Recipe of the Week

I’ve got a great recipe for you this week.  In a previous post, I mentioned a great cookbook for the health minded individual.  As a reminder, the book is called Gourmet Nutrition.  My wife and I make 1-2 delicious recipes from this book every week.  Lately, I’ve been going to town on “Baked Chicken Strips.”  I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to eat “regular” chicken again.  Seriously, I’m lovin’ this recipe.  It tastes like you are cheating, but you’re not.  It’s healthy, and that good!

Baked Chicken Strips

Ingredients

- Boneles skinless chicken breast (cut into 1/2 inch strips, 170 g)     6 oz

-Salt      2 pinches

-Pepper      1 pinch

-Paprika      1 pinch

-Omega-3 egg      1

-Water      2 tbsp

-Coarse whole wheat breadcrumbs      1/4 cup

-Grated coconut      1/4 cup

-Olive oil cooking spray  ***

***I’ve actually found that spreading the cookie sheet with organic extra virgin coconut oil actually makes the recipe taste even better.  Plus, coconut oil handles heat really well, and we now do the majority of our cooking with it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Season chicken evenly with salt, pepper and paprika.  Add the egg and water to a mixing bowl, whisk together well and set aside.  Mix the breadcrumbs and coconut together in a separate mixing bowl and set aside.  Dip the chicken in the egg and toss until coated completely.  Remove and allow excess to drip off for 1 or 2 seconds and then place directly into the breadcrumbs/coconut mixture.  Roll until nicely coated.  Lightly coat a cookie sheet with spray (or use the coconut oil that I mentioned above) and place the strips onto the tray and then into the oven.  Bake until golden brown or cooked through (about 15 minutes).  You can remove the largest strip and cut it in half to check doneness.

There you go, give “Baked Chicken Breasts” a try.  Believe me, you won’t even notice that you are eating healthy.  For more great recipes, I can’t say enough good things about Gourmet Nutrition!