Hazelnut Crusted Chicken with Gorgonzola Sauce
Hazelnut Crusted Chicken with Gorgonzola Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 560 calories, 48g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up garlic powder, flour, sage leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 22 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mix flour, poultry seasoning and garlic powder in a dish. Beat egg whites in a shallow plate or bowl.
Place hazelnuts on a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap on a cutting board or work surface.
Preheat a nonstick skillet with oven safe handle over medium high heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Turn in flour to dust the breasts, then turn in egg whites, then press breasts into nuts on both sides. Wash hands.
Add extra-virgin olive oil to the pan and add chicken. Brown the nuts and chicken 2 minutes on each side then transfer to the oven and finish cooking the chicken through, about 8 minutes.
In a small pot, warm milk over medium heat.
Add cheese and melt it into the milk. Stir in 2 tablespoons of chopped sage and simmer 5 minutes.
To serve, place chicken on plates and pour a couple of spoons of the Gorgonzola sauce over the center of each piece.
Garnish with chopped sage.