Spicy Oven-Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 2 tsp. hot pepper sauce
• 8 (5 oz.) skinless, bone-in chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Makes 8 Servings (1 thigh per serving)

1. Preheat the oven to 425 F. Line a roasting pan with foil; spray the rack of the roasting pan with nonstick spray and place in the pan.
2. Combine the buttermilk and hot pepper sauce in a 9 X 13-inch baking dish. Place the chicken in the buttermilk mixture, turning to coat; set aside.
3. Combine the bread crumbs, almonds, salt and pepper on a shallow plate. Dip the chicken into the crumb mixture, turning to coat on all sides. Discard the excess buttermilk mixture and bread crumb mixture. Place the chicken on a rack; lightly spray the chicken with nonstick spray.
4. Bake 20 minutes, then lightly spray the chicken again with nonstick spray. Bake until the chicken is golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted in a thigh registers 165 F, about 15 minutes longer.

WW POINTS VALUE: 6pts.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the WW Ultimate Chicken Cookbook. Weight watchers has done it again with another version of a classic comfort food. You can have your fried chicken and eat it too. Oven-fried chicken is succulent, juicy and more delicious than all the other fast food joints and it's also not as greasy. If you don't have seasoned bread crumbs, add a touch of some of your favorite herbs such as parsley, thyme, oregano, etc. and you'll get the flavored fried chicken you crave. If you have time, soak the chicken in buttermilk over a period of time so it will be moist and flavorful. If you use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in place of the chicken thighs, your meal will be just as delicious.