This Weight Watchers Chicken Recipe for Country Fried Chicken with Gravy is one of my absolute favorite dishes. That gravy….is to die for! The chicken is tenderized in a buttermilk marinade then breaded and baked for a crispy finish with tender and juicy breast meat inside.
Smothered with some of that heavenly country gravy, you’ll be lost in a fit of tastebud ecstasy! I often make this with a mix of chicken breasts, drumsticks, and thighs, since the rest of my family prefers dark meat, but I only eat the breasts to save the extra Point or two. If you want to splurge a bit, serve this over one of these Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits for an extra 3 Points….it’s so good!
Just 7 Points per serving makes this classic recipe a perfect, lower-calorie Weight Watchers comfort food recipe that will have you completely forgetting that you are on a diet.
Country Fried Chicken with Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs skinless boneless chicken breasts - cut into 6 fillets
- 3 ½ cups fat free buttermilk
- 1 cup fat free chicken broth
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ cup liquid egg substitute
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp light butter
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place chicken and 2 cups of the buttermilk in a large bowl, cover, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees, and spray a large wire rack with nonfat cooking spray. Place the rack over a large baking dish or baking sheet.
- Remove chicken from buttermilk. Pat dry a bit with paper towels and then season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- In a large Ziploc bag, combine 1/2 cup flour, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Shake well to mix. Place chicken pieces in a bag and shake well until all pieces of chicken are evenly coated.
- Place liquid egg substitute in one bowl and the Panko, thyme, and salt & pepper in another bowl. Dip each piece of chicken in egg, shake off excess, then dip into Panko and turn to coat well.
- Arrange the chicken pieces on the wire rack and place them in the oven. Cook for 15 minutes then, lower the heat to 375 degrees, and cook for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until cooked through and crispy.
- While chicken is cooking, make the country gravy by melting butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour, and cook for about another minute. Slowly whisk in the remaining 1 1/2 cups buttermilk,1/2 cup of the broth, and the poultry seasoning, whisking constantly and blending the liquid with the flour mixture until combined. Let the gravy come to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer until the gravy thickens up. If the mixture thickens too much, add more broth as needed until the gravy is the consistency that you want.
- Serve each chicken fillet, topped with about 1/3 cup of the country gravy.
5 Comments
What does points mean don’t have the money right now but would lob to start thank you
I made this tonight and it was amazing! I’m not sure what the other commenter did wrong but my gravy was perfectly creamy and thick and I usually can never achieve that. The chicken was baked to perfection and so good! I didn’t have Poultry seasoning so I used some Lowery’s season salt and it was soooo good. Def give this one a try
this was not good. the gravy was not thick and creamy at all, it was watery and had very little flavor. the chicken was not even in the neighborhood of tasting like fried. we cook every night so it’s not like we don’t know what we are doing. i wouldn’t waste my time or the calories on this meal. it’s hard to re-create fried chicken and cream gravy in a low calorie way, i get that. i feel like the description at the begining of this recipe was very misleading. hope others have better luck.
On number 5 of the recipe directions it says to add thyme with the panko–but there’s no mention of thyme in the ingredient list! How much thyme do we use, and dried or fresh, please? This recipe sounds wonderful!
Looks like a great meal for only 303 calories, 606 if I indulge and have two :-) I like this concept!