Crunchy Oatmeal Chicken

This unusual but healthy chicken recipe is from the "Dietwise" column of the Thursday magazine dated Dec 25-31'03. I hope you enjoy it!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 3 pcs. of crunchy oatmeal chicken

Ingredients

• 3  pieces chicken breasts, de-boned and halved
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 100  g quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  tablespoon water
• 2  egg whites

Directions

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with lemon juice and 1/4 tsp salt.
2. Preheat oven to 200°C.
3. In a bowl, combine together oatmeal, chili powder, black pepper powder and the remaining salt.
4. In another bowl, lightly whip an egg white with 1 tbsp water.
5. Drain chicken well, dip into egg white and then into the oatmeal mixture to coat each piece evenly.
6. Place on a well-greased tray.
7. Bake for 20 minutes on one side.
8. Turn onto the other side and bake for 15 minutes on the other side until the chicken pieces are well browned.
9. Serve hot with tomato or chili sauce.
10. Enjoy!