Classic food gets an upgrade with this delicious healthier baked version.
Ingredients
1yellow onion
1cuplow-fat buttermilk
½cupwhole-wheat white flour
¼teaspoonsalt
⅛teaspoonblack pepper
¼teaspoonpaprika
1egg
1egg white
1cuppanko bread crumbs
Instructions
Slice ends of the onion off, and take off the outer layer. Slice the onions in ½-inch to 1-inch rings and break the rings apart.
Place the onion rings in a shallow baking dish, like a 13x9-inch casserole dish, and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover and let soak in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 425° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
In a shallow dish, stir together the flour, salt, pepper and paprika.
In a second shallow dish, whisk together the egg and egg white.
In a third shallow dish, pour the panko bread crumbs.
Pick up each onion ring individually and allow the excess buttermilk to drip off. Dip it in the flour, shaking off any excess.
Next, dip the onion ring in the egg wash allowing excess to drip off, and finally press into the panko breadcrumbs.
Line the onion rings in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 12-14 minutes.
Notes
ATTENTION:When calculating WW points for this recipe, we did not add the full amount of buttermilk, flour, or Breadcrumbs to the calculations as they would not all cling to the onion. I measured the remaining items after cooking, and came to the amounts listed below for my calculations. I suggest measuring your own to verify before calculating.
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup flour
1/3 cup Panko
WW Blue Plan: 2 SmartPointsWW Green Plan: 3 SmartPoints (the difference is due to egg being counted on this plan)WW Purple Plan: 2 SmartPoints