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Almond-Crusted Chicken

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) ground almonds
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) whole-wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) paprika
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dry mustard
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
• 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) freshly ground pepper
• 4 egg whites
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, about 6 oz (165 g) each

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475 F (245 C). Set a wire rack on a foil-lined baking sheet and coat with cooking spray.
2. Combine almonds, flour, paprika, garlic powder, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Transfer this crumb-coating mixture to a shallow dish.
3. Whisk egg whites in a second shallow dish. Place chicken between layers of plastic wrap and pound them to even thickness with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin.
4. Dip the chicken pieces first in the egg whites and then in the crumb coating mixture; turn to coat evenly. (Discard any remaining egg white and almond mixture.) Place the chicken on the prepared rack.
5. Bake the chicken fingers until golden brown, crispy and no longer pink in the centre, 20 to 25 minutes.
6. -- Source: Healthy In A Hurry