Best Almond Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipes

ALMOND STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spread almonds in one layer on ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Set aside.
• Pound chicken breasts to ¼-inch thickness; cut in half. Marinate overnight in white wine.
• In skillet, sauté mushrooms in ¼ cup butter; about 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic, parsley and lemon juice; sauté 2 to 3 minutes. Add toasted slivered almonds.
• Remove chicken breasts from marinade; pat dry and discard marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Place 1/3 cup of mushroom mixture on each chicken breast half. Fold in sides and roll.
• Secure to hold with toothpick or skewer. Chill 1 hour.
• Add 2/3 cup almonds to a food processor or coffee grinder. Pulse until finely ground. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to avoid lumps. Set aside in dish.
• Dredge rolled chicken in flour, dip in egg, then in ground almonds. Place in casserole; pour 1/2 cup melted butter over breasts.
• Bake at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until no longer pink and coating is crispy brown.

BAKED ALMOND CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place flour in a shallow bowl. Combine 1/3 cup butter and seasonings in another bowl. Coat chicken with flour, then dip in butter mixture. Arrange in a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. Pour cream around chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes. Combine bread crumbs and remaining butter; sprinkle over chicken. Top with almonds. Bake, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown. Serve over pasta.

ALMOND-CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS STUFFED WITH DRIED APRICOTS AND CHERRIES

Steps:

• In small bowl combine cherries, apricots, port and water.
• Cover and set aside 6 hours or overnight.
• Drain liquid into small saucepan.
• Salt and pepper both sides of chicken breasts.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons fruit onto center of each chicken piece.
• Fold both sides over fruit to overlap, and secure with bamboo skewer or wooden picks.
• Into three shallow bowls place flour, egg and almonds mixed with bread crumbs.
• Thoroughly coat each filled chicken piece with flour, then egg, then almond mixture.
• Place on plate in single layer; cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• In 12-inch skillet heat butter and oil over medium heat.
• Pan-fry the chicken bundles, turning once, until well browned, about 5 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to baking sheet and finish cooking in center of oven 8 to 10 minutes, being sure chicken juices run clear.
• Meanwhile, add the shallots to the port mixture and reduce by half over medium-high heat.
• At the same time, in another saucepan, reduce the cream by half.
• Strain the port mixture into the reduced cream.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle hot sauce onto eight serving plates, dividing equally.
• Remove skewers and place chicken on sauce.
• Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.

ALMOND CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to 1/2-inch thick.
• In a blender or food processor, finely grind the almonds.
• Combine the almonds, bread crumbs and salt on a plate.
• Whip the egg white and water together.
• Dip the chicken into the egg white and coat with the almond mixture, shaking off any excess.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken 10 to 15 minutes or until no longer pink, turning once during the cooking time.
• Remove the chicken from the skillet and keep warm.
• Heat the lemon juice and wine in the skillet over low heat, stirring to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
• Place a tablespoon of the wine sauce over the top of each chicken breast half and serve.

APPLE AND ALMOND STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In skillet, melt margarine, saute apple, margarine, almonds, and cinnamon until apple is tender, around 5 minutes.
• Flatten chicken breasts. Top with apple mixture, roll and secure with toothpicks.
• Dip into egg white mixture, then into bread crumbs.
• In a skillet, heat oil, saute breasts until browned on all sides. Place in a baking dish.
• Sauce:.
• In small saucepan, melt margarine. Add flour, cook with stirring for 1 minute.
• Add apple juice, stock, cinnamon, brown sugar. Cook, stirring, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Pour over chicken, cover, and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.