Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

source: skinnytaste.com

I found this recipe on skinnytaste.com, a blog full of healthy and delicious recipes. These are so simple to prepare and I have more peace of mind giving these to my kiddos in comparison to the processed nuggets you can pick up at a fast food restaurant.

Ingredients:

• 16 oz (2 large) skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into even bit sized pieces
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp panko
• 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
• olive oil spray

Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray.

Put the olive oil in one bowl and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another.

Season chicken with salt and pepper, then put in the bowl with the olive oil and mix well so the olive oil evenly coats all of the chicken.

Put a few chunks of chicken at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on the baking sheet. Lightly spray the top with olive oil spray then bake 8 - 10 minutes. Turn over then cook another 4 - 5 minutes or until cooked though.

PB and Apple Greek Yogurt

I love clean food. I am happier and feel better when I fuel my body with healthy foods. This is a delicious snack that satisfies my late night munchies.

Ingredients:

1 dropper full of liquid stevia
4-6 drops of caramel extract
1 tbsp natural peanut butter or 1 tbsp PB2
1 cup plain, non-fat Greek yogurt
1/2-1 apple, diced. Any flavor, I like fuji or granny smith
honey (local-raw, or natural)

Directions:

Scoop  yogurt into a bowl. Add liquid stevia. Once I have added the stevia I use the same dropper to distribute my extract, otherwise the extract is hard to control because it comes out of the bottle too quickly. I wash the dropper and return it to the stevia bottle. Stir in the peanut butter until smooth. Top with diced apples and a drizzle of honey.

Skinny Sweet and Sour Chicken

Source: skinnymom.com

This is so yummy! I LOVE Chinese food but rarely eat it because I cringe when I think about how unhealthy it is.  This is a MUCH healthier alternative. It is a simple and delicious meal that I will be making often. We served this on top of brown rice.

Ingredients:
CHICKEN:

• 1 lb. boneless, skinless, chicken breats
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup eggbeaters or 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup olive oil

SAUCE:

• 3/4 cup Splenda (many people steer clear of Splenda, but I think it is fine in moderation and we rarely eat it)
• 1/4 cup reduced-Sugar Ketchup, I used Heinz reduced sugar ketchup. I like to buy ketchup with no high-fructose corn syrup in the ingredients.
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp reduced sodium soy Sauce
• 1 tsp garlic salt

Directions:
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat

Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch pieces

Place the cornstarch in a gallon-sized ziploc bag. Put the chicken into the bag with the cornstarch and seal, tossing to coat the chicken.

Pour your eggbeaters into a shallow bowl. Dip the cornstarch-coated chicken pieces in the egg.

Place the coated chicken pieces in a single layer in the hot skillet. Cook for 1-2 minutes and then flip each piece over to cook on the other side until nicely golden brown but not cooked all the way through

Place browned chicken pieces in a baking dish

Mix the sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl and pour over the chicken in the baking dish

Bake at 325F for approximately one hour – turning the chicken once or twice while cooking to coat evenly with sauce. WARNING: the vinegar smell during the beginning of the baking time is SCARY. I promise you it does not taste like it smells while cooking.