“Healthified” Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets

(from acschaap’s recipe box)

Source: Eat Better America

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: Lunch/Dinner

Ingredients

  • 1 cup crushed Wheaties cereal
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a resealable plastic bag, combine crushed cereal, paprika, garlic powder, oregano and if desired cayenne pepper. In a small bowl, beat egg whites with a fork.

  2. Dip chicken pieces into egg white, allowing excess to drip off. Add chicken pieces, a few at a time, to cereal mixture in bag, shake to coat well.

  3. Place chicken pieces in a single layer in an ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.

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