 Welcome to my channel and welcome. If you are new here, my name is Jen And I am a certified weight loss and nutrition coach and I am on the WW Aka weight watchers blue plan. I have a super fun video for you today. I am recreating three Popular restaurant foods. We're going to make these healthier better ingredients lower calorie lower smart point We have Sonic we have Panera bread and we have KFC So some of the most popular fast food establishments We are recreating some of their popular popular dishes and making them again point-friendly and calorie-friendly I can't wait to share these three recipes with you guys I am going to have all of these recipes on my website. My website is down in the description box below Also in the description box, you're going to find my nutrition coaching website I offer macro calorie calculation one-on-one coaching group coaching. I have a little bit of everything I would love to help you on your healthy lifestyle journey wherever you are in the process We all could use it a little bit of coaching and nutrition guidance So check that out down below also You'll find links and discount codes to my favorite things as well as some of the items that I shared with you today So check out that description box if you are new I'd love for you to join my community hit the little subscribe button and the bell next to it So you're notified when new videos are uploaded. I do upload most days of the week So make sure you're subscribed. We'd love to have you thumbs up this video If you're here for the copycat recipes and let's jump in because we have three amazing delicious recipes For tonight's copycat recipe, I'm going to be copycatting the kfc bowl Now this is going to be a very very simple recipe. This is great for a busy weeknight or weekend I specifically chose this recipe to use as inspiration Because it is quick and simple, of course the recipe will be on my website as well as the link for the original recipe as well But let me show you what's in tonight's dinner because you guys this is easy peasy First you'll need the Tyson popcorn chicken You could really use any breaded chicken or chicken nuggets But I'm going to use the popcorn chicken because it's the perfect size for the bowl some light shredded cheese I have the Trader Joe's just light three cheese blend Frozen or fresh corn whatever your preference is potatoes. I am making my life easy and just using the Trader Joe's Frozen mashed potatoes. These are in Little pellets. So all you do is add water and warm them up. They're real mashed potatoes not fake mashed potatoes They're really truly you guys absolutely amazing and super simple And then we are going to use the height gravy and savory beef You could use chicken or turkey gravy whatever your preference Let's get the chicken in the air fryer and get the potatoes going and literally this is a super simple dinner So here's 10 ounces of the Tyson popcorn chicken. I just went ahead and weighed that out here on my food scale I'll link this food scale down below you guys. I love it so much I got it on Amazon and I'll also link my air fryer because I get a lot of questions on this This is just a small little copper chef. It's perfect for one or two people So I'm gonna pop this in at 400 degrees and I'm just gonna let it cook and I will pull it out and flip it Periodically while it's air frying. So here is what those potatoes look like. Like I said, they're just little cubes I just go ahead and add just enough water so when they cook I can mix them together to make the mashed potato consistency again. This is 48 cubes Literally you guys it's almost the entire bag. There's just a few left in the bottom But we'll keep it because it'll be another great meal So I'm gonna go ahead and add a little water to this to get it ready to go into the microwave I will wait until the popcorn chicken is pretty close to done though Because this will probably take less than 10 minutes to cook in the microwave Next I'm gonna go ahead and put this entire bag because it wants two cups for the recipe Which is what this is into a bowl here with some water You could use steamable corn This one is not and then I'll be ready to just pop this in the microwave once the potatoes are done So here are our potatoes. They are done. I'm just going to let them cool for a little bit The chicken is just about done. I have corn in the microwave and then over here is The brown gravy. I'm just going to warm this up in the microwave and then we'll assemble the bowl So here's the start of my bowl. So I have one sixth of the mashed potatoes I have about a half of a cup of corn a little over two ounces of the chicken I went ahead and just cut it up with some kitchen shears About a tablespoon tablespoon and a half of light shredded cheese, and then here's the brown gravy I'm going to add roughly an eighth of a cup or so to the top So I have the main part of the bowl put together So next I'm just gonna go ahead and add my pieces of chicken right over the top And I just wait everything out on my food scale once it was all cooked And that is plenty of chicken without going too crazy and