Spicy Almond Chicken

Chicken baked with a sauce of red currant jelly, mustard, almonds and other intriguing flavors.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 443 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup blanched slivered almonds
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 (3 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
• ½ cup yellow mustard
• 1 (14 ounce) jar red currant jelly

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and saute for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned on all sides. Remove chicken from skillet and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.

Step 3

To skillet add jelly, mustard, almonds, sugar, juice and cinnamon. Stir together and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until jelly dissolves. Pour mixture over chicken.

Step 4

Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink inside).