A simply satisfying chicken dish with a very flavourful crust and tender interior. Parmesan cheese and almond meal make a delectable combination for these bland and boring chicken breast.
- 3 tbsp Plain flour
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup Fresh breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup Almond meal
- 1/2 tbsp Lemon zest, finely grated
- 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1-2 tbsp Parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 500 g Chicken breast, skinless and boneless
- Sunflower oil
- Combine flour, salt and pepper on a large plate. Lightly whisk egg in a shallow dish. Combine breadcrumbs, almond meal, lemon zest, Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper in a separate shallow dish.
- Lightly coat chicken with seasoned flour, shaking off excess, then dip in egg, finally the breadcrumb mixture, pressing crumbs on gently with your fingertips to coat.
- Fill a large skillet with oil up to 1cm deep and heat over medium flame until sizzling. Pan-fry the chicken, in batches, for 3 minutes each side or until just cooked through and lightly golden brown. Serve chicken with salad and lemon wedges.
89 comments:
Angie, this chicken looks amazing. I love this type of light breading and the addition of almond:)
I have almond meal on hand (use it for macarons) this is a great idea to use it for. How do you get your meats/seafood/poultry so perfectly and evenly caramelized or browned? Gosh that looks so good!
Cristina: Use heavy skillet or cast iron to shallow-fry, the crust would be evenly browned and more crisp. And don't crowd the pan, leaving enough space for the meat to get caramelized properly. Well, that's all I know. :-)
very nicely done love the crust on this chicken!
I haven't tried using my almond meal in a savory dish yet. Brilliant! Can't wait to try it!
What a perfect looking peice of chicken. The coating sounds wonderful.
I made similar chicken except i cut the breasts in small pieces; the friends who ate it still mention the crunchiness of the almonds; it is yummy and so simple to make.
The golden brown crust looks amazing! Almond meal? That's new. Is it liek ground almonds?
I can imagine this has such a great nutty cruchiness.
wow!! it looks inviting and soo perfect. I make Parmesan chicken just like this but without almond. This recipe sounds interesting, gotta try it next time.
cette escalope de poulet au parmesan et aux amandes est un pur délice
une régal, je ne m'en lasse jamais
bonne soirée
What a great flavor for the crust! Looks fantastic!
looks awesome and delicious ...lovely and tempting pic...crispy outside and soft inside...truly satisfying
Angie, that's a gorgeous crust on that chicken....just a squeeze of lemon and I'm good.
oo this looks very good! the crusty bit would be the best and then the juicyness of the chicken inside! i love chicken
Wow, Angie, another amazing dish from you! This looks delicious, the crust looks fantastic, will have to try this out soon!
Chicken looks fab..nice crust n color...
Ey Angie, as always, this is a stunning dish :)
Parmesan & almond indeed does make a delectable combo! Can imagine the nutty, cheesy crust and the tender meat inside, yum! Will make this soon, thanks!
Looks wonderful... try pecan and rosemary for another night!
Mouth-watering delicious Angie! Love that crispy and flavorful coating! I never thought to use almond meal this way...
I like the looks of the crust. It looks so good!
I don't know where I could get almond meal here. I looked at the grocery and all that was available is cornmeal..
I love the idea of crusting chicken with almonds. Yum! The texture looks fantastic. A perfect weeknight meal.
Angie...thanks for recipe. Chicken breast are so boring unless you coat it with flavorsome herbs crust and your almond meal crust with parmesan is great. Will make this for Josh when he comes home :)
Wah, parmesan and almond....I can imagine the nice combination and tasty crust!
This is a great idea! I have all the ingredients to make this right now! :)
I love the looks of this! You can never have too many GOOD chicken recipes!
Oh wow! This looks so crispy and delicious and inviting! Yummy!
This dish looks very five stars! I bet the Parmesan cheese and almond meal makes the chicken very flavorful!
Tis is exactly wat I am eating tommorow for my lunch...almond meal is just too good, bookmarking ur recipe. Thks Angie for sharing.
Fingerlicking crusted chicken, makes me hungry..
Love the golden brown crust! Well done!
Adding almond to the crust is such a great idea!
beautiful and flavourful chicken great
Looking at it is both satisfying and frustrating. It feeds my eyes but not my stomach! :D Looks very delicious. I would love that with some tender baby broccoli.
