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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 1.05.12
<br>WEEKLY WEIGH-IN
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<br>This is the text version of Hungry Girl.
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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 1.05.12
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<br>WEEKLY WEIGH-IN
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<br>It's chilly outside, which means it's officially soup season. Lucky for you, we've got two delightful new recipes -- one you can make on the stove in minutes, and one set-'n-forget slow-cooker creation. It's ladle time!
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<br>Spoonable BLT Soup 
<br>1/2 of recipe (about 1 1/4 cups): 178 calories, 4.5g total fat (2g sat fat), 566mg sodium, 29.5g carbs, 4g fiber, 15g sugars, 7.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 5*
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<br>SmartPoints® value 6*
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<br>Combining the classic flavor of a BLT sandwich (spinach plays the lettuce role) with the cozy comfort of a bowl of soup, this recipe is exactly what you need in your life...
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<br>Ingredients:
<br>2 slices center-cut bacon or turkey bacon
<br>1 slice light bread
<br>1 clove garlic, halved widthwise
<br>1 cup chopped tomato (about 1 large tomato) 
<br>1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium tomato soup with 4g fat or less per serving (like one 14.5-oz. can Amy's Light in Sodium Chunky Tomato Bisque)
<br>2 cups roughly chopped spinach leaves 
<br>Optional: fat-free sour cream
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<br>Directions:
<br>Prepare bacon in a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray or on a microwave-safe plate in the microwave. (Refer to package for cook time and temperature.) Chop or crumble and set aside.
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<br>Toast bread slice and gently rub both sides with cut sides of garlic clove halves; discard clove halves. Cut bread into 1-inch squares and set aside.
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<br>In a nonstick pot over medium heat on the stove, cook and stir chopped tomato until softened, about 3 minutes.
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<br>Add tomato soup and stir. Bring to a low boil. Stir in spinach and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
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<br>Serve topped with bacon and garlic-toast squares. If you like, top with sour cream. Yum!
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<br>MAKES 2 SERVINGS 
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<br>Yippee-Ki-Yay Spicy Southwest Chicken Chowder 
<br>1/10th of recipe (about 1 cup): 163 calories, 1.5gtotal fat (0.5g sat fat), 654mg sodium, 18.5g carbs, 3g fiber, 4.5g sugars, 18.5g protein -- PointsPlus® value 4*
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<br>SmartPoints® value 4*
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<br>Spice up your life with a bowlful of this hearty soup! Flavor, fiber, and all that protein -- poultry power!
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<br>Ingredients:
<br>Two 14.5-oz. cans (about 3 1/2 cups) fat-free chicken broth
<br>One 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
<br>One 14.75-oz. can cream-style corn
<br>1 cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1 pepper)
<br>1 cup chopped onion (about 1/2 onion) 
<br>2 tbsp. chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (about 2 peppers)
<br>1/2 cup plain light soymilk
<br>1 tsp. chopped garlic
<br>1/4 tsp. ground cumin
<br>1 1/2 lb. raw boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
<br>1/2 tsp. each salt and black pepper
<br>1/2 cup instant mashed potato flakes
<br>1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
<br>1/4 cup chopped cilantro
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<br>Directions:
<br>In a slow cooker, combine broth, beans, corn, bell pepper, onion, chipotle peppers, soymilk, garlic, and cumin. Stir well.
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<br>Season chicken with salt and black pepper and place in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours or on low for 7 - 8 hours.
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<br>Transfer chicken to a bowl. Shred with two forks -- one to hold chicken in place and the other to scrape across the meat and shred.
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<br>Stir shredded chicken into the soup in the slow cooker. Stir in potato flakes, sour cream, and cilantro. Enjoy!
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<br>MAKES 10 SERVINGS
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<br>HG Alternative! Skip the chipotle peppers for a deliciously mild chicken chowder. 
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<br>Group-of-Soup Recipe Roundup!
<br>You can't have too many recipes for guilt-free soup this time of year...
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<br>The Whole Enchilada Chicken Soup, Wowowow! Wonton Soup, and Mmm-mmm Minestrone - Three soups, one link. What a bargain! Check 'em out...
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<br>Thai-Oh-My Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup and What's Shakin'? Beany Bacon Soup - Two ultra-flavorful and filling soups. They want to be a part of your lunch or dinner -- let them!
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<br>Hungry Chick Chunky Soup - Our chicken soup will feed your soul without feeding the rest of you too many calories.
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<br>Cheesy Broc Star Soup - One of the easiest soup recipes we've got! Try it ASAP.
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<br>Peachy-Keen Black Bean Soup - A soup you can make in your blender! Just don't forget to heat it up afterward...
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<br>CHEW ON THIS:
<br>January is National Soup Month... which, in all honesty, is why we gave you soup recipes today. Plus, we love soup. And really, who doesn't?
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