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Pistachio Chicken Recipe
This is your sign: it's time to change up your regular chicken dinner! You absolutely won't regret it if you swap in this crispy, crunchy, sweet-and-salty pistachio chicken. It tastes amazing, plus it's so simple to make -- you could serve pistachio crusted chicken any day of the week or for a dinner party!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 423 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup shelled pistachios ground in your food processor (some chunks are ok)
- 8 boneless chicken thighs or 4 small chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon each: sea salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Cooking spray oil
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the shelled pistachios to your food processor and blend until they're mostly ground - a few chunks are ok.
- Dry the chicken with paper towels and then season them with salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive oil.
- Place the ground pistachios into a shallow bowl. Working with one piece of chicken at a time, bread the chicken with the ground pistachios.
- Move the breaded chicken to the baking dish. Press any remaining pistachios onto the tops of the chicken and then spray the chicken with cooking oil.
- Bake the chicken for 15-18 minutes, or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the chicken is cooked, drizzle the honey over the top and serve right away.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
2 chicken thighs
Calories
423kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
46g
(92%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
215mg
(72%)
Sodium
493mg
(21%)
Potassium
668mg
(19%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
81IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 chicken thighs | |
| Calories | 423kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 46g | 92% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 72% |
| Sodium | 493mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 668mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 81IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.