Almond-Crusted Chicken Breasts

This succulent chicken dish is made with toasted almonds, fresh basil and a bit of lemon juice.

Yields:4 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation15 minutes
Cooking15 minutes
Ready In30 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup almonds sliced, lightly toasted
4 each chicken breasts halves, boneless, skinless
1 x salt and black pepper
1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
1 each egg beaten with 2 tsp. water
1/4 cup butter melted
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoon basil fresh, chopped, or 1/2 tsp dried

Directions

With hands, lightly crush almonds into small pieces; reserve.

Lightly flatten chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper.

Dredge chicken in flour. Pat off excess flour. Dip chicken in beaten egg.

Press each chicken breast in almonds, covering chicken well.

Place on buttered baking sheet.

Bake at 425 for 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is just firm and almonds are golden.

Meanwhile, combine butter, lemon juice, and basil.

Drizzle over cooked chicken breasts.

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I have used this recipe for years and my family and friends love it. I was so upset to have miss placed the cookbook with the recipe in it. I have all these overripe bananas and am so glad to have been able to get my hands on another copy.

Reviewed by miss k