Yummy Alternative to Fried Chicken

So about 6 months ago I posted a yummy recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken. For the recipe we deep-fat-fried the chicken in vegetable oil (soybean oil really). Instead today we found a recipe for breaded and baked chicken that is still delicious but a healthier option. It was EASY too, and the clean up was quicker.

Here it is on allrecipes.com.

Oven-Fried Chicken
1 Cube of butter
1 Clove of garlic, minced

3/4 Cup dried bread crumbs
3/4 Cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1.5 Tbls Parsley
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

2 Chicken breast, cut into strips

Steps:
1. Melt the butter with the garlic and put in a bowl.

2. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl

3. Dip the chicken strips in the butter, then roll them in the breading mixture and put on a pan.
4. I like to line my pan with aluminum foil, just so that clean up is easier.

5. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Turn them over and bake for 10 more minutes. We used really small pieces of chicken because we were hungry and wanted them to cook fast, but next time I'll probably just make a few larger pieces and increase the cooking time. Make sure to check that the chicken is fully cooked before you eat it!

This chicken went PERFECTLY with the veggies/rice/sweet & sour sauce taste. Yum. Dinner was way good tonight.

Looking back I will try a couple things differently to make it healthier.

1. use bigger pieces of chicken so that there is less butter per part of chicken

2. Use beaten eggs instead of butter for coating the chicken.

The butter does help it get nice and crispy though...it's a toss up. :)

happy eating.