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Healthified Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets

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92% less fat • 73% less sodium than the original recipe—see the comparison. 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!

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 nuggests: Calories 160 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 140mg; Total Carbohydrate 7g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g); Protein 28g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 2%; Iron 15% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Good!

This was a very good recipe. We used corn flakes instead of Wheaties, but will try Panko crumbs next time. Otherwise, it had very good flavor!
Posted at 9:54 AM on August 9 2010 by hancockre

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my friend and i came up with something like this but we used the sour cream and onions baked lays instead. it came out really good and added a little more flavor. It might be a little more calories then this one though.
Posted at 3:11 PM on March 19 2010 by dance88