Healthier Honey Almond Chicken Recipes

HEALTHIER HONEY ALMOND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts until approx 1/2-3/4 inch thick. Sprinkle with salt and garlic powder.
• Brown in a heavy pan in 1 tbsp of oil.
• While this is cooking, melt butter in seperate pan over medium heat and coarse chop almonds (a quick chopper works great for this). Add almonds to butter and saute for 3-5 minutes, or until almond are coated in butter.
• When chicken is done, drizzle 1 tbsp of honey on each chicken breast.
• Remove from heat, top with buttered almonds.

ALMOND-CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, season bread crumbs with salt and pepper. Place eggs in a small bowl with 2 teaspoons water, and beat lightly. Dip chicken in egg, wiping away excess with your fingers, and dip in bread-crumb mixture. Dredge until lightly coated. Dip in egg again, and coat thoroughly with almonds.
• Heat butter and oil in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken until nicely browned, about 3 minutes, and turn over. Cook 1 minute more; then transfer pan to oven, and bake until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.