Creamy Bruschetta Chicken {Gluten Free}
Like many of you, when I cook I tend to toss ingredients in a pot and call it good. Dinner is done and if it tastes great, well that’s a fabulous bonus. As a blogger, I hate it when that happens.
I don’t hate the fact that it turned out, heavens no. I get annoyed when I create something worth blogging but I have no idea what I did. I keep a notepad handy and my camera is usually only a few feet away but my issue is sharing with you how much I used. I never measure.
So when I had the idea of a creamy and gluten free chicken dish, I got out the measuring cups and had everything ready. I’m so happy I did because it created this amazing recipe for Creamy Bruschetta Chicken. Not only is this beneficial to me as a blogger, but as a fancy-dancy homemaker as well. I now can make this recipe the same every time.
Keeping It Wheat Free
First things first, I’m wheat free. They give me hives and I just feel gross while I eat it. So you know what I used for breading the chicken?
Almond Flour.
It worked amazingly well. I have made this recipe twice since I first took these photos plus chicken parmesan using almond flour and I think it works better then regular flour breading.
Creamy Bruschetta Sauce:
I had a tough time when it came to titling this recipe, it was my husband who suggested Creamy Bruschetta Chicken and it was a lot better than Chicken with Cream and Tomatoes that I was thinking (I am not creative when it comes to titles – maybe I should put him to work). PS – in case you’re curious here is the pot I’m currently loving on right now.
I have a little mantra in the kitchen. When in doubt, add parmesan cheese. I love parmesan and whenever I find a recipe missing that little bit of “oompf” I add parmesan and it makes a world of difference. It’s probably one of my favorite ingredients.
The end results are pretty amazing.
This would be delicious served over pasta, but I serve it with roasted broccoli and oh my goodness gracious – this sauce with broccoli is absolutely-freaking-amazing.
I made this with two chicken, but there is enough sauce for four. I just put the leftover sauce in the fridge and made the recipe again a few days later 😉
Creamy Bruschetta Chicken recipe:
Gluten Free Bruschetta Chicken Bake
Ingredients:
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 egg
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- Sea Salt & Pepper (for seasoning the flour)
- 2 tbsps ghee (coconut oil works great too)
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsps cream cheese
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 can diced tomatoes with garlic and olive oil
- 5-6 leaves fresh basil, torn
- Pinch of pepper
Directions:
- In a pot or deep skillet, over medium heat, add a tbsp of your ghee (coconut oil works as well).
- Take two separate bowls. In one: crack your eggs and mix. In the another: add your almond flour, sea salt and pepper.
- While the ghee is melting bread your chicken: dip your chicken in the egg mixture and then again in the almond flour mixture. Coat the chicken in the breading and add to the hot pan.
- Cook chicken for roughly 8-10 minutes each side, or until fully cooked. Set aside on a plate.
Sauce:
- Deglaze the pan by adding the chicken broth, use your wooden spoon to get all the bits up and off the bottom. Don’t discard, they add beautiful flavour.
- Add the cream and diced tomatoes. Heat through, add the rest of the ingredients and bring it to a simmer.
- Transfer the chicken back to the sauce. I let it simmer all together for about five minutes.
- Garnish with additional basil if desired.
Ghee is basically one step past clarified butter. It doesn’t burn as easily and as a sweet flavor to it. To make ghee (this would need to be done ahead of time), melt butter and gently boil (over medium-low) until butter is translucent and a golden color. Scoop off the foam, strain through a cheesecloth into a glass jar and let set.
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PS: Ghee is really easy to make, I added instructions in the note but be sure to head to This West Coast Mommy’s blog post on ghee as she lays it out step by step.
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OMG!! That look so delicious!!! I love brushetta and love creamy!! I think I know what I’m making for dinner! PS 1 pot cooking rocks!
Tell me how you like it 🙂
This sounds so good always looking for gluten free recipes
Like the idea of breading with almond flour
Wow this looks/sounds amazing! Definitely going to put this on the weekend menu! Love trying new recipes and this combines 2 of my fave things. 🙂
This looks divine!!! Would not have thought of making the chicken this way (and I love bruschetta!). Love that it can be gluten free too 🙂
Oh my, this looks so good! We eat a lot of chicken in our household, so I am always on the search for something yummy and a little different, this fits the bill perfectly! Have bookmarked the page and pinned it 🙂
Tasty! I’d love to try this recipe, I’ve even got all ingredients in the house….
Seriously, I can’t look at these pictures without making my mouth water.
My work here is done 😉
Oh this looks delicious. I am looking forward to having fresh basil in my garden again soon and will have to give this recipe a try.
I have been using coconut flour and almond flour more, love this recipe, looks fantastic.
yummy …you share the best healthy recipes , thanks so much i am trying to eat better , i will be trying this out 🙂
This soun ds delicious thanks!
I really want to try this recipe. I sounds and looks so good. 🙂
yum! This looks so yummy! I love chicken and I love bruschetta! Thanks for sharing.
This sounds like an amazing chicken dish! I love that you used almond flour as a breading! brilliant!
Almond flour for breading is my new favorite. It turns out so well!
This looks delicious! I have never used almond flour before!
It looks really good! Will have to try use almond flour for breading.
This looks so good – thanks for the recipe!
This sounds so tasty. I am interested in trying the almond flour.
Hi! Stumbled upon this recipe on A Pinch of Joy, and it caught my eye! Your closeup photos are gorgeous and have this must-eat-now feeling! I’ll definitely save up this recipe for later on. Thanks for sharing!
~Kim
Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂 I’m so glad you saved it, it is so delicious. I know you’ll love it!
Hi there! Visiting from Meet Up Monday. This looks so delicious! Definitely pinned to save!
Man, I love ghee and broth and almond flour and just everything about your recipe. Thanks for linking up at MeetUp Monday – Hope to see you there again this week!