Fried Chicken with Spicy BBQ Sauce SmartPoints 6

Words can’t describe how amazing this chicken really is. Think fried chicken, with a bit of a kick and barbecue chicken, all in one! Each serving has 227 calories, 4 grams of fat and 6 Weight Watchers SmartPoints.  This recipe makes 6 breast and you’ll want that many. My husband and I loved it so much, we ate it 3 days in a row!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Refrigerator Time: 20 minutes
Cook and Bake Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste, for desired amount of spice
6 (4 ounces each) chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup barbecue sauce, I used Sweet Baby Rays, see shopping tip
Tabasco sauce, to taste


Instructions

1. Add flour and all dry seasonings to a plastic bag.  Place chicken breasts in bag and seal.  Shake well to coat.  Refrigerate in plastic bag for at least 20 minutes. Can be stored in the fridge for several hours.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Coat a large, nonstick pan with cooking spray. Heat olive oil in pan and swirl around. Add all chicken breasts to pan and fry on each side, for about 3 minutes, until browned.

3. Line a baking pan or cookie sheet with foil.  Place browned chicken breasts on pan.

4. In a small bowl, combine barbecue sauce and tabasco sauce. Start with 4-5 drops, mix well and taste it. Add more, if desired.  Spread each chicken breast with sauce.

5. Bake in oven for about 15 minutes. Cut into 1 breast to make sure it’s cooked through and white inside.

Makes 6 servings. Each serving, 1 chicken breast.


Healthy Benefit
Skinless chicken is packed with protein.  It’s loaded with vitamins and nutrients, such as niacin, B6, B12, vitamin D, iron and zinc.

Shopping Tip
Most supermarket’s carry Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce or use your favorite bbq sauce.

Weight Watchers SmartPoints 6
Weight Watchers POINT PLUS 6
Weight Watchers (old points) 5

SKINNY FACTS: for 1 chicken breast
227 calories, 4g fat, 1g sat. fat, 55mg chol, 27g prot, 21g carbs, 0g fiber, 271mg sod, 11g sugar

FAT FACTS: for 1 KFC’S CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN breast
470 calories, 28g fat, 25g carb, 31g prot, 1g fiber, 930mg sod, 5g sugar

source: http://www.skinnykitchen.com

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