This Low Calorie Hot Honey Fried Chicken is just 224 calories, and it has 23g protein per serving! I like to serve this over a bed of baby spinach for a quick and easy low carb dinner. But I also gave you some more ideas for serving in the recipe card below.

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
4-8 tablespoons Low Calorie Hot Honey

Low Calorie Hot Honey Fried Chicken

Healthy Hot Honey Chicken Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: Cook and then cool the chicken. Then add to meal prep containers for later. Be sure to add the hot honey to a separate container as it will make the chicken soggy.
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.

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These hot honey chicken fillets are just 224 calories!

Great on sandwiches, salads and in wraps these chicken filets are amazing! I like to serve then over a bed of baby spinach for a healthy and low carb dinner.

Special Tip: To get a dark coating on the chicken fillets, use whole wheat bread crumbs!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 18

Marinate Time: 20

Total Time 48

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 224 kcal

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
4-8 tablespoons Low Calorie Hot Honey

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, drizzle the hot honey over the chicken fillets and serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1filletCalories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 6.2gProtein: 23gFat: 4.7gSaturated Fat: 0.8gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 1799mgPotassium: 427mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 0.9gCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg

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Nutrition and Calories in Hot Honey Chicken

Lower the Sodium: You can lower the sodium easily, just make your own Seasoning Salt (I added a link to the recipe above) and omit the salt from it.