Easy Almond Chicken Recipe for a Quick and Delicious Meal

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The almond chicken recipe is a quick and easy Chinese stir-fry recipe made with chicken thighs, almonds, and veggies, all soaked in a savory sauce. Follow this recipe, and learn how to make it quickly in your kitchen. 

I love making Chinese-inspired dinners during busy weekdays. They are flavorful, ready in less than 30 minutes, and require only a handful of ingredients. This dish, in particular, is perfect for most diets, such as whole 30, keto, and pale.

If you’ve eaten at any Asian restaurants, then you have probably tried this Authentic Chinese Almoon Recipe. It is a flavorful dish, made with crunchy almonds, chicken breasts, or thighs, and quickly stir-fried with veggies in a savory sauce. 

Although the original version calls for chicken breasts, I love using thighs here. Firstly, they are more succulent, juicier, and flavorful than the breasts. When cooked with the rest of the veggies, such as zucchini, mushroom, and snow peas, the meat is absorbing the flavors well. As a result, you end up with authentic Asian flavors in every single bite. 

I love making a larger batch and storing it for days to come. Leftovers taste even better the following day because the flavors get absorbed together as they sit. In addition, this recipe is quite healthy and can be easily modified to serve pretty much any diet. If you follow the whole 30 or Keto dies, then it is definitely for you. You can serve it the classic way over white rice, or noodles. 

Almond Chicken Recipe Ingredients

For exact measures, please see the recipe card below.

Here is what you will need for the stir fry:

Poultry: I tend to use thighs most of the time in this dish because they are more flavorful. However, you can use chicken breast as well. Just go with what you have on hand or like the most. 

Veggies: Mushrooms, zucchini, green or red bell pepper, and onion. 

Vegetable oil.

Seasoning: Freshly minced garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper. 

Almonds: Feel free to use any type, such as whole, halved, or slivered. 

As for the sauce, you will need the following:

Chicken broth: You can use your preferred type. However, if possible, go with the organic version.

Soy sauce and hoisin sauce

Sesame oil

Sugar

Corn starch: It thickens the sauce. 

How to Make Almond Chicken Recipe?

Saute the veggies: In a large pan over medium-high heat, add some vegetable oil. Then, add the sliced onion, zucchini, mushroom, and bell paper and cook them for 4-6 minutes. Once cooked, remove the veggies from the pan, and clean the pan with a paper towel. 

Cook the meat: Next, prepare the poultry. Using a sharp knife, cut it into uniformly sized pieces and set it aside. Then, to the same pan, add more oil. and lightly brown the meat on both sides for a few minutes, and season with salt and pepper. Remember not to overcrowd the pan here. You will have to brown it in batches. 

Add back the veggies: Once the chicken is cooked, add the freshly minced garlic and ginger to the pan, and cook for about 30 seconds. Then, add the veggies back to the pan, season with more salt and pepper, and stir together with the poultry. 

Make the sauce: In a separate bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients. Once combined, simply pour the sauce over the dish in the pan and bring it to a simmer for about 2-3 minutes. 

Add the almonds and serve: Lastly, add the crunchy almonds on top, and serve warm with your favorite side dish. I have also written an article on Smooth Almond Cream The Perfect Topping For Your Desserts.

Almond Chicken Recipe Variations and Substitutions

This dish is easily modifiable. Some great alternatives would be:

Other Meats: Swap the chicken with other meats, such as beef, pork, shrimp, lamb, or even turkey. 

Vegetarian version: To make it vegetarian, use firm tofu instead of poultry. 

Vegetables: Similarly, you can use pretty much any veggies you have on hand. Great additions would be snow peas, carrots, broccoli, bok choy, sweet corn, bamboo shoots, celery, etc. 

Spicy: For a spicier version, chop in some fresh jalapeno peppers. 

Nuts: If you don’t have almonds, feel free to swap them with cashews, hazelnuts, or even pecans. 

Sauce: This dish works well with other sauces as well like Teriyaki Sauce or Orange Sauce. 

Eggs: Adding some eggs works well here. 

Oven-Baked: Instead of stir-frying it, you can easily pop it in the oven at 350 degrees F, and bake it for about 15 minutes. You can get more from this video.

Almond Chicken Recipe Tips and Tricks

Ensure to cut the meat into uniform pieces so that way it is cooked evenly. 

Also, this recipe works well with either chicken breasts or thighs. Therefore, use whatever you like the most, or alternate between the two. 

Use low-sodium soy sauce so you can control the saltiness. 

In addition, feel free to swap the freshly minced garlic with garlic powder.

Conclusion

I hope you will try this memorable chicken recipe the next time you want to share dinner with a friend–either at your house or take it to theirs. 

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