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January 16, 2017 By Nancylynn 42 Comments

Krispie Baked Chicken

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Krispie Baked Chicken is a healthy, 21 Day Fix approved substitute for Fried Chicken!  It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and totally kid friendly! 

21 Day Fix Krispie Baked Chicken | Confessions of a Fit Foodie

Confession #108 – Back in my single days, I took a cooking class with a friend of mine through an adult evening class at a local high school.

I’m pretty sure we thought we would be learning how to make fancy gourmet dishes to make for our then boyfriends.

Gourmet?  Not so much.

But I will credit that class with introducing me to Spaghetti Squash.

Oh – and Rice Krispie Chicken, which became a staple meal for both my friend and myself.

What’s Rice Krispie Chicken, you say?

It’s exactly how it sounds.  It’s chicken.  With Rice Krispies.  Exactly the kind of thing you expect to learn in a cooking class, right?

Krispie Baked Chicken for the 21 Day Fix

Anyway , fast forward many years and a couple kids later, my husband (the boyfriend I referenced above) accidentally grabbed chicken tenderloins from the store instead of boneless breasts, and once I stopped being annoyed with this, I remembered the old recipe for Rice Krispie Chicken and decided it was time to Fix it!

21 Day Fix Krispie Baked Chicken Tenderloin

It really is so simple, and it was very easy to make FIX friendly.  We no longer buy Rice Krispies because they are not gluten-free, but I did use my favorite Brown Rice Cereal, the same one that I use for my 21 Day Fix Granola.  It’s gluten-free and organic, and my kids love eating it the same way I used to love the original snap, crackle, pop!

Brown Rice Cereal

And to further Fix the dish, instead of dipping it in butter, I used egg and my husband couldn’t tell the difference.  In fact, he kept saying how delicious it was.  My kids liked it, too!

It would be fun to play around with seasonings and spices, too!  Like a buffalo version of this would be awesome, and perfect with the big game coming up.

If you are craving fried chicken, this just might do the trick!

21 Day Fix Baked Chicken

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21 Day Fix Krispie Baked Chicken

21 Day Fix Krispie Baked Chicken

  • Author: Nancylynn Sicilia
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Oven| Air Fryer
  • Cuisine: American
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Krispie Baked Chicken is a healthy, 21 Day Fix approved substitute for Fried Chicken!  It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and totally kid friendly! 


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Ingredients

  • 1lb chicken tenderloins
  • 1 egg and 1 egg white
  • 2 cups of brown rice cereal (can sub GF or whole wheat panko)
  • 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • sprinkle of pepper
  • olive oil cooking spray

Instructions

Oven

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Place rice cereal in a bag along with spices. Using a rolling pin (or your hands) crush cereal a bit, leaving some larger pieces in tact. Place cereal mixture in a bowl.
  3. Mix egg and egg white together. Dip chicken pieces first in the egg, then in the rice cereal mixture.
  4. Place breaded chicken on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  5. Before baking, spray both sides of chicken with olive oil spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until juices run clear.

Air Fryer

  1. Place rice cereal in a bag along with spices. Using a rolling pin (or your hands) crush cereal a bit, leaving some larger pieces in tact. Place cereal mixture in a bowl.
  2. Preheat your Air Fryer to 390.
  3. Mix egg and egg white together. Dip chicken pieces first in the egg, then in the rice cereal mixture.
  4. Place breaded chicken in the basket of the Air Fryer in batches – I usually can fit 4 at a time in mine.  If you have a larger air fryer, you can probably fit the whole pound. Spray the top side with olive oil spray.
  5. Cook for ten minutes, then flip the chicken and spray that side with olive oil spray. Cook for an additional 8-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Notes

21 day Fix Containers – 1 YELLOW, 1 RED

Weight Watchers Freestyle Points – 2 per serving


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/4 of chicken

Keywords: chicken, dinner, lunch, gluten-free, dairy-free, kid-friendly

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21 Day Fix Baked Chicken

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  1. Lauren Weinmann says

    January 20, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    Funny story – I also signed up for a cooking class at a local High school when I first moved in with Mark lol! Now you can probably teach one of those classes!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      January 20, 2017 at 9:39 pm

      I actually went through Main Line School night!! SO Funny! And, yes – someday that would be fun!

      Reply
  2. Brittany says

    February 5, 2017 at 8:20 pm

    How many servings does this recipe make? What is considered one serving? Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      February 5, 2017 at 8:36 pm

      I usually use a pound of meat and I get 4 servings out of it…

      Reply
  3. Lorraine BanathYasharahla says

    February 15, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    Do you spray both sides of chicken after 25 mins in oven at 400.Then put it back in the oven to cook how much longer?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      February 15, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      I spray both sides once before baking 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    February 24, 2017 at 4:40 pm

    How does one serving of this recipe fit in to the 21 day fix containers.
    Would it be 1red 1yellow and 1blue? thanks

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 11, 2018 at 1:52 pm

      I’m wondering the same thing. I am making this tonight and we are on day 4 of the 21DF. I don’t want to start messing up now. It is 1 red, 1 yellow?

