Popcorn chicken

Name: Popcorn chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 120g wholemeal bread; 1/2 tsp garlic granules; 1/4 tsp chilli powder (hot or mild, depending on taste); 1/2 tsp sea salt; 300g chicken breast (all skin and visible fat removed); 1 egg low-calorie cooking spray

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:37:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories392.6 kcal (20%)

Total Fat16.6 g (24%)

Carbs26 g (10%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein33.2 g (66%)

Sodium748.8 mg (37%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

120gwholemeal bread

½ tspgarlic granules

¼ tspchilli powder

hot or mild, depending on taste

½ tspsea salt

300gchicken breast

all skin and visible fat removed

1egg

low-calorie cooking spray

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170?C (fan 150?C/gas mark 3). Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.

Step 2

In a mini electric chopper or food processor, blitz the wholemeal bread into fine crumbs. Place into a shallow dish with the garlic granules, chilli powder and salt and mix well.

Step 3

Dice the chicken into bite-sized pieces (about 2cm/34in cubes). Beat the egg in a bowl and add the diced chicken, stirring to ensure the chicken is coated in egg. Put the chicken into the breadcrumbs, a few pieces at a time. Shake the chicken around in the breadcrumbs to coat and place each piece onto the baking tray. Repeat until all the chicken is coated in breadcrumbs. If you have any breadcrumbs left over, dip the breaded chicken into the egg again, then back into the crumbs for an extra crispy coating!

Step 4

Spray the chicken with low-calorie cooking spray and pop in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and the chicken pieces are cooked through. The chicken can also be frozen once cooled (or frozen raw and coated) - defrost fully before reheating.