Weight Watchers is a world-renowned diet plan that has been around since the beginning of time (or close to it). Your nana did it, your mum did it, your sister did it – heck, even you’re giving it a go! With these delicious Weight Watchers Dinner Recipes, you’ll be excited to dive in. These 21 dinner recipes are sure to become firm favourites – and it’s a bonus that they help you lose weight. Who knew weight loss could be so delicious?
The Basics Of Weight Watchers:
Weight Watchers, now known as WW, has been helping people lose weight since before I can remember. I’m sure all the women in my life tried Weight Watchers at least once, and I recall poring over Weight Watchers magazines, reading all the success stories, since I was a little girl. For those who somehow have no idea how Weight Watchers works, here are the basics, in a nutshell:
1. WW is Based on a Points System
Weight Watchers assigns point values to foods based on their calories, saturated fat, sugar, and protein content. Members are given a daily SmartPoints budget to spend on food, as well as weekly SmartPoints for added flexibility. The goal is to stay within your SmartPoints budget while still enjoying a variety of foods.
2. ZeroPoint Foods
In addition to daily and weekly SmartPoints, Weight Watchers also designates a list of ZeroPoint foods. These are foods that you can eat freely without tracking or measuring, as they are low in calories and highly nutritious. Examples include fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains.
3. Personalized Plans
Weight Watchers offers different plans to suit individual preferences and lifestyles. These plans will allow an individualized “quota” of daily SmartPoints, and will limit the amount of ZeroPoint foods included. Personalized Weight Watchers plans will also include additional features such as coaching and workshops.
4. Support and Accountability
Weight Watchers emphasizes the importance of support and accountability in achieving weight loss goals. Members have access to online tools and resources, including a mobile app for tracking food and activity, as well as a supportive community of fellow members. I recall my mum and sisters going to weekly “weigh in” meetings at our local town hall, usually coming back with interesting tales of cheating and success.
5. Focus on Healthy Habits
Rather than promoting quick fixes or restrictive diets, Weight Watchers encourages long-term lifestyle changes. Their points system adjusts as you lose more weight, for slow and sustainable weight loss.
6. Flexibility and Adaptability
Weight Watchers recognizes that everyone’s journey is unique, and their program is designed to be flexible and adaptable to individual needs and preferences. Whether you prefer cooking at home, eating out, or following a specific dietary pattern (such as vegetarian or gluten-free), the Weight Watchers Points program can be adapted to suit.
21 Weight Watchers Dinner Recipes
1. Skinny Chicken Alfredo
This Skinny Chicken Alfredo from Tastes Better From Scratch really speaks for itself, with a Healthy Alfredo Sauce made without butter, heavy cream, or cream cheese. The flavor is still creamy and amazing with the same “comfort food” type of feel, but way less calories and fat. This weight watchers dinner recipe would be 7 points.
2. Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps
These light and healthy Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps from Eat Yourself Skinny are an easy low carb alternative to traditional tacos. They’re not only super flavorful, but take less than 20 minutes to make! This is a ZERO Points Weight Watchers recipe.
3. Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken
This easy Weight Watchers dinner recipe only takes 25 minutes to make, plus marinating time, AND it’s only 2 Weightwatchers Smartpoints! To make this Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken from Nesting Lane, you will need, fresh oregano, fresh rosemary, garlic, lemon zest, salt, pepper, white wine vinegar, and boneless skinless chicken breast.
4. Vegetarian Quinoa Salad
This warm Grilled Vegetable Quinoa Salad from Weight Watchers is only 7 points and is absolutely delicious. Chargrilled vegies with an orange zest, balsamic vinegar and wholegrain mustard dressing makes a simple, tasty, vegetarian dinner idea.
5. Zucchini Noodles with Pesto
This 7 points Weight Watchers recipe for Pesto Zucchini Noodles consists of a creamy sauce made with reduced-fat cream cheese, rather than heavy cream. Its flavor is brightened by some lemon zest and tomatoes that get stirred in at the end. The trick is to cook the zucchini noodles just long enough so they are tender and warm, but not mushy. If you cook them for too long, water leaches out of the zucchini, thinning the sauce.
6. Black Bean and Corn Salad
This easy Black Bean and Corn Salad with a Creamy Dressing is just 2 Weight Watchers points. Make good use of beans and corn from the pantry, layering them with fresh vegetables and drizzling with a creamy dressing to create a seriously satisfying salad. For extra protein, serve it topped with some shredded cooked chicken.
7. Dijon Roasted Salmon with Vegetables
This Dijon Roasted Salmon with Vegetables is just 2 Weightwatchers points per serve. Nestle this flavour-packed roasted salmon on a bed of lightly fried kale and cabbage for a super nutritious and delicious dinner.
