Dinner

Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken is for Dinner.

Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken takes 13 minutes to cook.

Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken are:

4 five-oz. chicken breasts

? c. almond meal (ground up almonds)

3 tbsp. ground flax

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. almond butter

1 tsp. lemon juice

Pinch cayenne pepper

1 tsp. fresh parsley

? tsp. paprika

1 tsp. fresh thyme

1 tbsp. fresh onion, finely chopped

Here is how you make Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towel. Take the chicken pieces and pound them evenly flat across the breast using a kitchen mallet or other heavy kitchen utensil. Pour almond meal and flax into a small bowl and stir to mix evenly. In another small bowl combine the olive oil, almond butter, lemon juice, and all spices and herbs. Mix in small food processor or by hand. Once combined add the chicken breasts to this mixture. Remove chicken breasts from marinade bowl and place on baking tray. Sprinkle half of the almond/flax mixture evenly across one side of all 4 chicken breasts. Pat each chicken piece with hand to better adhere the ?crust? to the chicken. Carefully turn over each chicken piece and repeat process using the remaining half of the almond/flax mixture on the other side of the 4 chicken breasts. Place tray with crusted chicken in center of the oven and bake for 20?30 minutes or until an instant read thermometer reaches 168 degrees on the thickest part of the chicken.Serving Size: 6 .75 servings -each serving is 3 oz breast with 2oz breast leftover Number of Servings: 6.75Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THEFIRSTROSEBUD.

The nutritional information for Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 241.9

• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Cholesterol: 81.0 mg
• Sodium: 91.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 3.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 34.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Almond-Flax Crusted Chicken is Low Fat