Gluten-Free Un"fried" Chicken

"I don't like fried chicken"... said no one ever. Fried chicken is seriously one of my favorite foods in the whole world. It's one of those things that I just never get sick of. But between the breading and the deep-frying, it's not so healthy, and lets face it, deep frying equals a hot mess in my kitchen that I just don't want to take the time to clean up. So I made this super tasty Gluten-Free Un"fried" Chicken. This recipe is really fast to whip up and there is no deep frying involved!

Ingredients:
1 -2 lbs chicken thighs. You can use ANY cut of chicken here- legs, breasts, bone in or boneless. Just adjust cooking time appropriately. We like the thighs because they hold up to the high cooking temperature without drying out and they're so flavorful!
1 egg
1/2 cup almond flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp cayenne (optional)
1 tsp paprika
2 tbsp melted coconut oil or ghee

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
In a shallow dish, whisk your egg.
In a separate shallow dish, combine almond meal and spices, making sure to get out all of the clumps.
Coat each piece of chicken in the egg, and then in the almond meal, pressing the almond meal mixture into the chicken and then shaking off the excess.
Place the breaded chicken on a baking sheet with a wire rack on top. This allows for the heat to circulate in the oven, ensuring proper browning and crisping. If you don't have a wire rack, no big deal. Just line with parchment and flip the chicken halfway through cooking time.
Drizzle the chicken with the melted coconut oil or ghee, whichever you're using. This well help is crisp up!
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until brown and crispy. If your chicken is done cooking before it becomes brown, just turn the oven up to broil for a couple of minutes, but watch it closely as it will turn into blackened un"fried" chicken real quick.
Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon on top. Enjoy!

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