A health and fitness coach has revealed how to make popcorn chicken at home using French fries for extra crunch.
Brisbane’s Bec Hardgrave has made 22 bite-sized pieces of the fast food sandwich that are ‘ridiculously high in protein’.
In a clip on her social media pages, Bec demonstrated how to make the treats with ground chicken, baked potato chips, egg, protein flour, and seasonings.
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Brisbane health and fitness coach Bec Hardgrave (pictured) has shared how to make guilt-free popcorn chicken at home
In an online clip, Bec demonstrated how to make the treats that are ‘ridiculously high in protein’ using ground chicken, oven baked potatoes, egg, protein flour and seasonings.
She starts by adding 250 grams of chicken breast to a bowl with ‘whatever seasonings you like’.
Bec used a tablespoon of smoked paprika, half a tablespoon of salt, and a half tablespoon of garlic.
The health guru added an egg and an egg white to the bowl and mixed to combine then stirred in a tablespoon of protein flour.
Bec mixed minced chicken with smoked paprika, salt, garlic herbs, egg, egg white and protein flour in a bowl
Bec separates her chicken mixture into a small bowl, tops it with the chip crumbs, and places it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
‘Now for the secret ingredient. Crush your baked fries for the costero,” she said.
Bec separates her chicken mixture into a small bowl, tops them with the chip crumbs, and places them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Added a helpful tip to use wet hands so crumbs don’t stick to fingers.
The popcorn chicken is then baked in the oven at 180 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
The popcorn chicken is then baked in the oven at 180 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Hundreds of Bec’s fans were quick to comment on the clip which drew over 77,600 views with some calling the snack “epic”.
The popcorn chicken pieces have 540 total calories and contain 71.7 grams of protein, 29.8 grams of carbohydrates, and only 13.4 grams of fat.
Hundreds of Bec’s fans were quick to comment on the clip which drew over 77,600 views with some calling the snack “epic”.
“Okay this is a hack,” one follower wrote, while another said, “I’ll do it next week.”
Many said they were going to try the recipe at home and another suggested cooking them in a deep fryer instead of an oven.
Bec has amassed over 101,000 followers online for her easy-to-follow recipes and healthier on-the-go hacks and hacks.
He previously went viral for making a guilt-free homemade version of In-N-Out’s famous Double Double Burger.
Bec was inspired to make the beef burger after eating the delicious food while on vacation in America and realizing it wasn’t available at home.
The ‘healthy’ burger with ground beef, American mustard, smoked cheese and homemade In-N-Out sauce is only 480 calories and high in protein.
Bec previously went viral for making a guilt-free homemade version of In-N-Out’s famous Double Double Burger.
Bec’s recipe calls for a quarter of a brown onion, 4 ounces of 5 percent ground beef, American mustard, a slice of smoked cheese, 1 ounce of pickles, lettuce, and tomato.
To make the homemade In-N-Out sauce, Bec used 30g whole egg light mayonnaise, 15g sugar-free ketchup, 5g American mustard, and 5g pickle sauce.
Bec first added her brown onion to a pan and caramelized it, creating little balls out of the minced meat.
He then flattened the ground beef balls in the pan and flipped them until golden brown before adding a dollop of mustard sauce to the burger.
Bec’s recipe calls for a quarter of a brown onion, 4 ounces of 5 percent ground beef, American mustard, a slice of smoked cheese, 1 ounce of pickles, lettuce, and tomato.
Bec also suggested that those following her recipe toast the buns in the same pan as the meat.
“A pro tip is to toast the buns in the same pan as the meat,” Bec said.
American cheese was then placed on top of each burger and Bec added the caramelized onions on top of the meat before stacking the other burger on top of it.
Bec simply mixes all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and spreads a thick layer over the buns.
The pickles, tomato, and lettuce are placed on the bun before the beef patties with a little extra sauce on top.
“It’s only 480 calories and 36 grams of protein,” Bec said.
Bec Hardgrave, from Brisbane, was inspired to make the beef burger after eating the delicious food while on vacation in the US and realizing it wasn’t available at home.
Bec’s video quickly went viral and surprised many of her 100,000 followers, who flocked to the comments to thank her.
“This looks absolutely delicious, I’m going to try it THIS WEEK,” one woman wrote.
‘Oh, I need to try it! It’s been ten years since I’ve had an In-N-Out burger.
“Lifeguard this looks so wonderful,” wrote a third.