What's for Dinner?

National Nutrition Month® Recipe for the day! www.eatright.org/nnm

Love the taste of fried chicken, but hate the excess calories and fat?  Here's a solution that's sure to please!  Spicy yogurt sauce adds both flavor and practicality, actinga as a base for the seasoned bread crumbs to keep the chicken moist during baking.

Low-Fat, Oven-Fried Chicken

6 servings; serving is 1 breast or thigh

Ingredients:

1 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 clove garlic

6 skinless chicken breasts halves or 6 skin less chicken breast thighs (1 3/4lb to 2 lbs)

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 tablespoon margarine, melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. combine yogurt, paprika, thyme, salt, pepper & garlic ina  large bowl; mix well.  Coat the chicken with the mixture.
3. Prepare a shallow roasting pan or jelly roll pan with nonstick pan spray.  combine all the bread crumbs & margarine in shallow dish.  coat the chicken with bread crumbs; place in pan.
4. Bake Breasts for 25 minutes, Thighs for 30-35 minutes, or until tender

Nutritional Information:

Calories:240
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 16 g
Protein: 26 g
Calories from fat: 69 g
Cholesterol: 69 g
Fiber: 1 g
Fat: 8 g
Sodium: 721 mg
Sugar: 2 g