I am so sorry for the delay everyone - I had one of the missing teams message me their recipe, but I had to go out of town unexpectedly and I didnt see it until this morning.

Here is the meal

5)

Starter: Butternut Squash Soup with Sage (56 cals)
Main course: Citrus Chicken (142 cals)
Side dish: Watermelon and Feta Salad (157 cals)
Dessert: Low Fat No Bake Cheesecake (222)
total for meal: 577 calories



Butternut Squash Soup with Sage
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 6 • Serving Size: about 1 1/3 cups • Old Points: 1 pt • Points+: 1 pt
Calories: 56.2 • Fat: 0.3 g • Protein: 2.6 g • Carb: 11.4 g • Fiber: 2.6 g


1 butternut squash, about 2 cups cubed
1 carrot, peeled
1 small onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
6 cups fat free chicken or vegetable broth
2 garlic cloves, halved
4 sage leaves
1/2 cup 1% milk

salt and freshly ground pepper

Peel the squash and remove the seeds. Cut into medium size cubes.*
In a large heavy pot, combine squash, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, sage and broth and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer on low heat for about 40 minutes, until squash is tender.
Discard the sage and using an immersion blender, puree the soup. Add milk and adjust the salt and pepper to taste and serve. Great topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

* The easiest way to peel butternut squash is to first cut the top and bottom off the squash. Then cut the squash length wise
Citrus Chicken

Ingredients

½ cup chicken broth
packet (1 ounce) 1 Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons orange marmalade
4 boneless,skinless chicken breast,halves

Directions


Main Dish
Heat the oil in a medium skillet. Add the chicken breasts and cook until brown on both sides.
In a small bowl, mix the seasoning mix, broth and marmalade, and stir until smooth.
Pour the liquid into the skillet with the chicken. Reduce the heat and continue to cook until most of the liquid has reduced, chicken is nicely glazed, and an internal temperature of 165°F is reached.
Serve immediately.

142 Calories, 6 grams fat, 620 sodium
For a side dish: Watermelon and Feta Salad
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings: 4 - Size 1/4 of salad - Old Points: 4 pts - Points+: 4 pts-Calories: 157.4 - Fat: 11.4g - Carb: 11.1 g - Fiber: 1g - Protein: 4 g - Sugar: 8.9 g - Sodium: 219.6 mg (without salt)...

Ingredients:

* 3 cups seedless watermelon, cubed and chilled
* 1/2 cup crumbled feta
* 7 oz arugula
* 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
* 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
* kosher salt and fresh pepper

Directions:

Wash arugula and dry well. In a large bowl whisk vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss with the remaining in

No Bake Cheese Cake

222 Calories, 17 grams Sugar, 6 grams Fat

Whip 1 package LOW FAT CREAM CHEESE with 1/4 cup SUGAR and 1tsp VANILLA. Fold in 1 tub LOW FAT COOL WHIP. Pour into GRAHM CRACKER PIE CRUST. Chill in the fridge for an hour. Top with FRESH BERRIES if desired *note this will raise the sugar content*

I just want to say I am sorry for #5, that it was posted after most had voted already. I know a lot voted for their own team, but I want to say, I was honest on my vote. I was not able to help choose our meal and I came to the voting first (before I had seen our meal on our link). I looked at your recipe #5 and it does sound good. What I noticed is your servings are off per main meal/salads etc. some are 4 servings some 6. So that was part of my vote between #1 and #5. I still pick #1 (not because it is my team), but because it has lower calories, seems very simple/easy (and I love easy) to make. And sounds very delicious. pineapple and chicken, yummm

May I make a suggestion for future votes on food dishes/recipe's... In stead of having people vote in the main thread, have them message their vote to one person. That way if people want to be fair and see another teams looks better than their own, they won't feel pressured to vote for their team (and not get flack back from that team) It would be annonomous. Just a suggestion. I think all recipes sound really really good too. I do love the butternut soup from #5, but the salad just wasn't my thing (I love salad, but I just can't picture watermelon in my salads.. sorry #5

the blame for #5 being late is part the teams, and part mine. I didnt recieve an email with the recipe from that team until almost 24 hours after it was due, and by then was out of town without access to a computer, so it should have been posted friday night but I wasnt able to. Things get in the way, both for myself and for you guys and I know the members of that team would have liked to get things in on time, but just werent able to this time. They understand that and we've discussed how we're handling it since they missed most of the voting.

Regarding the voting on the meals, it actually never occured to me that people would be "unfair" and vote for their team, just to they could win! I figured people might be more inclined to go for their teams, yes, but that if there was one that sounded more appealing that they would vote for that one instead. I REALLY hope that coaches/ other players arent telling you that you HAVE to vote for your team and giving any sort of flack or negative response if someone doesnt vote for their team. If I see something like that, I think its fair that there be a negative reprecussion for such things.

In situations like this if you want your vote to be truly annonymous than it can always be messaged directly to me. I thought I had put that in the main thread, but quite possibly didnt!

As a reminder, voting ends tonight at 8pm est. There has been less than 20% participation in voting for this, probably because its not required, but I hope people do continue to vote for their favorites (and not just because its your team!)