Italian Ranch Chicken Strips

Italian Ranch Chicken Strips 5 pts

Ingredients

2/3 cup cornflake crumbs
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/3 cup reduced-fat ranch salad dressing
1 teaspoon water
1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into eight strips

Directions

In a shallow bowl, combine the cornflake crumbs, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. In another shallow bowl, combine dressing and water. Dip chicken into dressing mixture, then coat with crumb mixture.

Arrange chicken on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly spray top of chicken with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: about 2 chicken strips equals 147 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 413 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 15 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 very lean meat, 1 starch.

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March 25th. Aaron wanted Chik-fil-A, so I made these for dinner instead. Everyone seemed to enjoy them. The recipe makes exactly what it says it does. Usually when it comes to dip and breading batter I end up with a bunch leftover, but not so with this one. I had to add a lot of side dishes to make up for the 2 chicken strips a piece. I served it with corn on the cob, green beans, strawberry soup, and baked sweet potato chips.

I only had regular ranch dressing on hand, so the strips were two points higher than it could have been. Still, 5 points for chicken strips isn't a bad deal!