I’m a hungry girl most of the time. I’m not going to pretend I don’t like to eat or that I don’t like to eat good things. Sure I will try new stuff like raw sprouts or meatless meals or a myriad of other health conscious foods. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t like GOOD food.
Enter Hungry Girl.
*heaven opens to beam rays of light upon the cookbook and my kitchen*
Right before I moved into this temporary apt with my friend I decided I would use my spare time to learn how to cook for myself. Of course I wanted to learn how to make healthy foods so I bought a Hungry Girl Cookbook that so many people raved about. I was a bit suspicious of the cookbook and cooking in general, given my past experiences making terrible concoctions, but I was ready to give it a good effort. I’m so thankful I did.
I’m thankful because I learn how to make delicious and healthy chicken tenders, or Fiber-ific Fried Chicken Strips as Hungry Girls calls them. It is pretty easy, quick, and definitely delicious. I never thought about using a cereal for breadcrumbs. Genius!
The picture above shows all the ingredients used for the recipe. I ended up using a bigger pan to cook the tenders because I had a lot more chicken strips than what is shown in the picture. The ingredients:
- 6 oz raw skinless bonelss lean chicken breast cut into 8 strips
- 1/2 cup Fiber One bran cereal (the original kind)
- 1/4 fat free liquid egg substitute
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- black pepper to taste
Since I went shopping the other day I had all of the ingredients ready to go! All I had to do was preheat my oven to 375 degrees, grind the Fiber One to breadcumb consistency (with garlic salt and pepper), coat the chicken with egg substitute and then the Fiber One mix. After that I just had to cook them in a baking pan (sprayed with nonstick spray) for 10 minutes on both sides. They came out hot, crispy, and delicious
See?
Fiber-ific Fried Chicken Strips. Mmmm. Maybe I will be able to cook some things after all. I <3 Hungry Girl so much! I’ve tried a few of the other recipes and so far this is my favorite besides the english muffin pizzas.
The cookbook I am currently using is Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World. I highly recommend buying it if you want to make healthy, low cal meals and snacks.
There is also Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories which I have heard is amazing. I’m going to buy that cookbook next! I can’t promise I will ever be a great chef, but I’m having fun trying new things!
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Ooooh, those look like they turned out really well! They look delicious. I may have to buy the Hungry Girl cookbooks eventually.
Awesome job! Looks great! There is nothing better than trying out a new recipe, and it turning out well… ;)
They look very yummy, I do miss the chicken in the old breadcrumbies :D
*high fives* to trying some thing new! I definitely need to cook more. and maybe invest in a good cook book.
That looks so good compared to the tuna salad I’m eating right now!
This is an amazing idea. I would have never though to use fiber cereal. Such a rockin’ idea. Thanks!
Looks delicious! Makes me a bit hungry. :)
If you like that try her mozzarella sticks, same concept but low fat string cheese. soooo tasty!
You make me want to pull out my HG cookbook and try out one of the recipes.
Nah, I’ll just look at your pictures. :)
Yum! Yum! I’ve heard of using cornflakes to “batter” the chicken, but not a healthy cereal. What a wonderful idea. My five (5) boys would love these, and so would I!
That looks so yummy. I may have to expand my cooking repertoire (I basically make 3 things and none of them look that good!)
You cook really very well. I think you know a lot of recipes.
@Diane
Yeah I’ve heard of using corn flakes too, but never fiber one. Its a fab idea. Added fiber and same crispy goodness!
That chicken looks awesome! I am really proud of you for taking this on. I think you’re going to love it, and it’s going to make a great difference in your health. GREAT WORK!
@Foodie
I’m enjoying cooking and I’m enjoying learning how to make sure what I cook is healthy. :)
Those strips looked delicious!
Those look like they turned out awesome.
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