Guilt-free Chicken Nuggets

Byfrenk

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Bake Time: 18 minutes


Ingredients

Olive oil cooking spray

1⅓ cups Panko bread crumbs, see shopping tip

1 pound (2 large) boneless, skinless chicken breasts or chicken breast tenders cut into 24 even bite-sized pieces

2 teaspoons brown sugar

1½ teaspoons smoked paprika or sweet paprika

¾ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon chili powder

½ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light

2 egg whites


Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a baking pan with olive oil spray.

2. Melt butter in a small shallow bowl. Let cool slightly and mix in egg whites.  Add bread crumbs in another shallow bowl and toss with brown sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, chili powder, black pepper and garlic powder. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture, then dredge chicken in bread crumbs and place on baking pan. Continue until all chicken has been coated. Spray top of chicken with olive oil spray.

3. Bake chicken for 10 minutes. Turn over, spray with a little more olive oil spray. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, if desired. Bake an additional 7-8 minutes or until chicken is cooked and golden brown.

4. Serve with barbecue sauce, ketchup or light ranch dressing on the side, if desired

Makes 4 servings (6 nuggets per serving)


Food Fact
Chicken McNuggets were introduced at McDonald’s in 1983. They are small pieces of processed chicken meat that have been battered and deep fried. Chicken McNuggets are one of the most popular trademarked items on the McDonald’s menu.


Shopping Tip
You’ll find Panko bread crumbs in most supermarkets either with all other bread crumbs or in the Asian section.


Serving Tips
These little nuggets are great to serve for dinner. In addition, they make a terrific appetizer and would be yummy to pack in a lunch.


Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints 3
Weight Watchers SmartPoints 5
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 5

SKINNY FACTS: for 6 chicken nuggets
214 calories, 4g fat. 1.6g sat. fat, 55g chol, 29g protein, 16g carbs, 390mg sodium, 1g fiber, 4g sugar
FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints
82 calories, 1g sat. fat, 2g protein, 3g sugar

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