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Arlington Almond Chicken

From the Nancy Greenleese collection
Serves 4

Introduction

This recipe comes from What Can I Bring? Sharing Good Tastes and Times in Northern Virginia, a spiral-bound cookbook by the Junior League of Northern Virginia. Read more about Nancy Greenleese’s efforts to cook American food in Italy in “Dinner, American-style.”

Ingredients

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ tsp. garlic powder, or 3 to 4 small fresh garlic cloves, chopped
½ tsp. poultry seasoning blend (or make your own: ¾ teaspoon sage, ¼ teaspoon thyme, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and a dash of marjoram)
½ tsp. paprika
½ tsp. dried dill weed
¼ tsp. pepper
4 to 6 chicken breasts, skinned and boned
1 cup sliced almonds

Steps

  1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag. Place 1 chicken breast in the bag; seal and shake to coat. Place chicken breast on a greased or nonstick baking sheet or pan. Press almonds on top of chicken. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken breasts.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

This content is from the Nancy Greenleese collection.