I did something similar today with pork. Coating the meat always resulting in such juicy meat.
all the ingredients I also have, bookmark this recipe, will try by this week, I bet my kids will love this. Thanks for sharing.
Ohhhhh....... parmesan and almond, you got me.
I've got eveything in the fridge, except lemon.
Might try this soon!!!
Almond meal is a great addition to the crust, and the lemon zest sounds fantastic!
This looks so amazingly crunchy. I know my kids will love it !
An absolutely beautiful piece of chicken!! Looks so delicious!!
This chicken looks amazing! I am sure my boys will love it.
What a lovely crusty chicken. The almond adds a great touch to the breading.
I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
That almond chicken looks so much better than the last one I did.
That looks great. I like the combo of parmesan and almonds.
Parmesan almond crust!!! Oh man. And you got a perfect golden brown colour too!
I agree with all the others! I love all things almond and this looks gorgeous AND tasty!!!
Thanks for the blog love! :)
delicious chicken!
The chicken looks gorgeous, Angie!
You had turned the chicken breast into such a tempting and satisfying meal! Love it! Feel so hungry now.....
Angie...your cooking can pretty much replace me for a few days...I don't think Hubby would notice too much...we seem to cook in many of the same ways. So, what do you say...wanna give me a break from the kitchen ;o))
Ciao for now and have a fantastic week,
Claudia
That is just pure crisp perfection in my eyes!
Beautiful clicks..I m totally in love with this
This looks mouthwatering! That golden crust is amazing, and I love the nuttiness of the almond meal in there!
I love Parmesan-crusted chicken. Adding the almond meal is a new twist - which adds another flavorful dimension. Tasty and simple.
What a unique chicken dish, I've never heard of using almond meal as a crust. It sounds wonderful.
I made this last night and it was really good!
Angie, your parmesan chicken with almond sure look so yummie...I definitely have to try your version...fabulous!
So perfectly crusted! And I bet the chicken is moist, juicy and delicious.
Hi Angie, The chicken breast looks scrumptious, I like the golden brown color. I really loved to try this, my husband loves fried chicken. I already kept it in my recipe box. Thank you for sharing your great recipes Angie.
great recipe, I love the use of almond meal...and parm even better
sweetlife
Angie, this looks so gd, I ve bookmarked it. thanks :)
I totally heart the crispy crust! Wish to have this for my dinner hehe
nice and crunchy crust. perfectly cooked. :) have a nice day
I havent tried chicken in this way. Looks nice.
Mmmhhh, that looks soooo good! I love the crispy crust!
Cheers,
Rosa
almond meal is a fantastic addition to the parmesan crust chicken I usually make. I'm gonna have to give this a go.
I'm always looking for new ways to spruce up chicken cutlets. I love that these are breaded with almond meal - how unique!
Hey Angie, I was just thinking I need to get some almond meal to make a cake. This is such a nice use for it too-sounds delicious!
Such an awesome chicken dish...am drooling now
This sounds and looks amazing! I can imagine how delicious it must taste! Very unique crust for chicken!
I love to use almonds to crust. It looks delicious!
Wow, so simple and juicy! I'm not sure what almond meal is but I think I can find it at my local supermarket.
wow....Angie that has got to be the best looking chicken I have seen in a long time.....the color of the breading is just perfect!! I bet that bit of almond and that lemon zest just added so much flavor. Thanks for giving us such a wonderful recipe!!
I love the golden crust! Looks wonderful!!
Thats a really tempting pic!! Chicken looks yum..
Beautiful chicken and certainly not the boring kind! The crust is perfect, golden to perfection.
Just the idea of almond crust with moist chicken is making me drool
I made these yesterday for dinner, and they were the tastiest chicken cutlets ever. Thanks a lot.
Sounds like to me a very very classy version (and much more tasty) of a schnitzel! Thanks for sharing - love the idea of the almond crust.
what a perfect crust Angie! perfect with the almond flour and the parmesan and herbs. Delicious and simple :)
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
i prefer a nice nutty crust to the naturally crispy skin of a chicken--it just seems less barbaric and is certainly more flavorful. :)
This looks so good, the picture makes me want to eat some right now!
Oh wow, this dish just sounds amazing. I love parmesan crusts like this and can't imagine anything better.
Looks golden, crunchy and yummy. Drool worthy chicken recipe dear:)
This looks amazing! I just want to eat it all up!!!!
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