Delicious and healthy baked breaded shrimp, coated with seasoned breadcrumbs, panko and grated cheese, then baked until golden.
Ingredients
- 16 oz jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup egg whites, or egg beaters
- 6 tbsp whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, or gluten-free crumbs
- 2 tbsp panko crumbs, or gluten-free panko
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- olive oil spray
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450F. Spray a baking sheet with oil.
- Put the beaten eggs in one bowl, and the breadcrumbs, panko and parmesan cheese in another.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper, then put a few at a time in the bowl with the eggs to coat.
- Put a few pieces of shrimp at a time into the breadcrumb mixture to coat, then on a baking sheet.
- Once all the shrimp is breaded, if you still have crumbs left, re-dip the shrimp back into the egg beaters and then back into crumbs and back onto the baking sheet.
- Spray the top of the shrimp generously with oil then bake in the middle rack for about 6-7 minutes.
- Turn shrimp over then cook another 3 minutes or until cooked though.
- Remove from oven and serve right away with lemon wedges, if desired.
