Almond Crusted Chicken

Almond Crusted Chicken

    Ok so I am not a meat eater, but the soon to be hubby is, so occasionally in our busy schedule we get a rare night home alone together. Last night was one of these nights, so I cooked him dinner. He is not all on team healthy eating (though I have noticed him packing some fruit into his lunch now that my waistline is shrinking), so when I cook for him I like to make it a healthy meal so he gets one once in a while. Last night I put my almond breadcrumb alternative to the test and made him some Almond Crusted Chicken. Verdict is in he liked it!

How many servings: 4
Calories per serving: 237
What you need:

• Chopped Seasoned almonds (Breadcrumb Altearnitive!! Chopped Almonds! )
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 table spoons of Extra Virgin Olive oil.

What you do:

• put some of your seasoned chopped almonds in a shallow container (add more as needed)
• in a seperate shallow container wisk together your egg and egg white
• take your chicken breast one at a time and dip into the egg and then press each side into the chopped almonds.
• place the almond covered breast on to a greased cooking sheet, cover with foil and place into the fridge for at least 30 min. This is going to help set the crust

(You can use this down time to do something productive, like the dishes or prepping for whatever side you are serving, or if you are me I use this time to work out! I have been doing p90x3 lately and the workouts are exactly 30 min so it was better than an oven timer lol.)

• preheat the oven to 440
• put 1 table spoon in a frying pan an heat it up to medium heat (you'll add the second table spoon after the second chicken breast since it will cook off.)
• take the chicken breasts out of the fridge
• pan sear each side of each chicken breast for one minute (further setting the crust) and return to the baking sheet.
• bake the chicken for 40 min at 440 flipping them over half way through the time.

NOTE: The calories are calculated using My Fitness Pal, and may vary depending on the size of your chicken breast and how much of the chopped almonds you use. I used about a half a cup between the 4 breasts. The seasoning I used was Itialian, but feel free to experiment and comment below on what your favorite combo is!! Cooking is about finding a recipie and adapting it to your tastes!

Bread Crumb Alternative!! Chopped Seasoned Almonds!

Bread Crumb Alternative!! Chopped Seasoned Almonds!

Having some friends on a gluten free diet, I've been looking for a way to substitute bread crumbs in recipies. The answer hit me as I was eating my mid morning snack of almonds the one day while looking at my new express chop I had gotten for Christmas. Put the almonds in the express chop with what ever seasoning you want, and you can chop them up to be as fine as breadcrumbs! Not only is this a gluten free solution, but it also has the bonus of adding some extra protein to those recipies. Simple substitutions go along way!

What you need:

• 1/cup of plain roasted almonds
• 1/4 cup of seasoning of your choice (this time I used Itialian seasoning)
• food proccesor, or express chop (I use the Ninja express chop, if you don't have these things you could chop the almonds manually, but I am all about making life easier)

What you do:

• Place almonds and seasoning into your proccesor
• chop until desired texture
• use as a substitute for breadcrumbs in any recipie!

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