Nut crusted chicken is an all time favorite around my house. Every time I make it, everyone is happy at the dinner table.
You just can’t go wrong when you replace bread crumbs with freshly ground nuts. The flavor is fabulous!
(Makes 3 medium chicken breasts)
Ingredients
3 medium chicken breasts
2 egg whites
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup almonds
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. marjoram
1 tsp. salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 1 – Add all ingredients (except chicken and egg whites) to the food processor.
Step 2 – Blend together until you have a nice crumbly mixture (will be slightly wet)
Step 3 – Set up your assembly line so that everything is on it’s own plate. Put chicken on one plate, egg whites on another, and the mixture on yet another so you can grab your chicken, roll it in egg whites, then in the mixture, and put it right on the parchment lined baking sheet.
Step 4 – You should end up with something that looks like this. If you did, then you’re ready to put the chicken in the oven.
Bake at 350 degrees F. until the chicken reaches 160 degrees F. on a meat thermometer (on average, about 30 minutes).
Eat and enjoy!
Nutritional Content
1 serving = 1 chicken breast
Calories: 255
Total Fat: 16gm
Saturated Fats: 3gm
Trans Fats: 0gm
Cholesterol: 49gm
Sodium: 986mg
Carbohydrates: 4gm
Dietary fiber: 2gm
Sugars: 1gm
Protein: 24gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 0
Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate.
Munchkin Helpers:
If you have little ones, here’s how they can help. (With close supervision, of course)
Your little helpers can pour the ingredients you’ve measured into the food processor (please unplug first). Older kids can help roll the chicken in the egg and nut mixture and place on the tray.
Caution: Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).
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