Sesame Almond Chicken

One of my very favorite dinners I must attribute to my mother’s geniusness. She is the brain behind many of the meals I prepare for Biceps. In all seriousness, my mom pretty much wrote the book on being awesome.

Sesame Almond Chicken is so simple–both in preparation and in the ingredients needed–that anyone, even your sweet husband when you don’t feel like cooking, can make it.
Or your teenage son that’s recently been grounded for being late for his curfew (I don’t have one of these, just remembering what my brother’s used to do).
Or your friend that says, “I don’t know how to cook!” with a voice that emulates Grover from Sesame Street.

But don’t confuse this meal’s simplicity for tastelessness. The chicken is tender and moist because it’s encrusted with bread crumbs, it’s flavorful due to the slightly cooked almonds and sesame seeds and it’s just oh so stinkin’ tasty.

 

Here’s what you’ll need to make your very own Sesame Almond Chicken:
(Serves 4-Preheat oven to 350, grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish)
4 Chicken Breast, remove any fat
1 Package of Whole Wheat or Plain Ritz crackers
1 TBsp Sesame Seeds
1 Cup of Sliced Almonds
1/2 Cup, or one stick, of melted Butter

Gently crush your crackers while they are still in the package. Don’t get too crazy, lest you burst the package and crackers go everywhere.

Measure one cup of sliced almonds.

 

Pour both the almonds and crackers in a large mixing bowl. Add the 1 TBsp of Sesame Seeds.

 

Pour the melted butter in the bowl.

 

Stir the cracker crumb mixture completely.

 

Place one breast of chicken at a time in the mixing bowl and completely cover each breast with the cracker crumb mixture.

 

I usually cover one side, place the breast in the casserole dish and then cover the other side with more cracker crumb mixture using my fingers.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until the center is no longer pink. There is no need to cover the chicken or to flip it during cooking. Just leave it alone and go read a book.
Or hug your husband. Or take your dog for a walk….come back and enjoy!