Chicken Cutlets With Pecans Recipes

CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Coat chicken with flour, shaking off excess; set aside.
• Cook half of the chicken in half of the margarine in large skillet on medium-high heat until chicken is cooked through. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining chicken and margarine, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Add shallots and garlic to skillet; cook and stir just until tender. Add sherry; cook on high heat until pan is deglazed, stirring constantly. Stir in half-and-half, grapes and mustard; cook and stir until sauce is thickened. (Do not boil.) Serve each chicken breast topped with about 1/4 cup of the sauce. Sprinkle evenly with the pecans.

PECAN CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare chicken breasts into cutlets, cutting into thirds and gently pounding to an even thickness of 1/2 inch (easier and cleaner if done between two layers of plastic wrap).
• Blend egg whites, cornstarch, and lemon juice with a fork in a wide, shallow dish; set aside.
• Combine bread crumbs, parsley, salt, pepper, zest, pecans, and seasonings in another wide shallow dish.
• Crust chicken breasts by dipping both sides of prepared chicken into egg white mixture. Then applying crumbs to both sides, patting them on as much as possible. Transfer to a cookie rack to air-dry on both sides for 20-30 minutes. (This will set crust so it will stay on chicken and crisp up nicely).
• Sauté chicken in oil in a large, nonstick, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp on bottom. Turn carefully with a spatula and transfer the skillet to the oven to finish cooking. This should take about 8 more minutes. Don't overcook, you don't want it to dry out.

HONEY PECAN CHICKEN CUTLETS

Steps:

• Dredge the cutlets in flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat two tablespoons margarine in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Add the cutlets and brown on both sides, about 5-6 minutes.
• Stir together the remaining tablespoon margarine, honey and pecans.
• Add to the skillet, stir gently.
• Cover and simmer gently for 7-8 minutes.
• Remove cutlets to a serving platter, pour sauce over and serve.

HONEY-PECAN CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle with seasonings., In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium heat; brown chicken on both sides. Cook, covered, until chicken is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, turning once. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with pecans. Cook, covered, until chicken is glazed, 2-3 minutes.