Pecan Chicken With Maple Pecan Sauce
"This is sooooo easy and tasty. Good enough for company too. Serve with mashed sweet potatoes and green beans for a fantastic meal."
photo by NorthwestGal
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 (1 1/4 lb) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 2⁄3 cups pecans, finely chopped
- 1⁄3 cup fine cracker crumb (use seasoned of your choice, or plain, I like Ritz)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
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Maple Pecan Sauce
- 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
- 1⁄3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1⁄3 cup pecan pieces, toasted
directions
- To toast pecan pieces, bake in 375F oven for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Keep oven preheated.
- For chicken: In a shallow bowl, mix together buttermilk and egg.
- Place chicken breasts in buttermilk mixture.
- In a second mixing bowl, combine pecans, cracker crumbs and salt.
- Turn chicken breasts in buttermilk, then coat with pecan mixture.
- Place chicken breasts in a greased shallow baking dish and drizzle with melted butter.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Serve with Maple Pecan Sauce.
- Maple Pecan Sauce: In a small saucepan, mix sugar, maple syrup, water, soy sauce and cornstarch; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add lemon juice and orange rind; stir.
- Just before serving, bring sauce to a boil; remove from heat and stir in toasted pecans.
- Makes 1 cup.
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Reviews
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This was so delicious, I can't say enough things about it. I loved the pecan breading, and the pecan maple sauce drizzled on top really finished off the dish quite nicely. It was super delicious and a real treat for us. This is one of those dishes to keep in mind for those evenings when you have dinner guests--they'll be impressed, not to mentioned satisfied and begging for your recipe. Thanks for sharing your recipe, evelyn/athens. Made for 2014 Culinary Quest. Yum! -
I cant rate this high enough!! This was a step out of my comfort zone, I like to cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces before cooking, goes further and easier to eat. I could see that this wouldnt work in this recipe, though, so I went as directed and SO glad that I did!!!! These chicken fillets were so tender and flavourful and the nutty crust is to die for. We did enjoy the accompanying sauce, but the chicken stands so well alone, in my book. I made the full recipe, for the two of us, thinking I would then use the chicken in another dish, but it is so TASTY, that I said to my husband, right, slice these, and they will be my office lunch for the next few days --- lovely bread, fresh rocket, a little mustard -- I am not generally a sandwich person but I am LOVING my lunches!!!! definitely a make-again, thank you Evelyn, this was made and enjoyed for International Agents of QUEST, USA Southern Region -
Excellent!! Made just as directed and it turned out perfectly. Such great flavors and crispiness. I LOVED the sauce. It put this recipe over-the-top good. Thank you! Made for the International Agents of QUEST for the USA Southern region. -
I only made the chicken. It was fantastic. So moist and delicious. I used frozen chicken tenderloins, a "staple" at my house. I also used a peach glaze out of a bottle for my sauce. -
This recipe was awesome! My husband made it for me for Valentine's Day and I must say-it was the best meal I have ever had! He is not the cook in the family (that's usually my job :) but he found the recipe very easy to follow and it was absolutely delicious!!!!!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
