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Today I'm offering you Almond Crusted Fried Chicken, a healthy version of pan-fried chicken coated in a panko breading, made even more nutritious by the addition of almond flour. To accompany these crispy pieces of chicken, you will serve tasty
INGREDIENTS
Chicken Breasts/ Tenderloins
Almond Flour 2 Cups
4 Eggs/ or 6 Egg Whites
Garlic Powder 2 Tsp
Onion Powder 1 Tsp
Cayenne Pepper 1/2 - 1 Tspn
Paprika 1/2 Tsp
Black Pepper 1/4 Tsp
Sea Salt 1/2 Tspn (to taste)
Chile Pepper Powder 1/2 Tspn
Cutting Board
Baking Sheet
Parchment Paper
Ghee / or Extra Virgin Olive Oil
PREPARATIONS
Step 1:
Gather supplies. Place parchment on a baking sheet and set aside. Set oven to 350* Degrees F, and preheat.
Make sure you have everything, all the dry ingredients, and spices. The list is above, shown here is only a few of what you will actually need.
Mix your dry ingredients together in a large bowl and then prepare your breading station and set aside.
Step 2:
Clean, skin, cut off fat and slice up your chicken breasts. If your using tenderloins, clean and cut off extra fat.
Here is the chicken breast portion yet using tenderloins makes them the perfect size for meal prep and serving for kids. If possible use organic chicken, free-range, cage-free, no added hormones/antibiotics, etc. Can be found at health food, natural stores, and Whole Foods Market.
Step 3:
Prep two bowls or plates to start your breading station. Place and whisk eggs in one bowl. In the other bowl place and mix up your dry breading ingredients. Bread your chicken....dip in eggs first, then dip in bread.
Almond Flour can be found at health food stores or specialty stores, yet the best price I've found was at Target. It was about $7 a bag instead of $14-$16 at alternative vendors. The spices are also an estimated amount, add more of any one of the spices to suit your taste. If you like more heat add more of the chile or cayenne. It's what you make of it...
Step 4:
Drizzle ghee or olive oil on a lined baking sheet and arrange chicken sections on the sheet. Place in oven for 45-50 minutes, depending on oven.
Halfway through, flip over chicken sections, add more ghee or EVOO if chicken breading looks dry.
Step 5:
Meanwhile, pop broccoli or another green veggie into the microwave while the chicken is baking and serve with 1-2 cups of green vegetables.
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