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Cajun Oven-Fried Chicken and Roasted Vegetables

Cajun Oven-Fried Chicken and Roasted Vegetables
Recipe Tip
C the Peppers
Bell peppers, regardless of their color, provide vitamin C also called ascorbic acid. Choosing vitamin C-rich foods keeps gums and blood vessels healthy.
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"Oven-frying" the chicken in this recipe gives a nice crispy texture without the added fat of traditional deep-frying. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:50 min
makes:6 servings

Chicken
1 1/2cups corn flakes cereal
1egg white
1teaspoon water
6boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb)
1teaspoon Cajun seasoning
Roasted Vegetables
2medium red, orange and/or yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
1medium sweet onion (Maui, Texas Sweet or Walla Walla), cut into thin wedges
4cups Green Giant® SELECT® frozen whole green beans
1tablespoon olive oil
1teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1/4teaspoon salt
1.Heat oven to 450°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Spray another 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2.Place cereal in plastic bag or between sheets of waxed paper; crush with rolling pin. Place crushed cereal in small bowl. In another small bowl, beat egg white and water with fork until frothy.
3.Dip chicken breasts into egg white mixture; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning. Roll chicken in cereal to coat; place in foil-lined pan. In second pan, toss roasted vegetable ingredients to coat.
4.Place both pans in oven; bake 18 to 23 minutes, stirring vegetables once halfway through baking time, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F) and vegetables are crisp-tender.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 410mg; Total Carbohydrate 14g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 5g); Protein 27% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 35%; Vitamin C 70%; Calcium 4%; Iron 20Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 3 oz-equivalents Meat & Beans, 3/4 c Vegetables 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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