Pecan Crusted Chicken 🍗

Name: Pecan Crusted Chicken
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 1 cup pecans; 3/4 cup panko; 2 eggs; 3 tbsp Dijon mustard; 3 tbsp honey; 1 tsp paprika; 2 tbsp olive oil

Golden chicken cutlets in a buttery pecan crumb crust with a honey mustard drizzle, Southern charm on a sheet pan.

25 min · Beginner · 540 cal · 42g protein · $2.60/serving · American

Comfort Food High-Protein Quick & Easy

25minutes

4servings

540calories

42gprotein

$2.60per serving

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 chicken breasts
1 cup pecans
3/4 cup panko
2 eggs
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
3 tbsp honey
1 tsp paprika
2 tbsp olive oil

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Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 425°F and set a rack over a sheet pan.
2
Pulse the pecans until finely chopped and mix with the panko, paprika, 1 tsp salt, and black pepper.
3
Halve the chicken breasts into thin cutlets, whisk the eggs with 1 tbsp of the mustard, dip each cutlet, and press into the pecan crumbs.
4
Arrange on the rack, drizzle with the olive oil, and bake 15 minutes until golden and 165°F inside.
5
Stir the honey with the remaining mustard for the drizzle.
6
Rest the chicken 3 minutes, then serve with the honey mustard spooned over.