Gluten Free Almond Crusted Chicken Breast
 
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Gluten Free Almond Crusted Chicken Breast
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast; filleted
  • salt and pepper
  • ⅔ cup Ener G Bread Crumbs - gluten free
  • 2 eggs
  • olive oil
  • ⅔ cup sliced almonds, finely chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  • olive oil
  • ¼ of red onion, diced
  • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
Instructions
  1. Pat dry the chicken with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. In a wide shallow bowl, combine almonds and bread crumbs. In another shallow bowl, lightly beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Heat a non stick pan to medium. Dip chicken into the eggs, let excess drip then press chicken into the almond mixture.
  4. Add a splash of olive oil into the pan. Cook chicken turning once about 3 minutes each side. Increase heat to medium high around halfway into cooking.Transfer the chicken to a platter.
  5. Mix tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Serve chicken with the tomato salsa.
Recipe by The Gluten Free at https://www.theglutenfree.com/gluten-free-almond-crusted-chicken-breast/