Pecan crusted chicken
Easy and delicious pecan crusted chicken is a great elevated weekday dinner with a moist meat
Servings: 4 portions
Calories: 750kcal
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breast
For the marinade:
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ cupi chopped parsley
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
For the crust:
- 1 cup crushed pecan
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoon Butter
Instructions
- For the marinade:
- In a large bowl, pour all the ingredients together, mix together. Add the chicken and turn it to coat each breast. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven at 360F.
- In the meantime, Put the crushed pecan and the bread crumbs in a shallow plate. Put the eggs in a shallow plate too.
- Get the chicken out of the fridge, taken them out of the marinade.
- Dip the chicken in the egg and then roll it in the pecan mixture, press to make sure it adhere.
- Repeat for the 2 other pieces of chicken.
- In a pan (that goes in the oven too), melt the butter at medium heat. Cook 2-3 minutes each sides until it starting to become brown. Then, put your pan in the oven 12-15 minutes.
- Serve while warm.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 750kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 32g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 1016mg | Potassium: 835mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 3mg