# Low Calorie Popcorn Chicken

A low-calorie popcorn chicken recipe that is a healthier alternative to KFC's popcorn chicken, with almost 60g of protein and only 311 calories.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 11 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- chopping board
- knife
- bowl
- fork
- air fryer
- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdQpJRSe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f3045aab-713e-4ff4-ac6c-590f9f3726e5
- Extracted: 2025-08-13

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