      Thank you!

      Reply
      • Nancylynn says

        January 11, 2018 at 3:17 pm

        Yes! Divide the chicken into 4 equal servings and this is 1 yellow and 1 red each!

        Reply
  5. Heidi says

    February 28, 2017 at 3:16 am

    Made this for dinner tonight- my kids devoured it! I’ll definitely have to make it again!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      February 28, 2017 at 3:23 am

      Oh that’s SO awesome to hear!!! Go Momma!!!

      Reply
  6. Robin says

    April 5, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    Could I use panko instead of cereal?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      April 5, 2017 at 8:02 pm

      yes!

      Reply
  7. Crystal Triche says

    May 25, 2017 at 9:55 pm

    Does this heat up well the next day in the microwave?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      May 25, 2017 at 10:16 pm

      I don’t like the taste of chicken in the microwave, but I am sure it would be fine on low. A toaster oven or oven would be better.

      Reply
      • Gail says

        December 31, 2017 at 1:24 pm

        Never use a microwave it dries out the food then it comes out like rubber even if you warm it up for leftovers I agree get a toaster oven! They work great even for frozen gluten free pizza

        Reply
  8. Amy says

    September 27, 2017 at 12:53 am

    Can I do chicken breast instead?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      September 27, 2017 at 7:28 am

      Yes!

      Reply
  9. Lelly says

    November 6, 2017 at 11:52 pm

    Made this tonight and honestly was not expecting it to be that great. Kids were making fun of me all day for using rice cereal for chicken. Just served it and we were shocked. I have not had fried chicken in years and all attempts have been awful. This was amazing!!!!! Texture was spot on, I did have to put it on broil few minutes after cooking and I added some extra seasonings from. my grandmas fried chicken recipe :). This is now in my family favorites thank you so much !!! This will probably be a weekly meal :).

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      November 7, 2017 at 1:09 am

      This is SO GREAT, Lelly! I know – it sounds crazy, but it works! Thanks for trusting me with your dinner…means the world! <3 <3

      Reply
  10. Amber Marie says

    November 8, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    I have been looking for about a year now for a fake fried chicken recipe and this is spot on. Thanks for sharing such a great finding with us! I added a few gold fish crushed up thrown in to three breast just to try. Amezeballsss dinner for the hubby and I!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      November 8, 2017 at 11:07 pm

      Yay, Amber Marie! I am so happy to hear that!

      Reply
  11. Sandra says

    November 13, 2017 at 8:48 pm

    Best chicken I’ve made yet. I love it. This is the 2nd time I’ve made it

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      November 13, 2017 at 9:17 pm

      Awesome!!!! <3 <3 <3

      Reply
  12. Christine says

    April 30, 2018 at 12:14 am

    I just wanna put this out there for any celiacs. This recipe is NOT GLUTEN FREE as it contains rice crispies which the company will tell you themselves contains barely from the malt used to make them.as to the well intentioned lady who wrote this… please remove the “gluten free” from the heading as this can cause intestinal damage to those who have celiacs disease if they eat this thinking it is safe.

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      April 30, 2018 at 1:57 am

      I use Brown Rice Cereal – and I include the brand information in the recipe – that is certified Gluten Free. I do not use regular Rice Krispies. My son cannot have gluten and I take this very seriously. Thank you for your concern.

      Reply
  13. Naomi says

    July 21, 2018 at 2:37 pm

    These were amazing!!!!!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      July 24, 2018 at 11:52 pm

      I am SOOOO happy to hear it!

      Reply
  14. Kim says

    August 3, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    Where do you find Brown Rice cereal at?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      August 3, 2018 at 8:41 pm

      In the Gluten Free section of my grocery store!

      Reply
  15. Christina says

    February 20, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    Can I try this recipe with one of the Chex cereals?

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      February 21, 2019 at 12:26 am

      yes!!

      Reply
  16. Alicia says

    January 31, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Hi,
    Would the brown rice cereal be considered a yellow and the chicken a red for the 21 day fix containers? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      March 7, 2020 at 7:14 pm

      Yes! The container count is in the recipe card with this info!

      Reply
  17. Faith says

    August 22, 2020 at 5:38 am

    We live in a country that does not have the brown rice cereal or panko bread crumbs is there something else I can use to substitute? It doesn’t have to be gluten free for us but trying to stick to the 21 day fix. And thank you for sharing all these wonderful recipes for free we are trying to eat healthier as a family but don’t have quite the choices people have in America plus we have 7 kids so we were trying to find real food and that didn’t take so much prep. Just wanted to thank you for sharing and having it so easy to double or triple the recipes.

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      August 24, 2020 at 8:21 pm

      Hi! These are actually really good with crushed up cornflakes!

      Reply

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