Best Sticky Onion Chicken Healthy Low Fat Recipes

VERY SIMPLE OVEN FRIED CHICKEN -- LOW FAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of chicken.
• Spray chicken all over with veggies spray.
• Sprinkle all over with paprika.
• Fit a rack into a roasting pan; spray with veggie spray.
• Place chicken bone side down on roaster rack.
• Roast for approximately 45 minutes or until juices run clear.

BAKED-UP FRIED CHICKEN, LOW FAT

Steps:

• . Preheat oven to 450F (230C).
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and set a wire rack on top.
• Spray rack with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk buttermilk with egg white, add chicken and turn to evenly coat.
• Measure flour, salt, garlic powder, oregano, chili powder and baking powder into a large plastic bag.
• Close top and gently shake to evenly mix.
• Remove chicken, one piece at a time, from buttermilk and shake off excess liquid, then place in bag.
• Close top and shake gently to evenly coat.
• Remove from bag, shaking off excess coating, then place on rack, repeat with remaining chicken, one piece at a time.
• Discard any remaining milk and flour mixtures.
• Using a brush, lightly dab oil as evenly as possible over coating on chicken.
• Bake in centre of preheated oven until coating is crisp and golden, about 30 minutes.
• TIP:.
• If you have time, let chicken marinate in buttermilk before roasting. This makes it even more tender and adds tang, too! Place chicken and buttermilk mixture in a large plastic bag. Push chicken down into marinade, then squeeze out as much air as possible from bag. Seal tightly with an elastic band as close to chicken as possible. Place in a large bowl. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Then proceed with recipe as written.

LOW-FAT CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Coat large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium heat until hot. Add onion.
• Cover and cook 10 minutes until deep golden stirring often.
• combine salt, thyme, red pepper and black pepper.
• Sprinkle half the mixture over onions.
• Add 1/4 cup chicken broth and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add 6 tablespoon broth and cook until liquid evaporates.
• Repeat procedure with remaining broth.
• Add vinegar and cook an additional 2 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporates.
• Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Rub chicken with remaining spice mixture. Coat skillet with cooking spray and heat. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Serve with onions.

OVEN RANCH CHICKEN (LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
• In shallow dish combine bread crumbe & dressing mix (I use my food processor to mix them together because I usually make my own bread crumbs with toast - viola! the bread is already in there!).
• Dip chicken in sounr cream, then crumb mixture.
• Place on cookie sheet, spray chicken with cooking spray (if desired).
• Discard any remaining bread crumbs & sour cream.
• Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear.

CHICKEN PARMESAN - LOW FAT

Steps:

• Remove any clinging fat from the chicken and discard; wash and pat dry.
• Lay chicken between sheets of waxed paper- I save cereal box liners for this purpose; gently pound with the fleshy part of your fist (or a meat mallet) to flatten slightly.
• Rub all over with Italian dressing& let it sit while measuring out the remaining ingredients.
• Combine bread crumbs and seasonings on a piece of wax paper.
• Spray a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and place over medium heat.
• When hot, dredge dressing coated breasts through the bread crumb mixture and sauté until golden, about 5- 8 minutes per side.
• Spoon some spaghetti sauce on top of each breast, sprinkle with Parmesan& top with mozzarella; cover pan and continue to cook over medium heat until sauce is hot and cheese melts, about 3-5 minutes.