Southwestern Onion Rings recipe - 171 calories

xDeannaGarciax

For those of you who need to break the rules a little bit here's a great recipe for some low calorie onion rings!


Southwestern Onion Rings recipe - 171 calories

Ingredients:
2 large sweet onions
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons salt
1-2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sugar


Preparation:
1. Slice the onions into 1/4″ slices and separate the rings.
2. Place the rings in a bowl and add the buttermilk to cover the onions.
3. Soak for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. In another bowl, beat together the eggs and water.
5. Combine the flour, chili powder, salt, cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic powder and sugar in a shallow dish.
6. Drain the onion rings.
7. Dip the rings in the egg mixture first, then dredge in the flour mixture.
8. Fry the onion rings in 1″ of oil heated to 375 degrees, a few at a time, until golden brown on each side.
9. Drain and serve immediately.

Servings: 12

Nutritional information for one serving:
Calories: 171
Total fat: 2.4 g
Cholesterol: 55 mg
Sodium: 688 mg
Total carbs: 29.8 g
Fiber: 1.6 g
Protein: 7.5 g
Weight Watchers points: 3

miqisha

I love onion rings...never made them before...will be saving this recipe

xDeannaGarciax

You'll love em

trimom63

Sounds incredibly good...thanks for sharing!!!!!