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Figure-Flattering Fried Chicken

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I am constantly trying to find more healthy versions of the foods that I love so much. I have a serious soft spot for fried chicken, but the amount of fat and calories in it are enough to give me a heart attack just thinking about. I do always use boneless, skinless chicken breasts, but the act of frying them in oil still makes it super unhealthy. I have seen many recipes for coating the chicken in other ingredients besides bread crumbs, but the one that I love the most is a pretzel coated chicken. Coating the chicken breasts in pretzels is unique because there are so many different types of pretzels, and yesterday when I was feeling super healthy, I stumbled across a whole wheat pretzel and decided to give those a try.

This recipe is just as easy to make as regular fried chicken, but it has 83 percent less saturated fat, and 54 percent fewer calories! 


Ingredients

4  4-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, beaten to an even thickness

2 egg whites

2 tablespoons honey mustard

1 1/2 cups pretzels, crushed

pinch of thyme

pinch of ground rosemary

pinch of garlic powder

nonstick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

 
   

Place egg whites and mustard in a dish and whisk until combined.

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Put pretzels on a plate and toss together the rosemary, thyme and garlic powder.

 
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Dip chicken into the egg mixture and then press into pretzel mixture until it is fully coated.

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Place chicken onto a foil lined baking sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking sheet. Finally, place baking sheet into the oven for approximately 15 minutes.

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