Almond Crusted Catalan Chicken

Name: Almond Crusted Catalan Chicken
Cook time: P1H
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken, whole; mayonnaise, light; garlic; orange juice; oranges; honey; cinnamon; salt; black pepper; bread crumbs, whole wheat; almonds; olive oil

Marinating chicken in this creamy, orang-y and sweet marinade really gives the chicken lots of yummy flavor, also make the chicken very tender, then coated with almond-bread crumb mixture. It's succulent in the inside and golden, brown and crusty on the outside when it's out of the oven.

Yield

8 servings

Prep

8 min

Cook

1¼ hrs

Ready

1⅓

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1		whole chicken cut-up, fryer, skinned	*
¼	cup	mayonnaise, light	*
3	cloves	garlic finely minced
2	tablespoons	orange juice fresh
2	teaspoons	oranges peel, freshly grated
2	teaspoons	honey
¼	teaspoon	cinnamon divided use
¾	teaspoon	salt divided use
½	teaspoon	black pepper divided use
1	cup	bread crumbs, whole wheat fine dry or plain
½	cup	almonds sliced
3	tablespoons	olive oil

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
1	each	whole chicken cut-up, fryer, skinned	*
59	ml	mayonnaise, light	*
3	cloves	garlic finely minced
3E+1	ml	orange juice fresh
1E+1	ml	oranges peel, freshly grated
1E+1	ml	honey
1.3	ml	cinnamon divided use
3.8	ml	salt divided use
2.5	ml	black pepper divided use
237	ml	bread crumbs, whole wheat fine dry or plain
118	ml	almonds sliced
45	ml	olive oil

Directions

In large mixing bowl, make marinade by mixing together mayonnaise, garlic, orange juice, orange peel, honey, ⅛ teaspoon of the cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ 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 ½ 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.