Wanna be Parmesan Chicken

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Wanna Be Parmesan Chicken...

Day 25 Paleo / Zone Challenge

The first time I made this dish I was craving Italian food, and of course........cheese!
So, I took how I would normally have made Baked Parmesan Chicken and tweaked it, to make it Paleo.........or in other words: Wanna Be Parmesan Chicken!

Ingredients:

Skinless Boneless Chicken Breast or Tenders ( I prefer the tenders)

2 or 3 eggs, beaten

Almond Meal

Bragg's Seasonings (or Italian Herbs)

Olive Oil

Organic, Pasta Sauce (or if you're really ambitious, home made sauce!)

Optional items: Portabella Mushrooms, Black Olives

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Heat approx. 2Tbs of Olive oil in frying pan, Mix approx. 2 cups of Almond meal with the Bragg's/Italian seasonings, and place in baggie or on a paper plate. Dip Chicken breast in beaten egg to coat, then dredge in Almond Meal mixture. Brown in olive oil for a few minutes.

In baking dish, place approx. 1/2 of the pasta sauce in the bottom of the dish. Place browned chicken on top of sauce. Sprinkle any remaining Almond meal mixture over top of Chicken, Add remaining sauce over chicken. Bake for 25 minutes,or until done. (Chicken Breast will take a bit longer than the tenders, time used is for tenders.) Optional: Add black olives before baking.

A few minutes before Chicken is done, slice and brown Mushrooms in small amount of olive oil. Use as a topping for the chicken.

I serve with Cauliflower topped with a bit of the sauce.

Note: during browning, the almond meal mixtures tends to separate from the chicken, just be flexible, and let it brown on it's own, and add to baking dish....this is what gives the dish the texture and "feel" of having cheese in it.

Rhonda's Note:  I had a Tbsp. of Parmesan cheese so I added it to the almond meal mixture.  I also topped the chicken with mozzarella cheese after baking and let it sit in the hot oven for another 5 minutes to melt.