This Low Calorie Crispy Chicken Fillet is healthy and over the top flavorful! The healthy recipe is just 224 calories and is packed with 23g of protein.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cup water
- 4 chicken breast fillets (2 chicken breasts total)
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs (or gluten free breadcrumbs)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Homemade Seasoning Salt (or store bought)
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Olive oil spray
Low Calorie Crispy Chicken Fillet
Healthy Crispy Chicken Fillet Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: Cook and then cool the chicken. Then add to meal prep containers for later.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days and the freezer for a month.
Reheating: Reheat in the microwave for 1-3 minutes, or in a 350 degree oven until warmed through, 20-25 minutes.
Low Calorie Crispy Chicken Fillet Recipe
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Low Calorie Crispy Chicken Fillet
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cup water
- 4 chicken breast fillets (2 chicken breasts total) directions on how to fillet chicken above
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs or gluten free breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Homemade Seasoning Salt or store bought
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Olive oil spray
Instructions
Marinate the Chicken Fillets:
- Add the Greek Yogurt and water to a gallon freezer bag or large bowl.
- Mix well until very thin, then add in the chicken breast fillets and cover.
- Marinate for 20 minutes to 2 hours in the fridge.
Prep the Chicken Fillets:
- To a shallow bowl or pie pan, add the egg and whisk well.
- To a separate shallow bowl or pie pan, combine the breadcrumbs, paprika, onion powder, seasoning salt, and pepper. Mix together.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- One at a time, remove the chicken fillets out of the marinade. Gently shake off any excess marinade.
- Add to the egg and coat well, shake off any excess.
- Add the chicken fillet to the breadcrumb mixture and coat completely with breadcrumbs. Gently shake off any excess.
- Move to the prepared baking sheet and continue with the next chicken fillet until they are all prepped.
- Finally, spray with olive oil.
Bake the Chicken Filets:
- To an oven preheated to 425 degrees, add the prepared chicken strips.
- Bake for 8 minutes, then remove from the oven, flip, spray with olive oil.
- Add the chicken fillets back to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve hot, or cool for meal prep.
Nutrition
About the Author
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