Preparation 15 minutes
Cooking time 25 minutes
Servings4
Romano-Crusted Chicken with Almonds and Old Style Mustard
The perfect recipe to have your friends or family over to dinner… they’ll think you spent the entire day in the kitchen, but you don’t have to tell them the truth!
List of ingredients
- 4 plain boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 125 ml (½ cup) grated Romano cheese
- 125 ml (½ cup) ground almonds
- 250 ml (1 cup) bread crumbs
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) fresh oregano, chopped
- 1 French shallot, thinly chopped
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) melted butter
- 30 ml (2 tablespoons) Old style mustard
- Vegetable oil
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a bowl, mix the Romano cheese, almonds, bread crumbs, oregano and shallot.
- With a fork, blend the melted butter and old style mustard, then add it to the cheese and almonds mixture.
- Spread this preparation equally onto the chicken breasts and press down so that it forms a crust over them.
- Place the breasts in a lightly oiled baking dish. Cook in the oven for 25 minutes or until the chicken flesh temperature reaches 170°F (78°C).
Tip
from the chef
- Dice the chicken breasts into bite size pieces to serve them as tapas to your visit!