Oven-baked chicken in crispy breading topcook.tomathouse.com
Ingredients:
- 4 medium chicken breast fillets and 4 chicken thigh fillets, washed and dried (about 1.3 kg of chicken meat in total)
- 1/2 package (about 20) whole grain saltine crackers, crushed in a food processor into fine crumbs (about 1/2 cup)
- 2.5 cups cornflakes (breakfast cereal), ground in a food processor into fine crumbs (about 0.5 cup)
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- Whites of 2 eggs
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard or any mild mustard
- 0.5 tsp coarse salt
- Cooking spray with vegetable oil
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 190°C. Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil.
- In a shallow bowl, combine crackers, cornflakes, sesame seeds, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg whites, yogurt, and salt. Add the chicken pieces and coat them thoroughly with the yogurt mixture.
- Roll the chicken pieces one at a time in the cracker mixture, patting them down to adhere. Place the breaded chicken on a baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the chicken runs clear when pierced with a knife. Serve with kale.
Nutritional value per serving: Calories 270, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 1g, Protein 33g, Carbohydrates 21g, Fiber 1g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 590mg, Sugars 0g. |