Low Calorie Popcorn Chicken

11m
Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Slice the chicken breast into small, bite-sized chunks.
  2. 2Crack an egg into a bowl and quickly beat it with a fork.
  3. 3In another bowl, add plain flour and corn flour.
  4. 4Add paprika, mustard powder, celery salt, basil, thyme, oregano, garlic powder, ginger, white pepper, black pepper, and salt to the flour mixture.
  5. 5Mix the dry ingredients together.
  6. 6Coat the chicken in the flour mixture, shake off any excess, and then dip it into the beaten egg, making sure it's fully coated.
  7. 7Place the egg-coated chicken back into the flour mixture for a final coat.
  8. 8Place the coated chicken into your air fryer.
  9. 9Spray the chicken with some oil.
  10. 10Air fry at 200 degrees Celsius for about 10 minutes.
  11. 11After 5 minutes, flip the chicken over.
  12. 12Spray the chicken again with a little oil.
  13. 13Air fry for the final 5 minutes.
  14. 14For extra flavor, add hot sauce and low-fat butter into a pan.
  15. 15Add a teaspoon of honey to the hot sauce mixture.
  16. 16Simmer this on the hob for about 1 minute.
  17. 17Add the popcorn chicken to the pan with the sauce.
  18. 18Mix until the chicken is fully coated.
  19. 19Plate up the popcorn chicken.
  20. 20Top with some chives.
  21. 21Serve with a low-calorie ranch dip.

Ingredients

  • 400 g chicken breast
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tbsp corn flour
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 0.5 tsp mustard powder
  • 0.5 tsp celery salt
  • 0.25 tsp basil
  • 0.25 tsp thyme
  • 0.25 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.25 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • oil
  • 3 tbsp hot sauce
  • 1 tsp low fat butter
  • 1 tsp honey
  • chives
  • low calorie ranch dip

Equipment

chopping boardknifebowlforkair fryerpan