Buffalo chicken strips are a classic game-day appetizer, but they can be high in points if you're following the Weight Watchers program. With a few simple swaps, you can make a delicious version of this party favorite that's only 6 Weight Watchers points per serving. The key is to use lean protein, such as chicken breast, and to bake the strips instead of frying them. You'll also want to use a lightened-up version of your favorite buffalo sauce. With these changes, you can enjoy a plate of crispy, flavorful buffalo chicken strips without blowing your Weight Watchers budget.
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SKINNY BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
Quick and easy - these buffalo chicken strips are spicy and delicious! I like to serve them with my homemade skinny blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side for a hot and spicy appetizer.
Provided by Gina
Categories Appetizer
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine garlic powder, paprika, chili powder and black pepper in a medium bowl.
- Season chicken with spices and toss to evenly coat the chicken.
- Heat half of the oil in a large non-stick sauté pan over medium-high heat, when hot add half of the chicken and cook until golden, about 3-4 minutes, turn chicken and cook until center is no longer pink.
- Set aside; repeat with remaining oil and chicken.
- Pour the hot sauce over the chicken tossing well.
- Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing if desired.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 strips, Calories 111 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 21 g, Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 43 mg, Sodium 640 mg, Fiber 1 g
WW 6 PT. BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
I CORRECTED MY TYPO! I had originally mistakingly listed 2 teaspoons of salt for this recipe, instead of 1/2 teaspoon. The funny thing is, I don't usually even use salt! :) This is a great replacement to the high fat and calories found in hot wings. Tasty, low fat and easy to make. The fibre content of these is incredibly high, which is great for your health. Serve these in a wrap with crisp, fresh lettuce or with anything else that sounds good with hot strips. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Wash and cut chicken breasts into strips that are approximately 1 1/2 inches wide. You can even pound the breast a little thinner first and then cut. Set aside.
- In a food processor, combine cereal, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and pepper and mix to a fine powder or consistency like breadcrumbs. Pour mixture into a shallow bowl or onto a small plate. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter and then add in 3/4 cup of the hot sauce. Mix well and warm until heated, but not bubbling or boiling. Pour into a small, shallow bowl, and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix egg whites with the remaining 1/4 cup of hot sauce. Now take each chicken strip, and coat with egg and hot sauce mixture. Shake off all excess egg from the meat. Coat chicken in cereal mix until strip is fully breaded. Lay strip on baking sheet. Repeat until all pieces of chicken are breaded and on the baking sheet. Now, with a brush or spoon, drizzle about 3/4 hot sauce and butter mixture over all the chicken pieces. Make sure to coat well.
- Bake chicken at 400 degrees until breading becomes crispy and chicken is cooked through (approximately 15-20 minutes). Serve with remaining hot sauce mixture for dipping.
BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
An easy-to-do Buffalo chicken recipe that is less fattening than traditional Buffalo wings. I bought a package of the seasoning mix and wanted to try something different. So I modified a favorite boneless chicken strip recipe and used the Buffalo seasoning instead.
Provided by LisaMR12
Time 30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Put seasoning mix in a plastic bag. Add chicken and shake to coat.
- Roll 1 to 2 pieces of chicken at a time in mayonnaise to lightly coat, then roll in bread crumbs. Place chicken on the prepared baking sheet and dot each strip with 2 to 3 pats of buttery spread.
- Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes.
- Serve with dressing on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.5 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 71.6 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Protein 25.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 789.3 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
BAKED BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
A game day favorite. Full of flavor! Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Provided by Kattygirl
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Spicy
Time 1h55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Whisk together the buttermilk and 1/2 cup hot pepper sauce in a bowl, and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken breast strips, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet; set aside. Remove the chicken from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
- Place the panko bread crumbs and egg substitute in separate dishes. Gently press the chicken into the bread crumbs to coat and shake off the excess. Dip into the beaten egg, then press into bread crumbs again. Gently toss between your hands so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. Arrange the breaded chicken on the prepared baking sheet. Spray chicken strips lightly with cooking spray.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then gently flip the chicken strips and spray with cooking spray again. Continue baking the chicken until golden brown and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more. Add a dash more of the hot pepper sauce, a return to oven. Bake until the sauce dries, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.7 calories, Carbohydrate 52.7 g, Cholesterol 37.8 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 1389.6 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
WW 6 POINT BACON CHICKEN MELT
Make and share this Ww 6 Point Bacon Chicken Melt recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mariposa13
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 20m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wrap two bacon slices around each chicken breast.
- In a small skillet, place the chicken breast with the bacon and cook until the bacon is done.
- Place the chicken into a baking dish and bake for 10-20 minutes until done.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 2-3 minutes until cheese melts.
