My specialty is finding healthier alternatives to my favorite foods. Last night’s dinner: Chicken Fingers with Sweet Potato, Zucchini and Yucca Fries- perfect dish for my boyfriend and me! )Pescatarian and vegan options included too!)
Be Well with Arielle's Chicken Fingers!
On Sunday night, I had no idea what to make for dinner…until I smelled bbq sauce on my way home! So, to satisfy my craving for bbq, I decided to make chicken fingers (and to eat it with bbq sauce). And, to healthify the meal, I decided to make healthy sweet potato fries and zucchini fries!
Then, I made my way into Whole Foods and I followed a tip that I give to my Supermarket Tourers – to buy one new veggie that I’ve never bought before. So I bought Yucca! …and, I went home and I made Yucca Fries!
Such an easy meal to prepare…and wait until you see what I crusted the chicken fingers with- almond meal! This is the almond meal (aka almond flour) that I get. Trader Joes sells it for $3.99. What a bargain!
Trader Joe's Almond Meal
CHICKEN FINGERS
Be Well with Arielle's Chicken Fingers!
INGREDIENTS:
– 2 free-range chicken cutlets
– 2 free-range eggs
– 2 cups almond meal
– sea salt
– pepper
DIRECTIONS:
1. Rinse off chicken.
2. Cut chicken into strips.
One bowl of almond meal(flour) and one bowl of whisked egg...
3. Prepare one bowl with almond meal/flour, and one bowl with whisked egg.
4. Dip chicken strip into egg.
5. Then, dip into almond meal and coat all sides.
6. Put olive oil in pan and heat to medium heat.
7. Place onto baking sheet and flip chicken strip when it starts to brown (about 7 minutes on each side).
And Enjoy!
*Pescatarians- you can use shrimp with this recipe to make “breaded shrimp”! Comes out just as delish.
*Vegetarias/Vegas- you can use tofu! And, instead of using egg, dip the tofu in a tiny bit of olive oil or peanut oil so the almond meal/flour sticks!
SWEET POTATO FRIES
Sweet Potato Fries!
INGREDIENTS:
– sweet potatoes
– olive oil
– sea salt
DIRECTIONS:
1. Slice sweet potato into strips like fries.
2. Sprinkle with olive oil and a little sea salt.
3. Place on baking sheet or tin foil.
4. Cook on broil for about 7 minutes and flip.
5. Cook another 7 minutes or until brown.
Voila!
ZUCCHINI FRIES
Zucchini Fries!
INGREDIENTS:
– green and/or yellow zucchini
– olive oil
– sea salt
DIRECTIONS:
1. Slice zucchini into strips like fries.
2. Sprinkle with olive oil and a little sea salt.
3. Place on baking sheet or tin foil.
4. Cook on broil for about 7 minutes and flip.
5. Cook another 7 minutes or until brown.
YUCCA FRIES
Voila! Crispy Yucca Fries!
INGREDIENTS:
– 1 yucca
– olive oil
– sea salt
DIRECTIONS:
A Yucca!
1. Bring medium pot of water to a boil. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Peel yucca with vegetable peeler. Cut off ends and discard. Cut yucca into 3 inch sections.
Peeling the yucca...
All peeled!
3. Drop yucca in pot of boiling water and cook for about 12 minutes.
Boiling the yucca...
4. Rinse with cold water so you can handle it and slice yucca into strips like fries.
5. Sprinkle with olive oil and a little sea salt.
...getting crispy!
6. Place on baking sheet or tin foil and cook on broil for about 7 minutes. Flip/toss and cook for about another 7 minutes until brown and crispy!
Delish!
Voila! Crispy Yucca Fries!
Delish! Zucchini, Sweet Potato and Yucca Fries!
One of my favorite dishes because it’s oh-so-easy and oh-so-good and oh-so-healthy!
Be creative. Be delicious. Be Well.
xoxo,
Arielle
