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Almond crusted chicken

April 19, 2016
Recipe

Almonds add crunch and nutrition to your same-old chicken.

Serves 4

Almonds add crunch and nutrition to your same-old chicken.


Heat oven to 400 F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, combine the ground almonds, flour, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour the milk in a separate medium-sized bowl. Coat each chicken breast in the almond mixture, then into the milk, and back into the almond mixture, and place on the baking sheet.

Preheat a nonstick saute pan on medium-high heat, and add the olive oil to the pan. Once the pan is hot, place the chicken breasts in the pan and reduce heat to medium. Sear the chicken breasts on one side until they are golden brown, then sear on the other side for 1 minute. Place chicken back on the greased baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 F.


  • 3/4 cup ground almonds
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon dry thyme
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup skim milk
  • 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breast, 4 ounces each
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) 1/2 Fats and oils Fruits Grains and grain products 4 Meats, poultry and fish 1/2 Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

1/2 Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits 4 Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates 1/2 Fats Fruits 1 1/2 Protein and dairy Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 250 Calories 9 g Total carbohydrate 83 mg Cholesterol 2 g Dietary fiber 6 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 28 g Protein 1 g Saturated fat 1 chicken breast Serving size 291 mg Sodium 11 g Total fat