This healthier recipe for fried chicken minus the frying will surely fit your goal to eat right. It's an oven-baked chicken with a crispy coating that tastes terrific!
Ingredients
- 1/4
cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1/4
cup low-fat (1%) milk
- 1 cup coarsely crushed oven-toasted corn cereal
- 1/2
teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2
teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2
teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2
teaspoon paprika
- 1/2
teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2
teaspoon salt
- 1/4
teaspoon black pepper
- 8 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Place flour in a shallow dish. In a second shallow dish, beat eggs with milk. In a third shallow dish, mix crushed cereal with seasonings.
- Dip chicken in flour then into egg mixture then into cereal mixture, coating evenly with each. Arrange chicken on prepared baking sheet and coat with cooking spray.
- Bake 25 minutes then turn chicken and bake 25 more minutes, or until chicken is golden and no pink remains.
Nutritional Information
Total Servings: 4. Serving Size: 2 drumsticks.
Per Serving: Exchanges: 1 Starch, 3 Lean Meat.
Calories 247 Calories from Fat 59 Total Fat 7g Saturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 132mg Sodium 498mg Carbohydrate 17g Dietary Fiber 1g Sugars 2g Protein 28g
Nutritional analysis courtesy of the American Diabetes Association
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