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!
Ingredients
⅓ cupshelled pistachios, ground in your food processor (some chunks are ok)
8boneless chicken thighs, or 4 small chicken breasts
½ teaspoonEACH: sea salt and pepper
1tablespoonolive oil
Cooking spray oil
¼ cuphoney
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.
⅓ cup shelled pistachios
Dry the chicken with paper towels and then season them with salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive oil.
8 boneless chicken thighs, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper
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.
Cooking spray 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.