Chicken fillet can be breaded not only in flour and breadcrumbs, but also in different seeds. When baking, the seeds acquire a pronounced aroma and form a crust on the fillet, and beetroot salad will be an excellent addition to the chicken dish. Both various seeds and beets are valuable products for our body, enriching it with necessary elements.
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You will need
- For 4 persons:
- - 2 tbsp. spoons of flaxseed;
- - 2 tbsp. spoons of sunflower seeds (peeled);
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons finely chopped almonds;
- - 2 tbsp. spoons of pumpkin seeds (peeled);
- - 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sesame seeds;
- - 4 pieces of 180 g of chicken breast (fillet);
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of wheat flour;
- - 1 egg, slightly beaten;
- - 500 g of leaf beets (chard) without stems;
- - 400 g canned beets, sliced;
- - 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- - 1 tbsp. a spoonful of lemon juice;
- - salt to taste.
Instruction manual
1
Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Cover the baking dish with parchment paper.
2
Combine flax seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds in a shallow plate. Pour 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour in a second plate. Beat the egg slightly in the third plate (you can add salt to taste). Each chicken filet is breaded first in flour, then in a slightly beaten egg, then in a mixture of all seeds. Make sure the chicken fillet is well covered with all three layers of breading.
3
Put 4 pieces of breaded chicken fillet in a baking dish, on parchment paper, and bake for 15 minutes or until tender.
4
While the fillet is baked, you need to cook the leaf beets (chard). Dip the beet leaves, after removing the stems, into a pot of boiling, salted water for 3 minutes. Remove the chard, mix with chopped pickled beets, add olive oil, sprinkle with lemon juice and serve as a side dish to the chicken. If necessary, add salt to taste.
Useful advice
Flax seeds can be found in any pharmacy or in supermarkets on shelves with healthy food.