Oven-Fried Flax Chicken Recipe (Dairy-Free & Egg-Free)

Baked chicken and homemade chicken strips are staples in our home. But sometimes I do like to mix up the coatings. This particular recipe for oven-fried flax chicken uses a combination of bread crumbs (gluten-free, if needed), ground flaxseed, and sesame seeds. It’s a tasty blend with a little pop in the texture from the seeds.

Oven-Fried Flax Chicken Breasts that are Baked to Perfection

If your chicken breasts are on the big side, I would double all of the other ingredients. When we first tried this recipe, the boneless skinless chicken breasts in store were quite petite in size. These days, it seems like they are always much larger. Doubled amounts would be: 3/4 cup mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1/4 cup ground lax seed, 1/4 cup sesame seeds, and 8 teaspoons oil (2 teaspoons per chicken breast).

If you can’t do sesame seeds, you can substitute almond meal or simply use more breadcrumbs in place of the sesame seeds. It will still be equally delicious.

Special Diet Notes: Oven-Fried Flax Chicken

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, and soy-free.

Oven-Fried Flax Chicken Breasts

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

This simple entree is great on salads, bowls, or as the protein with a simple starch and veggie dinner.

Author: Adapted

Recipe type: Entree

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
¼ cup fine whole wheat or gluten-free bread crumbs
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed (brown or golden)
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 chicken breast halves
4 teaspoons oil

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, salt, and pepper.
In a shallow bowl, whisk together the bread crumbs, flax, and sesame seeds.
Brush each chicken breast half with the mustard mixture on both sides, then roll in the bread crumb mixture to coat.
Arrange the chicken on your prepared baking sheet, and drizzle each breast with 1 teaspoon oil.
Bake the chicken for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the juices run clear when pierced with a fork.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 chicken breast Calories: 241 Fat: 11.7g Saturated fat: 1.2g Carbohydrates: 8.2g Sugar: .7g Sodium: 659mg Fiber: 2.6g Protein: 24.6g