Weight Watchers Barley With Butternut Squash Apples And Onions Recipes

Steps:

• Bring 3 cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt to a boil in a medium saucepan; add barley. Cover saucepan and simmer barley until tender, about 30 to 35 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add squash and cook, stirring often, until it's starting to soften--about five minutes. Add the onion and red pepper and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
• Stir in apple, garlic, thyme, black pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring, until apple is almost tender, about 2 minutes; stir in broth, scraping bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Stir in cooked barley; toss over low heat to mix and coat. Remove from heat and serve. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
• *To make this vegetarian, use vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth.

Steps:

• Place flour and salt and pepper in a ziplock bag, add chicken, seal bag and shake to coat.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick frypan over medium high heat.
• Add chicken, saute 2 minutes on each side.
• Remove from pan, keep warm.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in pan.
• Add onion, saute for 5 minutes or until browned.
• Add apple and marjoram, saute for 5 more minutes.
• Add the chicken and cider, bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is done.