Weight Watchers 'fried' Onion Rings

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• olive oil flavored cooking spray (3 sprays)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 2 large spanish onions, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and separated into rings
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400ºf. coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine flour, garlic powder, dry mustard and salt. add onions and toss to coat.
• 3 pour buttermilk into another large bowl, add onions and toss to coat (use your hands for the best result).
• 4 place bread crumbs in another large bowl, add onions and toss to coat. transfer onions to prepared baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.
• 5 bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. serve hot. yields about 1/2 an onion per serving.
• 6 flavor booster: give onion rings more crunch and fiber by using homemade multi-grain bread crumbs. place 2 slices of toasted multi-grain bread in a food processor or blender and mince using on/off pulses.