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Baked Falafel Chicken

This is a lower GI food and a very easy recipe. If you've never eaten Falafel, it's a middle eastern dish made from ground chick peas and spices, formed into small balls and then fried or baked. Although Falafel can be made from scratch, there are several convenience products that are pretty healthy. Fantastic Foods sells a boxed version that works perfectly for this recipe. It does have a small amount of potato in it, but most of the others include flour of one sort or another, so I prefer this one. Thus it contains some carbs - 21g (6g dietary fiber, 3g sugars) per serving. If you follow this recipe, the portion size listed on the box applies.

Falafel contains spices such as cumin and chili powder and the mixes contain salt, so I don't think this dish needs additional salt.

What you need

  1. 8 chicken thighs, bone-in or boneless
  2. 1 egg, beaten
  3. 1 pkg Fantastic Foods Falafel Mix
  4. Olive Oil

How to make it

  1. Preheat oven to 375°
  2. Wash and dry chicken pieces
  3. Place beaten egg in a dish
  4. Spread falafel mix on a plate
  5. Dip each chicken piece in egg and then in falafel mix, coat lightly and shake off excess
  6. Place chicken pieces onto a rack set into a baking dish and drizzle each piece with a little olive oil
  7. Bake for approximately 1 hour or until chicken is done

Serve with a fresh salad such as greens with tomato and cucumber. Lightly dress with salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and/or red wine vinegar. Zucchini is also a nice accompaniment.

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