overboard and then I'm going to just drizzle over Roughly an eighth of a cup the gravy you can have I think Quarter of a cup for one point or something like that. It's a it's a good amount I'm not even going to have one point worth and then lastly I'm going to just sprinkle right over that cheese I might pop this back in the microwave for a second just until the cheese is melted But look at this yum. So here is my completed bowl now This is a large large bowl look at how big that is and I would say it's about halfway full This looks so good. So the recipe makes six servings It is eight smart points on both blue and green and five points on the purple plan So my dinner tonight eight smart points. What an easy copycat recipe for tonight's copycat recipe We are going to recreate the sonic ultimate meat and cheese burrito now I believe I don't know for sure But I think this is a breakfast recipe based on the ingredients But we're going to modify it a little bit to make it a lunch or dinner recipe and I can't wait This sounds incredible and filling. Yeah, I'm pretty excited. So let me show you what's in our sonic Ultimate meat and cheese burrito first. You'll need some wraps I have just some plain flour tortillas here for my husband And then I am going to be using the Olay extreme wellness for myself Valvita cheese slices just because these are only one smart point and they met melt really well Which is partially what we want for this burrito. We're also going to need some light Mexican blend or three cheese blend as well Bacon I'm gonna be using this Coleman natural uncured bacon. You could also use center cut bacon whatever your preference is Some diced hash browns fresh or frozen if you go with frozen make sure you take them out and let them thaw just a little bit Mine have been out for about an hour or so they'll cook up a lot better and crispier Salt and pepper some ground chicken and like I said the original recipe calls for breakfast sausage Which makes me again think this is a breakfast recipe But I'm going to use ground chicken and again make it a dinner recipe We're also going to need eggs and then some low-fat milk. You could use almond milk as well So let's get started. So I went ahead and grabbed out a quarter sheet pan and a piece of parchment paper I am going to go ahead and put my pieces of bacon on the baking sheet I'm going to cook them in the oven alongside the potatoes I have them defrosting a bit in the microwave a little bit more before we put them into the oven But I'm going to go ahead and lay out my pieces of bacon here on the sheet pan And again, we're just going to pop these in the oven right along with the potatoes So I have eight slices of the Coleman natural bacon. It's really good. I actually got this from my imperfect foods box I will link in perfect foods down below with ten dollars worth of free Groceries when you sign up with their service and there is no minimum order So I love imperfect foods helps eliminate food waste. So that is where the bacon came from now Let's get the hash brown potatoes ready. So I went ahead and grabbed out another quarter sheet pan I'm going to spray it with some non-stick cooking spray. Here are my hash brown potatoes I just actually pulled them out of the microwave gave them a chance to defrost just a little bit more And I'm just going to spread them out here on my pan. I weighed these out on my food scale It is 12 ounces of The hash brown potatoes. So that's what I have here. We are going to season these with a little bit of salt and pepper So here are the potatoes and the bacon We're gonna put both of these in the oven at 350 until our potatoes are crispy and actually until our bacon's crispy too So I have a pan here warming up on the stove to cook down the ground chicken I am going to go ahead and spray that with some non-stick cooking spray We'll get it nice and hot and then we'll go ahead and add our pound of ground chicken I'm also going to add some salt and pepper To the ground chicken just to give it a little bit of flavor since we aren't really adding any other spices or anything to The meat we're just gonna do a little bit of salt and pepper. Let this cook down until it's completely cooked through While the chicken is cooking. I have 10 eggs here I'm gonna go ahead and crack those into my bowl and do my best to avoid the shell So to the eggs we're actually going to add four tablespoons of low-fat milk or whatever milk that you're using for your eggs We're going to scramble these up in the same pan that we are currently cooking the chicken in which by the way is Just about done. So there is four tablespoons of low-fat milk I am going to also add a little salt a little pepper give this a whisk and let's make some scrambled eggs The chicken is done We're just gonna again use the same pan and Add our eggs and we're just going to scramble these and then we'll put these into a separate bowl as well We are ready to start assembling chicken is done eggs are done Bacon just came out of the oven. It's nice and crispy and last but not least Potatoes so how we're gonna assemble our burritos is I'm gonna start with my