Almond Crusted Chicken
This Almond Crusted Chicken is crisp and juicy, ready in 30 minutes, needs only a few ingredients and has a restaurant quality flavor!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- Cooking spray as needed
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted almonds
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 ½ pound chicken cutlets
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F. Place a baking rack on top of a rimmed sheet pan, then spray the rack with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place the almonds in a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. Scrape the almond crumbs into a shallow bowl, then mix in the Parmesan cheese, onion powder, paprika, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Place the egg in a separate shallow bowl and beat with a whisk. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, then working with one cutlet at a time, dip in the egg. Let the excess egg drip off of the cutlet, then dip in the almond mixture, pressing the crumbs onto each side of the cutlet to ensure that they adhere. Place the coated cutlet on the prepared sheet pan. Repeat the process with the remaining chicken.
- Spray the chicken with more nonstick cooking spray, then bake for 15-18 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through cooking time, or until the cutlets are cooked through and the almond mixture is golden brown and crisp.
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Notes
My Top Tip: Don't skip the wire rack. This is my favorite hack for getting this extra crisp in the oven because the wire rack allows more heat to circulate around the chicken than resting on parchment paper.
Storage: Store nut-crusted chicken in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat in a 350˚F oven until warmed through or in a 350˚F air fryer for 3-4 minutes. Properly stored, it lasts 3-4 days.
Freezing: After coating the chicken cutlets in egg and almond, place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a single layer and freeze. Once frozen, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, put in a freezer bag, and store up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 6oz | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 161mg | Sodium: 724mg | Potassium: 950mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 467IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 226mg | Iron: 2mg
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