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Honey Mustard Pecan Crusted Chicken
Protein rich chicken breasts are coated in a crisp pecan and panko mixture and oven baked, then they are finished with a sweet and tangy honey mustard glaze. A flavorful, easy recipe that's sure to satisfy!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a 18 by 13-inch baking sheet with foil, place an oven safe cooling rack over on baking sheet and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
2
In a shallow dish toss together pecans, breadcrumbs, paprika, garlic powder and season with pepper to taste.
3
In a small mixing bowl stir together 1 Tbsp dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp mayonnaise and 1/2 Tbsp honey
Tbsp dijon mustard, (divided)2 1/2Tbsp mayonnaise, (divided)2 1/2honey, (divided)2 Tbsp
4
Pound chicken to even the thickness (about 1/2-inch). Dab dry with paper towels then brush top side of chicken with honey mustard mixture and season with salt.
honey, (divided)2 Tbsp
5
Transfer one piece of chicken to panko mixture, honey mustard side down, press firm to get mixture to adhere on bottom. Brush top side of chicken piece with honey mustard mixture, season with salt then turn chicken and press to coat. Chicken should be very well covered with mixture, turn and press again on each side to coat well.
honey, (divided)2 Tbsp
6
Transfer coated chicken to wire rack, repeat process with remaining pieces of chicken, leaving space between them on rack. Add any extra pecan mixture to tops of chicken and press down even. If you have olive oil cooking spray then spray tops of chicken with it (this is optional, just encourages browning of panko).
7
Bake chicken in oven until cooked through, center should register 165 degrees, about ⏱️ 20 - 25 minutes. If you find pecans are browning too quickly during baking then tent chicken with foil.
8
Meanwhile in a clean small mixing bowl stir together remaining 1 1/2 dijon mustard, 1 1/2 Tbsp mayonnaise and 1 1/2 Tbsp honey.
Tbsp mayonnaise, (divided)2 1/2honey, (divided)2 Tbsp
9
Drizzle chicken with honey mustard mixture and serve warm. Optionally you can garnish chicken with chopped parsley (about 1 1/2 tsp).
honey, (divided)2 Tbsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
462 kcal
fat Content
25 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
10 g
sodium Content
578 mg
protein Content
40 g
cholesterol Content
112 mg
carbohydrate Content
20 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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