husband's just a flour tortilla One slice of Velveeta cheese. I'm going to rip it in half and lay it on the bottom I'm going to add one-sixth of the meat this recipe makes six Sonic burritos so we want to make sure that we have enough of everything for six burritos One sixth of these eggs, which is actually a little bit more than one scrambled egg Per burrito so we're gonna go ahead and add that and then we're going to do one-sixth of the cheese This is half of a cup of light shredded cheese, which isn't very much But we also have the Velveeta on these burritos. I am going to give him two slices of bacon I am going to give myself one slice of bacon just so that I can keep my points a little bit lower And then I'm going to add one-sixth of these potatoes to the burrito You guys this looks so good. It is definitely giving me breakfast vibes But I'm excited to have it as even a lunch or dinner because who said you can't have breakfast for a lunch or dinner So there is one-sixth of those potatoes. Oh my gosh This looks incredible. Look at that. Yum. And then we're just gonna roll it up You could serve this with a salsa hot sauce. You could even go for sour cream or ranch Whatever your preference is and we're just gonna roll this up and then I'm gonna wrap these up in Saran wrap and then when we go to warm them up We'll either warm them up in our the air fryer or you can pop them in an oven You could even pan Sear them and get that nice kind of crispiness on the outside of the tortilla. So there you go These are huge wrap it up and let's make the other five burritos It's boring 1,000,000 demons around and me And here are the burritos so here's the Olay's for me and the bigger burrito for my husband once we go to have dinner I'll be back. I'll show you what these look like prepared what I top them with I'm thinking some of that good foods plant-based queso sounds really good. So there you go Sonic burritos It's copycat recipe. We are doing one of my favorite things ever and that is the Panera bread macaroni and cheese Now we did have to modify the original recipe quite a bit to get it within a reasonable amount of points But it's going to be delicious and I cannot wait because like I said, this is one of my favorite things So let me show you what's in our mac and cheese first. You're going to need macaroni now I am using fiber gourmet because it is incredibly low point. It is better than regular pasta It's seriously the best thing ever so this is what the fiber gourmet pasta is if you watch my videos, you know, I'm obsessed We're obsessed my husband loves it just as much as I do This is the light elbows. It is two ounces dry for 100 calories Always always measure your pasta out dry. So this is 100 calories two points. You guys that's it for two ounces 25 grams of fiber versus two grams of fiber in traditional pasta 17 grams of net carbs versus 41 and seven grams of protein per two ounces And like I said, you get a whole entire serving which is two ounces dry for two smart points It is the lowest point pasta you'll ever find and it's so good. The flavor is so delicious I mean incredibly incredibly delicious. So we actually need two bags of pasta or one pound 16 ounces of pasta because We need a lot of pasta for mac and cheese. You can order the fiber gourmet pasta off of net triton's website I'll make sure net triton is linked down below for you best price on net triton not to mention all the other great Diet w w healthy food options that they have on their website as well. So check that out You're also going to need some all-purpose flour Low fat milk. I'm using 1% milk. You could use that free milk as well We're going to need a lot of cheese because we're making mac and cheese So we need some mozzarella and then I'm going to use the trader joe's light mexican blend Butter, this is just the myocos plant-based butter. You could use regular butter You could use light butter whatever your preference and last but not least. I know it sounds weird But some dijon mustard Let's make some mac and cheese So in a medium to large size pot, I am bringing some salted water to a boil We are going to cook both bags of elbows in this pot of water And then in another pan over here. I have three tablespoons of butter I'm going to start melting that and then we have all of this good stuff to add To the butter and this is going to create the sauce. So this is actually a really easy recipe It's just important to get your pasta going and your sauce going about at the same time So I've added both the bags of pasta I'm just going to have this to a very very low boil Just because it's a lot more full than I anticipated it being so it'll cook even at a very very low boil Our butter is just about melted once it is we're going to go ahead and add in the flour So the butter is melted. So I have my three tablespoons of flour I'm going to go ahead and add that And then we are just going to stir and get everything combined stir that butter and that flour together And we're going to let this cook for about one minute or so just kind of get it warmed through Now we are slowly going to add our milk We have two