SPICY ALMOND CHICKEN

Spicy Almond Chicken image

This has just the right amount of spices. It's tangy, beautiful and delicious.

Provided by MICHELLECA

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Baked and Roasted Breasts

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
1 (14 ounce) jar red currant jelly
½ cup yellow mustard
½ cup blanched slivered almonds
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned on all sides. Remove chicken from skillet and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
To skillet add jelly, mustard, almonds, sugar, juice and cinnamon. Stir together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until jelly dissolves. Pour mixture over chicken.
Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink inside).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.5 calories, Carbohydrate 41.1 g, Cholesterol 101.5 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 31.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 297.4 mg, Sugar 34.8 g