I have made this receipe for several years with just skinless chicken breast. I pound it to make them the same size to cook evenly. My family loves it and it is one dish that they will all eat. I also tried it with Panko instead of the cornflakes crumbs. Everyone that I serve it to loves it.
Honey-Pecan Crusted Chicken
You would expect Southern fried chicken to be served with lots of calories and fat. Not our version, though--we baked the chicken instead of frying it, and we gave it a crisp, greaseless crust made from crushed cornflakes and chopped pecans.
Yield: 8 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 270
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fat: 8.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.6g
- Protein: 25g
- Carbohydrate: 21.4g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 71mg
- Iron: 2mg
- Sodium: 416mg
- Calcium: 15mg
Ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 (6-ounce) skinned chicken breast halves
- 8 (4-ounce) chicken drumsticks, skinned
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/4 cups finely crushed cornflakes (about 4 cups uncrushed cereal)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly over chicken; set aside. Combine honey, mustard, paprika, and garlic powder in a small bowl; stir well. Combine cornflakes and pecans in a shallow dish; stir well. Brush both sides of chicken with honey mixture; dredge in cornflake mixture.
- Place chicken pieces on a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat chicken with cooking spray, and bake at 400° for 40 minutes or until done.
Honey-Pecan Crusted Chicken Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Kid-Friendly, Portable/Picnic
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Valentine's Day, Birthdays/Anniversaries
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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