Healthy Pizza Chicken Fingers

Name: Healthy Pizza Chicken Fingers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 fingers, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken breast, cut into strips; 1/2 cup pizza sauce; 1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs; 1/2 cup ground flax seed; 1/2 cup oats, blended in blender for 5 seconds; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 2 tablespoons oregano

Submitted by Sandra E.

"I ran out of eggs...so I dipped the chicken in pizza sauce instead. My 4 year old loved them and asked for seconds."

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photo by Sandra E.

Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 12 fingers
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb chicken breast, cut into strips
¹⁄₂ cup pizza sauce
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
¹⁄₂ cup ground flax seed
¹⁄₂ cup oats, blended in blender for 5 seconds
¹⁄₄ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons oregano

directions

Place all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well. You can use Italian breadcrumbs and omit the seasoning. I eyeballed the measurements, so these are best guesses at the quantities. Adjust to suit your taste.
Dip the chicken in the pizza sauce. I added a bit of oil to the pizza sauce, but I think it would still come out okay to just use on its own. It would probably be even better to let the chicken marinate in the pizza sauce for a while. You don't want the sauce too thick.
Then dip in the breading. Be sure to pay it and get it to stick well.
I sprayed a baking pan with cooking spray and placed them on. If you do that, let them sit for a few minutes before trying to remove them from the pan as the bottoms got stuck. Next time I'll pro a my cook them on a baking rack so the bottoms don't get too soggy from the sauce.
Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.
Serve with extra pizza sauce for dipping.