BUTTERMILK PECAN CHICKEN

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"My family enjoys chicken and always asks me to bake it this way," explains Julie Jahn of Decatur, Indiana. "Sometimes I like to give this dish kid appeal by cutting the chicken into strips before coating with the nut mixture."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup ground pecans
1/4 cup sesame seeds, optional
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup buttermilk
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
18 pecan halves

Steps:

  • In a shallow bowl, combine the pecans, sesame seeds if desired, paprika, salt and pepper. Place flour and buttermilk in separate bowls. Coat chicken with flour, dip in buttermilk, then coat with pecan mixture., Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter. Top each with three pecan halves. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calories, Fat 25g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 911mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 32g protein.

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