Nut-Crusted Baked Crispy Chicken
Nut-Crusted Baked Crispy Chicken
Nut-crusted baked crispy chicken – tender baked chicken breasts coated with a crispy nut mixture. So simple but so delicious in every way! We turned a few pantry staples into an effortless recipe to switch up a traditional chicken dinner.
Ingredients:
- 5-6 chicken breasts (sliced thinly in half)
- 5-6 cups mixed nuts (walnuts/ almonds/pecans)
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- 3 egg whites
- Olive oil
- Lemon
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Pulse all nuts together until they resemble breadcrumbs. Mix in salt, paprika, and oregano.
- Dip the chicken into egg whites then press into breadcrumbs mixture.
- Put the crusted chicken on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15-minutes. Flip, drizzle with olive oil and bake for another 10-minutes. Top with a squeeze of lemon and kosher salt.
Not a fan of the nut crust? Check out our Baked Chicken Schnitzel recipe.