Just about two years ago I shared a recipe of my husband’s for almond chicken. He’s recently started eating less gluten and trying out a paleo diet, so he came up with this new paleo version. Replace the bread crumbs with more chopped almonds and you have a perfect easy paleo dinner idea!
Paleo Almond Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4-1 cup almonds, depending on the size of the chicken
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 small or 2 large chicken breast halves
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine the first six ingredients (through the salt) in a food processor. Pulse until the almonds are chopped fairly small.
- Pour the almond mixture in a shallow bowl.
- Pour the beaten egg egg in a shallow bowl.
- Salt the front and back of each piece of chicken.
- Working with one piece at a time, dip the chicken in the egg and then coat with the almond mixture making sure to pat the mixture into the chicken.
- Place the chicken on a non-stick baking sheet or one lined with parchment paper.
- Drizzle olive oil over top of chicken to help make crispy.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes and remove from oven.
- Let rest for 3 minutes to let juices redistribute
- Serve hot.
Paleo Almond Chicken Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3/4-1cupalmonds, depending on the size of the chicken
- 1tspgarlic powder
- 1/2tsppaprika
- 1/2tspdried oregano
- 1/2tspdried thyme
- 1/2tspsalt
- 1egg, beaten
- 4small or 2 large chicken breast halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Combine the first six ingredients (through the salt) in a food processor. Pulse until the almonds are chopped fairly small.
- Pour the almond mixture in a shallow bowl.
- Pour the beaten egg egg in a shallow bowl.
- Salt the front and back of each piece of chicken.
- Working with one piece at a time, dip the chicken in the egg and then coat with the almond mixture making sure to pat the mixture into the chicken.
- Place the chicken on a non-stick baking sheet or one lined with parchment paper.
- Drizzle olive oil over top of chicken to help make crispy.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes and remove from oven.
- Let rest for 3 minutes to let juices redistribute
- Serve hot.
Recipe Notes
This is the paleo/gluten-free version. If you would like to use gluten, you can substitute 1/4 cup of the almonds with bread crumbs to add a little extra breading to the chicken.Adapted from Play. Party. Pin.
I love how simple this is, but it looks so fancy!! Those are the best kind of recipes!
My daughter made this for the family on a visit to my house. It is fabulous. So is my daughter.
so glad you liked it, it’s one of our family favorites!
Pam spray is definitely not paleo
You are absolutely right Amanda, I just missed taking that out when I adapted the recipe. Use a non-stick baking sheet or one lined with parchment paper.