8. Baked Omelette
Enjoy this easy Baked Omelette from You Brew My Tea for breakfast lunch or dinner. With only 4 WW points, you’ll be laughing your way to weight loss success! This recipe uses fat-free Greek yoghurt instead of milk to slash the carb and calorie count, and fleshes it out with veges and cubed ham. I love that this omelette is baked – it makes the whole process fool-proof, in my opinion!
9. Stuffed Bell Peppers
These Weight Watchers Stuffed Peppers from When Is Dinner not only taste delicious, but with only 6 ingredients they are super simple to make too! For this family favourite, ground beef is mixed with rice, tomatoes and herbs before being stuffed into fresh tasting bell peppers and baked in the oven.
10. Chicken Curry
This Weight Watchers Chicken Curry from Keeping on Point is creamy, savory and low in points! Plus it only takes 30 minutes to make. This dish is only 1 point per serving for blue and purple, 4 points for green. That leaves plenty of points to pair it with rice. If you’re trying to keep it really low in points it also tastes great with riced cauliflower.
11. Cauliflower Fried Rice
This Egg Fried Cauliflower Rice from Pointed Kitchen is so easy to make, tastes delicious and is zero SmartPoints on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan. With the addition of sauteed onions & carrot, peas, egg and soy sauce to Cauliflower Rice, it turns into something very different, with very little cauliflower taste!
12. Baked Sweet Potato Fries
At only 3 WW points per serve, these Sweet Potato Fries are a guilt-free and delicious side dish. These sweet and spicy fries are flavoured with ground chipotle chile pepper for mild heat. Soak the fries before baking to help them crisp better in the oven. These fries also make a great and filling snack for movie nights at home.
13. Mediterranean Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps
Ideal for a quick lunch or dinner and with only 2 WW points per serve, these Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps are ready in just 10 minutes. You only need a little mayonnaise here—just enough to hold the tuna salad together. Roasted red peppers and kalamata olives add color and their own unique punch of flavor to this otherwise traditional tuna salad. Use the largest, outer leaves from the head of lettuce, and make sure the leaves are not torn or the filling could fall out.
14. Mango Salsa Chicken
This Mango Salsa Chicken has 5 WW points per serve and is made in less than 35 minutes. Adding a simple Mango salsa turns a simple grilled chicken breast into a fruity, tasty and fresh dish. You will love every bite!
15. Vegetable Stir-Fry
This Classic Vegetable Stir Fry uses water chestnuts for a delicious flavour boost, and has only 1 WW point per serve! Look for fresh, firm water chestnuts in the produce section of Asian markets. Rinse well and peel like an apple with a paring knife. If fresh water chestnuts are not available, use jicama instead.
16. Turkey Meatballs
These Weight Watchers Turkey Meatballs are super healthy but still delicious. You wouldn’t think something like BBQ Meatballs could be healthy. This recipe from The Food Hussy uses ground turkey and oats along with garlic and red pepper flakes to make these low points (0-2 points) & tasty!
17. Cucumber Avocado Salad
A little lime and cilantro make this Black Bean, Avocado, Cucumber, and Tomato Salad from Skinny Taste a perfect companion for air fryer chicken breast, grilled chicken or steak. You can also serve this with chips as a dip, or over grilled salmon.
18. Shrimp and Veggie Skewers
These Mediterranean Shrimp and Veggie Skewers from Sweet, Savory and Steph are the perfect Weight Watchers-friendly dinner for grilling season. With only 1 WW point per serve, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and red onion are skewered and then drizzled with a flavorful marinade which makes them anything but boring. This meal is light, healthy and delicious.
19. Goat Cheese and Mushroom Quesadillas
Sautéed mushrooms give a rich meaty bite to these 9-point quesadillas. Spicy chipotle cream and jalapeño peppers provide a great kick. The goat cheese holds all the ingredients together in the quesadilla. Tortillas can burn easily – they just need a few minutes on each side. Top them with sour cream, guacamole, shredded lettuce or extra cheese. Serve this tasty dish with a tossed salad.
20. Minestrone Soup
With only 2 points per serve, this hearty Minestrone Soup is one that you can keep filling your bowl with. Not that you’ll need to – it’s that satiating! Minestrone means ‘thick soup’ because it’s full of vegetables, beans and pasta. This soup will set you up in the best way possible.
21. Lasagna
You cannot beat the comfort of Lasagna after a long, busy day. The great thing is that you can still eat your Lasagna and lose weight with this easy and slimmed down Weight Watchers version. With only 8 points per serve, this classic dish will bring all the comfort without the calories!
