Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2012

This was a very nice, different chicken dish. I did some "health-ing" up with the recipe, and it turned out fine: only used butter (no oil) to brown chicken; used light cream instead of heavy cream. I also omitted mushrooms and onions, but that's only because I forgot to buy them this week. I think the mushrooms would have been a nice touch; maybe not the onions so much. Some tips: --Process/blend almond paste before adding to pan. It will melt faster and more evenly into the cream mixture. --Cover your baking dish with foil before baking; I didn't, and some of the cream sauce ended up browning and sticking to the dish, making it very hard to clean. Or, you could line the dish with foil before putting in chicken. --I don't see a huge need to brown the chicken before putting it in the oven. The heat from the oven browned the almond crust better than the butter, so you will still get the same appearance if you skip the frying in butter step. I served this with cinnamon vanilla mashed sweet potatoes, which were the perfect compliment to the almond flavor of the chicken.

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CuppaTeaGirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wayne, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2010

VERY sweet though so if you aren't up for that, not your chicken!

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auds1162

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Adrian, Michigan, USA

Living In: Middletown, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2009

Truly delicious, my husband loved it! I did not have almond paste on hand so instead I used almond butter which gave the sauce a heavier, creamier consistency. Next time, if I opt to use the almond butter I will use half and half instead of the heavy cream to make a lighter sauce. I did not find the preparation of the recipe at all difficult and contrary to comments from a couple of other reviewers, I had no problems with the almond crumbs adhering to the chicken nor did I experience any burning or charring of the almonds. I will certainly prepare this recipe again!

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fortylove

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

At first I gave this recipe a 3 because it was bland, overly rich and the nutmeg was too strong. But the next day the leftovers were so delicious that I had to change the rating to a 4. To sear the breasts so they are juicy, I used peanut oil with 2 tbspns butter to keep the flavor. I constantly nudged the pieces so the almond crumbs didn't fall off, and cooked on high for 2 minutes each side. The butter/oil mix from recipe will just burn on high heat. The egg wash was really watery, I used 1/4 cup water with 2 eggs, I added 3 or 4 big coves of garlic and some salt to the mushroom/onion mix. I highly recommend adding dry red wine or liquor to the cream sauce, as well as 1/4 tspn salt. The grit of the chopped almonds bothered me, so next time I'd try putting some almond extract in the egg wash, lightly flour the breasts, then top the dish with toasted almond slivers upon serving. I served with chopped cauliflower and carrots sauteed in olive oil and garlic. My husband gives this recipe a 5.

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cookiemonster

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

Had high hopes but was disappointed. Chicken was dry, sauce needs other spices to balance the almond, and really, two cups of almonds was waaaay too much-complete overkill. Tried to improve it with some spices, but needs serious adjustments.

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Rebecca

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

This tasted so-so, and is certainly NOT worth 1100 calories and almost 100 grams of FAT!!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: York, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Westford, Vermont, USA

Reviewed: May 3, 2008

Ok, not great, a little too much chopped almonds, should have something more to coat than just the almonds

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Firefly9

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Columbus, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

A really good recipe. A little complicated and takes some time to pull together but worth it with the end result being a well received dinner

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dwaszak

Home Town: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2007

I agree that the almond paste was just too much. I didnt use onions because I am not an onion fan and I think they ruin everything they touch but the chicken and mushrooms were great with the cream. If I make this again I will not use almond paste. Maybe a bit of almond extract would work.

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