Craving for nice crispy chicken but trying to avoid the extra carbs? This recipe for Almond-Crusted Chicken will become a dinner regular as it is so yummy and easy to make with help of your air fryer!
Trim and pound the chicken breasts. A thickness of 1/3 of an inch is best.
Salt and pepper the outside of the chicken and set aside.
Mix the egg up in a dish. Be sure it's one your chicken will fit into as you'll be dipping the chicken in the egg first.
In another dish mix together almond flour, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
Dredge the chicken in the egg and then the almond flour mixture and lay each piece of chicken in the chopped almonds to fully coat.
Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Add the chicken, then spray the tops of the chicken with cooking spray as well.
Air fry for 10- 12 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Flip it halfway through cooking.
Recipe nutrition
4 servings
- Amount per serving
- Calories248
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 11.3g15%
- Sodium 175mg8%
- Total Carbohydrate 5g2%
- Total Sugars 0.3g
- Protein 33g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Directions
Trim and pound the chicken breasts. A thickness of 1/3 of an inch is best.
Salt and pepper the outside of the chicken and set aside.
Mix the egg up in a dish. Be sure it's one your chicken will fit into as you'll be dipping the chicken in the egg first.
In another dish mix together almond flour, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
Dredge the chicken in the egg and then the almond flour mixture and lay each piece of chicken in the chopped almonds to fully coat.
Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Add the chicken, then spray the tops of the chicken with cooking spray as well.
Air fry for 10- 12 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Flip it halfway through cooking.
