Hi there! I hope that you are able to enjoy this long weekend. Here in the Carolinas we are experiencing a very warm and humid Labor Day Weekend. Lots of heat, sunshine, and heavy thunderstorms as well! Nonetheless I am grateful for the extra time off to enjoy with the beasts at home. We are not traveling this weekend but we are spending quality time with family. At times the hustle and bustle is exhilarating and other times it’s just exhausting. We are taking this weekend to relax after hitting the ground running with back-to-school events as well as back to sports events.
It’s been about a week and a half since the kids have started back to school and they have been extra hungry afterschool. I suppose all the extra activity and learning has worked up their appetites. While my beasts do not enjoy a large variety of food they have become accustomed to having to eat what they are served.
This week part of our dinner rotation included one of my favorites: Almond Flour Baked Chicken. It is versatile and flavorful. Most importantly it is extremely easy to prepare for busy worknights.
This chicken, in my opinion, is great as chicken nuggets for the kids, a protein for pasta dishes, and even atop salads. You could opt to serve it as a protein for a meal as pictured to the left as well.
The other night I chose to serve the bite sized chicken with a side of roasted broccoli over parmesan couscous. The parmesan couscous was store bought and cooked in less than 10 minutes. The broccoli was just frozen broccoli florets thrown on a cooking sheet and sprinkled with salt and pepper and cooked at the same temperature of the chicken and within the first 15 minutes of baking the chicken bites.
As previously mentioned, the chicken bites can be seasoned with a variety of different spices. I like a blend of garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder, parsley, paprika, and of course the tried and true salt and pepper. This blend of spices produces a well balanced flavor that even my picky eater beasts enjoy. The flavors are good stand alone or you can add it to pasta with sauce or even salad with dressing. It really works well with just about any dish we’ve enjoyed it with. To add to the joys of cooking the chicken, it’s a cinch to make!
The chicken comes together quickly with very little mess. I usually make huge messes in the kitchen as I am cooking and my husband can attest to that. If you use a medium to large bowl to mix your almond flour and spices into, you can dump your cubed chicken directly into the bowl and mix it evenly. Once you’re done coating the cubed chicken into the flour and spice blend you can dump it onto a generously oiled cooking sheet. I typically use avocado oil but you can truly use any oil for this. Once the chicken is on the cooking sheet I spray the chicken with a light coat of oil and pop it in to the preheated oven.
One important tip, make sure to spread the chicken out with space between the chicken. If not your chicken will come out soggy. No one enjoys soggy coated chicken.
The recipe card can be found under my Recipes page. Feel free to print out and if you decide try out the chicken feel free to let me know how it went in the comments. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Jenn