PECAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH GRAPES

Pecan-Crusted Chicken with Grapes image

I have combined several pecan chicken dishes to make what I think is the best! This is an easy recipe for a weeknight meal, or nice enough for entertaining. Serve with roasted acorn squash for a winter comfort meal. The grapes make a beautiful presentation, so try it!

Provided by Jennifer Plourde

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

cooking spray
½ cup buttermilk
1 egg
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup ground pecans
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 teaspoon ground paprika
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
6 bone-in chicken breasts, skin removed
5 tablespoons butter, melted
¼ cup pecan halves
½ cup red grapes
½ cup green grapes

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
Whisk buttermilk and egg together in a shallow bowl.
Combine flour, ground pecans, sesame seeds, paprika, salt, and black pepper in a deep dish.
Dip each chicken breast in the buttermilk mixture and transfer to the flour mixture; turn to coat.
Arrange coated chicken in the baking pan. Drizzle melted butter on top. Sprinkle pecan halves over chicken.
Bake in the preheated oven until coating is golden, about 30 minutes. Scatter red grapes and green grapes into the baking pan. Continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 30 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 757.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.3 g, Cholesterol 313.5 mg, Fat 31.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 98.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 519.4 mg, Sugar 6.1 g