Picnic Chicken
Baking instead of frying avoids saturated fat found in oils. This crunchy chicken is perfect to take on a picnic lunch.
$1.79
Ingredients
- 3 ½ pounds raw chicken pieces
- 2 ½ cups corn or bran flake cereal (finely crushed)
- 20 whole-grain crackers (finely crushed)
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 garlic cloves (or 1 tsp minced or ½ tsp powder)
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Nonstick spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a baking sheet (any size) with nonstick spray.
- Remove skin and visible fat from chicken. Cut chicken into strips or chunks.
- In a bowl, combine egg whites, yogurt, mustard, and salt.
- In a shallow bowl, combine cereal and cracker crumbs, cayenne, and garlic.
- Dip chicken pieces into the yogurt mixture to coat. Then dip into the cracker mixture and pack crumbs onto each piece of chicken.
- Arrange pieces on baking sheet coated with nonstick spray.
- Bake at 375°F for 50 minutes until the internal temperature of chicken reaches 165°. Larger pieces may take longer.
Nutrition Label
Serving: 1 chicken strip
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