almond sauce chicken breasts

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups finely chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms
• 1 onion, sliced into rings
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup almond paste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• 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.
• 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.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in same skillet, brown the mushrooms and onions with the garlic. mix together and spread mixture over the chicken.
• 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.
• bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.