Crispy Baked Fish Sticks

You can make these homemade fish sticks in about the same amount of time it takes to bake a box of the frozen kind—with a fraction of the fat.
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- Canola oil cooking spray
- 1cup whole-wheat dry breadcrumbs or 1/2 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
- 1cup whole-grain cereal flakes
- 1teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1/2teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2teaspoon paprika
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1/2cup all-purpose flour
- 2large egg whites, beaten
- 1pound tilapia fillets, cut into 1/2-by-3-inch strips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet; coat with cooking spray.
- Place breadcrumbs, cereal flakes, lemon pepper, garlic powder, paprika and salt in a food processor or blender and process until finely ground. Transfer to a shallow dish.
- Place flour in a second shallow dish and egg whites in a third shallow dish. Dredge each strip of fish in the flour, dip it in the egg and then coat all sides with the breadcrumb mixture. Place on the prepared rack. Coat both sides of the breaded fish with cooking spray.
- Bake until the fish is cooked through and the breading is golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes.
Tips
To make your own fresh breadcrumbs, trim crusts from whole-wheat bread. Tear bread into pieces and process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. To make fine breadcrumbs, process until very fine. To make dry breadcrumbs, spread coarse or fine breadcrumbs on a baking sheet and bake at 250°F until dry, about 10 to 15 minutes. One slice of bread makes about 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs or about 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (recipe makes 4 servings)
Calories | 289kcal |
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Carbohydrate Total | 37g |
Total Sugars | 2g |
Added Sugars | 0g |
Fiber | 4g |
Total Fat | 3g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Mono Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | 57mg |
Sodium | 373mg |
Protein | 31g |
Potassium | 436mg |
Calcium | 19mg |
Folate | 74mcg |
Vitamin E | 1mg |
Zinc | 1mg |
Vitamin B3 | 5mg |