Honey Pecan Chicken
Yield
4 servingsPrep
4 hrsCook
20 minReady
4 hrsTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | each |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
|
|
| 2 | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| Coating | |||
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
garlic powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cayenne pepper
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| Sauce | |||
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine, melted |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
honey
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
lemon zest
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
bourbon
|
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | each |
chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless
|
|
| 473 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| Coating | |||
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 15 | ml |
garlic powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cayenne pepper
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
to taste |
*
|
| Sauce | |||
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine, melted |
|
| 79 | ml |
honey
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
lemon zest
|
|
| 15 | ml |
bourbon
|
|
| 237 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
Directions
Soak chicken pieces overnight in buttermilk (or at least several hours).
Mix flour, garlic powder, little cayenne pepper, and pepper.
Dredge chicken in this.
Let chicken rest after coating with flour mix for bout 30 minutes (so coating sticks).
Heat small amount oil in large fry pan.
Cook about 8 min. per side (for boneless pieces, longer for with bone) til no longer pink.
Make Sauce: mix melted butter or oleo, honey, lemon peel and bourbon. Mix and heat until warm. Pour over cooked chicken. Top with Chopped Pecans!
