Crispy Chipotle Chicken Strips

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 lb uncooked chicken breast tenders (not breaded)
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can), finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon adobo sauce (from can of chiles)

Steps

  • 1
    In shallow dish, mix cornmeal, chili powder and garlic salt. Coat chicken well with cornmeal mixture.
  • 2
    Generously spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat skillet over medium heat. Add chicken strips; spray with cooking spray. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, until golden brown on outside and no longer pink in center.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining ingredients over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot.
  • 4
    Serve chicken with sauce.

  • Now you can make your own version of a popular flavorful restaurant dish at home, and with fewer calories and much less fat.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2g
3%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
17%
Sodium
730mg
31%
Potassium
230mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
4%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
3g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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