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Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets

Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets
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8 ratings
If fast food or frozen chicken nuggets are your go-to food for busy nights, switch to this feel-good version. They only take 30 minutes total and are amazingly low in fat and calories!
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Here's the skinny:

1/2 cup crushed corn flake cereal plus 1/2 cup ground pecans > 1 cup crushed Wheaties® cereal
1 1/2 ounce package ranch salad dressing and seasoning mix > 1 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed; and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 egg > 1 egg white
1/4 cup cooking oil for frying > no cooking oil for frying

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
450  (before)

160  (after)
Fat
26 g (before)

2 g (after)
Saturated Fat
2 1/2 g (before)

1/2 g (after)
Cholesterol
120 mg (before)

65 mg (after)
Sodium
510 mg (before)

140 mg (after)
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:4 servings
1 cup crushed Wheaties® cereal
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 egg white

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1  Preheat oven to 450°F. In a resealable plastic bag, combine crushed cereal, paprika, garlic powder, oregano, and, if desired, cayenne pepper. In a small bowl, beat egg white with a fork.
2  Dip chicken pieces into egg white, allowing excess to drip off. Add chicken pieces, a few at a time, to cereal mixture in bag; shake to coat well.
3  Place chicken pieces in a single layer in an ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170°F).

Nutritional Information

5 or 6 chicken nuggets: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 20); Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 140mg; Total Carbohydrate 7g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g); Protein 28g % Daily Value Vitamin A 10; Vitamin C 6; Calcium 2; Iron 15 Exchanges 1/2 Starch, 4 Very Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices 1/2