Almond Crusted Catalan Chicken
- 1 each chicken, whole cut-up, fryer, skinned
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise, light
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 tablespoons orange juice fresh
- 2 teaspoons oranges peel, freshly grated
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon divided use
- 3/4 teaspoon salt divided use
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper divided use
- 1 cup bread crumbs, whole wheat fine dry or plain
- 1/2 cup almonds sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- In large mixing bowl, make marinade by mixing together mayonnaise, garlic, orange juice, orange peel, honey, 18 teaspoon of the cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
- Add chicken, turning to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hour, occasionally spooning marinade over chicken.
- In pie pan, mix together remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, breadcrumbs, almonds and olive oil.
- Bake, stirring occasionally, in 350*F oven about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove chicken from marinade and roll, one piece at a time, in breadcrumb mixture.
- Place chicken in single layer in lightly greased shallow baking pan.
- Bake in 350*F oven about 1 hour or until crisp and brown and fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.
chicken, mayonnaise, garlic, orange juice fresh, oranges, honey, cinnamon, salt, black pepper, bread crumbs, almonds, olive oil
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/almond-crusted-catalan-chicken-49224 (may not work)