- Top with tomatoes.
- For different versions, try adding a sauce like ranch or barbecue (but remember to add on any extra points for this) or add more toppings like mushrooms, green onions, etc.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 459.7, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 113.1, Sodium 860.5, Carbohydrate 3.3, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.5, Protein 49
BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
This is from the FOOD column of the Weekend magazine dated November 11th'2005. Enjoy! Note: Use boneless and skinless chicken breasts for this.
Provided by Charishma_Ramchanda
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h6m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter on medium flame in a pan.
- Stir in ketchup and hot sauce.
- Remove from heat.
- Cover and keep aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, 1 1/2 tsps. salt and 3/4 teaspoons black pepper powder.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the flour mixture evenly on a rimmed baking sheet and keep aside.
- Whisk together 2 eggs and 2 tsps. water in a shallow dish.
- Then dredge chicken in the flour mixture in small batches, shaking off the excess of the mixture.
- Dip the chicken in egg mixture to coat. Shake off excess.
- Dredge the chicken in flour again.
- Place chicken on a sheet sprinkled with flour.
- In a 5 quart saucepan, heat oil to 350F on a deep-fry thermometer(to check if oil is ready, drop a pinch of flour in it; if it sizzles means the oil is ready).
- Add half the quantity of chicken.
- Cook for 6 minutes or until golden brown.
- Transfer onto clean kitchen paper towels to drain off excess oil.
- Likewise, cook the remaining chicken also at 350F in oil and drain on clean kitchen paper napkins.
- Toss chicken strips with the reserved sauce and serve at once.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 562.4, Fat 24.5, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 230, Sodium 402.6, Carbohydrate 38.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 2.9, Protein 43.8
BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
Easier to eat than wings, but with the same zing! These are pretty mild, so if you like it hot, you might want to adjust the hot sauce and cayenne.
Provided by CookinMamaof3
Categories Chicken
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In small bowl, mix together the flour, paprika, cayenne and salt. Evenly coat chicken with mixture.
- Refrigerate chicken 60 to 90 minutes.
- Combine butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder in small saucepan over low heat. Stir together and heat until butter is melted and mixture is well blended.
- Heat oil to 375.
- Fry chicken in hot oil for 10 minutes or until done. Remove from oil and drain.
- Add sauce mixture and stir.
- Serve with Ranch dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.3, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 98.9, Sodium 676.9, Carbohydrate 12.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.3, Protein 29.1
LOW-FAT BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS
Easy and low fat! Very tasty. Freezes well, cheaper and better for you than those store bought ones!
Provided by Kim S.
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 29m
Yield 9 tenders, 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Rinse chicken strips, lay on paper towels to dry.
- Dredge each strip in flour, then RedHot sauce, then Panko bread crumbs.
- Lay on sprayed baking sheet (or parchment covered baking sheet).
- Bake for 17 minutes at 400 degrees.
- You can use regular bread crumbs. The critical thing is not to overcook these. They should be soft and moist. If you cut breasts into strips, you should adjust the cooking time (less time if you slice them thinner than tenders, more if you slice them thicker). We like to serve them with extra Frank's RedHot Sauce. My package of tenders yeilded 9 tenders, I'm calling 3 tenders a serving.
BUFFALO CHICKEN STRIPS II
A homemade lower fat dip accompanies these Buffalo-braised chicken strips. Delicious and less unhealthy Buffalo chicken strips than served in many restaurants. Easy!
Provided by KENULIA
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Spicy
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- To Make Dip: In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise and bleu cheese. Stir in green onion and pepper; cover and refrigerate.
- To Make Strips: Heat oil in a large skillet. Season chicken with salt and sautee over medium high heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned and cooked through, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Add butter and hot pepper sauce to skillet and swirl until the butter melts and the sauce coats the chicken.
- Serve hot chicken with refrigerated dip mix.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.5 calories, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 33.2 mg, Fat 5.6 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 386.7 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
Tips:
- Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts: This will make the strips easier to cut and cook evenly.
- Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch wide strips: This will ensure that they cook quickly and evenly.
- Use a light coating of flour: This will help the chicken strips to crisp up in the oven.
- Season the chicken strips with salt, pepper, and garlic powder: This will add flavor to the chicken.
- Bake the chicken strips at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15-20 minutes: This will cook the chicken through and make it crispy.
- Serve the chicken strips with your favorite dipping sauce: Some popular options include blue cheese dressing, ranch dressing, and honey mustard.
Conclusion:
These Weight Watchers 6-Point Buffalo Chicken Strips are a delicious and healthy way to enjoy your favorite game day snack. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. So next time you are looking for a healthier alternative to traditional buffalo chicken strips, give this recipe a try!
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