Name: Chicken with Almond Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: ½ cup ground almonds; 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, (at room temperature); ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon lemon zest; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 4 medium (1 to 1½ pounds) boneless, skinless chicken breasts; ¼ cup slivered or sliced almonds

Chicken with Almond Butter

This delicious recipe for Chicken with Almond Butter has chicken baked with an unusual mixture of almond butter and spices.

This recipe is one that I’ve been making for dinner for my family for a long time. It’s pretty simple. Since we all like almonds, it works for us. I love the flavor that it imparts into each bite of chicken!

🛒 Ingredients Needed:

ground almonds
all purpose flour
unsalted butter
salt and cayenne pepper
lemon zest and lemon juice
Worcestershire sauce
boneless, skinless chicken breasts
sliced almonds

✏️ How to make Chicken with Almond Butter:

*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.

Preheat the oven to 425℉.
In a medium bowl, use a spoon to blend together the almonds, flour and butter until smooth. Add salt, cayenne, lemon zest, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce, mixing well.
Pound breasts lightly to thin them out, and spread generously with almond butter. Sprinkle almonds on top. Place them in a buttered baking dish, and bake for about 15 minutes, or until cooked through. Almonds will be golden brown. Serve immediately.

➡️ Recipe Tips and Substitutions:

If preparing this recipe as gluten free, use gluten free all-purpose flour (or an appropriate replacement) in place of regular flour.
Make sure you zest your lemon before you squeeze the juice out of it!
Slivered almonds may be used in place of sliced almonds.
Keep an eye on the chicken while baking to make sure the almonds are not burning. Baking on a lower rack will help with this.