Oatmeal Crust Chicken Breasts – Skyterra Recipe

Here’s a an idea for battered and crusty chicken that doesn’t require cheese, white flour, or bread crumbs. This Oatmeal Crusted Chicken Breasts recipe from Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina used pulverized oats to add a satisfying crunch while the herb blend is customizable to your tastes and the type of cuisine you’d like to explore. Feel free to use gluten-free oats if needed, and the recipe is already dairy free and nut free.

Oatmeal Crusted Chicken Breasts

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Course: Entrees

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Chicken, Oatmeal, Skyterra

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 320kcal

Courtesy Of: Skyterra Wellness Retreat

Skyterra's oatmeal crusted chicken breast is a healthier alternative to Chicken Parmesan because it provides Italian flavor without cheese or white flour.  

Ingredients

Breading

• ▢ 1 cup rolled oats (old fashioned style, gluten free if desired)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon black pepper

Chicken

• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 5 oz. each, pounded out to 1/4 inch thickness)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions

• Add oats to food processor and pulse. Stop when the oats resemble a flaky, textured flour.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine oats with the breading seasonings.
• Pound the chicken breasts flat if you have not done so already. (To flatten, place chicken breasts on a cutting board, cover with plastic wrap, and use the flat side of a meat mallet to evenly pound each piece to 1/4 inch thick).
• Crack eggs into a medium bowl and whisk until blended.
• Dip each breast in the whisked eggs, followed by the oat mixture. Coat well. Continue until all chicken breasts are coated.
• Preheat large sauté pan to medium-high heat. Working in batches, add oil to pan and cook chicken breast 4 minutes per side and finish in oven if needed. Cook until internal temperature of chicken reaches 160 degrees and carry over cooks to 165 degrees.

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Spa Index Kitchen Notes

Want to decrease the fat abit? Try spraying each coated breast, as well as a cooking tray, with Olive Oil or Coconut Oil cooking spray, and then go straight to baking (skipping the pan fry).  While you won't get quite the crusty brown coasting, you'll still have a baked, crunchy coating with a wee bit of calorie savings.

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Nutrition

Serving: 4 oz | Calories: 320 kcal (16%) | Carbohydrates: 18 g (6%) | Protein: 39 g (78%) | Fat: 11 g (17%) | Sodium: 580 mg (25%) | Fiber: 3 g (13%)

Skyterra Wellness Retreat near Asheville, surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.  Skyterra offers an all-inclusive weight loss and fitness program in this beautiful mountain and lake setting. Guests explore sustainable foundations of good health, sound nutrition, and mindful well-being, and enjoy daily fitness, outdoor adventures, water sports, farm-to-fork cuisine, massage, educational classes, and more.

Executive Chef  Erica Lee Reynolds, in partnership with Lindsay Ford, RD, MS, ACSM, and the rest of the Skyterra culinary team deliver visually stunning, flavorful meals that offer optimum and complete nutrition – regardless of the type of diet a guest may be following. Vegan? Paleo? Vegetarian? Low-salt? Kosher? In the Skyterra culinary center, you won’t just be appeased. Your special diet will be embraced and celebrated, and you will walk away inspired to explore it further.   All meals are crafted from the best organic ingredients, with most of the items coming from local farms and purveyors. When it comes to sourcing meat and produce, the team builds on relationships with nearby farmers that have been doing things the right way for a long time.