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Gluten Free Almond Crusted Chicken Breast
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Gluten Free Almond Crusted Chicken Breast
Author: Jan Withington
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
- Pat dry the chicken with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
- In a wide shallow bowl, combine almonds and bread crumbs. In another shallow bowl, lightly beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a non stick pan to medium. Dip chicken into the eggs, let excess drip then press chicken into the almond mixture.
- 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.
- Mix tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve chicken with the tomato salsa.
