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Crispy Cheese Chicken

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course entree
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken

  • 6 chicken thighs skinless, boneless
  • 6 oz meunster cheese grated
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 4 oz pork rinds crushed
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 2 tsp pink salt
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 cup avocado oil

For the Veggies

  • 1 zucchini cut into matchsticks
  • 1 yellow squash cut into matchsticks
  • 6 mushrooms half sliced half cut into quarters
  • 1 small shallot finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped

Instructions
 

For the Chicken

  • Place chicken on a plat surface and top with a piece of pastic wrap. Pound to an even thickness with a rolling pin. Season all sides with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of black pepper. Add cheese to one half of each piece of chicken. Fold the other half over the cheese. Take three shallow dishes and fill one with almond flour and one with the beaten eggs. In the third dish, mix together the pork rinds, parm cheese, and remainder of salt and pepper. Discard all unused crust ingredients. Press each of the cheese stuffed chicken pieces into the flour, then dip into the beaten eggs and then the pork rind mixture. Coat well. Heat avocado oil in a heavy bottom pan over medium high heat. Fry chicken pieces in batches, 3-5 min per side until golden brown. Place fried chicken on a lined, lightly oiled sheet pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, flipping the chicken half way through. Remove from oven.

For the Veggies

  • While the chicken is baking, heat butter and olive oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and cook 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute, stirring constantly. Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes. Add zucchini and squash and cook 3 minutes. Add heavy cream and cook another few minutes until sauce thickens and reduces. Add parsely and stir. Serve chicken on top of the vegies and sauce and enjoy.

Notes

Macros
Number of servings 3
Amount per serving:

Calories 979
Total fat 68g
Carbohydrate 10g
Dietary fiber 2g
Net carbs 8g
Sugars 2g
Protein 83g
Potassium 408mg
Vitamin A 79%
Vitamin C 34%
Calcium 196%
Iron 22%