Pecan-Crusted Chicken
This 20-minute recipe is sure to become a favorite with you and your family. The skinless, boneless chicken breast halves are brushed with honey and soy sauce before coating with ground pecans.
Ingredients
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1/3 cup honey
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3 tablespoons light soy sauce
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1-1/2 cups ground pecans
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (about 1-1/2 pounds total), pounded to 1/2-inch thickness
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
1.
Heat broiler. Coat broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2.
In a medium-size bowl, whisk honey and soy sauce. Spread pecans on a plate.
3.
Dip both sides of chicken breasts in honey and soy mixture and then in pecans. Place on prepared broiler pan. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
4.
Broil for 2 minutes per side, 6 inches from heat source. Reduce oven temperature to 500 degrees F and place broiler pan on rack in lower third of oven. Bake for 6 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
5.
While chicken is cooking, place remaining honey and soy mixture in a small saucepan and boil for 1 minute.
6.
Drizzle honey mixture over chicken and serve.
7.
Serving suggestion: wild and long grain white rice pilaf and a tossed green salad.
Nutrition information
Calories 548, Total Fat 30 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 99 mg, Sodium 711 mg, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 44 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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