Crispy Almond Chicken Breast with Cherry Tomato Basil Sauce
A simple, gluten-free, and extremely delicious recipe for a weekday dinner! Chicken breast is flattened, rolled in eggs and ground almonds (almond flour), then fried and served with a flavour-packed rustic cherry tomato, basil and parmesan sauce! Serve this dish with some tenderstem broccoli or green beans for a lower-calorie, low carbohydrate option that does not compromise on flavour! And if you're not following any specific diet, serve this Almond Crusted Chicken with a good amount of creamy potato mash for a truly decadent meal!
Ingredients
For Almond Crusted Chicken:
- 1 large chicken breast boneless and skinless
- 1 egg
- 40 g ground almonds
- 10 g parmesan finely grated
- ½ lemon zest only
- 1 -2 tbsp odourless oil
For Cherry Tomato & Basil Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 250 g cherry tomatoes ripe
- 1 ½ tablespoon double cream
- 10 g parmesan
- 15 g basil leaves only
Instructions
- Start your sauce first. Prick each cherry tomato with a fork or a toothpick to help them soften and release juices. Place the tomatoes in a medium saucepan with a tablespoon of oil and cook for 10-15 minutes stirring often. Your tomatoes should soften and release juices but shouldn't completely dissintegrate.
- Whilst tomatoes are softening, cut a large chicken breast in 2 lengthways to get two flat pieces of chicken. See the text above if you're using 2x small chicken breasts instead.
- Whisk an egg in a large flat bowl. Mix ground almonds with parmesan, lemon zest, some salt and pepper in a separate flat bowl.
- Dip the chicken pieces in the egg, and let any excess drip off. Then roll the chicken in the almond mixture, ensuring full coverage.
- Heat a large frying pan with 2 tablespoon of odourless oil (you may choose to add a knob of butter too for extra decadence). Fry the chicken on medium heat for approx 4 minutes on each side (adjust timing if your rhciken is very thick or thin). Cooked thicken will not be pink, and the juices will be completely clear.
- When the chicken is almost cooked, stir the parmesan into the soft cherry tomatoes. Add the cream and heat for 1 minute to warm through. Then stir in the basil leaves and season with salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve the Almond Crusted Chicken with a side of our rustic Cherry Tomato Sauce (and any other favourite side dishes!).
Notes
See serving suggestions and side dishes to go with this Almond Chicken in the text above.
Nutrition
Calories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 37gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 176mgSodium: 341mgPotassium: 798mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1409IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 220mgIron: 3mg
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