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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 444.3
  • Total Fat: 20.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 136.9 mg
  • Sodium: 231.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 4.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 58.4 g

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Almond-Crusted Chicken Breast

Submitted by: MARGOTHD11
Almond-Crusted Chicken Breast

Introduction

Awesome chicken dinner for two! It's now one of our favorites! Super healthy and delicious :) Awesome chicken dinner for two! It's now one of our favorites! Super healthy and delicious :)
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    2 boneless-skinless chicken breasts
    Salt & Pepper
    Pinch of cayenne
    1/4 cup roasted, unsalted almonds
    1 small garlic clove
    4 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 425˚F. Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper and cayenne. Place on aluminum foil lined sheet pan.

In a food processor, mini-chopper, or blender make a coarse paste of the almonds, garlic and oil. Top each chicken breast with half mixture pressing down slightly to adhere.

Roast for 15 to 18 minutes until cooked through.

Serve with your choice of sides (brown rice, spinach, quinoa, etc).

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MZHARRIS04.






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  • SHEILA1505

    Very Good
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    I added plenty of Portuguese spice - equally good would be Cajun spice. Guests enjoyed this very much - 7/10/12

    Reply from MARGOTHD11 (7/10/12)
    Sounds delicious -- what's in Portuguese spice?


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  • LINROSIE

    Incredible!
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    delicious !!! - 7/7/12

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  • KITTYTHATGYMS


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    Amazing, made this for dinner along with a little lemon/olive oil dressing for the spinach. I want this every week now. - 6/7/12

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  • DEDICATED2HIM

    Incredible!
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    it was easy, delicious and my husband, the pickiest eater on the planet, loved it! Four thumbs up! - 10/10/10

    Reply from MARGOTHD11 (12/10/10)
    Yay! So exciting when picky eaters love something, right? Yum!


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  • MRSJENNS

    Incredible!
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    So so so yummy! And SO EASY!! - 9/10/10

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  • GOULDSGRANITE

    Incredible!
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    DH cut one chicken breast in half. I finished off with teryiaki glaze watered down 2 to 1( had some on hand that needed to be used). Delicious meal paired with steamed broccoli and mushrooms. - 3/23/13

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  • THEBALLHOUSE

    Very Good
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    Very good, but I'm going to try baking it on a rack or broiler pan next time because the chicken ended up sitting in a puddle by the end of the baking time. - 3/15/13

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  • NOEXQUZ

    Incredible!
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    Delicious! - 2/15/13

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  • LOVEDBY2


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    I love this recipe! Tasty and easy. - 9/10/12

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  • RDOWE53

    Very Good
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    subbed cumin for garlic... - 7/8/12

    Reply from MARGOTHD11 (7/8/12)
    How was the cumin? Did you like it? I absolutely adore that spice, didn't even occur to me. Will have to try it next time.


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  • ME-N-MY-SHOES

    Very Good
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    This was a keeper. My husband liked the flavor and I loved how easy it was. A little bland, though. We had to add some sauce and next time I will season it more... - 1/21/12

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  • JENN26POINT2

    Incredible!
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    I had to modify and use almond flour because I didn't have any almonds, but still super super yummy! - 6/1/11

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  • LIZPEPPER

    Very Good
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    Will make it again! - 4/13/11

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  • MALIAO

    Incredible!
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    This meal is so easy and very satisfying! I doubled the almond paste and cut the chicken into strips. It was very yummy paired with a green salad with lime vinagrette. - 1/5/11

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  • WANNABESINGER9

    Very Good
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    Delicious! I added some garlic salt on top of the almond paste on the chicken and served it with a steamed sweet potato, green beans and english peas. - 12/10/10

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  • VONWEST

    Incredible!
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    I really liked this. I didn't have any cayenne, but it still turned out great. Next time I will use a meat tenderizer to make the chicken less thick. - 11/30/10

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  • BNLOWE

    Incredible!
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    This was really delicious! The crust made the chicken nice and moist. :) I added a small bit of curry. - 11/4/10

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