Pecan Chicken with Cream Sauce

Name: Pecan Chicken with Cream Sauce
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 28 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup pecan halves; ½ cup fine bread crumbs; 4 chicken breasts (skinless, boneless); ¼tsp salt; ¼tsp pepper; 2 tbsp butter (melted); 2 tbsp dijon mustard (divided); 3 tbsp vegetable oil; ¼cup whipping cream; ¼cup chicken broth

4 steps

Prep:16minCook:12min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:10:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories523.3 kcal (26%)

Total Fat38.8 g (55%)

Carbs13.5 g (5%)

Sugars2.2 g (2%)

Protein31.4 g (63%)

Sodium445.7 mg (22%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

¾ cuppecan halves

½ cupbread crumbs

fine

4chicken breasts

skinless, boneless

¼ tspsalt

¼ tsppepper

2 Tbspbutter

melted

2 Tbspdijon mustard

divided

3 Tbspvegetable oil

¼ cupwhipping cream

¼ cupchicken broth

Instructions

Step 1

Process pecans in a food processor or blender until finely ground. Combine ground pecans and breadcrumbs in a shallow dish; set aside.

Step 2

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Stir together butter and 1 Tbsp mustard in a bowl. Brush each chicken breast with mustard mixture; drudge in pecan mixture.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot; cook chicken 4 minutes on each side of until done. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm.

Step 4

Add whipped cream, broth, and remaining 1 Tbsp mustard to drippings in pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. Serve sauce over chicken.