cups of milk total So I'm going to add a little less than half of it Give that a stir make sure that it gets combined and mixed together This is going to form a roux or basically thicken up the cheese sauce I've just continued to stir and see how much thicker It's gotten that flour that roux has started to combine really well with the milk So the next step is we are going to add an eight ounces of mozzarella cheese, which is that full bag And then we're going to stir that mozzarella cheese in look how thick that is already Now the original recipe wants you to use all white cheese because Traditionally the Panera mac and cheese is white But we are substituting a lower Calorie lower fat lower point version of cheese. So we're going to use the light three cheese blend So our sauce will have a little bit of an orange Flare to it, but not a big deal to save on that many calories and points But look it does not look amazing. So now we're going to add in the light cheese So I've added four ounces of the trader joe's light cheese Just measured out on my food scale the mozzarella was easy because we used the full bag But this one we are only going to do four ounces. This is super thick So I am just going to keep stirring until it is fully combined And the last step is is to add in some Dijon mustard And lastly I added two teaspoons of Dijon mustard We're going to give that a stir and if you didn't notice it's not as orange as I thought That it would be with that light cheese. So it still definitely has the white Panera mac and cheese vibe So we're going to get this all mixed together The noodles are just about done. We'll drain those and then everything gets mixed in a bowl and we have dinner And the noodles are ready There's our sauce. Look. Oh my goodness. That looks So delicious. Look it came right out of the pot. So it is done We are just literally stirring the noodles and this amazing cheese sauce together and that's it you guys We have Panera bread mac and cheese So let me get this all stirred together and I'll show you the final product And we'll talk about kind of what we could pair this with for a little extra Protein and maybe some veggies in with our lunch or dinner as well And we have Panera bread mac and cheese. Doesn't this look amazing? So this whole huge bowl makes 10 servings and with all the modifications that I made to the original recipe It is only seven smart points per serving for mac and cheese. You guys yum And that is using the fiber gourmet pasta. I'll make sure I link netricians website down below I would recommend pairing this with a veggie and maybe some chicken or a zero point protein And you would have a seven smart point lunch or dinner of mac and cheese I'm going to add a little bit of salt and pepper to mine I'll be back to show you exactly what I have for dinner and how I incorporate this With a protein and a veggie as well, but holy moly mac and cheese. So here's my dinner I'm showing you how I paired it. Oh, we're getting steamy. There we go. Sorry guys I'm showing you how I paired it with the mac and cheese. So this is one tenth of the macaroni I would say it's probably about three quarters of a cup. It's a good amount and that is seven points I added a little bit of salt and pepper. I have some organic great value Tri-color cauliflower for zero. I just added some salt and pepper and then a couple of thin sliced chicken breasts This is marinated in the g hues orange and ginger marinate I'll pop a picture in here for you to show you what the bottle looks like I should have taken a picture of it But I marinated the chicken in that all day and then just cooked it on the stove top So this entire dinner is only seven points The only thing we have to count for is that Panera mac and cheese which by the way is Killer it is a complete dupe for Panera mac and cheese and it's only seven points Thank you so much for joining me on this copycat recipe video I hope that you enjoyed seeing kfc sonic and Panera become a little bit healthier and a little bit more point friendly It was so fun to find these recipes and create them I plan on making this a series here on my channel where I'll pop in some copycat recipe Recreations here and there so make sure if you want to make any of these for your family Check out my description box. You'll find the website where all these recipes will be listed for you Also my nutrition coaching website again I'd love to help you on your healthy lifestyle journey Everyone needs a little extra help when it comes to nutrition and weight loss So check that out down below as well also links discount codes to everything I shared with you today and every discount that I have available to you is in that description box as well So check it out. It's a wealth of information thumbs up this video if you enjoyed it And of course if you're new please stick around I'd love to have you join me here on youtube hit the subscribe button and the bell next to it So you're notified when new videos are uploaded. Thank you guys again So much for hanging out with me today. Have a great day Enjoy these recipes and I'll see you in my next video. Bye