Almond Sauce Chicken Breasts

Directions

1. Pound chicken breasts to flatten; Season with salt and pepper to taste. In a small bowl, beat together egg and water to make egg wash. Place almond crumbs in a shallow dish or bowl; dip chicken in egg wash, then dredge in almonds.
2. Melt butter with olive oil in a medium skillet over medium high heat. Brown coated chicken quickly, then transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. In same skillet, brown the mushrooms and onions with the garlic. Mix together and spread mixture over the chicken.
5. In same skillet, combine the cream and almond paste and mix together; heat through, then stir in nutmeg. Pour sauce over chicken, mushrooms and onions.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.

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bigr

Jan. 25, 2004

"While I am new to cooking I found this recipe easy and it tastes great. Use about 1/2 the almond paste and don't have the pan too hot when you cook the breasts. I will make this again...." See more"

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RUBIES71

Jan. 22, 2003

"Such a good boneless chicken recipe. A nice different touch. I had to substitute flour and almond extract for the almond paste, still turned out very tasty...." See more"

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PerkyStone

Oct. 5, 2006

"I combine this recipe with the amaretto chicken also on the site. i follow this recipe to step 3. then i use i cup heavy cream, 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese, and 1/2 a cup of amaretto and melt on t..." See morehe stove top. then i pour this sauce over the chicken and put in oven at 350 for 40 minutes. i serve it with linguine."