was cut into quarters), and a plate with a small dish of some sort of dressing, a small dish of spicey red sauce, and a mound of chopped lettuce.
I used the tortilla pieces and ate most of it like fajitas. Then, with the remaining chicken/pepper mix, I added the lettuce and dressing and ate it like a salad. The red sauce was spicy but probably not too bad for most people.
I thought that the serving size was plenty and I really enjoyed it and look forward to going again! My WW leader has tried the Teriyaki shrimp and said it was tasty, but the serving portion seemed a bit small. (I believe it is two skewers with 5 shrimp each and a small mound of rice and some veggies).
I didn't try any of the desserts. The two that I recall was a chocolate raspberry layer cake, and a lemon cheesecake (a scoop of cheesecake on a bed of fresh strawberries and drizzled with raspberry sauce).
Anyhow, that is my review for you. But my DH and I will have to alternate going to Applebee's with going to TGIFridays, as they have an Atkins menu for him!!
Have a great weekend!......................P

Anyhow, I started with the onion soup. Very not worth the points (3) or price. I would personally skip it. But then again, I have never been a huge onion soup fan. I would like to see them offer a minestrone or vegetable WW soup. I was torn between the Baja chicken roll-up sandwich (grilled chicken with black beans, corn, and a few other things) for 10 points and the Sizzling Chicken skillet for 7 points. I picked the chicken skillet. It was presented sort of like a fajita. The chicken/peppers/onions were delivered on a skillet (not exactly sizzling, but hot). Next time I would ask for them to be cooked more. I love grilled onions/peppers, but these were not done enough for me. There was also a fajita warmer of tortilla quarters (looked like one LARGE tortilla that was cut into quarters), and a plate with a small dish of some sort of dressing, a small dish of spicey red sauce, and a mound of chopped lettuce.
I used the tortilla pieces and ate most of it like fajitas. Then, with the remaining chicken/pepper mix, I added the lettuce and dressing and ate it like a salad. The red sauce was spicy but probably not too bad for most people.
I thought that the serving size was plenty and I really enjoyed it and look forward to going again! My WW leader has tried the Teriyaki shrimp and said it was tasty, but the serving portion seemed a bit small. (I believe it is two skewers with 5 shrimp each and a small mound of rice and some veggies).
I didn't try any of the desserts. The two that I recall was a chocolate raspberry layer cake, and a lemon cheesecake (a scoop of cheesecake on a bed of fresh strawberries and drizzled with raspberry sauce).
Anyhow, that is my review for you. But my DH and I will have to alternate going to Applebee's with going to TGIFridays, as they have an Atkins menu for him!!
Have a great weekend!......................P