Oaty Chicken Goujons

Oaty Chicken Goujons

The Internet is great for finding new recipes and so when I came across Nairn's Oatcakes website I fell in love with their creative recipes [click here]. I thought I'd share with you my favourite recipes over the next few weeks.. starting with Oaty Chicken Goujons & Sweet Chilli Salsa.

This recipe stood out as I've never made my own 'chicken dippers' and it looked like a healthy, simple and tasty dish to try. If you'd like to give this dish a go then read on!

So, here is what you'll need... (serves 3-4 people)

350g boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets

2 tbsp plain flour

100g Nairn’s Fine Milled Oatcakes (I chose 2 different types & so used 50g of each)

1 tsp chilli powder (to add to the plain oatcakes)

1 large egg, beaten

1 tbsp olive oil for drizzling

Fresh coriander sprigs to garnish (I didn't have these!)

And this is what to do...

First.. Preheat the oven to 190°C, (fan oven 170°C) or Gas Mark 5

Then.. Lightly rinse the chicken breast, pat dry and cut into long, thin strips (or nuggets like me).. no picture here as although I love to eat meat I don't really like the look of it raw!  

Next, place the oatcakes in a food processor and whiz until crushed. Add the chilli powder (to any plain oat cakes) and whiz for 10 seconds, then place on a large plate or in a polythene bag/bowl. I don't actually own a food processor and so instead broke up the oatcakes and 'whizzed' them with my hand-blender (just make sure to cover the top of the bowl with a clean kitchen towel or your kitchen will be covered in pieces of oatcakes... trust me!!!)



Sweet Red Pepper Oatcakes



Mini Oatcakes - with chilli added

And now is for the fun part... Place the flour on a separate plate and the egg in a shallow bowl. Roll the chicken strips (x 16) in the flour, then dip in the egg, allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl. Roll in the crushed oatcakes until thoroughly coated.

Chicken > Flour > Egg > Oatcakes....

Once you've dipped and rolled place the chicken pieces on a non-stick baking tray and drizzle with the oil (I sprayed with 1kcal spray oil instead).

Sweet Pepper Chicken on the left....
Regular Oatcakes Plus Chili Powder on the right....

& with 1kcal spray oil

Then cook in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and the coating is crisp and golden.

While the chicken is cooking you can make the salsa.. for which you will need to mix:

 

100g/4oz ripe tomatoes

1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

2 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped

1 small ripe avocado

Grated rind and juice of 1 ripe lime

1 tsp of clear honey to taste

1 tbsp freshly chopped coriander

Here is one I 'prepared' (ermm bought) earlier... (yes I cheated.. sorry!!!)

Back to the chicken.. once cooked, simply serve with lettuce leaves, lime wedges and salsa.. YUM!!

I have to say that this really was one of the most delicious meals I have ever tasted.. and it's super healthy too! You can serve this dish as a starter or as a main course with sweet potato wedges.. it'll go down a treat I assure you!

I hope you've enjoyed this recipe idea.. I followed this dish up with one of Nairn's dessert recipes which I will share with you next week! - for more delicious and healthy recipes don't forget to check-out my 'recipes page' [click here].

Nutrition Per 1 x Goujon: 70 kcal, 6.5g Protein, 5.8g Carbs, 2.5g Fat*

 Nutritional Benefits: Low fat, high protein, soluble fibre

Serving suggestion - 4-5 goujons with salsa and sweet potato wedges :)

Have a good week!

Nic x

Disclaimer: I am NOT being paid for this blog. All opinions are my own and 100% honest. Nairn's kindly sent some samples to try which I decided to use in recipes to share with my lovely readers. I am not aiming to promote or endorse products mentioned over any other.

 

*Nutritional information provided by Firecracker